βοΈπ proposing something here hopefully not too dark but i read "He drinks extra that night and makes you take care of him" in your tags and had a thought of Q acting/pretending to be way more drunk than he is to get you to take care of him, yes, but to get you to his room. After you take care of him the first time an idea hatches. And ofc you take care of him because you're not an asshole and everyone already sees you as responsible for him anyways, you're drunk but not nearly as gone as him, so you'll get him into his room and help wrangle him to bed. Suddenly he seems to have sobered up quite a bit...
Also "#heβs also not ur date but also ur date to all the mutual weddings u end up going to that summer" Brock teases you when the season resumes and you're like he WASN'T my date. And he's like. Dude if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...
nothing's ever too dark for me π
+ 'everyone already sees you as responsible for him anyway' rip, it's your burden to bear and you bear it more often than you want to #freeme
+ Sometimes, it stuns you how much of a lightweight Quinn can be some nights. He holds his alcohol as much as the next guyβcertainly more than you canβand yet, his head is slumped on your shoulder or he's stumbling over himself as you lead him to his apartment/hotel room. His problem, you grouse, is that he doesn't say no to a drink whenever he's surrounded by 'his boys'
+ You dig through his fridge to see if he has a bottle of Gato somewhere. He's sitting on the edge of his bed when you come in and you hand him the Gatorade. At least, you try to. He grabs your wrist instead of the drink and drags you close, so much so that you trip over his slipped off sneakers and crash into him
+ And for a drunk guy, he's surprisingly deft. His arm goes around you as you straddle him. You're wide eyed and apologetic (and later you'll wonder why you were apologetic at all when he's the one who grabbed you) and he's looking at you with clearer eyes than his earlier actions would let on. He teases you for being a klutz, words no longer slurring together. You roll your eyes as is required while trying to untangle yourself from him but you swear the hand on your back is pushing you closer to him....
+ Pleaseeee and then you tell Brock okay well what if I euthanize the duck and he's like chillll it's not that serious...unless π
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dman!reader posting with jack and luke more than quinn after the marriage and them being regular features now that she's locked into that damn family....i know that's right. except i do think this would be hilarious if this is the closest she gets to posting quinn during off-season (other than like hearing him in the background and stuff or him straight up almost walking into the frame then backing out quickly. the blink and you'll miss it retreat is almost comical)
if you're posting anything about that family, it's always with the in-laws π an AI article is posted one time that calls you Luke's wife because you posted him coming to visit you in your hometown (Quinn's there ofc but who gaf) and it's such a pain in the ass to deal w them after that π
+ PLEASE whole time you're yelling Quinn's telling you to relax but he's laughing too much for the audio to pick it up cleanly π
jack & dman!reader...........like if quinn is having the hard launch be their wedding pics, dman!reader makes the most of it & posts this
the way you post this at the first Hughesbowl after your wedding and subsequent retirement and Jack's in the comments going "when he talks louder as if that makes him more correct π"
Okay but the added context of Dman!Reader having such an easy and touchy-feely relationship with your last team and Q witnessing that at Decker's party. Like that's part of the reason he's so pissy about you holding him at arm's length initially. He's seen firsthand how you were with your last team. What gives?? Why doesn't he get that now that you're both teammates? He also expects that and treats you accordingly but it just makes you ice him tf out more in that first season until he finally confronts you in that restaurant bathroom
(Also I am imagining that the goalie people ship you with is in that booth with you and Quinn and Jack that night. Quinn Will Remember That)
He's more surprised than he expects when you're purely professional with him tbh. In the beginning, he gets it. New team, new org, new city, etc it's a lot to adjust to. But you warm up to your other teammates much quicker than you do to him and keep him firmly in the slot of co-worker
+ It's annoying as hell to you when he tries to be familiar with you lmfao. But he learns from his mistakes and makes sure to act overly familiar in front of your teammates as well so you'll feel too awkward to treat him coldly. There's also the added bonus that your teammates think you guys are much closer behind the scenes but he doesn't really care about that until much later
+ That night is a Save Point for him LASDKJFSD the first time he sees an edit of you and that goalie, he immediately remembers that night π
having a date in dman!au before quinn's locked you down/you're still under the delusion you can keep this casual....let me get my dolls...
you have to practically shove him out the door as you're leaving so you're not late (2 minute minor for roughing!), because of course he's been giving you the third degree on who this guy even is. quinn's at his place wearing a hole in the floor going oh my fucking god. that could have gone better.
