"I can't believe you brought me here Steph. I'm totally out of place." I say covering my stomach with my arms. We were surrounded by models and a bunch of famous sports players. The models kept laughing at me which didn't help.
I was really short and not super skinny. I was far from being model perfect.
"Oh come on (y/n). I promise this will be fun. The guys aren't even in this part of the building. We just need to get through to the elevator."
"Fine." I sigh as we star weaving through people again. Eventually we made it to the elevator and got in.
"So who all is going to be here?"
"Uh Mitch, Auston, Kappy, Travis, Freddie, probably Jake, Morgan, Tyler, I'm not sure about any others but girlfriends will also be there."
"You're hiding something. What is it? Who else is coming?"
"Weeell hes already there." The elevator doors opened and we got out, going down the hallway. "William is here."
"Uugh Stephie." I wined.
"I'm sorry but you know how much I want you guys to get together. You'd be perfect together and I thought this would be a good time to get to know each other."
"You're not sorry at all." I rolled my eyes at my friend. "But you do know things are weird right?"
"Things aren't that weird. He flirts with you."
"Yeah but it's always joking. And I dont know how to react to it. I can't flirt at all so I'm just weird and awkward."
"Well drink then. You get more confident when you're tipsy."
"Fine I'll just hang out with you Auston and Mitch."
"Okat that's fine." She said as we showed our ID passes to the security. They let us in and there were a bunch of of hockey guys sitting around. The atmosphere was very chill compared to downstairs. Mitch was already drunk and his eyes lit up when he saw us. He stumbled over to us giving each of us a side hug and a kiss on the head.
"My girls! I thought you were never gonna get here."
"Well if (y/n) hadn't been whining we would have been here like half an hour ago." Steph teased earning a glare from me. Mitch dragged Steph to the couch and she grabbed me so I would follow. Mitch pulled her into his lap and I was left standing because the couch was full. A hand pulled me onto their lap and and I let out a little yelp. I knew who it was by the giggle he let out.
"Sorry I didn't mean to scare you." William said still laughing his dumb sunshine laugh.
"Um it's okay." I said blushing.
He shifted his body and shifted me so I was then sitting sideways on his lap and he could see my face.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to embarrass you cutiepie." He put one arm around my back and one was put over my legs. "Is it okay if my hand is here?"
"Yeah it's okay. Sorry I yelled."
"Don't be."
The night went by pretty quickly and I'd had quite a few drinks although I didn't remember getting off of William's lap. In fact I was more in his lap. I was curled into him with my one arm around his neck playing with his hair. His hand that had been over my legs now held my thigh. We were very cuddled on that couch.
"Hey you, are you awake still?" William asked when it got quieter.
"Hmmm no." I mumbled into his neck.
"(Y/n) Steph went home with Mitch so you're going to come to my place with me okay?"
"Okay."
"Okay so get up so we can get going. The uber will be here in a couple minutes."
"Fiiiiiiine." I got up stumbling a little. William held me up and I was grateful he didn't get as drunk as I had. He led me out a back door to where the uber was. We both got in and sat beside each other. Will took my hand and held it in his lap. I took a minute to just look at him in the city lights as we drove.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" He whispered to me.
"Oh um s-sorry." I tried to take my hand back and look out the window but he stopped me from doing both.
"Hey, hey, hey, no. You don't have to be sorry for that. How could I possibly complain when those pretty eyes are on me?" He asked with a wink.
"I dunno."
"You're fine cutie."he put his arm around my shoulder. "Don't worry so much."
I didn't answer him, I just put my face in the crook of his neck. I fell asleep because the next thing I knew I was in an elevator with William holding me in his arms.
"Oh hey sleeping beauty. I didn't want to wake you."
"It's okay." I said snuggling into his chest more. "I'm not too heavy am I?"
"Pfft come on (y/n). I know I'm not the biggest guy but give me some credit." He said giggling.
"You're annoying." I said laughing with him as we got out of the elevator and made our way in after a bit of a struggle with the keys. He put me down in the hallway and we took our shoes off.
"I like your house."
"Thanks cutiepie." He chuckled to himself.
While he was getting something in the kitchen I started to take my jeans off. When he came back I was laying on his couch trying to kick the legs off.
"What the hell are you doing?"
"Fuck pants. Useless leg prisons." I kept kicking but it wasn't working so I whined to William.
"Aaw what's the matter?"
"Help meeeeee."
"Now let me get this straight.." he was smirking at me and I rolled my eyes. "You're asking me to take your pants off."
"Yes. Now help me nuisance boi. Annoying." I pouted and he looked at me like I was the most precious thing.
"Okay cutie, I'll help." I watched as he got them off with no issues and freed my legs.
"Thank yoooou." I yelled pulling him on top of me into a hug.
"Honey I'm going to squish you like this." He said laughing but there was some nervousness in it.
