#hfm.intro

[iceblossoms]

[ zhao lusi, twenty four, cis - woman, she/her ] - was that NOELLE LIU i saw around town today? i heard that they work as a PROFESSIONAL FIGURE SKATER and have been in town for TWENTY FOUR YEARS. they have a reputation of being COMPASSIONATE & GENTLE, but also AVOIDANT & INSECURE. people in town usually associate them with lace-trimmed gloves hanging from a coat rack, worn soft by winter’s gentle bite ; crystals sewn into chiffon like droplets of morning dew, trembling with every pirouette ; the lingering sweetness of honeyed jasmine steeped low in cracked teacups ; specs of multi-colored glitter dusting delicate lids and cheekbones, glimmering under the rink lights ; & warm mid morning sunlight pooling like honey on cold wooden floors. can’t wait to see them at the next game!

statistics.

BASICS:

FULL NAME:  noelle mei liu.

NICKNAMES:  elle.

GENDER:  cis female.

PRONOUNS:  she/her.

SEXUALITY:  pansexual.

AGE:  twenty four.

DATE OF BIRTH:  march 2nd 2001.

ZODIAC SIGN:  pisces sun, cancer moon, libra rising.

APPEARANCE:

FACECLAIM:  zhao lusi.

VOICE CLAIM: zhao lusi.

HEIGHT:  5'3".

BUILD:  very slim, athletic, strong legs and core from years of skating and training,

HAIR: waist length, inky black, very straight, often in loose waves.

BODY MODS & MAKEUP PREFERENCES: click here for pinterest board ( coming soon! )

STYLE: click here for pinterest board ( coming soon! )

PERSONALITY:

TRAITS: pos / compassionate, hardworking, encouraging, gentle, optimistic, graceful. neutral / soft - spoken, sentimental, romantic, shy, sensitive, idealistic. neg / people - pleaser, conflict - avoidant, self - sacrificing, avoidant, insecure, perfectionistic.

LIKES:  the hush of snowfall before dawn ; chiffon ribbon bookmarks in well-loved poetry books ; jasmine tea steeped in porcelain teacups ; the soft scrape of skate blades against fresh ice ; the warmth of mittens just out of the dryer ; old love letters pressed between dictionary pages ; delicate rings stacked on slender fingers ; fresh macarons lined up in a box like pastel secrets ; the gentle clink of crystal when pouring water ; polaroids tucked into mirror frames ; dried lavender tucked into coat pockets ; the swell of strings during a performance ; rooms that smell like vanilla and old paper ; the sound of her name spoken in a soft accent ; wind chimes on a still day ; falling asleep with moonlight on her cheekbones.

DISLIKES:  unsolicited critique of her routines ; fluorescent lighting ; synthetic fabrics ; people who mistake kindness for weakness ; being called “fragile” ; when her emotions are labeled as “too much” ; chipped nail polish ; overly loud public spaces ; hashtags in captions ; rushed mornings ; people who interrupt softness with sarcasm ; broken zippers on delicate dresses ; the sound of skates on unresurfaced ice ; cold tea ; perfume that's too strong ; wrinkled sheet music ; when someone assumes she’s naive ; being photographed when she’s not ready.

FEARS: being a burden ; disappointing the people she loves ; losing the ability to skate ; being misunderstood ; saying too much and still not being heard ; the silence after a performance ends ; growing cold inside ; vulnerability without safety ; the idea that softness is weakness ; large bodies of water.

HOBBIES:  baking ; yoga & meditation, photography ( dreamy and ethereal portraits & macro shots ) ; collecting plants ; volunteering at animal shelters.

PET PEEVES:  wet socks ; when people talk over the music ; chipped teacups that haven’t been thrown out ; harsh overhead lighting ; smudged mirrors ; clingy fabrics that don’t breathe ; being rushed through quiet moments ; perfume that lingers too long in elevators ; loud chewing in otherwise peaceful rooms ; messy icing on cupcakes.

FAVORITES:

ICE CREAM FLAVOUR:  lavender honey.

TIME OF THE DAY / NIGHT:  golden hour.

WEATHER:  soft snowfall at dawn.

BREAKFAST FOOD:  almond croissant with warm milk.

DINNER FOOD: miso-glazed salmon with jasmine rice and pickled cucumber.

DESSERT: strawberry shortcake with whipped cream.

COLOURS:  powder blue, buttercream, soft lilac.

ITEM:  a vintage silk scarf embroidered with tiny stars.

COFFEE/TEA ORDER:  oat milk lavender latte with a dash of honey.

PERFUME: l'heure bleue by guerlain.

biography. ( click here for full length bio! )

noelle liu was born in toronto in march of 2001 to third-generation chinese immigrant parents whose marriage was built on deep love and quiet resilience. her mother, a compassionate nurse, and her father, a diligent worker in an automobile factory, raised her in a modest home where money was often tight but affection was abundant. from the very beginning, noelle was a quiet and reserved child, rarely crying as a baby and instead observing the world around her with large, soulful chocolate brown eyes. though their means were limited, her parents’ unwavering devotion made it feel as though noelle had everything she could ever need.

growing up, noelle’s reserved nature made it difficult for her to connect with other children. shy and introspective, she preferred watching from the sidelines over joining in loud play. to help bring her out of her shell, her parents enrolled her in ballet classes, which she attended dutifully but never loved. everything changed the evening she saw figure skating on television for the first time—the sparkling costumes, the effortless grace, and the way skaters told stories with their movement captivated her completely. noticing the spark in her eyes, her parents enrolled her in skating lessons despite the cost. noelle struggled at first but soon revealed a natural talent that would come to define much of her life.

by age nine, noelle’s talent had caught the attention of coaches, and an older russian coach who believed in her fiercely became a second mother figure. under this guidance, noelle began competing locally and regionally, quickly becoming a serious contender. high school was a challenging time—while excelling academically, noelle faced isolation and teasing from peers who didn’t understand her dedication to skating or her quiet nature. despite the loneliness and pressure, she remained resilient, pushing through both her studies and grueling training.

after graduating, noelle earned a spot on the national team and qualified for her first olympics. although she didn’t medal, stepping onto that ice was the most exhilarating moment of her life, affirming the sacrifices she had made. now back in toronto, she is fully immersed in a demanding cycle of training and competition, driven by an unyielding desire to improve. grounded by her family’s love and moments of quiet escape through sketching, photography, and tending plants, skating remains not just her career, but the very core of who she is.

headcanons.

noelle collects delicate vintage postcards from all over the world—she tucks them into her journals, often using them as quiet inspiration for moments she cherishes.

she has a habit of twirling the lace trim on her gloves or the hem of her chiffon skirts when she’s deep in thought or nervous.

mornings are sacred; she always makes a ritual of brewing jasmine tea in a cracked porcelain cup before stepping onto the ice.

her phone gallery is filled with soft, dreamy portraits of plants and close-up shots of dew drops on leaves, a visual journal of the little things that bring her peace.