^^ your thoughts after the date. it was...fine! you can tell he read your wikipedia profile but didn't actually know puck. whateverrr. maybe you're the problem. you're too hockeypilled or whatever.
so you're not exactly surprised when there's a knock at your door shortly after getting home and winding down. you're still drying off your hair when you tell "whoever" is on the other side to hold tf up. it's quinn, because of course it fucking is. he looks like he didn't plan this far ahead. you can see how he's trying to be casual. except there isn't a casual bone in his body when it comes to you, you've realized.
how was the date? you roll your eyes and step aside, because he will just stand in your doorway and talk all night if you don't let him in. doesn't he have anything better to do than wait around for you like a dog? jesus. but...you had planned on debriefing with a friend if you felt up to it maybe but fine. you'll pour two glassss of wine instead of one and you'll use quinn while he's here. the two of you already use each other plenty in the bedroom. maybe you can even have a little fun with it. see how you can work him up, whether that's pissing him off or getting laid. (why not both?)
and honestly, it is kind of fun to talk shit with quinn. he nearly chokes when you tell him that the last thing you wanted to talk about on your date was kirill kaprizov and quinn hughes and trade rumors. you went on a date with a fan? and you're like well obviously i didn't know that at the time idiot. and it was a performative fan, anyways. quit looking at me like that ARE YOU FUCKING LAUGHING RN --
when the two of you wind up in bed together that night, it's easy. practiced. he's fucked you well enough you're not even sure why you bothered trying to date during the season anyways. although you could do without the way he looks at you after. what the hell is he thinking about? should you ask? ...do you really even want to know? are you smart enough not to ask blissed out like this?
can our dolls kiss...
+ my girl having a wikipedia page...I know that's right. Except your personal life section is fraught with errors (you didn't support the team they said you did growing up, you actually do have siblings, your billet family was not the one listed, etc etc) so your eye twitches when he tries to ask you about those things while hiding the fact that he read your wiki in the parking lot
+ Meanwhile Quinn's b plot of the night is him in a hell of his own making because he keeps ramping up the what-ifs running through his head lmfao
+ 'except there isn't a casual bone in his body when it comes to you, you've realized.' <- it would be too easy if this was the night you realized how fucked you are in your current situation π€ honey, there's a big storm coming...
+ Quinn being both one of your girls (gender neutral) and also equivalent to a sex toy is killing me so bad. You'll be damned if you get something out of tonight even if it's not with the guy you thought
+ Quinn is grinning soooo much when you tell him the guy was a fan of him (allegedlyyyy since it seemed like the only players he knew were from the US team but whatever) and he asks if that means you guys spent the night talking about him. Your tongue is loose from the alcohol so you answer an honest but sulky yes and if Quinn didn't know he liked you before, the pout of your lips definitely reminds him...
+ 'it's easy. practiced. he's fucked you well enough you're not even sure why you bothered trying to date during the season anyways' <- The reassurance of familiarity is much too alluring with the lifestyle you live and it's not like Quinn will ever turn you down. And maybe that stokes your ego a little bit too so you'll close your eyes to the entitlement that's slowly becoming a part of him...
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The silver lining of dman!au is there is someone you can now hate fuck when a game just goes completely sideways. Maybe you can even call him out on being a freak and #awkward this whole time as foreplay or during. He'll more than allow it if it means he gets to keep touching you like that
honestly I wouldn't be surprised in this specific au if he gets off on you calling him an awkward freak who cannot flirt to save his life which is why he's resorted to this to get you to be with him
"The relief outweighing the guilt, the way you don't let yourself take any accountability for what you know is your fault, the immediate passing of the responsibility to Quinn, oof. It's out of your hands! Sorry you benefit from it but you had nothing to do with this trade. Right?" & "#i do enjoy the complicit nature of reader and how she'll probably soothe herself by saying she's in a shitty position#her back is pressed up against the wall#what was she supposed to do?#(you didn't think you had anything left to give. you're learning that isn't true)#(you've also come to appreciate the blindfold Q puts over your eyes. it makes things easier to bear)"
EXACTLYYYYYY because what other option is there now?? like you've already tried to get away. you tried advocating for your own trade, unsuccessfully. you know the sway q has in the org from that experience. it only makes sense you would rely on it. it makes sense you would protect the position you've ended up in because its become yours. something something dog biting the hand trying to unlock the cage its in because q made you barrier reactive now or something.
and q absolutely loves it ofc. he's totally bricked at being handed this chance to comfort you and soothe your worries (that he is absolutely stoking btw. let me make the fire then put it out real quick). you rely on him on the ice and finally fucking finallyyy you're relying on him off ice too. a win is a win.
