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NHL Teams as Country Flags: The Calgary Flames
“While Calgary may be in the north, the warmth of the people makes the flame the perfect icon for Calgary. The red evokes the power of the citizens. The black symbolizes the mystery of the area, as many have visited, but the area still has much to reveal. The white is for the clarity of the skies as well as the openness of the people. However, as the yellow reveals, the people and the area, while nice and warm, are fiercely protective.”
summary: you haven’t seen his face since he walked out your door, but the holiday season brings up old feelings.
word count: 3.7k
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disclaimer: I’ve never actually seen parent trap...
Christmas used to be your favorite holiday. The music, the lights, the atmosphere—you loved it all. You went overboard with gifts, starting shopping in November for the perfect sentimental present for nearly every person in your life.
Christmas used to be your favorite holiday.
Past tense.
CALGARY FLAMES: Full retro, baby
summary: you’re tired of hiding how you feel from Matthew, so you risk everything for chance at happiness.
warnings: none really, angst
word count: 4.7k
note from the writer: here it is! this is the last part, and I'm super proud of how this whole thing turned out. make sure to take this survey to help me decide what to work on next!
read part one here
Three weeks. It had been three, miserable, weeks since you last saw Matt. It felt like an eternity, and you weren’t sure how you had managed to go so long without seeing him. He was your best friend, and he had made every attempt to reach out to you since then. Texts, snapchats, and even a phone call late one night. It was killing you to be so distant from him.
“So what’d you do to Chucky?”
summary: you’re tired of hiding how you feel from Matthew, so you risk everything for a chance at happiness
word count: 5.2k
warnings: a couple of swears, allusions to sex, angst
note from the writer: I'd like to thank @hockeymenorattractiveboys and @spookymakar for listening to me ramble about how to format this. I’d also like you all to let me know what you think :) please don’t hate me :)
read part two here
If there was a time that you ever turned down the chance to spend time with Matthew Tkachuk, something was wrong. He was your person, the one you texted when you had good news and a bad day. The one that could cheer you up with a grin and a terrible joke. He kissed your cheeks to dry your tears and held you close and told you how much he loved you every day.
He was the closest thing to a relationship you had.
But Matthew Tkachuk didn’t do relationships.
calgary flames: c of red
summary: there’s absolutely no way you and Matt have feelings for each other, right?
warnings: mentions of past drinking
word count: 5.1k
note from the writer: my love for sam and rasmus really jumped out in this one, huh. let me know what you think!
Matthew Tkachuk was a constant presence in your life no matter how much you wished he wasn’t. He was loud, cocky, and it absolutely did not help that he knew just exactly how attractive he was.
Not that you found him attractive, of course.
summary: you’re determined to make Matt see that you’re not too good for him.
warnings: mentions of alcohol
word count: 3.2k
note from the writer: sorry for everything I put you guys through with the first part, I hope this makes up for it :)
summary: you’re criminally good, and Matt can’t help but fall in love with you.
warnings: mentions of alcohol
word count: 3.7k
note from the writer: I really wrote this in one night, immediately after posting my last Matt fic. I might have a problem. lmk what you think!
summary: four times you were forced to spend time with Matthew plus one time you chose to.
warnings: mentions of drinking, swearing
word count: 7.2k
note from the writer: is it bad that I’ve already started another Matt fic? also this gif is *chef’s kiss* amazing
Friends to lovers where you’re an intern in the sports medicine department!! Maybe a 4+1 (idk) and I can’t stop thinking about the Flames doing yoga like twice a week
I have been thinking about the flames as a whole so this resonates with me. also, that trope is gold and very well make an appearance in a later fic
enjoy this terribly drawn watercolor flames logo bc quarantine is that bad now
summary: you never were the best at addressing your feelings with Matthew, and neither was he.
warnings: mentions of smut, some steaminess, alcohol
word count: 4.7k
summary: four times you thought Matthew was just teasing and the one time you realized he wasn’t.
warnings: mentions of alcohol, swearing, the works
word count: 3.9k
note from the writer: I’m not in love with how the first part or so turned out but it gets better at the end? at least I hope I wrote it at 2 in the morning
summary: you really don't like Matt’s quarantine mustache.
warnings: mention of the COVID-19 quarantine, Matt’s stupid mustache, but that’s really it
word count: 1.1k
note from the writer: I apologize for how short/awful this is. I’m not exactly happy with how it turned out, but I had this idea and I had to get it out of my system.
summary: Matthew introduces his newborn to his brother, and Brady can’t resist the chirp.
word count: 1k
note from the writer: the first installment in the hockey baby series! check the series masterlist for rules on requesting/giving ideas and disclaimers! and lastly, I'd like to thank @barzdeep for the idea (which I modified slightly)!
summary: Matthew Tkachuk and a relaxing night don’t belong in the same sentence. Or, in other words, your boyfriend is a nuisance and he knows it.
warnings: mentions of sex
word count: 1.6k