she keeps a tiny crystal in the pocket of her skating jacket for luck—something her coach gave her early on, and it’s become a silent talisman.

noelle prefers quiet nights with ambient music over loud social gatherings, feeling most at ease in spaces that echo calm and softness.

when she’s anxious, she tends to play with small plants, gently touching leaves or rearranging pots as a way to calm herself.

she has an uncanny ability to remember subtle details about people, like how they take their tea or the book they’re currently reading, and brings these up in later conversations to show she’s listening.

noelle loves wearing soft, oversized sweaters after practice; the contrast of cozy warmth to the cold rink feels comforting.

despite her gentle exterior, she’s fiercely protective of those she cares about and doesn’t hesitate to stand up quietly but firmly when needed.

she collects delicate teacups, each with a story or memory tied to a competition or trip, displayed carefully in a glass cabinet at home.

when she’s stressed, she often writes little affirmations or poetry in a leather-bound journal, though no one has ever read it.

she has a small indoor garden where she grows herbs and flowers, finding peace in nurturing life and watching things grow slowly.

noelle is fascinated by the way light filters through frosted windows in winter, and she often sits quietly watching the patterns dance across the walls.

she’s not much for flashy jewelry but loves tiny, understated pieces—like a single pearl earring or a simple gold band.

noelle hums softly when she’s focused, especially during long training sessions, a habit her coach teased her about but secretly found endearing.

[breakawayz]

was  that ZAKI  'Z’  HILAL i  saw  around  town  today?  i  heard  that  they  work  as  a CHIEF  OF  STAFF  FOR  THE  POLAR  BEARS and  have  been  in  town  for HIS  WHOLE  LIFE.  they  have  a  reputation  of  being  INDUSTRIOUS  &  STRATEGIC,  but  also OVERBEARING  &  DEMANDING.  people  in  town  usually  associate  them  with a  phone  screen  that  never  stops  lighting  up  with  reminders  and  notifications,  your  jaw  tensing  up  and  never  letting  go,  constant  eye  rolls  and  sighs  in  response  to  things,  bluetooth  earpiece  always  in,  solving  crises  at  two  in  the  morning.  can’t  wait  to  see  them  at  the  next  game!

*     basics.

full  name  zaki  luka  hilal.  nickname(s)  z.  gender  &  pronouns  cis  man,  he/him. sexuality  bisexual  biromantic.  age  &  date  of  birth  twenty-seven,  born  on  december  27th.  occupation  chief  of  staff  for  the  toronto  polar  bears  (or,  more  technically,  the  president  of  the  team).  marital  status  single  and  (supposedly)  fine  with  that.

*     background.

ethnicity  moroccan  and  serbian.  nationality  canadian.  hometown  toronto,  ontario.  languages  spoken  english,  darija,  spanish.  education  history  bachelors  in  ivey  honors  business  administration  +  mba  from  western  university,  both  with  the  highest  academic  achievements.  relatives  mother  (sofija  marković-hilal),  father  (abbas  hilal),  older  sister  (sanja  hilal),  younger  sister  (jasmina  hilal).

*     personality.

zodiac  sign  capricorn.  alignment  lawful  neutral.  likes  when  the  gym  is  completely  empty,  bitter  coffee  with  three  shots  of  espresso  minimum,  being  the  guy  people  come  to,  color  coded  spreadsheets  (actually,  color  coded  everything),  his  watch  collection.dislikes  casual  incompetence,  being  underestimated,  people  who  waste  his  time  (this  is  a  mortal  sin),  social  obligations  that  drain  his  already  low  social  battery,  (speaking  of  battery)  when  his  phone  is  below  50%.  positives  methodical,  resourceful,  calm  under  pressure.  negatives  judgmental,  rigid,  overworked,  distant.  inspirations  tbd.

*     physicality.

face  claim  emilio  sakraya.  height  six  foot.  build  muscular.  hair  dark  brown,  sometimes  buzzed  short  but  often  left  to  grow.  eyes  dark  brown.  tattoos  none.

*    history.

he  grew  up  in  toronto  under  the  long  shadow  of  his  father,  abbas  hilal,  self-made  man  and  the  ceo  of  the  hilal  corporation.  they  have  ‘ownership’  over  the  toronto  polar  bears,  and  while,  in  theory,  zaki  had  options,  there  was  always  a  track  laid  out  in  front  of  him.  both  his  mother  and  father  were  terribly  polished  and  inflexible  people.  he  didn't  grow  up  loving  hockey,  but  was  drawn  into  its  orbit  anyway  through  familial  obligations.  so  what  else  was  there  to  do  but  learn  how  to  smile,  shake  hands,  and  wait  for  the  future  that  had  already  been  set  for  him?

he  was  the  classic  middle  child.  his  older  sister  was  the  prototype  —  sanja  was  always  first  and  always  the  brightest,  a  powerful  woman  trusted  by  their  parents  because  she  rarely  asked  for  anything.  she  made  herself  untouchable  through  sheer  poise.  zaki  respected  her.  envied  her,  sometimes.  but  even  when  they  were  young,  there  was  too  much  cold  space  between  them  to  ever  really  close  the  gap.  on  the  other  hand,  jasmina  was  emotional,  a  sensitive  and  messy  child  who  would  often  rely  on  zaki  for  emotional  support.  with  only  two  years  of  difference  between  them,  zaki  and  jasmina  quickly  grew  to  trust  each  other  most  in  their  cold  family.

at  eighteen,  he  left  for  western  in  ontario.  it  wasn't  exactly  far,  but  it  was  far  enough.  ivey  business  school  was  everything  he  wanted,  full  of  other  people  trying  to  outrun  their  families.  he  stayed  for  both  his  hba  and  mba,  graduated  top  of  his  class,  and  came  back  with  a  degree  and  the  knowledge  that  university  offered  the  most  freedom  he'd  ever  have  in  his  life.

he  started  working  for  the  polar  bears  not  long  after.  it  was  the  clearest  next  step,  after  all.  four  years  in,  he's  the  chief  of  staff  to  the  president  of  the  team,  a  role  that  some  might  claim  was  handed  to  him  through  his  father's  nepotism.  that  said,  he's  good  at  what  he  does,  and  what  he  does  is  smother  the  fires  the  team  starts  before  they  spread.  the  press  and  damage  control  are  less  fun  than  watching  games,  but  he's  here  to  stay.

[youstayscft]

#YOUSTAYSCFT * a dependent, multimuse, private blog for hockeyfm, written by grizz (any/all). dni if unaffiliated.

CALLIOPE 'CALLIE' BLACKWELL . whitney peak twenty4, bookstore clerk & fan of the away team. SAWYER GUNN . charlie rowe twenty8, right wing d-man of the toronto polar bears & severely anxious.

CARRD.

[tatteredpag3]

[ sophie nèllise, twenty three ,cis-female, she/her/hers ] - was that SAMANTHA GRANGER i saw around town today? i heard that they work as a BOOKSTORE EMPLOYEE and have been in town for ELEVEN YEARS. they have a reputation of being GENTLE & INTUITIVE, but also GUARDED & SARCASTIC. people in town usually associate them with oversized flannels, toddler toys, dogeared bookpages, coffee stains and misunderstood anger. can’t wait to see them at the next game!

