The Big Damn Kiss: Happens between Darryl and Alex at the awards show.This plays with the standard Romantic Comedy plot of the hero approaching his love interest to fulfill a bet, only to find himself falling for her for real. The Bet: Darryl's spur-of-the-moment bet that he will sleep with Alex if the latter scores a "Mexican hat trick" (six goals in one game) kickstarts their relationship.Even after the sexual tension between them gets resolved in later chapters, their relationship still has this dynamic, albeit in a more affectionate form.
Belligerent Sexual Tension: From the very beginning, Alex loves pushing his uptight rival Darryl's buttons by saying or doing something ridiculous and Darryl always hits back with some sarcastic insult despite knowing that rising to Alex's bait is exactly what the other man wants.Award Snub: An in-universe example in the climax, where the Hart trophy goes to Darryl, not Alex, presumably because Alex is bi.Annoying Younger Sibling: Although it's made clear that they do have a good relationship with each other, Darryl's sister Brynn embarrasses and teases him, often teaming up with his teammates or Alex.His mom is relieved when Alex gets all of Darryl's teammates to visit his house to alleviate his boredom. Annoying Patient: Darryl becomes this when he comes down with the flu.It is advised that you read the fic before proceeding.
If you have an Archive of Our Own account, you can also access the original version through the author's profile. Despite their team allegiances and their clashing personalities, friendship grows quickly between the two until it becomes something more. He prefers to stay out of the limelight, but that becomes impossible when he finds himself starring in a reality TV series with his rival Aleksey Kuznetzov of the Washington Bears. For convenience's sake and to avoid confusion with actual players, we will be using the names provided in the newer version.ĭarryl Colton is a star NHL player for the Pittsburgh Hawks with all the publicity it entails. It was originally a Real-Person Fic about Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin, but the author changed the names of characters and teams when she realized that it was garnering a Periphery Demographic of people outside fandom. Heart In Hand by salifiable is a novel-length Slash Fic about two Ice Hockey players in the National Hockey League.
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