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Saltwater in Our Veins - Johnny Sinclair  by sillybrini
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On Beechwood Island, everything gleams. The sun on the water, the crisp white of the Sinclair houses, the perfect smiles of perfect families. I've known Johnny Sinclair my whole life - or at least, the version of him that summers here: charming, sharp-tongued, golden. The boy who lives for July Fourth bonfires, for cannonball splashes off the dock, for teasing me about my hair when it frizzes in the salt air. We are the children of old money. We are the products of privilege and tradition. We are beautiful liars, all of us. And yet, when the cracks start to show - in the family, in the friendships, in the island itself - Johnny's the only one who looks me in the eye and sees me for real. Maybe that's why I never saw the disaster coming.
lover boy- william eklund by roseloveshockey
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You showed up to the Tank in your favorite Sharks jersey, expecting nothing more than a good view and maybe an overtime win. But during warm-ups, William Eklund skates by, eyes locking with yours through the glass-and he doesn't look away. He slows, smirks, and taps his stick right in front of you, like it's a challenge. The air crackles. Every game after, he finds you. A look here, a smirk there-his gaze lingering like a secret. You weren't planning on becoming his favorite distraction, but now? He's making it very clear he wants to be yours, too.
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝔂 𝓘 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝔂𝓸𝓾 ━━━━ Conrad Fisher by Theeggowaffels
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❝AND I FEEL PERFECTLY FINE BUT I MISS SCREAMING AND FIGHTING AND KISSING IN THE RAIN AND ITS 2AM AND IM CURSING YOUR NAME SO IN LOVE THAT YOU ACT INSANE AND THATS THE WAY I LOVED YOU ❞ For as long as Emberlyn Marlowe could remember, summer meant one thing - Cousins Beach. Every June, without fail, she and her family would load up the car, windows down, singing along to old songs on the radio, chasing the familiar magic of three golden months spent by the ocean. Waiting for them there were the Fishers and the Conklins - two families who had become just as much a part of her world as her own blood. To Emberlyn, the summer house wasn't just a place. It was a feeling - of home, of belonging, of never needing to explain yourself to be understood. And in the center of all of it was him. Conrad Fisher. COVER MADE BY - @_Kyuki_ OG COVER DONE BY : @-dearbrookes GIFS DONE BY: @iluvvcliine
Heartstrings on the Blue Line - Quinn Hughes by emmloui18
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She meets a hockey player. She falls in love. He doesn't know what he wants. Distance separates the two. Will it push them together?
The Summer She Stayed - Conrad Fisher by AlyssaDe
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One summer. One house. And one boy she was never supposed to fall for. After losing her mom, Alyssa Carter moves in with the Conklins and joins them on their annual summer trip to Cousins Beach - and falls into a world of sun, secrets, and heartbreak. Falling for Conrad Fisher was never part of the plan. But love doesn't follow the rules... especially at Cousins. "Not even the waves could wash away what I felt for him"
𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗘 | | 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗘𝗥 by multi_stories01
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- 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘵? [ SEASON 1 x SEASON 2 ] [ FEM OC x COLE WALTER ] *I DON'T OWN ANYTHING BESIDES MY CHARACTER AND THE SLIGHT CHANGES I MAKE. ALL RIGHTS GO TO ALI NOVAK AND NETFLIX*
𝚘𝚏𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚌𝚎 | 𝚠.𝚜𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚑 by virsacee
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~tressa warsofsky finally stopped moving in 2022. after a childhood spent packing boxes for her dad's coaching career, san jose is the first place that feels like home. now a communications major at sjsu and an intern with the sharks' media team, she's focused on building something that's hers - dance team, school, and staying out of the sharks' locker room drama. will smith is in his second year and ready to take over. confident, sharp, and always somehow in front of her camera, he turns a few harmless tiktoks into something neither of them planned. but secrets don't stay quiet for long - especially when your dad is the coach. and this season, staying might be harder than leaving.
bags | Macklin Celebrini by lovverry
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Winona Smith is the younger sister of Will Smith. At a party she goes to toward the end of her senior year of high school, she meets a boy with the name Macklin Celebrini, things go well during the party and they end the night with a kiss. When her brother announces to his family that he's gonna try his luck in the NHL after being drafted the year prior, the choice is easy - she'll apply to a college close to where he's playing. This is when her brother reintroduces her to the boy she met at a party earlier that year. Her brother knowing nothing of their previous history is oblivious to what kind of tension this can create. started: April 10th, 2025 finished:
You & I; Will Smith by f1lvr81
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"Not even the gods above Can separate the two of us No, nothing can come between you and I" Where Addison Celebrini, Macklin's older brothers twin, meets Will Smith, Macklin's teammate and best friend.
wake me up- connor bedard by hockeyboysarebae1
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teammate's sister secret relationship dark past dual pov instagram + real life Olivia Knight has already built a life in Chicago by the time her brother is traded to the Blackhawks. At twenty-three, she's disciplined, private, and deeply focused on her law school internship-someone who keeps her world small because it feels safer that way, despite the constant stream of word vomit swarming in her head. When Spencer moves in, the life she's carefully controlled begins to expand whether she wants it to or not. Connor Bedard is part of that expansion. Younger, sharp, and disarmingly open, he notices the things Olivia doesn't volunteer-the way she avoids certain questions, the tension she carries, the boundaries she never explains. What starts as shared space and quiet conversations turns into something slower, built on trust rather than urgency.