"I want squish. I love squish."
"Okay well then do you maybe want to go somewhere more comfortable?"
"Can we still cuddle?"
"Of course cutie, I'd cuddle you anytime."
"Excellent." I said as I wrapped my legs and arms around him. "Bring me."
"Okay." He said laughing his sunshine laugh. He lifted me up and brought me into his room.
"Can I borrow a shirt? I dont wanna wear this one anymore."
"Of course you sweetheart." He put me down on his bed and booped my nose. He dug through his closet and pulled out a blue shirt. "Here you go, It'll be big but it's comfy."
I got up off the bed and went over to him. I grabbed the shirt and put it on. It ended just above my knees and it was really nice. I looked in the mirror and frowned seeing the maple leaf.
"Hey! You made me wear a fucking leaf shirt?"
"Not just a leaf shit. My leaf shirt." He walked over to stand behind me.
"Whyyy? You know I don't like that team."
"Yeah but Steph said one time that I'm an exception."
"Steph's a traitor."
"Besides this is the only chance I'll have to see my name across your back." He put his hands on my hips and swayed us back and forth.
"Why does it matter if I'm wearing your name?" I whispered looking at us in the mirror.
"I dunno. I think it's a pride thing. I'd be so proud to have such an amazing beautiful girl wearing my name and number." He hid his blush by hiding his face in my neck. "Besides, you look really hot just wearing my shirt."
"Wait really?" I asked feeling his lips move against my skin when he spoke.
"Mhm. I mean you always look hot but this is different."
"Oh okay." I said as he turned me to face him.
"This seems like kind of a more for me hot."
"Come on you don't mean that." I said walking away and into his bed.
"(Y/n) I do. I always have." He crawled onto the bed and sighed. "Do you still want to cuddle? I'll sleep on the couch if you want?"
"What? This is your bed dummy. I always want to cuddle."
"Sorry I was worried I fucked it up." Without me noticing he had stripped down to his boxers. He got under the covers and put his arm across my stomach.
"Fucked what up?"
"I don't know..there's not even really anything I don't know."
"Willy come on, talk to me." I said rubbing his cheek. The whole time back at William's house had sobered us up quite a bit.
"I just kinda really like you? The guys say you like me too but I don't see it.. you're always annoyed with me."
"William I'm not annoyed with you. I'm annoyed that you are literal sunshine and that I can't just look at you or make you laugh all the time. I'm annoyed that I'm too anxious to talk much.
"So you're not bothered by me?"
"William no absolutely not. I like you too. A lot. I just thought you were joking when you were flirting and I didn't know what to do." I let a soft smile find its way to my lips as my cheeks got red. "I can't flirt. I literally don't know how." I giggled causing William to giggle too.
"I don't know cutiepie, asking me to take your pants off was a pretty good line." He teased me while biting his lip.
"Annoying." I said turning over onto my side away from him. Which didn't last long because he rolled me back over and laid on top of me.
"Nooo not me." He was still biting his lip and I used my thumb to free it.
"Don't do that."
"Why?"
"Becauuuuse." I whined pulling him to me in a hug. He giggled into my neck and trailed his hands up and down my ribs.
"Because why cutiepie?"
"You're too attractive I might die."
"I hardly think you'll die. I'm not that attractive." He laughed into my neck and pulled his face to look at me.
"You're the most attractive. You're so pretty."
"Uuugh." He rolled off me onto his back.
"What?" I asked throwing my leg over him and sitting on top of him.
"Um.. maybe you should go back to your side of the bed first."
"I wanna be near you.."
"Get off. Please?"
"Willy wh-"
"Please (y/n)." He interrupted pushing me off of him. I just laid down trying to not cry. "I'll be right back."
"Okay." I said quietly. He waited a second before getting up and going to the bathroom. The minute the door closed I let tears fall. I got my phone and stumbled out of the room.
"Auston hi. Hi I'm sorry for waking you up but can I come sleep on your couch?"
"Slow down a sec dude. You can come up. I'm here and so is Ashley if you need to talk but you know we won't push you." Auston said in his sleepy voice. His house was only a couple floors up from William's.
"I love you guys. Thank you so much I'm on my way. Oh! Can Ash maybe lend me shorts or something?"
"For sure. We'll see you in a minute."
I took my phone and ran out of the apartment into the elevator. I got to Auston's apartment and he was waiting with the door open for me. I face planted into his chest once he closed his door. Ashley came and hugged me from behind too.
"Sweetheart I hate to see you cry. Do you want to talk?"
"Ash I just want to cry."
"Do you want Aus to go to back to bed and us talk? Cry a little?"
"Yeah.."
"I will so gladly go back to sleep." Auston said walking out of the livingroom.
"He said he liked me. We were cuddling and teasing then I sat on his thighs and he pushed me off of him and left the room." I say once we were alone. "He seemed really mad at me. I didn't want to stay with him mad at me."