"Of course Quinn gets up the moment he feels you swing your legs over the bed #vigilant " #VIGILANT this made me laugh also i'm sorry. i'm imagining reader thinking he's a deep sleeper this whole time when that isn't the case & he's actually just being a freak. when you don't come back to bed after getting a glass of water he's like damn wtf is going onnnn. surely my presence is needed.
'something something dog biting the hand trying to unlock the cage its in because q made you barrier reactive now or something.' this is fucking me up so bad π now you need a muzzle bc of him
+ While he'd rather not have to juggle your building resentment because of the problems he's causing you (willingly or not), it does please him to be the one to save the day for you (metaphorically speaking). You're slowly starting to associate him with solutions. And he's happy to take the bar to hell if it means you'll keep looking to him to help you out. Partners on the ice and off the ice, aye?
+ You're convinced he's a deep sleeper as all hockey players are but every time you get out of bed before the alarm, he's one step behind
+ 'he's like damn wtf is going onnnn. surely my presence is needed.' I'm laughing so bad asdljfasldf situations that require no Quinns and yet...there he is
"yβall really hit it off after you almost take his head off and are so apologetic about it π and you're absolutely right about Quinn during that time. You end up spending the rest of the day with them and Quinn's kind of painfully awkward (+ you already didn't like him that much so you're not willing to cut him slack for being awkward #strict) so you talk to Jack most of the time which leaves Quinn the chance to get his fill of you #yay"
This is driving me kooky especially because you knowwww he remembers so much more about that night than you do.
You were fighting not to roll your eyes any time he talked throughout the day but you don't realize it until too late that you're seated between Quinn and Jack (wingmaaaaaan) at one of the booths of wherever the hell you're eating at for after golf/the dinner portion of the birthday night.
Meanwhile Quinn's so hyperaware of how close the two of you are, thigh to thigh, and his leg is practically vibrating next to yours from where you guys are squished together behind a table. Decker invited a lot of people.
It's so annoying that, without thinking, without even looking at him, you find yourself putting your hand on his leg to get him to stop bouncing his damn heel after it goes on for long enough. That kind of intimacy is normal with your teammates of your current team, so it's second nature. He of course stills and stops breathing for a second. You shoot him a glance, somewhere between apologetic and annoyed, and take your hand away just as quick.
He pushes his luck as the night goes on. Leaning over you to talk to Jack, eyes flicking to you though to make sure you're included. But he's so in your space you're practically melting into the leather seating. If he tries to talk over/behind your head, then his arm is on the booth behind you and that simply won't do, will it? He stares at your profile through his lashes when you talk animatedly with your teammate across the table, sipping at his beer. You really are so beautiful this close up, goddamnit. Does he have your number? He should get your number before the night is up. Just in case.
he'll mention things from that day to you and you will have no memory of said things at all π luckily by the time your wedding comes around, you know the story by heart so though you may not remember it as Quinn tells it, you react as if you do during his vows πββοΈ
+ Jack was doing everything he could to rope you into a conversation with him and Quinn. What you do remember of that day includes the fleeting thought the Hughes' brothers thought themselves to be much cooler than they were
+ Them getting you to sit in between them...diabolical. You slid in to the booth after Quinn without thinking and before you could get embarrassed by your blunder, Jack sat on your other side. It's a tight squeeze and you're forced to move closer to Quinn to keep Jack from being flush with the edge of the seat
+ You putting your hand on him instinctively because touches like that are completely normal with your teammates whew. The look you shoot him is one you'd give your d-partner for annoying the shit out of you and you quickly try to school your features into something less familiar
+ Pushing his luck and leaning over you to talk to Jack...you smelling his cologne briefly each time...his shoulder knocking into you and him deciding to slip his arm behind you to keep from it happening again...awooga
+ All night, you try to focus on your teammates instead even though they're scattered throughout the dining room. Luckily two of your teammates are in the same booth and dominate the conversation with an ease that Quinn and Jack have no choice but to participate unless they want to look like predatory weirdos for singling you out
+ 'Does he have your number? He should get your number before the night is up. Just in case.' <- You 'forget' to give it to him
(you can tell he's gearing up to ask you for it so you make a quick break for one of your teammates and beg her to take you with her as she's leaving aldsfaj)
