Dear Hockey Exchange Writer 2019

[maeve_of_winter]

Hi writer! Thanks so much for taking the time to read my letter. I’m pretty easy to please, and as long as you write a fic that has nice things about the Bruins, I am guaranteed to love your fic.

One thing I’ll say is that I absolutely adore Chara, and I think he’s a great captain, and I love his father-son, older brother-younger-brother relationship with Charlie McAvoy, and all of my ships involve either one or both of them. So if you’re looking for ideas, a cute scene with the two of them together, even if it’s not romantic, is something that I will always treasure. I also like the friendship/bromance between Charlie and Gryz and their backstory of meeting at college, so feel free to include any moments with them that you want.

Stuff I like:

- Christmas fic. Feel free to give me all the fic about baking cookies, trying to decorate the house and encountering one disaster after another, Secret Santa gift exchanges where one character gets assigned his crush, getting trapped by a blizzard when trying to find the perfect Christmas tree and being forced to cuddle for warmth, etc.

- Power dynamics: Kneeling, Dom/sub, and A/B/O. As long as rookies, subs, and Omegas have the same rights as veteran players, Doms, and Alphas, I am all about these tropes. My absolute favorite aspect is the caretaking and tenderness aspect of the vet/Dom/Alpha taking care of their submissive, so if you wanted to write a fic all about that, I am down for it. I also like it when the team is made up of mostly Alphas or Doms, and so all of them make a point of being protective of (one of) their only Omega(s) or sub(s).

- Team as family. I love the protectiveness and tenderness and the willingness to stand up for your teammates. I especially like it when rookies who haven’t had the best home life or the nicest family join the team and find themselves barely comprehending that they’re loved and accepted. (Also, Chara is totally the Team Dad and Marchy is the fun uncle who buys you the illegal fireworks your parents would never get for you. And Tuukka is the murder aunt.)

- No homophobia AUs. I know coming out and angst about being in the closet is a big part of hockey RPF, but I personally would prefer if homophobia wasn’t an issue in the fic at all.

- Hurt/Comfort fic. I am all about one character being put through angst and then getting rescued by their love interest and friends and being coddled and cared for. One of my favorite scenarios in hockey fic is when evil!management is sexually exploiting/abusing a team member who has to kept it a secret for whatever reason and angsts and isolates himself from the rest of the team, and then their teammates find out and are outraged and protective. If you want to do something along those lines or even something entirely different, I know I’d love to read it. Or if you want to do something else, like Charlie having an abusive boyfriend and the team finding out, or a rape recovery fic from an incident that happened back in college, I’d love to read that, too. And here is a list of found family hurt/comfort prompts if you're looking for more ideas.

- Sick fic. I absolutely adore it when a character is sick but he refuses to admit and tries to persist onward only for his friends to push him back into bed and insists that he rest. If this guy actually goes ahead and tries to play a game only to collapse dramatically on the ice and make everyone frantic with worry, even better.

- Supernatural Elements. I love how a lot of hockey fic includes magical realism as part of the hockey world, and I love all the werewolf and pack fics, too. I also love stuff where a character gets cursed and has to find a way to undo the curse. The only supernatural creature I’m not too big on are vampires, but other than that, I’m down with anything. You want to make all of the Bruins dryads or were-centaurs? You rock on.

- Tenderness and fluff. I have a huge things for guys sleeping in the same bed and just cuddling, even platonically. And I just enjoy dudes worrying for each other and making sure their (boy)friends are okay and wanting to take care of them. Even just curling up beside each other on the team plane or bus is wonderful to me.

- Smut. By no means do you have to write smut, but if you’re feeling the urge to write some deep dicking, here are a few ideas. I think Charlie would be the perfect subby and sweet bottom, and I love cute, shy boys in lingerie. I also love it when bottoms get absolutely overwhelmed by the size of the top’s dick and really struggle to take it, and also if even as they’re intimidated by the huge size, they still break down and beg to get railed. Overstimulation is good, too. Basically I love bottoms getting their minds absolutely blown.

