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Rating: G
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Title: Almost
Characters: Boyd Devereaux, Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull
Boyd took a deep breath and a careful step.
He was so rarely unprotected in the locker room. Whether surrounded by his teammates or the media, it was a formidable and seemingly-impermeable barrier of people. Gentler intentions could not break through, quieter voices were drowned out by loud and useless banter.
But now, here was he, all alone. His short hair shower-wet, pulling his shirt over his head.
Now or never.
Boyd hesitated. He opened his mouth.
“Steve!”
Boyd jumped and Steve looked up to grin at Brett. Soon they were chatting animatedly, and Boyd crept away.
Maybe next time.
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Title: Deja Vu
Characters: Patrick Roy, Adam Foote
A/N: The game referred to is Pittsburgh-Tampa Bay [11-8-03]
Televised hockey shouldn’t cause insomnia, he thinks angrily. It’s the Pens game that’s doing it. Watching goal after goal slide into that net, watching a coach refuse to pull a goalie who’s obviously done.
Or maybe it’s remembering a similar game, one that set him on a path he never intended to travel.
He sits up in the dark, reaches past his sleeping wife, and picks up a cell phone. He dials the number without having to remember it.
“Hello?” The voice on the other end is sleepy.
“Adam.” Patrick whispers.
He can sense the smile from across the country.
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Rating: PG-13
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Title: Come Away [NEW]
Characters: Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg
Disclaimers: implied M/M slash
Summer here was muggy. With his newly active interest in English, he wondered absently whether muggy was a cross between moist and buggy, but was too hot to think extensively. A sting and he slapped the back of his neck.
A lick at the new bite, and the non-existent breeze made itself known. Arms around him. Instead of smothering stifling closeness he felt quiet forest pools, clean mountain springs, starlit tundra where each breath of air was sweet and newly-made. An echo of a far-off coolness.
"Come to Sweden with me," whispered softly in his ear.
Pavel closed his eyes.
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Title: Retirement
Characters: Brett Hull, Chris Chelios
Disclaimers: language
“…back in my day…. dump and chase… smartest player ever… blah blah blah...”
This wasn’t precisely what Brett had said, but it was all Chris heard these days. He leaned precariously forward in his rocking chair, waving his cane threateningly.
“Jesus Christ, aren’t you dead yet?”
Brett glared at his companion over his snow-white beard. “Shut up. Isn’t it time for your pills?”
“Ha!” rasped Chris. He glared back through his bifocals. “My luck, you’ll keep talking after you die, and I’ll have to listen then, too.”
“You really think you’ll outlive me, you old coot?”
“Old coot?! You fucking…”
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Title: The Sound of Silence
Characters: Brett Hull, Chris Chelios
Disclaimers: implied M/M
A/N: Brett's POV
The only sound in the darkened hotel room is his breathing.
In. Out. Sometimes slow and even, and I think he’s asleep. Sometimes quick and hard, a harsh angry sound, and I know he’s not.
Suddenly, silence from the other bed. We’re not sharing one tonight. I didn’t have to ask him; a single look made it clear that he did not want my company.
Silence. Even his breathing has stopped. Is he going to speak? His waiting silence is saying more than words ever could and I can’t take it. I go first.
“Chris?”
“What?”
“Want to talk?”
“No.”
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Rating: R
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Title: Rookies
Characters: Brett Hull, Pavel Datsyuk; mentions of Henrik (Hank) Zetterberg and Chris Chelios
Disclaimers: references to M/M sex, language
A/N: Brett's POV
“I do not understand.” His Russian accent is convincing, but his shifty eyes aren’t.
“Quit with the ‘I don’t understand English’ shit, Pavel,” I say firmly. “You and Hank need to keep it down at night. The whole hotel doesn’t need to listen to you two fuck.”
He blushes. But when he finally looks at me, his expression is wicked.
“But last night, Chris and you were happy to hear it?”
My eyes widen.
“Right after us, your turn to make noise.”
I stutter.
“You moan loud,” he informs me.
That’s it. I’m not rooming next door to rookies anymore.
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Rating: NC-17
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Title: Double Your Fun
Characters: Brett Hull, Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg
Dislaimers: M/M/M sex
“What are you guys still doing here?” Hank looks at them curiously.
“Is reward,” Pavel nods emphatically.
“Two goals deserve twice the reward, babe,” Brett amends, purring into Hank’s ear. As two pairs of hands remove his clothing and explore his body, Hank begins to suspect something good is happening here.
“Double your pleasure,” gasps Brett, and he enters Hank the same time Pavel, whose knees are younger, takes Hank’s cock in his mouth.
Hank is pretty sure he likes scoring two goals in one game.
Judging by the moaning in the next room, he’s pretty sure Holmstrom does, too.
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