Been thinking a lot about rookie Dex living with Capt Shane Hollander when he gets drafted by the metros because mentally he’s still a broke college student who just got offered free housing and he’s not gonna say no. And the usual suspects that offer to take in rookies are having babies or having their house remodeled so they can’t do it, and Shane feels bad because he’s Capt and he’s never housed a rookie before and that’s what captains do so he says yes. And now Shane and Ilya have to figure out how to see each other now that someone is literally in the house. Shenanigans ensue. All the while, Will is oblivious because he’s coming to terms with the fact that he’s in love with Derek who was drafted by the admirals.
Still thinking about it so.
But no awkward boys Will and Shane and “fake chill” guys Derek and illya all at a table having dinner that Will cooked. Derek and Ilya just chatting and laughing and having the grandest time (Ilya is good at being normal about this and Derek is so good at pretending he’s normal about Will that Will doesn’t even know) and Dex and Shane are sweating bullets (Shane because Ilya and him were making out in the kitchen before and Will because Ilya mentions something about knowing Troy Barrett was in love with Harris before Troy even knew and Dex is #stressed)
I’m back….
Dex is a nervous guy he just wants to be perfect. Perfect grades, perfect hockey, etc. so when he joins the metros he feels like he has something to prove. He stays late watching tape after practice most days and then catches some extra time on the ice which is how he misses the fact that Shane does the opposite: ice then tape. Both them meticulously committed to a schedule. Will after a bad streak of practices ends his tape session early because he can’t concentrate and catches Shane on the ice and all he can think about is dang he missed Nursey. Because here he is living a dream he never even let himself have and he can’t even enjoy it because he’s not clicking with him d partner and he doesn’t realize he’s kinda zoning and staring until Shane wave a hand in his face. And they end up having an honest convo about how will feels like he just played better hockey with one of his teammates and Shane wants to say he gets but he’s feels like he’ll say too much and not enough so he just listens to him and at the end mentions how he needs to bake to let out some energy and Shane’s like ??? And that’s how Shane meets Bitty and oh my god is that Bad bobs son.



















