This Idea Grabbed Me First Thing This Morning And Will NOT. LET. GO.

This idea grabbed me first thing this morning and will NOT. LET. GO. 

What if the reason Sid was so talented so early on was because Troy sold Sid's soul to a crossroads demon? And the injuries of the last few years are because the deal is coming due. Of course, Sid doesn't know anything about a demon deal and his current level of talent is purely because he works so hard at it and has for so long. Starting with all the little injuries and damage he's suffering, people start making jokes about him having a deal coming due (this being a world where that is a thing). Sid brushes them off, of course, because he knows he's never made any deals with anyone. Geno starts taking a closer look at things, though, because he comes from a long line of cursebreakers although he's never done much of it himself. Then he has to explain to Sid that yes, there was a deal and if Sid doesn't find a way out of it, he's done. Geno calls on the expertise of the Russian collective and also someone unexpected, like maybe Craig or Tanner (maybe going to Ivy League schools makes them good at getting people out of deals and that's why it's made such a big deal of?) and of course, Sid is freaking out because oh my god, he thought demon deals were just a myth, he didn't think anyone actually DID that. And maybe Mario helps too—he had a deal, but got out of it by paying a price (cancer) and was able to go back to hockey. Of course there's angst with Sid's parents, because Troy is completely unrepentant: Sid's had the opportunity to play all this time AND he won a Cup and how does Sid not appreciate what Troy did for him? Where Sid is all, hey, I did this for MYSELF by working hard even if the original talent came from the deal. The deal is finally successfully broken and in the midst of all this, Sid and Geno have fallen for each other (or more accurately, realize their feelings are more than friendship). 

Someone really, really needs to write this. Please?

I'd read it.

Lorelai Winters goes to the American Midwest for a story of love in unexpected places!

The first time Brandon Bollig meets Andrew, his niece’s kindergarten teacher, he can’t shake the feeling he’s seen him before. When he’s out at the local bar to watch the Blackhawks game, a fight breaks out in the corner — and sure enough, there’s Andrew, bleeding from the cheek with a broken beer bottle in his hand.

At first, Brandon is determined to get his niece out of Andrew’s class and decides to get as much dirt on him as possible. But the more time they spend together, the more Brandon realizes there might be more than just suspicion drawing him to the feisty schoolteacher. There might be a little attraction, too.

People who use a lot of swear words tend to be more honest and trust worthy.

(via amongtheflowerss)

I’m an honest fuckin’ bitch for sure.

(via alikat7)

Oh fuck you, Patrick Kane, for making me cry. 

"It was.. I can’t even describe it. My legs were shaking like crazy. He said, 'Hey, I have a present for you.' I was like, 'Whoa, I get to keep his stick? Wow.' It was, I have to admit, pretty cool. I felt like I was king of the world.”         Jack drops the puck 19/10/2013

my hobbies include talking about my fandom to people who don’t care about my fandom

Put it away, Giroux.

Scrunchy bunny face just gets me every time. Also, I would not object if the press would lower those mikes just a little.