sure they've heard of each other in passing. troy is secretly very appreciative of scott's activism towards a more accepting nhl-- all while still being friends with dallas kent like alright

and it's an open secret that dallas is a horrible person, and so is troy by association. they're like the newer, actual evil version of ilya and marleau

so this like takes place at the height of troy's time in toronto. depressed, closeted, lonely, and horny as hell

his superstar secret boyfriend is too busy being a sceney la gay to meetup for a late night fuck, so troy sucks it up and guiltily redownloads grindr

after swiping for a bit, troy comes across this muscular torso pfp with the username nycdilf85 in his area

a little cheesy, but sure, why not

after talking for a bit (nycdilf85 says he's in toronto on a business trip-- troy says the same) they decide to meet in a neutral area

...which happens to be in the same hotel troy's staying at

again sure, why not

and luckily it gives troy enough time to freshen up, prep, say a couple affirmations before attempting a random out-of-desperation hookup