#wltay

[raysofcrosby]

honestly, this is peak matthew w scarlett AND payson at the asg weekend 😭 mainly scarlett bc payson would be too busy causing chaos w the players around them

#wltay #wltay: tkachuk fam #wltay: scarlett tkachuk #wltay: payson tkachuk

[idontgiveaflyinggrayson69]

@c-tangerine:

Wow! A new part to your amazing Baby Beau story and a new part to What Life Throws at You from @raysofcrosby ?! This is like the birthday of my dreams!! Thank you!!

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I hope you like it!! I won’t be posting it until tomorrow afternoon/evening at the earliest tho because I just sent it to my beta and she usually reads my work over in the morning. Happy birthday!! xx

#wltay #anthony beauvillier #matt tkachuk #babybear #submission #baby bear story

[raysofcrosby]

have been working on ethan’s wltay bonus ch when i have the time, but for the last few days there’s been another unexpected bonus ch i’ve been thinking about working on 🤪👀😭

#hehehehehehehee #wltay

[raysofcrosby]

With all of this reveal about Matthew's fractured sternum and how he still played I've been wondering how Caroline would react to it. Would she let him play? Stand her ground and tell him not to? Would she try to get him to sit out? I miss the WLTAY universe so much! I've reread it already since playoffs started. I hope to see more bonus chapters if you're still wanting to write them!

so, for wltay-verse sake– let's pretend that this situation took place later on down the line ((lets say its the era w both ethan is 13 and scarlett is 2 and care tech is prego w payson but they don't know it yet)) so ethan and scar are the only kids and it's the 2028-2029 season, bc obvi the story takes place during the 2023-2024 szn<3333

BUT OHHHH 100% care would not be for him playing!!!!

obvi its important to know that care is v much well aware matt is a grown man and can make his own decisions, but she is also not afraid to voice her opinions as well when it comes to suggesting what he should do about the injury bc yk obviously she knows there’s chances of injuries w hockey, so when he gets injured and has to get checked out, she’s not too worried, but the moment it was discovered just how serious his injury was ((bc HELLO a fractured sternum!!!!!)) she would immediately be on the side of caution and tell him maybe he should sit out.

like when they're back at home and the kids are all in bed and yk he played it cool w ethan and scarlett so it didn't worry them, but when it's just him and care, she's sitting there in bed watching him kind of slowly get into bed and she's all "okay, tell me what they really said" bc she knows obvi he played it safe for the kids.

and he tells her that yk "they said i probably fractured my sternum" and she's all "probably?" bc is sus of how he said it and she knows they took him to the hospital after they saw him after the game ((aka he told ethan he just had to yk do some press stuff so he wouldn't worry)) and yk he finished getting into bed and he's all "okay, so i fractured my sternum." and yk care's all just in shock and concerned obviously and he kinda cuts it off w a "they think it happened when i hit the ice after that hit from kolesar. but i'm fine, i promise–"

and ma'am is all like "fine?! matthew you're walking like you're 70 and in need of a double hip replacement," and she kind of motions at him all "you can barely breathe without looking like you're in pain."

"it's fine, care. they gave me some 800 ibuprofen for tonight, and i should be better in the morning."

OFC this is an answer that ms caroline tkachuk DOES NOT appreciate bc she follows up w a "its a broken bone, matthew. ibuprofen doesnt fix a broken bone. you can't play like this."

to which matt's obviously all up in arms bc "it's the stanley cup finals, care! it's at most three more games of my life. who knows when it'll happen again?"

"it happened before, matthew. five season ago–"

"exactly, care! five seasons! it took me five seasons to get to another stanley cup!"

and yk they're not exactly fighting, but it's not calm either yk?? and care's not trying to parent him or keep him from his dream, but she also knows he's in full on hockey tough guy mode and will do anything without letting something stop him from reaching the stanley cup again yk???

so not wanting to fight anymore, she says "fine, we'll see how you feel in the morning," and they go to sleep.

