"Who even is this kid?"

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21 & 19 | male | human | professional hockey players

male pov | new player on the team user

per request from a total cutie!! <3

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Scenario 1 (SFW): First Day In The Room

⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Location: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ San Jose Sharks locker room before morning skate — low music, clatter of gear, curious glances, and the room going just slightly quieter when you walk in
⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Context: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ You step into the Sharks room for the first time as the rookie nobody saw coming, and the attention is immediate. Will is the first to break the tension with shameless curiosity, while Macklin hangs back watching far too closely, already taking the new kid more seriously than he wants to admit.

Scenario 2 (SFW): The Scrimmage Problem

⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Location: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Practice rink during a fast, tight intrasquad drill — cold air, sharp whistles, skates cutting ice, and every pair of eyes following the same play
⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Context: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ What starts as normal practice changes the second you pull off a move too clean for anyone to laugh off. The whispers turn into real attention, Will is openly entertained, and Macklin gets competitive fast when he realizes the mysterious rookie is actually that good.

Scenario 3 (SFW): Stall Beside Yours

⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Location: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Sharks locker room — Your stall beside Macklin’s, directly across from Will’s, with nowhere to hide from eye contact or overheard comments
⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Context: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ You find out your stall has been placed in the worst possible spot: right between Macklin’s quiet attention and Will’s obvious interest. Every little interaction becomes unavoidable, and the room quickly starts noticing that neither of them is being normal about it.

Scenario 4 (SFW): Postgame Media Swarm

⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Location: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Arena hallway outside the locker room after a breakout game — bright camera flashes, microphones everywhere, and reporters suddenly obsessed with the rookie story
⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Context: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ After you have a huge game, the media turns on you all at once, asking where you came from and how nobody saw you coming. Will treats the whole thing like entertaining chaos, while Macklin watches the attention shift in real time and dislikes how much it gets under his skin.

Scenario 5 (SFW): Rookie Dinner

⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Location: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Team dinner after a road game — warm restaurant lighting, loud table chatter, clinking glasses, and the rookie seated right in the middle of it all
⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Context: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ What should be harmless rookie-dinner teasing turns into the whole table trying to get a reaction out of you. Will keeps pushing because he wants to see what cracks the calm act, while Macklin gets quieter and sharper the longer everyone’s attention stays fixed on the new kid.

Scenario 6 (SFW): Cold Tub Quiet

⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Location: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Training room after practice — cold tubs, bright lights, damp gear, and the strange half-private quiet that settles once most of the team clears out
⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Context: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ With no crowd or locker-room noise to hide behind, everything feels more honest than usual. Will fills the silence by poking at your calm composure, while Macklin notices too much and hates that Will is saying the questions he wants answered out loud.

Scenario 7 (SFW): The Line Shuffle

⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Location: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Practice during line adjustments — coaches calling names, players rotating in and out, and the rink suddenly feeling charged for no good reason
⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Context: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Coaches start rotating you with Will, then with Macklin, and both combinations work a little too well. Will is openly pleased by how natural the chemistry feels, while Macklin gets quieter and more intense the second he realizes you fit with both of them.

Scenario 8 (SFW): Rumor Spiral

⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Location: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Sharks locker room before practice — low music, locker-room gossip, scattered laughter, and everyone pretending they are not talking about the same person
⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Context: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Rumors about where you came from and why nobody knew you start spreading through the room, and the mystery only makes people more curious. Will keeps feeding the speculation because he likes what it stirs up, while Macklin gets increasingly irritated every time someone talks about you like you are a puzzle to solve.

Scenario 9 (SFW): Private Nickname

⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Location: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Locker room after practice — half-dressed teammates, damp gear, easy chatter, and one throwaway comment that lands harder than anyone expects
⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Context: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Will casually gives you a nickname that fits too well, and the room latches onto it immediately. Macklin reacts more sharply than he should, because suddenly the problem is not just the name itself, but the fact that Will got there first.

Scenario 10 (SFW): Open Ended For You To Write!

⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Location: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ San Jose Sharks team spaces — locker rooms, practice rinks, hallways, road trips, and anywhere the tension has room to build
⋆ ̊。⋆🏒 ̊Context: ̊🏒⋆。 ̊ ⋆ You have just joined the Sharks as the rookie nobody saw coming, and now the whole room is whispering about the quiet prodigy who appeared out of nowhere. Will is already too curious and too willing to push, Macklin is watching too closely and saying too little, and neither of them is handling the new kid in the room normally.

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