STATS.

full name : samantha margaret granger. nicknames : sam, sammy. place of birth : montreal , quebec. d.o.b : 08/17/2002. sexuality : bisexual.

BIOGRAPHY.

samatha granger was born to claire and adrien granger on august 17th 2002. the two had a one night stand that resulted in marriage and the couples daughter. claire had never wanted to be a mom, she wasn't good at it and her motherly instinct never came. sam was a happy baby, never much trouble and she loved her mother but by the age of 6, her parents were divorced, her mother left and it wasn't often that she saw her. surprisingly, the girl wasn't affected, her fathers love all that she needed but since he was an actor? the girl had a live in nanny for when he was working out of the city. rebecca, the nanny, was bright, bubbly making it easy for sam to love her, and apparently that made it easy for her father to love rebecca too. by the time sam was eleven? the three packed up and moved to toronto, and although sam was shy? she took it with ease and was just happy to tag along. growing up to make friends? she played soccer and as she got older? joined the debate team. it was in highschool that she realized she was in love with her best friend, and yet? the two slowly grew apart, and it wasn't long before sam moved onto another crowd of friends, although she never felt she fit with them. she was more of a homebody, into reading and homework and once she graduated high-school? she got a job at a bookstore and moved on with her life. though shy, sam occasionally attended events with her dad, she often kept to herself until she met a hockey player from the polar bears. surprisingly, the tomboy had never been a fan of hockey but she fell for the player none the less. at nineteen, just as their relationship was imploding? samantha found herself pregnant. by the time their son was born? the couple had broken up, but when said player is in town? they successfully coparent their 3 and a half year old. sam still lives with her parents, she and her son both, but the house is big enough that she has her own area. she isn't good at accepting help so she still works at that same bookstore and does what she can to take care of her son with the help of his father.

WANTED CONNECTIONS.

coworkers, a close friend or two, her baby daddy, ( could turn romantic. ) people who are jealous since her fathers famous, an enemy, her exbestfriend ( could possibly turn romantic. fc ideas: ella purnell, courtney eaton ).

[sh4rpestool]

was that IVY “FITZY” FITZGERALD i saw around town today? i heard that they work as a SPORTS MANAGER and have been in town for TWENTY - TWO YEARS. they have a reputation of being DILLIGENT & DETERMINED, but also SOFT-HEARTED & PUSHY. people in town usually associate them with twirling golden locks between your fingers / having too much & always wanting more / an ever expanding collection of team memorabillia. can’t wait to see them at the next game!

*    basics.

full name ivy grace fitzgerald. nickname(s) fitzy. gender & pronouns cis woman, she/her. sexuality bisexual, biromantic. age & date of birth twenty-seven, born on ??. occupation sports manager. marital status single.

*    background.

ethnicity white. nationality australian - canadian. hometown toronto, ontario (though she was born in sydney). languages spoken english (a bit of an australian accent), french. education history majored in sports management and minored in sports marketing. relatives tba.

*    personality.

zodiac sign tba. alignment tba. likes tba. dislikes tba. positives tba. negatives tba. inspirations isla gordon (running point), brooke davis (one tree hill), summer heyward dilaurentis (off campus series), elle woods (legally blonde).

*    physicality.

height five foot six. build slender. hair blonde, naturally straight (she does heatless curls every night), falling below her breasts. eyes green. tattoos tba.

*   history.

fitzsports has been around the industry of sports management since the 70s, running toe to toe with great ones like IMC and CAA. in the 90s, the eldest son of the founder, henry, took over the agency, estabilishing offices in the east. ivy was born from henry's marriage to an australian model; for seven years, the two of them were like royalty, followed around by media outlets and famous players and actors, so ivy learned about the spotlight from a very early age and if you look up, there are still photos of her, missing two teeth, as she waved excitedly to the cameras at the age of five. it was also at the age of five that her parents decided to divorce and there was never second guessing whom she'd choose in the divorce.

choosing her father meant moving to a whole new country and to mostly be raised by an army of babysitters. ivy was sure she didn't mind it terribly, especially because at least once a week henry would make a day just for his fitzy. in the meanwhile, she occupied herself with every activity under the umbrella: ballet, swimming, horse riding, football, hockey; you name it, she's done it. although nothing stuck enough for her to make a career out of it, it taught ivy the importancy of filling up her day to keep the boredom away, something she still does now. of course, she couldn't escape the family curse: sports. she'd gone to all kinds of matches since she was a toddler, and that didn't stop as she grew older; she's got a mind for stats and a collection of teams' merch enough to fill two bedrooms at their los angeles home.

the transiction from teenagehood to adulthood wasn't easy for ivy. the privilege, the money, the contacts, it all led to a rampant lifestyle of drinking, drugs, partying, fucking and scandals. she was slutshamed constantly on the press and the internet for dating athletles and other celebrities and she was kicked out of a sorority for her reckless conduct. the image of a spoiled, indulgent nepo baby stuck, and she still struggles with pulling away from what she's been painted as. it's particularly difficult now, that she's grown and thinks herself past all of that, because people see her golden hair and green eyes and the designer clothes and they peg her before she can try to say something smart (which she is capable of, thank you very much).

after her college rampage, she started from the bottom on fitzsports. she served coffee and got lunch orders and delivered dry cleaners, but on the past year, she's been promoted to a sports manager. technically, it means she still has to do some of the grunt work but it also means she's more involved with the athletes and their career choices and she even gets to pick a few to add to the roster. it's an exciting change, but she's still going through it to be recognized and respected and to leave her reputation behind.

personality wise, ivy has all the affectations of a white, privileged nepo baby. she's starry eyed and exciteable, is hardly ever seen without a smile but she is also not intimidated by a large workload. she's always been too sensitive, though she refuses to cry in front of other people; her heart has also made her been lead astray several times over, and she never learns. she's a generous friend and co-worker who doesn't know limits or the word 'no'.

*   wanted connections.

tba when my brain returns from war <3

[alksndrisms]

[  felix  mallard,  25,  cis  man,  he/him  ]  -  was  that  ALEKSANDR  “SASHA”  DRAGOMIROV  i  saw  around  town  today?  i  heard  that  they  are  part  of  the  toronto  POLAR  BEARS  as  a  STARTING  LINE  RIGHT  WING  and  have  been  part  of  the  team  for  ONE  YEAR.  they  have  a  reputation  of  being  CHARISMATIC  &  CLEVER,  but  also  IMPETUOUS  &  CAPRICIOUS.  people  in  town  usually  associate  them  with  the  lingering  ghost  of  your  breath  as  you  skate  drills  alone  in  the  rink  before  practice,  an  unforgiving  russian  accent  that  refuses  to  assimilate  despite  years  away,  downturned  lips  and  a  hardened  gaze  after  another  trip  to  the  penalty  box,  pink  blooming  across  your  cheeks  and  the  tip  of  yours  ears  despite  claims  of  not  being  cold,  and  sickly  sweet  coffee  concoctions  that  are  more  sugar  and  milk  than  coffee.  can’t  wait  to  see  them  at  the  next  game!  