so obvi it's next morning, matt gets up for morning skate when care's up w scar and he gets back by the time everyone is awake and yk he's still trying to play it cool but its considerably hard for him since he woke up more sore this morning. and when its time to wake him up from post game nap to eat yk, ethan asks if him and scar can go do it ((and since fam is in town, we'll keep it true and say brady was staying over and helped matt out of bed)) but care says "yk what, let's let beebee do it and you guys can help me set up dad's plate"

so brady goes up and care doesn't really hear a lot of movement upstairs, so she tells ethan to watch scarlett and she'll be right back– so she goes upstairs and actively sees brady trying to help matt stand up out of their bed and ma'am immediately is like "absolutely not, you're not playing tonight"

and matt's all "care, i was just laying down too long" ((while he's yk, still pushing through trying to breathe normally))

"that's bullshit and you know it matthew. look me in my face and tell me that brady didn't have to help you sit up in bed, that it doesn't hurt you to breathe or that you can stand yourself up right now. if you can do that and wholeheartedly believe it's the truth, then i'll drop it."

and yk mans already knows she's going to see through him, but he still tries to play it tough and yk kinda moves brady aside and prepares to push himself out of bed. he does it but obvi it's super shaky at first and brady and caroline are kinda standing closeby in case he falls and he stands himself up but is kinda out of breath and hurting when he's standing there and he's all "i'm telling them im playing tonight, care. i can't let this opportunity pass me up, who knows how many good years i have left." ((cue the male dramatics lmfao))

in true caroline fashion, ma'am is not thrilled and is all "i don't think you understand how serious this injury is matthew. you play tonight and take another bad hit or bad fall and you could further hurt yourself matthew and your career could be over. are you ready to even think about that possibility at 31???"

and ofc matthew's all "i'll be fine, care. i've been playing this game a long time, i can still play tough and be safe."

SO PULLING THE MOM CARD, CARE'S ALL "would you let ethan do it??"

"that's not fair."

"of course its fair. if ethan had the very same injury as you and you, as the adult knew the repercussions of what would happen if he played, would you let him play?"

POOR BRADY IS JUST STANDING THERE LIKE 👁👄👁 "maybe we should just let him go see the trainers–"

and care's all "shut it brady" and turns to matthew like "well, would you? would you let your son risk his life and career for three games?"

so they just kind of stand there staring at each other and matt's finally like "no," and before care can say anything he adds on a "but i'm not ethan."

to which care adds a "but you are to your mom and dad"

ANYWHO ITS LIKE ARUING W A BRICK WALL AND CARE KNOWS THAT ITS NOT GETTING ANYWHERE SO SHE JUST HUFFS AND IS ALL LIKE "fine, if you want to play tonight matthew, then do it."

and yk they go on w the day and matthew plays game four ((much to caroline's dismay)) and ofc she and the kids go to the game and yk care is v much not thrilled about him playing and everytime hes on the ice she's panicked and at the end of the night when they're home and getting ready for bed there might be a slight silence between them bc obvi she's pissed but yk they do the kids nighttime routine and then go to their room

but she helps him shower ((bc showering after the game was too painful)) and get ready for bed and she's helping him into bed and once he's comfy and she makes sure hes got everything he needs, she gets on her side and even her just getting into the bed kind of moves him and obvi that hurts and so she's just worried the whole time and when they're settling down into bed matt kind of moves his arm out to her so he can hold her hand and she does

and he's all "you were right, i shouldn't have played tonight. some of the guys had to help me get my gear on and i should've known that was a sign for me not to play...but care, it's–"

"i know...it's the stanley cup finals. and im sorry if it seemed like i was dismissing you, but matthew...this is a v scary and serious injury." and she kinda hears him yk trying not to breathe too hard or anything bc yk pain and she's like "hurt?"

"like hell," and she can see hes super emotional bc they both kind of know that that was most likely his last game of the season bc of how much pain hes in and so shes just being super comforting w him and soft night yk

#anon #answered #wltay

[raysofcrosby]

omg, I just got so excited bc I saw the reboot notification of wltay & thought it was a new chapter 😅

agdhjflsk i am so sorry 💀

i haven’t been able to write too much lately bc my new shift is ten hours but i also work a ton of OT when i can and by the time i get home im sleepy— but i have been able to write some on my days off!!!

so i can’t promise the next ch by the end of the year, but i can say its about 85-90% finished 🥰

#anon #answered #wltay

[raysofcrosby]

BASICALLY ethan in that wltay all star game bonus ch when it came to getting mat barzal to meet caroline 💀

