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edmundspevensea · 27 days

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𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒, 𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘

in which luke witnesses your shot at the national championship.

warnings; none that i can think of (may upset some wisconsin fans, sorry if this is too soon)

If you could tell the hockey gods to go to hell at this moment, you would not hesitate.

March 24, 2024. Whittemore Center Arena, University of New Hampshire. The University of Wisconsin vs. The Ohio State University. 2 vs. 1. A little over eight minutes left in the game. The score? 0-0.

Despite outshooting Wisconsin throughout the entire game, you had not scored a single goal. You had had a few close chances, sliding in past Wisconsin’s defensemen a few times, but just couldn’t convert. At this point, you were thanking Raygan for her outstanding performance in goal. But most definitely not the hockey gods.

The voice of Coach Muzerall fluttered through your ears as she told you all to give it everything you got. You were sure Mark Johnson was giving the same speech to his girls at the opposing bench, but honestly, you were too nervous to care. Your eyes wandered around the arena in hopes of finding the only person who could offer any comfort at the moment — Luke.

Unfortunately, Luke had missed the past few games of the NCAA tournament — even your earlier Frozen Four game against Clarkson — because of his schedule with the Preds. Luckily for you, the team was rewarded with a complete off day after their win over Detroit last night. So Luke did the only he could think of. He bought a plane ticket to Durham as soon as he landed in Nashville, and ubered to the arena in order to see you play. You woke up to a text saying that he’d be there, and were beyond excited (and relieved).

As you skated onto the ice in preparation to resume the game, you were able to locate him about halfway up in the stands. He was on his feet, decked up in his scarlet and gray apparel, with a buckeye necklace hanging around his neck. In his hands was a sign that read ‘BUCKEYES > BUCKY’. A small smile crept its way onto your face, wondering where he would have even gotten the materials to make it, but you didn’t care. His support meant everything.

After moving your eyes off of Luke, you focused on Cayla Barnes, who was stationed off to the right of you. She gave you a quick nod, and you knew she meant business. Just as you focused your attention back on the ice, the puck had dropped, with the Badgers winning the draw.

You quickly moved into your own zone, parking yourself in front of the nearest Wisconsin player, which happened to be Britta Curl. The puck passed back and forth between a few of the players before Laila Edwards ended up taking a shot. Raygan managed to kick save it out of your zone as most of your teammates went to make a line change.

They weren’t quick enough, however. Wisconsin had managed to quickly pass the puck out of their zone to center ice, where Curl was waiting patiently with her stick. The puck fell into line perfectly as she entered your zone. You rushed back as fast as you could as you saw Raygan prepare for a wrist shot, and somehow managed to poke the puck away as you tangled up with her. This time, the puck landed right on Cayla’s stick.

Cayla quickly rushed up ice as you let out a small breath. You followed suit, backing her up in case a Wisconsin player managed to steal the puck back. It didn’t take long, however, for Cayla to find Hannah Bilka at center ice, with Joy Dunne on her tail.

You held your breath as the puck landed on Joy Dunne’s stick. If there was one person who wasn’t going to fail you, it was her. She was your team’s leading point scorer with 38 points on the year (23 of which were goals), the WCHA Rookie of the Year, and the NCAA Rookie of the Year. Almost immediately, she sent the puck flying right past McNaughton’s glove and into the goal.

Cheers erupted from the ice, bench, and stands as you were swallowed up into a team huddle by the glass. Joy excitedly made an “O-H” with her hands before embracing you all and making her way to the bench. You smiled softly and looked up at the clock — 7:13 left in the third. You skated off the ice and Stephanie Markowski took your place by center ice.

Locating Luke again, a bright smile was plastered wide across his face as he watched the replay. He had met Joy, who you embraced as a little sister, when he had come to campus to visit you earlier during the all star break. Needless to say, he was proud of her, as anyone should be. What you didn’t know, however, is just how proud he was of you. Your defensive poke-check set the scoring play into motion and here you were just over seven minutes away from winning the national championship.

