toff likes to think he’s a good guy, a good mentor, a good teammate to have in general but specifically for the younger guys, even more specifically for misa who’s a little quiet and clueless. he tries to remember that at the end of the day misa is his coworker and teammate, an adult (although sometimes that feels debatable) so toff should let him have his own say in his life. it would be a lot easier to be less involved if dickie wasn’t always hanging off misa, and borderline bullying him as misa stands there and just takes it. honestly, if misa would just fight back with sam a fraction of the time, or just be less naive for lack of a better word, toff would be normal about this all.
what toff is wholly unprepared for is a meeting with hr popping up on his calendar randomly before practice one day. he expects something about some release form paper work but nope, he’s getting sat down for a conversation about how we know hockey players have a tight knit community so some relationships may look…different but this is still a workplace and we take sexual harassment very seriously, especially if there is a power imbalance at play. toff stares at the lady blankly before she starts going over how nicknames like “baby” may be inappropriate, and keeping hands not to yourself but mindful is important.
toff wants to rip all of his hair out because it cannot be possible that HE’S being called out for inappropriate behavior with misa. HIM???? have they not seen what sam dickinson is doing with his billet kid on a daily basis?? except bringing that up only gets him slapped with a discussion about inclusivity and sensitivity training. he thinks he might be having a heart attack or something. or that he needs to rip sam dickinson’s head off with his bare hands, somehow this is his fault too, he’s sure of it.
it’s not like toff is all that touchy with misa, he swears! sure there’s some ass taps on the ice, like there is with everyone, and sometimes toff steers him around by the shoulders because misa zones out or doesn’t know where anything is still. on some occasions, toff will pat his thigh, or swing an arm around his waist to pull him in, but that’s all supposed to be comforting, it’s not like— oh god, has he been sexually harassing this kid? the unfair feeling and anger drains out of him completely as he gets back to the locker room, where misa is hunched over tying his skates. toff feels horrified, he certainly hasn’t been meaning to do anything…. but he’s an older guy, an older guy misa lives with, who’s sort of touchy and calls him baby, and dislikes the appropriately aged guy he’s close with.
toff is fully head in hands as will pats him on the back, asking you all good? he’s not all good. he should be put down, misa should be able to hunt him for sport. imagining misa all uncomfortable and worried at work, at home? oh my god, he asked if he could get a lock for his room the other week and toff said they’d think about it, OH GOD. the guilt and horror only multiplies by the time toff skates up to misa on a break, where people are still present so he doesn’t feel too cornered. toff is maybe the most apologetic he’s ever been in his entire life, more than the time he thought he lost his wedding ring.
misa blinks at him and goes, wait, what? toff needs to kill himself. i’m so sorry for making you uncomfortable, i’m sure we can figure out some other living situation for you if you want. i thought i was being comforting or something but obviously i was just acting like a creep— misa interrupts, wait is this about nancy from hr asking if i was okay with all the touching? again, toff feels his stomach roll. yeah, im so sorry again. she had a talk with me about it and i’ll definitely cut it out, i had no idea. misa stares blankly again and explains that he thought she was talking about how sam has been grabbing his ass recently, which is super cool, no problem, not that toff was being a perv.
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