#Matthew was sooooo stressed 💀💀💀💀 #wltay #wltay: ethan tkachuk

[raysofcrosby]

the way this is truly ethan w all of his siblings 😭

#mans tries to get them to walk way before they’re ready too #but is also their number one cheerleader anytime they try to walk 😭 #wltay #wltay: ethan tkachuk #wltay: tkachuk fam

[raysofcrosby]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8JPggMD/

I FOUND THE PERFECT VIDEO OF ETHAN AS A KID AND HE’S HOLDING BABY SCARLETT WHILE MIC’D UP AT THE GAME!!!! THIS KID IS LITERALLY YOUNG ETHAN

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YOU STOP IT RN BC YOU'RE 100% CORRECT!!!! THAT IS TOTALLY KID!ETHAN WHEN HE'S WATCHING MATT'S GAMES 😭 ESP THE BABY SCARLETT PART!!! THE "dad?" "no, no that's not dad, that's dad" 💀😭

BUT YES 100% AGREE YOU'VE FOUND THE ULTIMATE KID!ETHAN TIKTOK

#anon #answered #wltay #wltay: ethan tkachuk #wltay: scarlett tkachuk

[raysofcrosby]

With your WLTAY story did you have the whole story planned out like sequels chapters included or were you inspired to keep writing for it when you had finished because you heard alot of feedback and interest in it? And did/do you have ideas for more chapters that you could possible write or chapters that you have written off doing because you don’t want to do them anymore or struggled with? Sorry i am very nosey 👃🏻🥸. It is my absolute favorite story on this whole site i have told soo many people to read it! Reblog! Reblog! Spread the content! 📖 🗺️

i think about right towards the end of the fic is when i got a little more inspired to keep writing for it even after it was finished!! like when i realized how much i enjoyed writing their little fam and then saw how many people enjoyed reading the fic, i felt more inspired to just think up of a few bonus chs that went further into detail of events that didn't get that much in the main fic.

like w the au version of the eight years earlier ch where matt knows from the beginning, i really enjoyed kind of going into the "what ifs" of it yk?? and then just going more into detail w their wedding and scarlett being born, it was a lot of fun for me as a writer to just dive further into those storylines talked and thought about, but not written about.

in total, i have about eight bonus chs planned, counting the au and the christmas special!! right now i've posted six!! the last two are going to be the images below 🥰 it's just taken me a bit to write bc i dont have as much free time and lately it's been hard to write, even when i do!! tho i have been writing tidbits of the next ch ((which is the first image))

tysm for even taking the time to read this fic, let alone share it 😭 💙💙💙 that truly means a lot and be nosey all you want!!! this fic truly has my whole heart and i will always answer questions for it, tho i cant always promise it'll be in a timely manner 💀

#anon #answered #wltay

[raysofcrosby]

i went to go see the little mermaid tn and in the row in front of us was a dad w two of his daughters ((who looked maybe eight and five, maybe six)) and the youngest was dressed up as ariel and the oldest had a little mermaid dress on and a big sparkly bow and it was literally the cutest thing ever 😭

it also gave me wltay vibes where maybe matt has a father daughter day w scarlett and payson and they go to see a live action disney movie or its one of those flashback cinema days where they reshow old movies in theatres 😭😭

#wltay #wltay: tkachuk fam

[raysofcrosby]

Wait we’re getting another chapter of wtlay!!!!! I cannot wait. But please take your time and take care of yourself first

yes!!!

it’s mainly about ethan going off to usntdp for those two years and then his year before the draft!! so there will be heavy cameos from scarlett, payson and oliver!! 🥰

im just working a lot of hours rn ((bc w the state of the economy we need the OT money 🥲)) and have been writing it little by little 💀 but here’s the cover!!

#anon #answered #wltay

[raysofcrosby]

do any of the tkachuk kids have a pregnancy scares? And how would caroline and matthew handle that? (And why is it payson??) ;)

i've v briefly brushed on this topic w ethan earlier this year on how matt and caroline would react, here but i never considered the other kids 💀 but aklsfjsdf leave miss payson alone!!! she's an angel!!! 😩

if any of the kids were to have a pregnancy scare, i really don't think it would be ethan. just because straight off the bat once he's in high school and yk kids start talking about it, etc, matt and caroline are v open w him about safe sex and stuff, not only bc they absolutely don't want to be young grandparents ((perf karma for their parents lol)) but bc caroline knows what it's like to be a teen parent and like any parent, wants better for her kids, but they would both b v supportive regardless.