Time couldn’t have passed more slowly for you as the clock wound down. Wisconsin had created many more scoring opportunities, but just couldn’t convert (you had to thank Raygan once again). You were back on the ice with two minutes to go, scrambling back into the defensive zone as the Badgers pulled McNaughton in order to gain an extra attacker. Your heart raced as you saw Casey O’Brien rush onto the ice, skating swiftly towards your goal.

You knew nothing good was going to happen if you couldn’t calm down. So, as the puck was passed to Ava Murphy, you took a deep breath and raced in front of her as she wound up for a slap shot. As she let go of the puck, you dove in front of it, the puck redirecting off of your ankle and into neutral territory.

Man, did that hurt like a motherfucker. The crowd simultaneously grimaced and cheered for you as you recollected yourself off of the ice. You swear you could hear Luke’s voice yelling your name out of the entire crowd, telling you to get up and kick ass.

The puck was quickly regathered by Caroline Harvey as she circled through neutral ice, waiting for her teammates to reenter the zone. Once completed, the puck was passed to Lacey Eden as Emma Peschel tried to poke it away, but in vain. Caroline passed it to Charla Edwards, who lined up to take a shot from the blue line. None of your teammates were guarding her, so you did what you had to do. You once again skated up and prepared your body to be hit with a hard piece of vulcanized rubber. When it did, you fell to the ground, but got right back up as cheers erupted once again.

“Let’s go, Y/N!” Quinn Kuntz yelled from the bench, and you struggled to skate, but the puck had bounced right back to Edwards. Instead of trying to move around you, she wound up for another slap shot, but that one didn’t get past you either. The puck once again hit your body as you blocked the shot, falling to the ice once again. Finally, Emma was able to clear the zone as the puck raced towards the other end of the ice.

At that moment, you used your stick to propel you towards the bench. You knew you weren’t seriously injured — you’d just have a few bad bruises here and there — but your body hurt like a bitch from taking all of those shots. You were greeted with pats on the back from all your teammates on the bench as Hannah jumped back on in your place. You smiled softly as a response, focusing on the jumbotron to see the time left in the game.

One minute. If you could hold off Wisconsin for one minute, you would be a national champion. You watched anxiously as your teammates tried to clear the zone towards the now empty net of Wisconsin, but to no avail. Finally, Joy had managed to send it down the length of the ice, which forced a quick line change. You hopped on the ice with around 30 seconds left and made your way into the defensive zone yet again.

Since McNaughton was pulled, the Badgers had an extra attacker, which made it harder to defend your goal than usual. You weren’t going to give up that easily, however. The puck was passed back in forth between the six Badgers on the ice, each one of them waiting for the perfect shot. The clock wound down as the puck finally landed on Sophie Hegleson’s stick.

Everything seemed to move in slow motion. You could hear nothing as you once again forced yourself to skate in front of her, knowing that this goal would change the trajectory of the game. Your teammates were counting on you, so you were going to give it your all. You braced yourself for impact as the puck hit your back, your body sacrificing itself for the win exactly as the buzzer went off.

The game was over. You were officially a national champion. The sounds of your teammates yelling filled your ears as you let your body collapse to the ice, both in pain and in shock. You took your helmet off to gather yourself as a small smile made its way across your face. You had done it.

Emma skated over to you and pulled you up off of the ice, and you both rushed over to join the dog pile of your teammates on top of Raygan. Although you couldn’t see him, Luke was smiling down at you, a look of immense pride present on his face. He fumbled with the buckeye necklace hanging around his neck as he couldn’t contain his excitement, knowing that you were a national champion.

After you all had settled down and received your medals (but not before shaking hands and congratulating Wisconsin on their tremendous effort), you were allowed to bring family members and friends onto the ice to take pictures. As Luke made his way onto the ice, you excitedly skated over to him, and his arms were wide open to catch you. You smiled widely, your eyes shining brightly, “I did it, Luke. I really did it.”

He cupped your face with his hands, nodding his head in agreement, “You did it, my love. I’m so fucking proud of you.”