STATS

full  name: aleksandr  mikhailovich  dragomirov  .  nicknames: sasha  .  age: twenty-five  .  birthday: february  12th  .  birthplace: nizhny  novgorod,  russia  .  hometown:  saint  petersburg,  russia .  sexuality: bisexual  . height: 5'10"  . spoken languages:  russian (  fluent  ),  romanian  (  fluent  ),  ukrainian  (  fluent  ),  english (  fluent ),  &  italian  (  conversational  ) .  occupation: starting  line  right   wing  for the toronto polar bears

BIOGRAPHY

  tw  for  light  mentions  of  mob  activity,  drugs,  &  guns  in  the  first  paragraph. mentions of child cancer / death in paragraphs 6/7

    sasha  dragomirov  was  born  from  an  organized  marriage  between  mikhail  dragomirov  and  daciana  florescu.  the  dragomirov  family  were  known  for  their  lineage  of  oligarchs,  gaining  their  wealth  from  establishing  the  largest  maritime  shipping  company  in  russia  with  important  ports  along  the  volga  river  but  the  most  valuable  in  nizhny  novgorod  &  saint  petersburg.  with  a  stronghold  on  russian  imports  and  exports,  they  gained  political  advantages  and  their  power  transcended  what  was  considered  legal.  the  dragomirov’s  had  ties  to  the  russian  mob,  the  bratva,  and  used  their  ports  ranging  from  drug  smuggling  to  guns  trafficking.  which  is  where  the  dragomirov  family  intertwined  with  the  florescu’s  in  romania.  the  russian  mafia  began  to  cooperate  with  the  romanian’s  to  control  drugs  in  the  region.  a  symbol  of  the  newfound  alliance  was  the  wedding  of  mikhail,  the  youngest  dragomirov  son,  and  daciana,  the  daughter  of  a  prominent  member  of  the  romanian  mob.

    a  year  into  the  marriage  and  daciana  falls  pregnant  with  sasha’s  older  sister,  nadezhda.  life  went  on  and  as  the  story  goes,  seven  years  later  comes  sasha.  for  the  first  six  years  of  his  life,  sasha  was  raised  in  novgorod  by  a  doting  waitstaff  with  a  silver  spoon  in  his  mouth  from  decades  of  dragomirov  wealth.  as  sasha  grew,  he  noticed  that  while  his  mother  was  hardly  considered  a  happy  woman  from  what  he  could  recall  in  memory,  her  moods  considerably  darkened  with  each  passing  year.  soon  he  and  nadya  were  being  moved  from  the  ornate  dragomirov  family  estate  in  novgorod  over  to  saint  petersburg.  details  weren’t  given  to  sasha  in  regards  to  their  move,  but  even  as  a  seven  year  old,  sasha  noticed  his  mother’s  mood  worsen  as  her  time  visiting  romania  decreased  while  his  father’s  trips  to  moscow  increased.  investment  dealings,  is  what  it  is  —  important  meetings,  sasha  remembers  his  mother  telling  him  and  his  older  sister  nadya.  the  house  took  on  a  more  serene  atmosphere  when  his  father  was  away,  not  that  sasha  could  complain,  as  long  as  his  father’s  absences  meant  that  they  could  keep  the  delicate  gold  crown  molding  details  and  the  daily  luxuries  of  a  wait  staff  on  call.

    sasha  wasn’t  a  fan  of  the  move  from  nizhny  novgorod  to  saint  petersburg  for  a  handful  of  reasons  (  mainly  the  downsize  from  the  ancient  and  vast  grounds  of  the  dragomirov  estate  to  their  new  apartment,  despite  how  luxurious  it  may  be  ),  and  found  restarting  his  social  circle  daunting.  though,  unlike  his  older  sister,  sasha  took  up  his  father’s  presence  —  an  exuding  charisma  that  demanded  the  attention  of  all  when  he  spoke,  softened  by  sparkling  dark  eyes  and  a  warmth  in  his  tone  that  was  typically  antonymous  with  dragomirov  men.  he  inherited  the  silver  tongue  and  honeyed  words  of  his  father,  while  shouldering  the  watchful  eye  and  clever  wit  of  his  mother.  it’s  in  his  young  adolescence  that,  in  an  effort  to  give  sasha  an  outlet  for  his  high  energy  (  also  as  a  way  for  his  mother  to  have  him  out  of  the  house  ),  he’s  shoved  into  different  sports  to  wear  him  out.  sasha  cycles  through  soccer,  swimming,  and  baseball,  until  he  falls  into  ice  hockey.  it’s  a  quick  fit  where  he’s  a  natural  on  the  ice,  zipping  through  the  throng  of  bodies  and  easily  joining  the  local  league  with  the  influence  of  his  last  name.  his  skills  prove  himself  worthy  as  he  become  at  home  with  the  right  wing  position,  even  if  sasha  does  find  himself  visiting  the  penalty  box  often  for  an  aggressive  hit  or  two.  high  school  proved  to  be  easy  sailing  for  sasha,  maintaining  a  lively  social  life  due  to  his  spot  on  the  ice  hockey  team  while  averaging  above  average  grades  that  would  appease  the  intellects  on  the  florescu  side  of  the  family  and  offer  his  father  crumbs  of  knowledge  on  his  eldest  to  boast  to  colleagues  about.  

    for  a  long  while,  it  was  easy  to  turn  a  blind  eye  and  nearly  forget  the  illegal  activities  his  family  took  part  it  when  sasha  was  too  busy  out  of  the  house  with  ice  hockey  to  focus  on  the  influx  of  strangers  passing  through  his  house,  following  the  familiar  route  from  the  entrance  hall  to  his  father’s  study  like  a  pebble  adheres  to  the  river  current.  academia  past  his  schooling  never  truly  crossed  sasha’s  mind,  not  all  too  concerned  about  what  a  college  degree  could  do  when  his  family  had  vast  wealth  that  dated  farther  back  into  his  family's  lineage  than  he  could  count.  his  father,  not  all  that  worried  either,  succumbed  to  sasha’s  mother’s  insistent  badgering  and  had  sasha  apply  to  universities  in  england  as  a  way  for  him  to  see  the  world  before  buckling  down  to  join  in  the  dragomirov  business.  sasha’s  first  semester  as  a  finance  major  at  oxford  after  being  brought  in  for  the  oxford  ice  hockey  team  started  just  as  a  new  library  began  construction;  a  flair  of  russian  baroque  and  neoclassical  stylings  in  the  architecture.  just  like  previous  schooling,  the  four  years  passed  by  quickly  where  sasha  had  no  trouble  keeping  up  with  the  ongoing  parties  at  school  and  excelling  in  his  program,  fully  knowing  that  this  knowledge  would  be  beneficial  when  working  alongside  his  father.

