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i'll come back for more (and you know i will)

also side note, i think this could be kinda interesting as pre-relationship or with them already together. bc maybe they’re in a situationship/talking stage or megan is just trying to figure out if sophia likes her back but i could also see it as early relationship megan is kinda insecure and wants to see sophia jealous. i could see her maybe being partially insecure over like a past long term relationship of sophia’s with someone her family likes or that she’s still on good terms with and her being kinda insecure over if she’s just a rebound OR megan feeling insecure bc she gets jealous and sophia never does OR a combination of both. ok that’s all i got for now

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Okay I actually love this idea so much — I think this as a pre-relationship testing the waters thing would be a good setting for both angst and humor and comfort and all the things.

Probably playoffs because it combines two of my great loves (meifiz and womens hockey), but I also really love some of the imagery I have in i'll come back for more (and you know i will)

Here's my post about Meifiz fic recommendations.

Everything by schrodingerskatseye, like everything. It boggles my mind how few kudos their work has. Like please read it...

In particular, if we make it through december (Christmas AU with some of the best Sophia characterization I have ever read) and rain shower, blue hour (miserable together) (Manon-centric, it is so good)

enfin, je suis ici! by nvmsl (Opera AU!) [Maphinz]

The RA Sophia series by hotelparkinglot

another night of my thoughts & the city lights by kyuball (also everything by kyuball to be honest) [Maphinz]

fitted caps, white tee by deumjikatz [Sodani]

Didn’t Mean to (Love You) by kseye [Sodani]

in the shadow of the stars, the lighter makes a spark (but i look better in the dark) by twentyskylines [Lariela]

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I need to go back into my characterization notes but if I remember correctly it’s

- Megan likes when people get jealous (and I could see her getting jealous)

- Sophia does not get jealous… but I think the more fun to play this is her not getting jealous easily OR not liking to admit she’s jealous.

Like a: “Oh, what? I don’t get jealous,” Sophia says, forcing a grin on her face as her plastic water bottle crinkles in her clenched fist.

Megan has been crushing on the hot graduate student in the library for months. Or. Sophia's a vampire. Megan's oblivious

no pressure at all! just wondering if there is maybe a progress update we could get because we haven’t heard about it in a bit!

… I forgot

Manon

University of Wisconsin (2015-2019)

First pick overall in the 2019 PWHL draft and went to Montreal at first before later getting traded to Seattle

Plays for Switzerland's national team

When Sophia tried to come back and tore her ACL again, Manon called her for the first time in over a year and offered to skate with her— flew to Boston on off-days to help Sophia

Her and Daniela have lived together since Manon got traded to Seattle

Sophia

Boston College (2015-2019)

Played as a center before her injury

Was a big advocate for professional women’s hockey

Still skates sometimes (very carefully)

Was Manon's biggest rival in college — they genuinely didn't like each other at first but by senior year they would hang out together

A little bit of a stats nerd when it comes to hockey

She started out writing freelance coverage of the Chicago Blackhawks while getting her journalism master's at Northwestern. (She would’ve stayed at BC but they do not have a journalism program)

Got picked up by The Athletic to do beat reporting on Blackhawks, then eventually transitioned over to doing women's hockey coverage exclusively.

Daniela

Boston University

Forward (right wing)

Alternate captain

Has the best walk-in fits

Loves practicing trick shots against Yoonchae, she’s dying to land one in a real game

Manon hates talking to the refs so a lot of times Daniela just does it anyway

Senior year played against UConn freshman Megan twice in the regular season — BU won both games.

Lara

Princeton

Defense

Loves to chirp (ie Abby Roque mic’d up)

LOVES doing social media trends, the dream of their social media admin

Initially mad she got drafted to Seattle, she wanted to go New York

Not a big hitter but very good at getting in the way of the puck

Makes Spotify playlists for every game

Actively participates in stan discourse on a burner account

During Game 4, broke a toe blocking a shot — didn't tell anyone until after Cup win, played entire OT on broken toe

Megan

Her stats are largely based on Sarah Fillier's rookie season in 2025

Plays online video games and uses it to decompress after bad games—has a whole Discord friend group who have no idea she's a professional athlete

After Sophia’s stories gained traction a lot of outlets reached out and her manager had to force her to take the coverage

Yoonchae

University of Minnesota

Goalie

Still reps South Korea internationally and has said she wants to help grow women's hockey there — does goalie clinics in Seoul every summer

Very close with Megan because they're both rookies navigating this together (aww)

Multiple people on the team have gotten put in the penalty box after opponents tried to mess with their goalie

Designed her own goalie helmet

Shameless plug because it’s in the playoffs universe and that context is kind of necessary.

I’ve started writing a prequel fic about Manon and Sophia’s college rivalry for one.

But I also might write some snippets into my team dynamics with them, like a little series focused on each member of the team. Goalie! Yoonchae is so dear to me and so is defense! Marz and also forwards! Meizini.

And what about Megan taking Sophia skating?

i could see a gatsby!sophia and daisy!megan or a gatsby!megan and daisy!sophia, though the events would certainly be different because i don’t think either of them would be the way daisy is to gatsby to each other

i could see them as gatsby and nick too! or just see them in a gatsby, 1920s type world as new money socialites. or maybe an old money vs new money situation? much to think about

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I think I lean a little more toward Gatsby/Nick for them especially since I think I’ve talked about before on here how they give old money/new money. I think the idea of Sophia seemingly having her dream accomplished and Megan reaching for that constructed ideal is particularly applicable?