You smiled brightly up at him again, your eyes swelling with tears. Luke pulled you into another hug, gently kissing the top of your head, “Go celebrate with your teammates. I’ll be right here waiting for you when you’re done.” He reassured, giving you a soft smile as he wiped away some stray tears that had fallen with the pads of his thumbs. You nodded, skating over and joining Joy. When you were finally given the trophy after she did, you hoisted it high up into the air, ready to show it off to the entire world.

After all, it’s always been Ohio against the world.

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youruser: ohio against the world ❤️🩶

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ohiostatewhky: THAT’S OUR NATIONAL CHAMPION

lukevangelista: BUCK YEAH 🌰

lukevangelista: THAT’S MY GIRLFRIEND

maxmccuee: gross

lukevangelista: my girlfriend just won a national championship, what did yours do?

maxmccuee: go fuck yourself evangelista

youruser: hey now let’s stop arguing (and max i’m the only one who gets to do that with my boyfriend ☺️)

luca.fantilli: OH MY GOD

user1: y/n’s iconic lmfao

user2: LUCA 😭😭

quinnkuntz: yeah, we did that

matthewknies: how are your shins

youruser: i’m not sure you wanna know

matthewknies: fair enough have a good day

colemcward: buckeyes > badgers

_alexturcotte: cole that’s not nice

colemcward: truth hurts buddy, but keep your head up! i’m sure it’ll get better soon 😚

joyv_dunne: HELL YEAH

emmapeschel: always been ohio against the world!!!

kentjohnson.13: check the record books

youruser: hey kj you might want to focus on your 24-50 record first!

kentjohnson.13: it’s actually 24-38-12, thank you very much

youruser: so we’re actually the only team bringing honor to cbus rn, but if you keep it up maybe you can too!!

lhughes_06: HOLY SHIT

adamfantilli: unfortunately can’t argue with that so pipe down kj

kentjohnson.13: okay i’m sorry

user3: pls y/n is so funny 💀

user4: SHE’S DATING LUKE?!

youruser: …surprise?

lukevangelista: something about our friendship being firm idrk

user5: i wanna be y/n when i grow up

ncaaicehockey: honestly same

user6: ncaa what are you doing here 💀

_connorbedard: congrats!!!

alex.vlasic: connor’s big social media debut folks! be nice to him he’s a little shy

adamfantilli: CONNOR CAME OUT OF HIDING

_willsmith2: DID SOMEONE SAY CONNOR BEDARD

youruser: okay let’s take bets, if connor sees his shadow (these comments) it’s six more weeks of his social media hiatus, but if he doesn’t then we’re all blessed by his presence

youruser: (thanks connor)

nickmoldenhaur: six more weeks of winter for sure 😔

user7: i didn’t realize how funny y/n actually is she’s hilarious

brandtclarke55: nah i’m hopeful for an early spring

_connorbedard: you guys are mean

brandtclarke55: …soooo does that count as an early spring or no?

a/n; hope you all enjoy!!! i had fun with this one (also not sure why two of my imagines have revolved around ohio state but this was convenient hahaha), thanks so much for reading!!

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lukeevangelista · 1 year

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imagine joe burrows little sister dating a umich hockey boy (maybe one of the sophs) and when she tells him he gets all protective

Burrow’s Sister

Here’s the long awaited Burrow!Reader fic..

Enjoy

I’m including Sam in this… well bc I love Sam. I don’t have an actual excuse

Also you didn’t specify which year so SURPRISE! Enjoy and find out who the boy i went with is!

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“Of all schools, it had to be someone from Michigan?” Sam chuckled as you walked down the hallway with him, looking for your brother.

You had came down to visit and catch the Ravens game during your school break and obviously see your family while you were in town.

Being close to Sam, Sam had agreed to help you around the facility to find your brother. Plus, Sam was like another brother to you. You had been around, especially when you came down to see your family and Joe, long enough to know most of the boys that were still in Cincinnati since Joe had been there.