    only  a  month  after  sasha  walked  across  the  stage  with  his  bachelor’s  degree  in  hand,  oxford  unveiled  the  new  florescu  library.  while  sasha’s  father  had  every  intention  of  throwing  him  into  the  lion’s  den  of  the  family  business  (  surely,  there  was  no  way  the  dragomirov  legacy  could  be  left  in  the  hands  of  nadya  when  there  was  a  capable  son  in  the  lineage  ),  the  same  couldn’t  be  said  for  sasha.  his  existence  in  the  dragomirov  family  seemed  relatively  insignificant  considering  his  older  sister  held  the  affections  of  their  mother  (  only  ever  leaving  secondary  consideration  for  sasha  since  the  only  attention  he  ever  seemed  to  garner  from  his  mother  was  when  he  gained  a  new  injury  from  his  ‘  reckless  hockey  nonsense  ’  as  per  her  words  )  and  it  seemed  as  though  he  had  to  fill  the  shoes  of  a  ghost  with  the  expectations  placed  on  him  by  his  father.  to  sasha  it  felt  like  a  game  of  chess  of  which  he  would  always  be  losing.  for  as  long  as  sasha  played  ice  hockey,  his  parents  never  showed  up  to  any  of  his  games,  only  ever  nadya,  so  it  only  came  as  a  shock  to  them  when  sasha  was  drafted  out  of  college  to  some  team  over  in  new  york  city.  while  sasha  didn’t  have  much  of  his  own  expectations  regarding  his  future,  playing  the  sport  he  loved  professionally  while  putting  as  much  distance  between  him  and  his  parents  seemed  like  the  best  hand  to  be  dealt.

at  age  twenty-one,  sasha  arrives  in  new  york  with  endless  voicemails  and  threats  courtesy  of  his  father.  time  passes  while  away  from  russia  and  this  part  of  his  life  feels  much  different  than  college,  allowing  him  a  freedom  that  he  hasn’t  felt  before.  sasha  entertains  visits  back  to  russia  every  so  often,  maintaining  the  most  contact  with  nadya  as  the  two  are  as  close  as  siblings  can  be.  for  so  long  it  had  been  nadya  and  sasha  versus  their  parents  in  an  attempt  of  maintaining  a  semblance  of  sanity  in  the  dragomirov  household.  it’s  only  with  sasha’s  most  recent  visit  back  to  russia  that  his  life  imploded  to  such  a  degree  he  didn’t  know  was  possible.  the  waitstaff  was  cleaning  out  old  items  belonging  to  his  mother  when  sasha  came  across  an  old  family  photo  album  he  hadn’t  seen  before.  curiosity  took  over  as  he  flipped  through  the  pages,  coming  across  unfamiliar  photos  with  a  young  boy  in  his  mother’s  arms  that  shared  similarities  to  sasha  and  nadya,  but  by  no  means  was  it  him.  his  mother  and  nadya  would  enter  the  room  not  long  after  to  find  sasha  sat  on  the  couch,  photo  album  perched  on  his  lap  with  a  look  of  detachment,  staring  at  the  back  of  a  photograph  in  rushed  letters  ‘  maksim  mikhailovich  dragomirov  -  2003  ’.

as  it  turns  out,  sasha  had  an  older  brother.  key  word:  had.  an  explanation  behind  the  age  gap  of  him  and  nadya,  but  less  of  an  explanation  of  why  his  sister  failed  to  mention  ever  having  another  sibling.  maksim  was  on  the  earth  for  five  short  years,  two  of  which  sasha  was  alive  for  and  failed  to  recall.  failure  is  seemingly  what  sasha  represents  —  a  last  ditch  attempt  of  his  parents  to  keep  maksim  alive  through  his  leukemia  prognosis,  with  sasha  being  born  as  a  genetically  compatible  match  for  bone  marrow  transplants.  bits  of  sasha’s  childhood  click  into  place  —  the  unknown  competition  of  sasha  against  some  unknown  force  that  his  father  kept  comparing  him  to,  the  resentment  in  his  mother’s  eyes  whenever  she  looks  at  him,  or  the  general  indifference  of  his  presence  in  the  household.  complications  with  the  transplant  resulting  in  the  death  of  the  favored  dragomirov  son,  leaving  behind  nadya  and  sasha,  who  now  served  no  purpose.

the  revelation  itself  marks  a  time  of  change  for  sasha  as  he’s  currently  being  traded  out  of  new  york  to  toronto.  he  doesn’t  send  a  forwarding  address  to  nadya  or  his  parents  out  of  a  silent  spite,  but  the  pitfalls  of  playing  any  sport  professionally  means  his  trade  is  an  announcement  made  publicly,  thus  announcing  his  departure  from  new  york  and  his  arrival  to  toronto.  having  been  in  toronto  now  for  a  year,  it's  three  months  since  his  father  put  his  questionable  influence  to  use  and  sasha  meets  his  new  bodyguard  outside  the  training  facilities  for  the  first  time.  apparently  cutting  off  all  contact  with  your  family  raises  red  flags  only  when  said  family’s  reputation  appears  to  be  at  risk.  dodging  calls  was  easiest  when  it  was  only  his  mother  and  father,  but  not  when  nadya  is  included  in  the  distro,  and  sasha  feels  more  isolated  than  he  did  before.  the  anger  he  felt  initially  has  dwindled,  but  it  still  takes  the  form  of  a  more  aggressive  attitude  on  the  rink  that  results  in  sasha  sitting  in  the  penalty  box  more  than  he  would  like.  

   personality  wise,  sasha  is  whipsmart  and  while  it  doesn’t  show,  it  takes  a  bit  for  him  to  warm  up  to  other  people.  ever  the  politician’s  son,  languid  smiles  and  honeyed  words  are  easy  to  produce  when  meeting  new  people.  sasha  finds  that,  despite  the  list  of  those  he  considers  close  with  short,  it  doesn’t  hurt  to  charm  strangers  into  conversation,  since  friendships,  he  finds,  are  much  easier  to  maintain  than  relations  with  an  enemy.  better  to  have  people  on  your  side  than  against.  sasha  usually  minds  his  own  business  and  doesn’t  air  out  his  own  dirty  laundry  for  public  knowledge.  definitely  gives  into  the  stoic  slavic  stereotype,  coming  across  as  indifferent  to  most  things  due  to  his  watchful  nature  and  dry  humor.  known  for  his  russian  drawl  and  resting  bitch  face  (  until  it  comes  time  to  charm  ),  sasha  could  probably  drink  most  under  a  table.  it’s  the  one  stereotype  he  finds  humor  in.  for  now,  he  doesn’t  mind  appearing  to  those  around  him  as  the  hedonistic  party  boy  who’s  here  for  a  good  time  and  to  waste  away  his money.  sasha  prefers  to  be  underestimated  anyway.

