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rsadelleSo I keep thinking about this human Sid plot bunny: and what if instead of werewolves, it's a/b/o. Sid is an omega, and all of Team Canada plus most of the rest of the NHLers are very, very protective of him, especially in a place with different cultural norms.
He slips away from Team Canada one day and goes to find Geno at the rink. Geno's hanging out with Ovi, and they're both unhappy that Sid is wandering around unescorted.
"Sidney Crosby," Ovi says very, very seriously, "not a good idea. Not here. Too many people who don't know you, and Russia is not like America."
Geno being upset about it Sid could just chalk up to overprotectiveness, but if even Ovi is worried about it, then he probably needs to take them a little more seriously.
Geno and Ovi go back to the village with him. They go get something to eat together, and then Ovi and Geno walk him back to the Team Canada House. They won't even just leave him there, either.
"It's Team Canada," Sid says. "I'll be fine."
"You wander off alone again," Geno says darkly.
Sid wasn't planning on it, but he also can't truthfully say he wouldn't have done it. He doesn't mind hanging out with Geno anyway, and Ovi isn't that bad.
They haven't been there for long when P.K. and Carey come in from outside, P.K. laughing and Carey smiling.
"Consorting with the enemy?" P.K. says when they come over to where Sid is.
"Wandering around alone," Geno says, and there goes any hope of Sid being able to do that again.
The stare from Carey is intense. P.K.'s worry is a little more chill, but still there, and he claps a hand onto Sid's shoulder.
"It's time for all good hockey players to be taking naps anyway. We'll make sure he gets to his room."
"Thank you," Ovi says.
"Yes," Geno says. "Thank you." He hugs Sid tightly. "Stay with others. Be safe."
Sid sighs and hugs back, leaning against Geno for a minute. "Okay," he says, and it's as good as a promise when Geno's asking him like that.
P.K. and Carey don't just walk him to his room; they wait until he has the door open and then follow him in and tell Shea he was alone and Ovi and Geno brought him back. And then they leave, and Sid crosses his arms over his chest.
"It's not like I'm some kid."
Shea sighs. "I know. We all know that. But not everyone does, and there aren't many omegas at the games. And you know all the warnings we got about Russian culture."
Sid flops onto his bed without even taking off his coat. "This sucks."
"Yep," Shea says. "But you're going to have to live with it until the Games are over."
And then Sid really doesn't get to go anywhere alone. There's always at least one other person from Team Canada with him. When he really can't stand it, he goes to find one of the other NHLers, just to get a rest from his teammates. Even then, they're reluctant to leave him with anyone who isn't one of the Pens. Even when he protests, "No one in the NHL has ever been weird about it to me," they're still stupidly overprotective.
It's just easier, a lot of the time, to text Geno and meet up with him. Team Canada trusts him with Sid, and the fact that he's Russian is actually a benefit - Shea even goes so far as to say that they feel better leaving Sid with someone they can all trust who knows the local language and customs.
And then, of course, Sid and Geno fall in love/realize they're in love, etc.
He slips away from Team Canada one day and goes to find Geno at the rink. Geno's hanging out with Ovi, and they're both unhappy that Sid is wandering around unescorted.
"Sidney Crosby," Ovi says very, very seriously, "not a good idea. Not here. Too many people who don't know you, and Russia is not like America."
Geno being upset about it Sid could just chalk up to overprotectiveness, but if even Ovi is worried about it, then he probably needs to take them a little more seriously.
Geno and Ovi go back to the village with him. They go get something to eat together, and then Ovi and Geno walk him back to the Team Canada House. They won't even just leave him there, either.
"It's Team Canada," Sid says. "I'll be fine."
"You wander off alone again," Geno says darkly.
Sid wasn't planning on it, but he also can't truthfully say he wouldn't have done it. He doesn't mind hanging out with Geno anyway, and Ovi isn't that bad.
They haven't been there for long when P.K. and Carey come in from outside, P.K. laughing and Carey smiling.
"Consorting with the enemy?" P.K. says when they come over to where Sid is.
"Wandering around alone," Geno says, and there goes any hope of Sid being able to do that again.
The stare from Carey is intense. P.K.'s worry is a little more chill, but still there, and he claps a hand onto Sid's shoulder.
"It's time for all good hockey players to be taking naps anyway. We'll make sure he gets to his room."
"Thank you," Ovi says.
"Yes," Geno says. "Thank you." He hugs Sid tightly. "Stay with others. Be safe."
Sid sighs and hugs back, leaning against Geno for a minute. "Okay," he says, and it's as good as a promise when Geno's asking him like that.
P.K. and Carey don't just walk him to his room; they wait until he has the door open and then follow him in and tell Shea he was alone and Ovi and Geno brought him back. And then they leave, and Sid crosses his arms over his chest.
"It's not like I'm some kid."
Shea sighs. "I know. We all know that. But not everyone does, and there aren't many omegas at the games. And you know all the warnings we got about Russian culture."
Sid flops onto his bed without even taking off his coat. "This sucks."
"Yep," Shea says. "But you're going to have to live with it until the Games are over."
And then Sid really doesn't get to go anywhere alone. There's always at least one other person from Team Canada with him. When he really can't stand it, he goes to find one of the other NHLers, just to get a rest from his teammates. Even then, they're reluctant to leave him with anyone who isn't one of the Pens. Even when he protests, "No one in the NHL has ever been weird about it to me," they're still stupidly overprotective.
It's just easier, a lot of the time, to text Geno and meet up with him. Team Canada trusts him with Sid, and the fact that he's Russian is actually a benefit - Shea even goes so far as to say that they feel better leaving Sid with someone they can all trust who knows the local language and customs.
And then, of course, Sid and Geno fall in love/realize they're in love, etc.
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