When you came down, Joe and Olivia were more than happy to host you, especially because while you did love your parents, they could be overbearing at times and Joe knew this. With him not getting to see you often due to school for you and football for him, he was over the moon when you asked to stay with him.

“I mean..” you awkwardly laughed, “you can’t still be holding a grudge years later Sam.”

“Hey! Once a Buckeye, always a Buckeye.”

“I hate you.” You sighed before letting out a soft chuckle.

Sam tossed his arm around your shoulder, “C’mon, I think he’s in the weight room.” He said, “Can’t wait to watch him flip.”

You chickened out.

You did not tell Joe about Johnny. Joe was already upset about some things and you decided not to press the issue with telling him about Johnny.

“You-“ Sam facepalmed as you two walked out of the weight room, “You should have told him. Because when Jason-“

“Johnny.” You corrected.

“Right- shows up Sunday, Joe isn’t going to be too happy with you and liable to go all protective on you. You know how he is.” Sam said, “Don’t forget how he was about Tristan.”

“Yeah I know.” You sighed, “but don’t forget he was right about Tris tho- as much as I hate to admit it.”

“Oh trust me. He didn’t shut up for weeks about him being right.” Sam mentioned as he opened the front door for you, “We’re all just glad you wisened up because he was literal trash.”

“Oh I know.” You chuckled as Sam walked you to your car, “I’ll see you later Samuel.”

“I told you to stop calling me that!” He playfully shouted as he started to walk back towards the building.

“Never!” You yelled out the window, his flipping you off as you pulled out of the parking lot.

****

“Hi baby.” Johnny grinned as he walked up to you in the parking lot. You were currently tailgating with Olivia and some of the other wives and girlfriend, waiting to enter the stadium.

Johnny had to arrived later than you because of Michigan playing Ohio State that Friday and Saturday night. You were worried he wouldn’t make it, but he assured you he would be there and that he wouldn’t miss it for the world.

“Hi honey.” You wrapped your arms around his waist, feeling him pull you in close as you heard the murmurs from around you.

“Going to introduce us?” Olivia asked as she gave Johnny a small wave, him offering a soft smile as you pulled away from him.

“This is Johnny. My boyfriend.” You said, your voice fading out with the last words as you looked towards the sky, tucking your hands in your back pockets.

“Boyfriend?” Olivia choked on the sip of beer she took, Paige lightly smacking her back as she let out a splutter of coughs, “Joe is going to murder you for keeping this from him.”

“Oh I’m prepared and I’ve warned Johnny.” You nervously chuckled, “Besides, how mad can he be?”

“Don’t be mad.” Olivia said as she laced her hand with Joe’s, him not seeing you with your parents just yet. More importantly, not seeing Johnny just yet.

“Why would I be mad?” He asked as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

“Oh, just wait.” She sighed, “We also might have a slightly unexpected guest tonight.”

“What do you mean slightly?” Joe cocked an eyebrow at her, her shrugging.

“Oh you’ll see.”

Joe and Olivia had finally made their way over to your family. A scowl appeared on Joe’s face the moment he saw you wrapped in an unfamiliar faces arms.

His little sister? With some man he didnt recognize? Who had facial hair? No way.

“And you are?” Joe asked, his chest puffing out slightly as he eyed Johnny up and down, clearly judging him.

“John Beecher.” Johnny unraveled his hand from yours, holding it out to shakes Joe’s, who just ignored it.

“Got it.” He snidely replied as Olivia nudged him the ribs.

“Play nice.” She whispered causing him to roll his eyes at his girlfriend, “I’m assuming well see you at home?” She asked as she watched you nod.

“I think we’re going to go to mom and dad’s and then we’ll be over to settle in. J has his stuff in my car so we’ll get him unpacked for the week.”

Olivia nodded, bidding you both goodbye as Joe followed her to his car.

“Week?!” Joe practically shrieked as they both got into the car, “No fucking way is that.. fuck boy staying with us.”

“He seems nice Joe.” She sighed, “Give him a chance.” she continued, “Don’t forget. You were once that boy too and she’s not twelve anymore.”