[puckeds]

[ austin butler, 33, cis man, he/him ] - was that LUCAS KNOX i saw around town today? i heard that they work as a TEAM PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE POLAR BEARS and have been in town for 12 YEARS. they have a reputation of being CREATIVE & GREGARIOUS, but also HARSH & SECRETIVE. people in town usually associate them with analyzing any situation before making a final decision, never leaving home without a pack of cigarettes and a camera, doing anything for the right shot, a pair of well worn chelsea boots & the crippling fear of irrelevancy. can’t wait to see them at the next game!

TRIGGER WARNINGS: sports injury

backstory

is the son of legendary hall of fame football player and media heir, sawyer knox, and his wife, georgia knox, a socialite. but he was basically raised by his paternal grandparents and had an especially close relationship with his grandfather, who wanted lucas to follow in his footsteps.

see, his grandfather was a ceo of a media conglomerate and while lucas loved the industry, he quickly realized he didn't like was the paperwork and bureaucracy of it all.

lucas found his love of photography early on, especially liking the pictures that accompanied each article and how they fit the story or even told the whole story in some cases.

however being known as sawyer knox's son as well as being a knox of knox industries came with a lot of pressures to play ball in college and go work for his grandfather after graduation.

begun majoring in finance with a minor in journalism, playing football and basically doing everything his family expected. but when senior year rolled around, lucas became injured playing football and begun reevaluating his entire life.

he quickly realized he didn't want to work for his grandfather or go the whole pro-athlete route. instead he dropped out of college, was cut off from family funds and begun working odd jobs while learning the ins and outs of photography through a family friend.

it wasn't until he reached a certain type of success as a photographer, with sports photography being his specialty, that his father begun reaching out again, wanting a relationship.

lucas was in no way willing to give his family a second chance, instead continuing to pave his own way and eventually became one of the most sought after sports photographers.

headcanons

his camera collection is his most prized possession and will never leave his house without at least one on him.

still has no contact with his family, despite them attempting to reconnect after he rose to the top of his field.

only recently took a job with the polar bears as their team photographer, wanting to get his name out there even more, while observing the sport he loves most (yes even more than football).

smokes cigarettes whenever he's stressed which lbr is like... 80% of the time

is very secretive about his past, not wanting to know who he's related to, since he's not wanting people to treat him any differently.

has a constant fear of not being enough or not being relevant, as his family expected him to fail and he wants to prove them wrong.

is willing to do just about anything to get the perfect shot, and has even once thrown himself onto a soccer field to get one. dedicated as fuck.

loves spending time around people and with people, but often can be a bit harsh in his presentation, when telling people something they might not want to hear.

connections

best friend since childhood who would also come from an affluent family

his favorite subject to photograph

close friend who's just as invested in their work as he is

fellow creative

a one night stand turned wrong (in some way. can be plotted)

someone who tries to get him to calm tf down, slow down and have some fun

giselle "gigi" griffin: a solid friendship for quite a few years now. they met at a sporting event and have been friends ever since.

daewon song: good friend whom he occasionally has a drink with and talk about anything between heaven and earth.

aisan 'sunny’ niyaz shufen: hookup turned co-workers following lucas' employment with the polar bears.

[thiniced]

*      lewis  pullman  .  cis  man  .  he/him  .     𓍯      was  that  JACKSON  "JACK"  RIGGS  i  saw  around  town  today  ?  i  heard  that  they  are  part  of  the  toronto  polar  bears  as  a  starting  line  defenseman  and  have  been  part  of  the  team  for  one  year  .  they  have  a  reputation  of  being  adaptable  &  easygoing,  but  also  stubborn  &  reckless  .  people  in  town  usually  associate  them  with  the  feeling  of  a  body  crashing  into  yours  ,  sneaking  an  ice  cold  can  of  soda  before  a  game  ,  boisterous  laughter  and  stupid  jokes  directed  at  anyone  who  will  listen  ,  chasing  freedom  but  haunted  by  a  past  that  is  wanted  to  be  forgotten  ,  horrible  bedhead  underneath  a  backwards  cap  .  can’t  wait  to  see  them  at  the  next  game  !

DOSSIER  .    BIOGRAPHY  .    WANTED  PLOTS  .

[icepcrincess]

[ dilraba dilmurat , thirty-five, cis woman, she/her ] - was that AISAN “SUNNY” NIYAZ SHUFEN i saw around town today? i heard that they work as a POLAR BEARS’ PR MANAGER and have been in town for SIX YEARS. they have a reputation of being ELEGANT & SKILLFUL, but also BRAZEN & MANIPULATIVE. people in town usually associate them with AN OLD PAIR OF SKATES HIDDEN IN HER CLOSET, ELEGANT SUITS CAREFULLY TAILORED, TWO OLYMPIC GOLDEN MEDALS HANGING FROM HER NECK IN A PHOTO, DELICATE YET EXPENSIVE JEWELRY MATCHING HER EVERY OUTFIT AND SCARS OF A SURGERY ACROSS THE LEFT KNEE. can’t wait to see them at the next game!

the backstory.

born in xianjing, a uyghur region in china, aisan grew the only child to a single mother and local doctor.

at age five, her mother was offered work in moscow and they both moved there, not long after sunny went to an ice rink for the first time.

she quickly fell in love with the sport and managed to convince her mother to be enrolled in classes.

aisan had a natural talent for the ice, and a dedication some compared to obsession, one that led the young girl into competing as soon as she was eleven.

small championships soon took her to bigger competitions and a solid career, yet no amount of medals or trophies took her ambition away from the olympics.

the dream of competing there became true at turin in 2006, but the beginning of a knee injury had her placed in fourth.

defeated, sunny went back to moscow and switched coaches, trained harder and began a straining diet.

four years later, she had a second chance at vancouver and this time won gold, she could almost put the pain from all the injuries aside for it, but sunny wanted more.

more training, more diets and four years later, she did it again. gold medal in sochi and three world records broken, but by the end of it, her body could no longer take it.

the left knee was busted and so was her reputation, after someone leaked she had a secret relationship with her coach.

back in russia, aisan spent over a year trying to rehabilitate her knee and struggling with depression. not long later, her mother passed, and she had no reason to remain in moscow.

the obscene amount of money in her bank account made it possible for sunny to move into toronto.

enrolling into the university of toronto, she graduated in communications, quickly grabbing the job opportunity as pr manager of the polar bears, where she has been for over three years.

the headcanons.

her nickname as a skater was ice princess.

sunny is filthy rich thanks to her savings from the time as a skater, although she remains discrete, most can notice the delicate and expensive jewelry or her sharp suits.

she can speak fluent mandarim, turkish, russian, japanese and english.

her left knee has a big scar from surgery, sunny no longer feels pain but couldn't resume her career.

one a week aisan skates for fun, she can still do some mean jumps but ultimately resents her body.

her hair is dark black and very long, around the waist.

sunny loves to party, and you can always find her at the local bars or clubs after hours (she has a high tolerance for alcohol).

she didn't understand much about hockey before getting hired, but has since forced herself into learning everything about the sport.

the career.

*all of these were in the individual figure skating, women's category. note that she began skating professionally at age 15.