- Mpreg. I love it, especially when the other partner is very protective of their expecting partner. Plus stuff when the other partner goes out of their way to be thoughtful and make sure the expecting partner is comfortable when the pregnancy is starting to take its toll is one of my favorite things to see in mpreg fic. Even if you want to do a fic about Charlie getting pregnant by some rando and the team stepping up to take care of him (and maybe one member stepping up in particular?), that would be great with me.

- Kidfic. I just love tough hockey dudes with kids, so pretty much anything is great. If you want a specific prompt, an idea that I had is that maybe Charlie got pregnant in high school, and the other dad walked out, so Charlie had to temporarily shelve his hockey dreams while he took care of his child. Maybe he’s been hiding this from the team out of shame, and the team finds out and is absolutely delighted to meet mini Cheeks? (I’ve been picturing a daughter for this scenario, but if you want to give Charlie a son, go for it). And meeting Charlie’s kid and feeling OUTRAGED that the other dad left Charlie to raise the kid alone forces a Bruin to recognize that he has feelings for Charlie? (I feel like Jake would work well, but if you want to use someone else, please feel free.)

- Age Difference. Not much to say here other than that I’m into older guy/younger guy, and I don’t mind daddy kink.

Do Not Want:

- Rape in main pairings
- Unhappy endings
- Death fic
- Character bashing
- Career-ending Injuries
- Misogyny
- Homophobia/Coming Out Fic
- Excessive drug use or addiction

Prompts and pairings:

Boston Bruins/Charlie McAvoy
Okay, so I would totally be into Charlie being one of the team’s only Omegas or subs, and the rest of the team consisting of mostly Alphas and Doms, so they’re very protective of him and got out of their way to make him feel treasured and happy. Getting him little gifts, always making sure someone is cuddling him on the plane or bus rides, fretting over whether he’s getting enough to eat, etc. Also, if you wanted to write something smutty and have Charlie go into heat unexpectedly and need to get gangbanged until he passes out from taking knot after knot, that would get a big thumb’s up from me.

Also, I would love a scenario where Charlie’s hiding his dynamic as a sub or Omega out of shame or fear that he wouldn’t be accepted, but eventually his health starts to become an issue because of missing too many heats/ignoring his sub urges/whatever, and he dramatically passes out, much to the worry of his team, who then find out the truth about him and still love him and accept him and treat him very tenderly. (Also, this is a great scenario for Gryz or Zee to cuddle him reassuringly, just sayin’.)

Another idea I had is one where Charlie is dating one of the other younger Bruins (Gryz or Jake or whoever you want), who still needs help learning how to dom Charlie the right way, so some of the Bruins veteran players step in to help him out.

If you’re not into those tropes but would still like to do something with power dynamics, I’d love to read a fic about Charlie kneeling for veterans players and being shy and being treated tenderly by them. Maybe he feels really self-conscious and like he’s not doing a good enough job, or maybe his non-Gryz teammates at College were really awful to him, and now the vets have to assure him that they’re not going to treat him the same way? You don’t even have to include kneeling if you’re not into, just a fic about Charlie being reassured and comforted by the vets on his team would be wonderful to read.

Anything, just anything, with Charlie just being loved and treasured by a whole team of boyfriends (Maybe Zee has a policy where rookies can go to whoever on the team they chose to for comfort?) and getting all the cuddles and kisses and sex he needs from them.

And if you’re into smut, a scenario where Charlie has be gangbanged by the Bruins for his own good would be great, too.

Also, if you don’t want to write Charlie with the Bruins ensemble and want to use one of the ideas that I’ve suggested to write him with one particular Bruin, that’s fine, too.


Jake DeBrusk/Charlie McAvoy
I love the dynamic of these two that I see in fic of Jake being loud and liking to party and wearing his heart on his sleeve while Charlie is shyer and more hesitant. I feel like they wouldn’t necessarily read people and each other the same way, which could end up complicating their relationship or chances of getting together, but I think that maybe with some helpful nudging from their teammates, it would work out in the end.