HOWEVER, on that note, despite matt and caroline being v open w the kids about safe sex yk if there did happen to be a pregnancy scare, i honestly think it honestly would either be scarlett or theo, MAYBE payson ((lil angel<33)) once they're old enough.

scarlett is the first girl, so for matt it's kind of uncharted territory and for caroline, she relies v heavily on how her mom and chantal talked to her about safe sex yk?? so once she's old enough and starts dating, caroline is v open w her about yk birth control and safe sex and how protection is key no matter birth control or not ((pretty much w all of the kids)) so we'll put scarlett at like 16/17 and she's been dating her boyfriend for a good bit– one day, let’s say it’s around winter semester exams in HS ((and miss scarlett got caroline’s smarts so yk she’s in honors and ap courses)) miss scarlett goes to caroline one night when they’re all getting ready to head out to one of payson’s hockey games ((miss ma’am is in middle school at this time so it could either be for her school or league/travel idk how that works in missouri which is where they are at this point in time)), matt’s already there w payson, oliver and the twins bc caroline had some school stuff to do and scarlett was taking extra study time— so it’s just her and caroline at home at this point. caroline’s all ready to go and when scarlett comes in she’s all “are you ready to go?” and miss scarlett just blurts out “my period’s late” bc yk ma’am has been internalizing her panic and caroline’s all standing there like 🧍🏻‍♀️👁👄👁 and is like “okay,” and yk that’s kinda all she can get out bc miss scarlett is PANIC rambling about how yk her and her boyfriend have been safe and she’s always taken her pill but she thinks maybe a condom broke or something— like full on panicking!!! but have no fear bc despite matt’s snipping ((bc let’s be real, caroline would have him get one and he’d be like okay cool!!!)) they still keep around pregnancy tests and caroline has her take two ((one for yk balance just in case)) and both are ✨negative✨ so caroline’s like yk you could just be a little stressed w school, so let’s wait a few days before we do another one and then we’ll head to a doctor — but have no fear, miss scarlett got her period the next day and came running to caroline like “yay” and matt’s just like “huh?? why weren’t you ever happy like that?? you were always grouchy” 💀

payson...lord dear little angel, ma'am is just a "i mean, i think i'm good, but yk i'm actually not sure so i got a test 🤪" kind of pregnancy scare yk?? ma'am absolutely will tell matt first bc she tagged along w him at the store and just plainly tosses a pregnancy test in the basket and he’s like “excuse me??? who is that for?? did your mother tell you to get them??” ((scarlett will be off at school bc she’d be 19 and it wouldn’t be amelia bc she’d literally be 12)) and payson’s all “no it’s for me” and man’s about drops right in the middle of the store 😭 like literally cannot come up w the words to speak so all he does if they cut their trio short, calls caroline ((who’s out w yk the moms and taryn and emma)) and is like “YOUR DAUGHTER has something to tell you” and ma’am is confused and payson’s just like “dad’s being dramatic bc i put a box of pregnancy tests in the cart, tell him to chill out i think im fine i only got them just in case” 💀 so it’s a tense ride home and they’re greeted by a calm yet stressed caroline and matt needs to decompress on the couch, so caroline takes payson to their room and yk takes the test and it’s negative and yk caroline gives her a little “be safe, and pls don’t give your dad a heart attack” speech and then sends her on her way before going to check on matt who at this point is sitting on the couch w a beer in his hand all dramatic like “pls tell me im not going to be a grandpa,”