2010 winter olympics, vancouver (1st place, gold medal)

2014 winter olympics, sochi (1st place, gold medal)

2006 winter olympics, turin (4th place)

3 times world champion

4 times russian champion

1 cup of china

1 world junior champion

1 us classic

first woman to land a quad lutz jump in an international competition

first woman to land a quad toe loop in an international competition

first woman to land two quads in the free skate

record for highest score at the woman's free program at the 2014 winter olympics.

[hockeyfm]

i'll be spending the next few minutes updating the main but i wanted to take a quick moment to sya that everyone's encouraged to post their intros (with the tag hfm.intro) and already start plotting with their fellow members! we will be opening for in character interactions tomorrow, but there's a poll for the exact time in the discord so please don't forget to join! thank you all so much again for all the love this group has been getting since getting into the tags yesterday and i can't wait to write with you all!

[breakawayz]

was  that  LORENA  “LORE”  FIGUEROA  i  saw  around  town  today?  i  heard  that  they  are  part  of  the  toronto  GLACIERS  as  a  STARTING  GOALIE  and  have  been  part  of  the  team  for  THREE  YEARS.  they  have  a  reputation  of  being  PASSIONATE  &  TENACIOUS,  but  also  ACERBIC  &  INCENDIARY.  people  in  town  usually  associate  them  with  star  shaped  bandaids  to  cover  scrapes,  a  voice  hoarse  from  constant  shit-talking  across  the  rink,  the  lingering  scent  of  wintergreen  gum,  thinking  of  the  perfect  comeback  after  the  argument  is  over,  typing  and  sending  the  meanest  drunk  text  known  to  mankind.  can’t  wait  to  see  them  at  the  next  game!

*     basics.

full  name  lorena  maritza  figueroa.  nickname(s)  lore.  gender  &  pronouns  cis  woman,  she/her. sexuality  pansexual  panromantic.  age  &  date  of  birth  twenty-four,  born  on  april  3rd.  occupation  starting  goalie  for  the  toronto  glaciers.  marital  status  single.

*     background.

ethnicity  puerto  rican.  nationality  canadian.  hometown  toronto,  ontario.  languages  spoken  english,  spanish.  education  history  scholarship  granted  bachelors  in  journalism  from  the  university  of  toronto,  earned  and  unused.  relatives  mother  (unknown,  estranged),  father  (we  don't  talk  about  him,  estranged),  two  older  brothers,  two  older  sisters  (including  paloma  figueroa),  10  year  old  neice  (antonia  charlotte  figueroa).

*     personality.

zodiac  sign  aries.  alignment  chaotic  neutral.  likes  rainy  days,  winter  weather,  oversized  clothing,  successfully  provoking  someone  to  argue  with  her,  yelling  at  the  refs  (even  when  they're  right),  skating  really  fast  for  absolutely  no  reason,  peppermint  gum  (has  a  pack  on  her  at  all  times,  will  hand  it  out  to  only  her  teammates).dislikes  texts  left  on  read,  being  pitied,  being  on  the  receiving  end  of  a  lecture,  emotional  vulnerability  that  doesn't  involve  rage,  being  benched  (don’t.  even.  try.),  passive  aggression  (say  it  with  your  chest  if  you're  real).  positives  fearless,  instinctive,  unapologetic,  hardworking.  negatives  volatile,  defensive,  hard-headed,  attention-seeking.  inspirations  kat  stratford  (10  things  i  hate  about  you),  korra  (the  legend  of  korra),  mazikeen  (lucifer),  santana  lopez  (glee),  carl  gallaghar  (shameless).

*     physicality.

face  claim  melissa  collazo.  height  five  foot  one.  build  leanly  muscled.  hair  dark  brown,  naturally  wavy,  styled  straight  or  up  very  often. eyes  dark  brown.  tattoos  none,  who  wants  that  commitment?

*    history.

tw:  dysfunctional  family,  child  neglect  and  abandonment,  cheating.

lorena  was  loud  from  the  start,  the  kind  of  kid  who's  mouthy  without  even  learning  enough  words.  the  youngest  of  five,  and  maybe  the  last  straw  in  her  mother  and  father's  strenuous  relationship.  she  wasn't  old  enough  to  remember  her  mother's  leaving,  nor  has  she  put  together  that  it's  because  she  is  not  actually  her  father's  daughter.  lorena  never  knew  why  things  always  felt  different  for  her,  only  that  they  did.  she  could  never  seem  to  stay  out  of  trouble  as  a  child.  she'd  often  pick  fights  with  her  classmates,  her  teachers,  her  siblings  —  especially  paloma  —  in  what  she  doesn't  realize  was  an  effort  to  act  out  just  to  see  if  they'd  look.  it  was  safe  to  say  that  everyone  (including  herself)  had  decided  in  their  heads  that  there  was  no  use  in  trying  to  improve  a  life  that  was  already  in  shambles. 

when  paloma  and  her  young  daughter  moved  out  of  the  house,  lorena  went  with  her.  she  was  sixteen  and  directionless.  her  older  sister  did  the  best  she  could,  and,  for  that,  lorena  was  thankful  to  have  at  least  one  guiding  figure  in  her  life,  even  if  she  did  little  to  nothing  to  show  her  gratitude.  fights  happened  often  and  were  brutal,  scathing  words  tossed  back  and  forth  in  exchanges  that  reinforced  the  one  thing  lorena  knew:  she  was  going  to  end  up  like  their  father. 

throughout  all  this  time,  hockey  was  the  only  thing  that  ever  made  sense.  she'd  been  playing  since  she  first  saw  people  on  ice,  so  nimble  and  fast  that  she  could  barely  keep  her  eyes  on  them.  her  rage  was  easier  to  control  the  first  time  she  stepped  onto  the  ice.  eventually,  it  was  clear  that  lorena  wasn't  a  graceful  player,  but  she  was  a  good  one.  really  good.  and  when  a  scout  came  knocking  with  a  scholarship  and  a  pat  on  the  back,  she  took  it  before  they  could  change  their  mind  (because  that's  what  people  do  when  they  see  what  she  really  is,  don't  they?)

college  was  college,  whatever.  she  went  for  the  game,  not  the  diploma.  she  got  both  anyway.

at  twenty-one,  she  signed  with  the  toronto  glaciers.  she  was  young  and  didn't  have  the  best  track  record  pr  wise,  but  they  needed  a  goalie  who  was  willing  to  do  whatever  it  takes,  and  that  is  precisely  what  lorena  is.  out  of  those  three  years,  she's  been  first  string  for  two  of  them,  and  is  still  generally  a  pr  nightmare  with  the  fights  she  starts,  but  her  talent  (mostly)  outshines  that. 

[puckeds]

[ michael evans behling, 27, cis man, he/him ] - was that MAXWELL “MAX” EVANS i saw around town today? i heard that they are part of the toronto POLAR BEARS as a RIGHT WINGER and have been part of the team for 2 YEARS. they have a reputation of being CHARMING & LOYAL, but also IMPETUOUS & DISOBEDIENT. people in town usually associate them with superstitiously re-taping a hockey stick before every game, acting on instinct rather than strategy, an over the top watch collection, using humor to avoid talking about ones feelings & a cup of black coffee resting on the team playbook. can’t wait to see them at the next game!

