Ok. So. First watch this video. See all the Tols throw the Smol. Then tell me this isn’t THE PERFECT sport for a Check Please! AU. I’m obsessed and I need to bring everyone else down with me.
Obviously Bitty is the Smol. The Smol who gets thrown around by the rest of the team, who encourages them to go with more upbeat/dance music (all the other teams have super srs ~dramatic~ music). Rans & Holster are the other “bases”, along with Jack. Who maybe had to help Bitty overcome a fear of getting dropped??
And THEN! The hair ruffle! And the kiss & cry reaction!
I JUST!!! If any sport deserves a Check Please! AU, it’s this one. Please someone write it for me. And don’t worry, I found niche gymnastics sports for the rest of the team too.
Dex & Nursey originally each had their own trampoline routines, but when the coaches saw their similar builds, they asked them to try synchro. Neither Dex or Nursey was thrilled about this, but they both had to admit their timing was impeccable. Even if practices were a nightmare. But over time they got over their differences, and damn if they weren’t some of the best in the world.
And of course Chowder, my sweet little bundle of bouncing, terrifyingly focused energy. He does tumbling runs, and it’s honestly unbelievable what he accomplishes on those runs.
So in this sport it’s plausible that Lardo would participate? Honestly I don’t think she would though. I think her parents pressured her into gymnastics and while she was decent, she was never interested in pushing herself as hard as her parents wanted to. So she’s still involved with the sport through managing the team, to please her family, but she’s much more passionate about her art.
Any time a reporter asks Kent about the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, he just deflects by expressing confusion that it wasn’t more like America’s Next Top Model.
“It was great to go first, but I thought Tyra Banks was gonna be there. I really worked on my walk, but they cut the runway challenge. Got some great pictures, though.”
20$ says he lost his shit when Tyra tweeted “@kvp91 sorry I wasn’t there. Walk was great. Work on the #smize”
Jack doesn’t think he’ll ever feel comfortable like this, sitting under the glowing bright lights as someone brushes makeup onto his face. Media days are always stressful, even if it’s ones like this – a whole bunch of thirty-second segments, answering questions about his favorite Halloween candy and famous people he wants to meet. He’s spent so much of his life in the press, and he’s still self-conscious about his accent, worried that people won’t understand him. Some days he wishes he could just do all of his interviews in French.
“We’re gonna ask you to read a tweet for this one,” Naomi the production assistant says.
Bitty: HEY Y’ALL.
Last time we wrapped up with the latest installment of the Phelps vs. Bittles
jam war that went down at Christmas this year, but today we need to take a
slight detour from this ongoing debate because we have a special guest.
Bitty adjusts the
camera to Jack, sitting nervously on the other bar stool. Bitty’s camera is set
up in their kitchen at the island, their glass-fronted cabinets in the
background, lit just in a way that reflections won’t be an issue.
Bitty: Mr. Jack
Zimmermann has finally agreed to appear on my blog!
Jack: Hi.
Bitty: Seriously,
honey? Hi?
Jack: Hi
everyone.
Bitty: All right,
I suppose that’s the best I’m going to get out of you. Well, y’all, Mr.
Zimmermann here has just come off an impressive five-game winning streak, three
of which were won in the third period due to his own goals. Unfortunately, the
majority of my viewers do not know anything about hockey, so we need to get
down to serious business. Jack, I have been inundated by questions from my
viewers over the years about what it’s like being married to a baker. Prepare
yourself accordingly.
Somebody with maybe photography knowledge or something, go and write a fic about Jack’s resigned teacher, talking to the rest of the staff about this student in her class who only does assignments on his boyfriend.
“Don’t get me wrong, it’s cute, and he’s definitely inspired, but I know how many freckles this kid has on his nose. It’s getting awkward.”
THEN she finds out they are not dating.
“I don’t understand how he doesn’t see it! Literally. It’s right there, printed and staring him in the face and everything.”
what i do is not up to you 