"I totally understand that. You shouldn't have to stay in a situation you feel bad in. That's so weird of Will to get mad like that because he does like you a lot."
"I don't think so."
"Well I know so."
"He wouldn't act like that if he liked and cared about me. He wouldn't have run away or pushed me."
"Maybe he was scared that you were just agreeing because you were drunk and that you don't like him. He expects that you don't."
"Well he's dumb. Everything is dumb. I hate it."
"Maybe you should go talk to him. He's worried." Ashley said looking up from her phone. "He wants to come up here."
"What if I cry at him?"
"Then he'll see that what he did was wrong and hurt you. Maybe he'll explain himself, he doesn't seem mad anymore."
"I'm just hurt and fucking drunk and I wanna just cry." I whined loudly.
"Well he's at the door. Either you're leaving with him or he's coming in.."
"I'll go..I'm sorry I woke you guys up for no reason."
"There was a reason. You're important to me sweetpea and I'm here for you." She hugged me and brought me to the door. She opened the door and there was William standing there in sweatpants.
"Thank you guys for letting her come up. I was really worried." He said the second part to me and I blushed and looked at the ground.
"Of course Will, she knows she's got a safe place with us. She always does." She rubbed my shoulder before letting out a sigh. "Alright it's getting late and you've got some talking to do so you better go. If it's easier after that you can come back up but talk first."
We both stood in the hallway silently, a few feet apart. I didn't know or have anything to say. Apparently William did have something though.
"All I want to do is hug you right now but that doesn't seem appropriate."
"Yeah I dunno.."
"Will you come back down with me?" He asked looking really sad and worried.
"Yeah." We started walking to the elevator and got in. It was awkwardly quiet on the short walk from the elevator to his apartment too. Once we got in the apartment he shocked me by pulling me in for a tight hug.
"I thought you weren't gonna because it was inappropriate?" I mumbled into his chest hugging him back.
"I decided I didn't care. You look too sad."
"Well have the guy you've been thinking about nonstop for a year literally shove you off of them like you're a disgusting piece of trash and then have them run away from you. You'll be pretty fucking sad too."
"Cutie no, no, no." He pulled back to look at me and I could see that he was very sad looking too. "Don't say that. You aren't a piece of garbage. Never. I've never thought of you like that."
"Well then what the fuck William?"
"To be honest I didn't expect or want to get quite that far tonight. I didn't want anything to happen that you would regret or that was me taking advantage of you while you were drunk. I really do like you a lot."
"Then why on earth can't I be close to you?"
"Honey, I didn't want to cross the line of taking advantage. I didn't want you to squirm around, make me hard, and then feel like you had to do something about it. I just wanted pure cuddle time with the prettiest girl I know." He pushed a piece of hair behind my ear.
"M'sorry Willy."
"Don't be." He kissed my forehead. "Will you come back and sleep in my bed? In my arms? Maybe?"
"Stop looking so upset and worried. It hurts.. I don't want you to be like that because of me."
"I'm sorry."
"Come on. Let's go to bed." I said pulling his hand towards the bedroom. He smiled a small smile and followed me.
"I'm really happy Steph convinced you to come to the party tonight."
"Me too." I pulled him into a tight hug. "I'm sorry I was overdramatic. It just felt bad."
"Don't feel bad. I don't want you to ever feel bad. I only want you happy."
"You make me happy. You're sunshine."
He didn't respond but he kissed my forehead and tangled his hand in my hair holding me tight to him. We stood there for a minute both calm and quiet until my leg buckled and I almost tripped making me break into giggles.
"God will you be careful." He said with a big smile on his face.
"I can't help it, I'm clumsy."
"Get onto the bed before you hurt yourself. Please?"
"What if I fall out of bed?"
"Do you do that?"
"Sometimes." I said looking at the ground blushing. He walk over to his bed and laid down under the covers. He held it open and nodded his head to tell me to get in.
"I'll hold you. I won't let you fall out. Cmere (y/n)."
I looked up shyly before smiling and jumping onto his bed, crawling over to him. He brought the blanket and his arm down around me pulling me close. I giggled and booped his nose making him laugh.
"Go to sleep you cutiepie." He gave me a small kiss on the lips before pulling back. "Sorry I hope that was oka-"
I interrupted him by pulling him in for a deeper kiss that turned into many kisses and me grabbing his butt just a little.
A lot.
"Stop touching my butt you lil gremlin."
"Never." I said giving his butt another squeeze.
"Let's go to sleep, we've got a lot to talk about in the morning."
"Okay. Goodnight William."
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Hockey Imagines
FanfictionI got into hockey last year. Now I know players and stuff so I decided to write some stuff about my favourite hockey dudes. It'll probably be mostly Auston Matthews, William Nylander, William Karlsson, and maybe a bit of Mitch Marner too.