TRIGGER WARNINGS: parental abandonment, bullying

backstory

grew up in a single parent household as an only child, after his father left when he was just a year old.

his mother did everything she could to give max a good life. including working herself to the bone at every one of her three jobs, when max said he wanted to play hockey.

even with all his mother's hard work, he wore hand-me-downs and was often made fun of by the other boys on the team.

the bullying got so bad that for a few months he considered quitting the game altogether, after one of the boys stole his one pair of skates.

it wasn't until one of the coaches realized how bad the situation was and bought him a new pair of skates on the dl, that he was convinced to keep going.

got into college on a hockey scholarship, his mother still working hard to pay for max's housing and equipment, but seeing how good her son was, made it worth it.

was drafted straight out of college to a new team in the nhl located in florida.

the team didn't do too well for the three years he played there, but despite not playing for a great team, max's talent didn't go unnoticed.

was traded to the polar bears and uprooted his entire life to move to toronto. by that point he'd moved his mother into a nice house that she decided to sell in order to be closer to her son.

headcanons

he's a player to his core, but still has respect for women having been raised by one.

doesn't listen to instructions well, since he doesn't really trust men after the bullying he went through.

has killer instincts on the ice, but hasn't made starting line. he believes it's due to his antics, however isn't willing to change his ways.

he is so used to living poor, that he doesn't allow himself too many nice things, except his watch collection. always thought they looked nice, but his mom could only ever afford a mickey mouse one for his tenth birthday, that he still keeps as a memento.

lives in a modest apartment that's his safe haven, and rarely ever allows people inside, except his mom who lives down the street.

does not like talking about his background, how he grew up and any type of feelings in general. prefers to keep things light-hearted.

works out hard as he's in no way ready to let his professional career slip through his fingers.

has always admired grayson griffin's career as he didn't have a good male role model in his life.

connections

a friend with benefits who understands that it isn't anything more.

a teammate he doesn't get along with.

his best friend.

a bad influence who will get max into more trouble than he already gets into on his own.

his one and only ex girlfriend. whether they ended on good or bad terms can be discussed.

a good influence who tries to get him to be a better person.

giselle "gigi" griffin: more often than not they dislike each other, but there's tension between the pair. when will it all go up in flames?

daewon song: dae is constantly frustrated with maxwell, since he has the talent and the drive, but doesn't listen.

aisan 'sunny’ niyaz shufen: the big sister he never wanted. constantly on his case about turning his life around.

[sh4rpestool]

was that PALOMA FIGUEROA i saw around town today? i heard that they work as an ER NURSE and have been in town for THIRTY - TWO YEARS. they have a reputation of being RELIABLE & CARING, but also SELF - DEFENSIVE & AVOIDANT. people in town usually associate them with a hair tie always around a slender wrist / nails bitten to the stump / finding yourself amidst chaos. can’t wait to see them at the next game!

*    basics.

full name paloma nayara figueroa. nickname(s) none she accepts. gender & pronouns cis woman, she/her. sexuality bisexual, biromantic (very emotionally unavailable). age & date of birth thirty - two, born on ??. occupation er nurse. marital status single, not looking.

*    background.

ethnicity puerto rican and guatemalan. nationality canadian. hometown toronto, ontario. languages spoken english, spanish. education history BScN from lawrence bloomberg faculty of nursing. relatives mother (unknown, estranged), father (bumming somewhere, estranged), two younger brothers, a younger sister, a younger half sister (lorena figueroa), 10 year old daughter (antonia charlotte figueroa).

*    personality.

zodiac sign tba. alignment tba. likes tba. dislikes tba. positives tba. negatives tba. inspirations fiona gallagher (shameless), georgia miller (ginny and georgia).

*    physicality.

height five foot five. build curvaceous. hair chocolate brown with honey balayage across the middle to end of the strands; curly, falls just below her chest; she often ties it up in a messy ponytail. eyes dark brown. tattoos tba.

*   history.

tw: disfunctional family, child neglect and abandonement, cheating.

paloma was a painfully awkward and shy kid until that was beaten out of her by life. the figueroa seemed doomed from the beginning, a situation that did not seem to improve at each child they spewed out into this world. the first of them was paloma, much to her own dismay. a rapid enough succession of children would come until they hit the five - - and mother walked out but a couple of years after the last one came out (pa says she's not his but paloma stuffs a sock on his mouth whenever he talks nonsense).

with her mother gone and her dad a general asshole, paloma had to take on the burden of four children by herself when she was barely ten. the time she was not at school, she was either trying to fix up the home and the kids or looking for some way to make money; any moment not taken up by all of the shit in her life was spent with jack riggs instead. they would not be a couple for many years still, but ever since she was five, that boy was her gateway to a childhood away from everything else. it was too easy for them to get together by high school. easy, natural, fate, whatever you called it - - she knew she'd always have that route of escape.

to say it was tough when he left for college was an understatement. paloma stayed, because she always does and, frankly, she didn't know what the fuck she would do in college but waste money she didn't have, anyways. she worked on saving up every penny she had instead, gaining custody of her younger siblings in the meanwhile. paloma likes to say she thrives on stress, but, at some point, it became too much for her, too; having no escape valve made it worse and she's nothing if not her parents' daughter, ready to blow any bit of good in her life. so after years of a shitty long distance relationship, she breaks up with jack and swears she will not look back. even when the stick she pees on turns blue, she knows there's no going back.

antonia is a fussy baby. she's got her dad's chin and the tip of hisnose, but she's all paloma's. the idea of children of her own, always terrifying, doesn't quell over the years but paloma refuses to be her mother, even in the worst times so she stays. she takes her youngest sister and her daughter and moves to an ass apartment and she takes night classes and sleeps three hours a day but, eventually, she makes it. she graduates from school and from sleazy bar work to work on toronto general hospital. her shifts are grueling but hey, she's been practicing for this shit her whole life.

for someone who was an unwilling caretaker her whole life, paloma does well in the role. she's not the type to coddle or to baby anyone, but she cares and supports and looks after the little things. of course, it takes her a while to let herself get attached to people, and even to those she cares, there's several levels of sarcasm and eye rolls and soft shoving that comes before admittance of any sort of feelings. she's got an angry streak that can flare up easily, but she tries oh so hard to hang onto her hinges because she's fighting for her life to break generational curses. years behind a bar have made her an expert on just listening to people yabber on, and she tends to lend her ear to those she truly cares for (or to whomever is paying). do not talk to her about hockey, however, unless you want to be glared at and / or left talking by yourself.

*   wanted connections.

former patrons (she worked as a barkeep / waitress around town from ages 12 - 27), patients at the er (regulars or otherwise), fellow broke asses, other young parents, friends of all kinds, neighbors, fuck buddies.