I don’t really have too many A/B/O or Dom/sub prompts for this pairing, but if you do want to do something with those tropes, go ahead. I do have fun imagining Alpha!Jake going through all kinds of Alpha posturing around Omega!Charlie to impress him, only for Charlie to have settled into the mindset of not getting together with any of teammates even if he wants to because it’s thought of as unprofessional, so Jake has to scramble to convince him otherwise. But if you want to do something else, I’d love to read your take.

One scenario that keeps popping into my mind is Jake pining desperately after Charlie, who is totally unaware that Jake considers him anything more than a friend. Jake also thinks that Charlie is really into someone else, like a friend from college or even a fellow teammate (when Charlie actually isn’t or maybe just has a small crush), so he begins to assemble increasingly dramatic attempts to prove his love to Charlie, while not actually verbalizing his feelings. Charlie is “???” at Jake’s behavior, while their teammates just sigh and roll their eyes at their behavior. What is it that spurs Jake to finally tell Charlie of his feelings for him?

Jake and Charlie hanging out all the time, really enjoying being with each other, constantly thinking about each other, and Jake thinking, “Wow, I’m so glad we’re such good friends,” and just loving being around Cheeks. Charlie low-key confesses his feelings, Jake doesn’t really understand and accidentally rejects him, and Charlie is devastated and stops hanging out with him, and Jake is confused as to why and has to fight to get his friend back, and realizes that he’s actually been in love with Charlie the whole time. (Bonus points for including Bruins veterans just shaking their heads and despairing over their poor communication.)

I’m a sucker for “five times plus one” kinds of fic, so if you wanted something along those lines, please go ahead. Five times Jake and Charlie were mistaken for a couple and one time they actually were? Five times a teammate realized their feelings for each other before the other one did? Feel free to do whatever you want.

Anything you want to do with these two is fine with me, so if you’ve had a Jake/Charlie plot bunny hopping around in your hand that you’re itching to turn into a fic, please go ahead and write that for. I’m just excited to see what you have in store!


Zdeno Chara/Charlie McAvoy
I am super into Alpha!Zee treating Omega!Charlie like the most precious thing in the world and being super devoted to him and takings pains to let him know that he’s loved and cared for. Would read the same scenario with Dom!Zee and sub!Charlie and Captain!Zee and Rookie!Charlie. (Though I guess Zee would call him a first-year player, since he doesn’t like the term “rookie”.)

In all honesty, I will read any scenario with these two as long it has Zee being good to Charlie. You want to do some Harlequin romance-style arranged marriage where they actually fall in love? You want to write a Beauty and the Beast AU where Zee’s been cursed by a vindictive Sidney Crosby and needs Charlie’s love to set him free? Go ahead. I’m just really into getting scenes of these two snuggling and Zee treating Charlie tenderly and cooking for him. I don’t really have a lot more specific ideas than that, but if you want a little more direction for this prompt, feel free to send me an anon ask on Tumblr, and I’ll see what I can come up with.


Zdeno Chara/Boston Bruins
If you’re into writing Dom/sub or A/B/O, I would positively adore a fic with Zee being the ultimate tender and gentle Dom or Alpha who takes the absolute best care of his sub or Omega teammates. Or if you wanted, you could set this fic in a universe where it’s expected that rookies have to give themselves over to their captain for sex, but instead of treating them roughly like they expect, he takes really good care of the rookies and maybe doesn’t even have sex with them at all and just helps them feel good.

If you have a real hankering to write Zee being with one particular Bruin and would like to use this request as an excuse to write that fic, please feel free to do that. And if you’d prefer to go in a more platonic direction with dad!Zee taking care of the team and helping them with any personal struggles (or maybe helping another couple get together?), I’d love that, too. Just Zee as the wonderful gentle and loving captain that he is.

Comments

[enchanted_jae]

For future reference, I will tackle hockey fic, whether gen or rps, for you for your birthday. Watch for my posts, offering birthday gifts each month, and respond when your month rolls around.

:)

[maeve_of_winter]

Thank you! That's very kind of you. I will keep a lookout. :D I'm always into gen of Chara being a good captain.