All Mark Mackinnon ever wanted was to be Wayne Gretzky, and if he couldn't be Wayne Gretzky, then he supposed he'd just settle for making the NHL. He did everything the way he was supposed to, he played peewee, skated on the pond in his hometown, he played in the junior leagues and when he was 18 he was draftes to play for the Toronto Marlies. He was going to make it. And nothing was going to stop him, nor distract him.
Eric Abott was the best, everyone said so. He was #1 coming into the draft, #1 out of university, he was going to be #1 in the league one day. He was aquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the same draft class as Mark
Eric and Mark had amazing chemistry on ice, time would only tell if it was there off the ice
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You and Auston had been friends since you were in kindergarten. You were close. Maybe too close from the outside looking in. But that was just you and Auston, never separating, never leaving from the others side.
How many times did you have to tell people, "No, we're not a couple." And how many times did your heart burn wishing that you were. You were in love with him, at the very least, and you thought you did a good job at masking it from him. But apparently everyone else saw right through it.
(1st person pov, (y/n) main character)