allie 💫

netflix is making a hockey show called "the sticks" that is based on a very real tragedy that occured in canada in 2018.

the show follows a minnesota high school team after their bus crashes and coming back to hockey afterwards.

in 2018, the humboldt broncos' (a junior A team made up of 18-22 year olds) bus was hit by a tractor trailer on a highway intersection. 16 people (10 players, 2 coaches, and 4 team staff members) were killed, along with 13 other players severely injured.

the memory of the humboldt broncos crash is an incredibly sensitive subject carrying a lot of trauma to both the survivors, their families, and deceased's families. the trajectory of hockey in canada was changed significantly after this tragedy.

despite this, netflix has decided to make a show using the death of young hockey players for profit. they did not consult the survivors, nor the deceased's families. they stole a canadian story for a feel-good cash grab.

Grumpy x Sunshine!!

⟡ "smile less. it's unsettling how happy you are at 7am." -- "can't help it. you make grumpy look cute though." [drags them outside for "fresh air," gets a groan, gets a hand held anyway]

⟡ "i didn't ask for your optimism." -- "too bad. you're getting it anyway."

⟡ "why are you like this?" -- "like what, likable?" -- "...yes. annoyingly so."

⟡ "you hummed. just now. i heard it." -- "i did not." -- "you so did."

⟡ "stop being nice to me, it's ruining my whole personality."

⟡ "you're the only person who can make me laugh when i'm this mad." -- "i'll take that as a compliment."

⟡ "i don't do mornings." -- "i know. i do them for both of us."

⟡ "you're insufferably chipper." -- "and you're insufferably grumpy, yet here we are."

⟡ "how are you not annoyed right now." -- "i decided a while ago you're worth the annoyance." [complains the whole walk, doesn't let go of their hand once]

⟡ "i hate that you're right." -- "say it again, i want to hear it properly this time." -- "no."

⟡ "you're doing the thing where you're nice to me on purpose." -- "is it working?" -- "...unfortunately."

⟡ "i was fine before you showed up." -- "you were surviving. there's a difference." [grumbles the entire time being handed a blanket, wraps themselves in it immediately]

⟡ "why are you still here?" -- "because leaving would mean not seeing you smile eventually, and i'm patient."

i’ve decided to rewrite my mat barzal fic “girl at home”.

i love this story so much, but every time i go back and read it, there are sooo many things i wish i’d done differently with it!! i've grown a lot as a writer since i started it, and i want to give it the version it deserves.

the main story isn't changing, but expect rewritten chapters, new scenes, better character development, and a few things i wish i'd included the first time around.

if you've been here since the beginning, thank you so much for sticking around and showing this story so much love. it genuinely means more to me than i can put into words 🤍

and if you're new here, welcome!! i hope you'll give girl at home a chance and enjoy this new version as much as i've been enjoying writing it.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ The mentor who trained the hero turns out to have trained the villain first, and taught them the exact same lessons.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ A character's entire memory of a key event turns out to be false, planted or altered by someone they trust.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ The "chosen one" prophecy turns out to have been fabricated by someone with something to gain from it being believed.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ Two characters who've never met turn out to be working toward the same goal from opposite sides of the conflict.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ The narrator has been dead, dying, or not present for events the entire time, and the story reframes around that fact.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ A minor character mentioned once in passing turns out to be central to the ending.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ The hero's victory turns out to have been orchestrated by the villain, who needed it to happen for their own plan.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ A character believed to be protecting the group has actually been the one leaking information the whole time.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ The "safe" location turns out to be the most dangerous place in the story, and everyone walked into it willingly.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ A character's greatest strength turns out to be the exact thing that dooms them later.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ The war, conflict, or crisis turns out to have been avoidable, and someone chose not to prevent it.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ A character thought to be an orphan or outsider turns out to be directly related to someone central to the plot.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ The information the protagonist has been risking everything to protect turns out to be false or outdated.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ An ally sacrifices the protagonist's trust intentionally, knowing it will cost the friendship, because it's the only way to save them.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ The rules of the world (magic system, technology, law) have an exception that's been hidden from the reader the whole time, and it changes everything retroactively.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ A character's "happy ending" in an earlier flashback or preview turns out to be a lie the story was setting up to break.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ A repeated object, phrase, or setting turns out to be a loop the character has lived through before, unknowingly.

⋆.𐙚 ̊ The villain's plan succeeds completely, and the "twist" is watching what the world looks like after, forcing a new goal entirely.

summary: you’re eighteen when you find yourself pregnant after Mat leaves for hockey. nearly eight years later, Mat finds out about your daughter and you have to deal with the consequences of not telling him about her.

work in progress - currently being re-written

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