now theo– he's like a slightly less chaotic payson in this situation bc he's still pretty panicky about it, but he doesn’t blatantly just blurt it out without a care in the world yk?? HE ALSO doesn’t go to matt and caroline immediately— he actually tells ethan first at a workout they’re doing in the off season ((he’s 16)) and ethan’s ((who is a whole ass family man at this point)) is like “ummm…okay, uh, did she take a test??” And theo’s all “i dunno she just said she was worried bc she had missed some pills and stuff” 💀 so ethan’s like “okay, you definitely need to talk to mom and dad” just bc he knows like they’ll be able to help him more than he can— so one weekend theo has a plan yk??? like mans has his girlfriend come over before they go out on a date and has matt and caroline sitting right there in the living room and is like “soooo she might be pregnant??” and matt’s like “is that a question??😭” and theo’s just like “no??” AND HIS POOR GIRLFRIEND is red in the face and trying to get him to stop bickering w matt and caroline notices and is like “both of you shut up” and yk asks the girlfrined id she wants something to drink and she says sure and caroline takes her into the kitchen and is like “i don’t know if theo’s told you, but yk i had his older brother when i was 18, so i might be able to help you if you want??” and this little adorable teen is all “thank you mrs tkachuk, but everything’s okay now…” kind of hinting that yk— no baby bc period is there and caroline’s like “okay sounds good! here’s a bottle of water, enjoy your date” and yk go back into the kitchen and shuts down the matt/theo bickering and sends them on their way and matt’s all “ethan knew about this and didn’t even give us a ‘hey, just so you know so you don’t have a heart attack on the couch’ heads up!!! what a little asshole 😩” and then care’s like “she’s not pregnant,” and matt’s about to question how caroline knows that and then is like “okay great, i need a drink”

#wltay #wltay: tkachuk fam #wltay: scarlett tkachuk #wltay: payson tkachuk #wltay: theodore & amelia tkachuk #anon #answered

[raysofcrosby]

which players do you think payson would cause the most havoc with? and why is it trevor and jack?

honestly, that’s exactly who she’d cause the most chaos with!! trevor and jack would absolutely just steal her away and just honestly have too much fun— like they’d be on the ducks, devils, nhl AND flames insta stories for max cuteness

#anon #answered #wltay #wltay: payson tkachuk

[raysofcrosby]

uncle Brady calling Payson PayDay is something I would like to request be made canon

STOP IT RN

PAYDAY 😭

and he says it on purpose too yk?? bc really she's lovingly know as paypay by the siblings and pay by the rest of the fam– but yk lovingly teasing his niece like a good uncle does, he'll call her payday and payson will always be like "noooooo beebee, paypay." and brady's all "ohhh okay, i got it. payday!" and its just a loving cycle

just gonna add that in real quick; man's already refers to her as a mini hanson or bash brother just bc she screams chaos...but i absolutely love payday too so its becoming canon that that's his special nickname for her 😭

#anon #answered #wltay #wltay: payson tkachuk

[raysofcrosby]

what are the middle names of all six kids?

i– for the life of me I KNOW i have them written down somewhere, but for some reason cannot find the middle names for the last three kids 🥲😭 ((and i hate myself for it)) so for rn we're just gonna add some middle names for them <3

ethan is ethan matthew

scarlett is scarlett faith

payson is payson rose

oliver is oliver james

and the twins are theodore alexander & amelia jade

#anon #answered #wltay #wltay: tkachuk fam #wltay: ethan tkachuk #wltay: payson tkachuk #wltay: scarlett tkachuk #wltay: oliver tkachuk #wltay: theodore & amelia tkachuk

[raysofcrosby]

ok, but all-star weekend is making me be in my wltay feels!!! what’s a moment from any of matt or even Ethan’s all-star weekends that is memorable for the tkachuk fam?

tbh for them i think every all star weekend that matt is invited to is a good experience for them and makes a ton of memories, esp that first one he took ethan to!!!

if anything tho, i think one of the most memorable ones for matt would be yk when scarlett's old enough to tag along ((since it's three years between her and payson, so its just her and ethan)) and yk ethan's the big brother who's by her side and getting to sit w them on the ice or in the bench area w their little jerseys is always fun.

and if he's in any events, then definitely seeing them cheer him on is always a nice thing for him, but really i think it's just having them there and getting to kind of involve them in his job and holding onto a one year old scarlett who's decked out in her little jersey w her blonde curls in pigtails and bows and clapping for anyone and everyone 😭

SO BASICALLY matt's first w ethan, the first one w ethan AND scarlett, and then i'd say probably his last all-star weekend w all the kids would be some memorable ones.

and for ethan, he would probably have two top memorable ones!!! his first one where he gets to participate w brady and matt ((and then having his siblings split up on who's jersey they're wearing, daddy's or ethie's)) and then the one where yk he's married and him and melody have a kid and he gets to kind of carry on that tradition of bringing his son or daughter to the all star game and getting to experience what he did when he was a kid 🥹

#anon #answered #wltay #wltay: tkachuk fam #wltay: ethan tkachuk