Joe let out a grumble under his breath as he started the car.

“He’s not staying here.” Joe grumbled to you ask you sat down beside him, you rolling your eyes.

“Olivia said it was okay.”

“Well you’re not staying in the same room.”

“Liv said it was fine.”

“I did.” Olivia said as she walked into the room.

“You’re being just as overbearing as mom right now J.” You replied, it coming out a little harsher than intended, “Maybe I should have just stayed with mom.”

“Maybe you should have.” He remarked, “At least I wouldn’t have some random dude that’s probably boning my sister in my house.”

“Fuck you Joe.” You hissed as you stood up, “When you’re over whatever this is, then we’ll talk.” You continued, “Until then, just leave me alone.”

“Where are you going?”

“Somewhere where you’re not.” You said as you walked up the stairs to the room you were staying in.

Olivia glared at Joe, him tossing his hands up at her, “What?” He asked, his voice laced with slight hostility.

“You Joe.” She grumbled, “You’ve gotta give this whole protective bullshit up. This is absolutely insane. You’re going to push her away with this.”

Joe let out a groan, knowing she was right as he looked towards her.

“Why are you taking her side?” He asked.

“Because I’ve been in that position with brothers who didn’t like the guy I was dating.” She said causing him to raise his eyebrows at her.

“Oh yeah? Who didn’t they like?” He questioned.

“You.” She stated.

“Wait there’s no way they didn’t like-”

“Don’t try and defend yourself now Burrow. They hated you.” She said, “And you wanna know why?” She watched his reaction, continuing once she saw him nod, “It was because they thought you were exactly how you think that poor boy upstairs is. A complete fuck boy who was going to hurt their sister. Use her and leave her in the dust when he went pro.”

Joe stayed silent as he listened to Olivia speak, “I think you need to give him and chance and I think you need to give her more credit than you do. She’s a smart girl. She’s been hurt once and I know she won't let the same mistake happen again. You and I both know this.” She stated, “I think you need to go makeup with her Joe.” she patted his leg as he let out a sigh, knowing she was right, “I think you should get to know him before you start judging him. He seems like a nice guy and your sister really likes him babe.”

The tension in the room was thick as you sat down.

“I heard.” He said, “I can leave if I need to sweetheart. I don’t want me being here to cause a rift.”

“It’s not J.” You let out a heavy sigh, “Joe is just being Joe. He was like this with the last guy. It’s just a protective thing- he just doesn’t want me getting hurt.”

“I understand that Y/N, but I also don’t want to be the reason you two fight all week either.”

“I’m not doing this.” You stated as you pinched the bridge of your nose, “He’ll get over it. He’s just- he’s Joe. I’m his little sister.” You said as you looked towards Johnny, watching his face change, “I’m his only little sister.” You reiterated, “He’s naturally more protective. He’s always been like this. It’s nothing new-“

“It isn’t.” You heard Joe’s voice butt in, both yours and Johnny’s head snapping towards the door frame, seeing Joe standing there with his arms across his chest, “and it’ll never change.” He said as he walked into the room.

“When did you-“

“I’ve been standing there a couple of minutes.” He chuckled, “but that’s besides the point Y/N.” He continued as he sat down on the desk chair before rolling over to be in front of you and Johnny, “I’ve just been thinking and I was being an ass. You’re my little sister Y/N-“

“Yeah we’ve established that.”

“Okay smartass.” He chuckled, “as I was saying, I’ll always be protective. That’ll never stop. But what will stop is me questioning your choices. You’re a smart girl. You know what you’re doing.” He said, “I have faith in that.”

“Did Olivia tell you to say this?” You scowled. Your brother would never-

“No. She didn’t.” He said, reassuringly, “Maybe a little nudge, but this all from me, not Liv. I need to realize you’re not a child anymore. You’re a young lady who can make her own decisions. You’ve got this.” He said, “and I know you’ll come to me if anything happens and you know I’ll be there. In a heartbeat.”

You leaned forward, quickly wrapping your arms around Joe’s neck, him reciprocating the action, “Thank you Joe.”

“You’re welcome.” He said as he pressed a kiss to the side of your head before you detached yourself from him.

He gave you a grin as he stood up, the chair sliding backwards hitting the wall with a soft thud.

“I’m Joe.” He said as he held his hand out to Johnny, Johnny immediately standing up as he realized what was going on.

“Nice to meet you Joe, I’m Johnny.” Johnny said as he shook his hand.

“Now c’mon downstairs, I think we need to get to know you better.” Joe grinned, “I think you’ll be sticking around for a while.”

“Does this mean he doesn’t have to move his stuff?” You laughed as you watched Joe whip around, his eyes glaring at you before them softening, “Too far?”

“Just no funny business, okay?” He sighed.

“Deal.” You letting out another laugh as you three made it down the stairs.

Olivia was sitting on the couch, her watching their every move as she saw Johnny and Joe start to joke around as you both sat down beside her, Joe on the other side.

With a soft smile on your face, you cuddled into Johnny’s side as his arm was slung over your shoulder as you watched two of the most important men in your life starting to finally get along, warming your heart to no end.

“Thank you for coming.” You whispered as you looked up at him.

“Thank you for having me.” He grinned as he pressed a kiss to your forehead.

“Gross.” Joe muttered under his breath before letting out a chuckle at your reaction.

“Fuck off Burrow.” You whipping your head around, staring at him.

“You first.”

“Go to bed you little shit,” he said as he reached over, giving your head a light shove, “You all will have an early morning.”

“Wait- why?”

“You’re crazy if you think we don’t have stuff planned.” He said as he stood up, “Goodnight kid.” He wrapped his arms around you, giving you a tight squeeze.

“Goodnight Joe.” You whispered into his chest, wrapping your arms around his waist, your cheek smooshed against him. “Love you.”

“Love you more.” He said, “Now get to bed. We’ve got a long day tomorrow.”

You gave Olivia a side hug as you and Johnny made your way up the stairs.

“I think he likes me.” Johnny grinned from beside you as you two brushed your teeth, getting ready for bed.

“Oh really?” You laughed as you spat the toothpaste into the sink, “I think-“

“Please don’t diminish my hope.” He chuckled.

“You know I can’t do that.” You smiled as you turned towards him, your hands on his shoulders, slowly making their way down his chest, “You know I love ruining your day.” You joked.

“You could never ruin my day.” He said, pressing a kiss to the top of your head, “Never ever.”

You gave him a quick kiss as you two finished getting ready for bed, quickly setting an alarm.

You two laid there for what felt like ever, but in reality, it was only 30 minutes before you rolled over to face him.

“You know, he does like you.” You said, your eyes scanning the profile of his face.

“I figured.” He said, “I’m glad he does. I know he means a lot to you.”

“Good.” You replied, “You mean a lot to me too.” You said, “ Just as much.”

“Good.” He said, pulling you into his chest, you both slowly drifting off to sleep.

#sam hubbard #joe burrow #soft thoughts w/ari

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starry-hughes · 1 year

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youngest hughes sister committing to ohio state for hockey… but she doesn’t tell her brothers. so signing day comes around and everyone (except ellen and jim) think she’s gonna commit to umich like luke and quinn and the 3 of them are so excited that they bake her a cake… and then she’s like “well, this is awkward. go buckeyes???”

you didn’t exactly tell your brothers you were signing with ohio. they were all under the impression you were going to umich like they were.

they surprised you with a cake, a sweet gesture but decorated in the umich colors. you made eye contact with your parents, giving them a nervous smile.

“what’s wrong? you don’t like it?” luke asked softly. “no, i love it! it’s just uh,” you said softly, “i didn’t commit there.”

quinn and luke’s faces fell, jack looking at you with bewilderment. your mom brought out a cake, decorated in ohio colors. your parents wearing ohio shirts for you.

“go buckeyes?” you laughed nervously.

#osu!hughes sister

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yankstrash · 1 year

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Rival, Sweet, Rival ~ Cole McWard

You walked through the hallways of Yost Arena that you knew all too well. Being the daughter of the University of Michigan's ice hockey coach, this place was engraved in your brain. You knew every inch of this arena inside and out, including where the locker rooms were, which is where you were headed now.

Your heart began to speed up as you saw the sign that read ‘Away Locker Room’, and had the Ohio State logo taped onto it, as the rivals were in town for the weekend. You had been looking forward to this weekend for multiple reasons; The Wolverines got to play the Buckeyes, the winner got bragging rights for one of the biggest rivalries in sports, it was sure to be a duel and most importantly, you got to see your boyfriend.

Never did you think you would be dating a boy who played for an opposing team, especially one from Ohio State. Yet here you were; pacing outside the opposing team's locker room, eagerly waiting for your 6 '1, dark haired, green eyed, hockey playing boyfriend, whom you haven’t seen in months, to come greet you.

You fidgeted with your fingers as you waited for Cole to appear. This always happened when you finally got to see him. Despite the fact that the two of you have been going out for almost a year now, you always get so nervous when you see him, especially when it’s been a while. With Cole being a college athlete and you two living in different states, it wasn’t often that you got to see him.

Over the summer the two of you saw each other as much as possible, which was quite a bit. However, once hockey season started, your meetups became less frequent, only getting to see each other when Michigan played Ohio State, or on the rare occasion that he didn’t have hockey.

You met Cole last hockey season at a party. It was the night before Michigan played OSU, and the Michigan boys threw a party. Despite the rivalry, they had some friends on OSU, Cole being one of them, and they extended the invite to them. The two of you started talking, hit it off immediately and the rest is history. You didn’t think you’d ever hear from him again after that night, but like he promised he texted you the following morning, met up with you at the arena and almost a year later here you are, waiting to see your beloved boyfriend before his big game.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, he appeared in your eyesight. Still dressed in his pregame outfit, your eyes almost bulged out of your head when you saw him in his suit. He beamed his award winning smile at you, his eyes glistening as he took long strides over to you.

He is so handsome.

And he only gets more handsome every time you see him.

Once he was close enough to do so, you took a 2 step sprint before jumping into his arms, wrapping your legs around his waist and burying your head in his neck.

All the nerves you were feeling vanished as you held your boyfriend tight, breathing in his scent and gracefully enjoying the feeling of being in his arms as you haven’t been able to do so in almost 2 months.

The nerves were replaced by joy and warmth, as they always were when you finally got to see him.

While long distance is not ideal, these moments make up for it, every single time. While you wish you could have and hold your boyfriend as much as you’d like, something about getting to jump right into his arms and hold him close after so long overpowers the sadness of not getting to be with him 24/7.

“I missed you so much.” You mumbled into his neck, trying to keep the happy tears from falling.

“I missed you too, pretty girl.” Cole replied, swaying you back and forth as he held you up.

“I need to see your face.” He said, gently placing you on the ground and taking your face in his large hands.

He wiped a few tears that had managed to slip out with his thumbs, smiling brightly as he looked into your eyes.

“You are so beautiful, my love. You get more beautiful every time I see you.” He said as he stroked your cheeks with his thumbs.

You beamed as you leaned in, not being able to wait to kiss him any longer.

It was gentle, passionate and patient. There was no eagerness or rush behind it, it was perfect.

Your first kiss whenever you finally get to see Cole again is always perfect. Even though it’s always after weeks or months, there is never any hurry or sloppiness to it. He kisses you like it’s your first ever kiss, and like it could be your last one. He makes it as sweet and gentle as possible, while still showing you that he has been waiting forever to do it.

Breaking apart, you wrap one arm around his neck while bringing your hand up to his cheek, holding his face in your small hand.

“It’s so worth it, every time. You are so worth the wait, baby.” You whisper as your foreheads rest against each other.

“Every single time.”

Rivalries are great on the ice, field, court and diamond; but when you find one that has a place in your heart, you hold them close and enjoy every single moment.

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