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Harris 🌈🍎 @ottawapples
maybe we need to make an ottawa fan of you

T @seventeencandles
Haha
That’s not happening

Harris 🌈🍎 @ottawapples
what if i ask you really nicely? 🥺

T @seventeencandles
You’re cute, but not that cute
Been a Toronto fan for too long to switch it up now

Harris 🌈🍎 @ottawapples
are you flirting with me, mr toronto? 👀

T @seventeencandles
No!
Well
Maybe
I guess

Harris 🌈🍎 @ottawapples
very convincing

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Troy finds Harris in every universe, even on his burner account.

Notes:

Hello! Welcome to my first fic in the HR/Game Changers universe. I was very sad about how little of Troy/Harris there was that wasn't them in the background of a Hollanov fic, so I'm here to help! I actually have two other Troy/Harris WIPs I'm hoping on publishing, this was just the first to break through the writers' block that has plagued me for way too long at this point.

I was also too excited to wait until it was completed to post, but I have an idea of where this is going and part of chapter 2 written!!

This was inspired by the litany of Hollanov social media fics I've read (I check that tag daily). There are some beautifully coded fics there, and they're all so fun!

The Twitter skin is from etc e tal!

I think that's it for now, I hope you enjoy!

Chapter 1

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

Tweet

ottawa centaurs logo

Ottawa Centaurs | Go Cens!
@OttawaCens

Are you ready, Cens Nation? Ottawa Centaurs face off against the New York Admirals tonight! Puck drop in an hour, see you there! #GoCens

6:00 PM · 11 Mar 21


81 Retweets17 Quote Tweet1.2k Likes



scott hunter lifting the stanley cup, photographed from behind

scott hunter apologist

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@scottydoesntknow · 3m ago

Let's gooooo

Replies:1 Likes:2

ilya rozanov pointing a hockey stick at the camera

lets go cens!! @rozzycen81 · 2m ago

Replying to @scottydoesntknow


girl are you lost

Likes:24


eli ✌️ @lostinottawa · 1m ago

Replying to @OttawaCens


🕯️manifesting a win for us tonight!🕯️

Likes:13


skates on ice taken from the point of view of the photographer

T @seventeencandles · 3m ago

Replying to @OttawaCens


Oddly optimistic for a team that’s at the bottom of the league…

Replies:1 Likes:1

a stocky blonde man wearing a flannel shirt and denim jacket

Harris 🌈🍎 @ottawapples · 2m ago

Replying to @seventeencandles


idk, our points total is looking pretty nice since we got Rozanov 👀

Replies:1 Likes:22

skates on ice taken from the point of view of the photographer

T @seventeencandles · 2m ago

Replying to @ottawapples


Doesn’t seem to have helped much…

Replies:1

a stocky blonde man wearing a flannel shirt and denim jacket

Harris 🌈🍎 @ottawapples · 1m ago

Replying to @seventeencandles


new members of a team always need a moment to settle in, i have faith 🙏 #GoCens

Likes:17

a stocky blonde man wearing a flannel shirt and denim jacketChat with:Harris 🌈🍎

22 Mar 21

Do you seriously have that much
faith in the Cens?

Sent by T at 6:41 PM

well hello to you too…

and yes, I do!

Sent by Harris at 6:43 PM

That’s… actually pretty cool

Sent by T at 6:44 PM

thank you, random stranger whose opinion I definitely care about

Sent by Harris at 6:44 PM

I just mean

I’m a Guardians fan

I’ve seen those fans turn on the
team for less…

Sent by T at 6:44 PM

then maybe we need to make an ottawa fan of you

Sent by Harris at 6:44 PM

Haha

That’s not happening

Sent by T at 6:45 PM

what if i ask you really nicely? 🥺

Sent by Harris at 6:45 PM

You’re cute, but not that cute

Been a Toronto fan for too long to switch it up now

Sent by T at 6:46 PM

are you flirting with me, mr toronto?

👀

Sent by Harris at 6:47 PM

No!

Well

Maybe

I guess

Sent by T at 6:47 PM

very convincing

Sent by Harris at 6:48 PM

Shut up

Sent by T at 6:48 PM

toronto aren’t doing THAT much better than the cens, you know…

Sent by Harris at 6:48 PM

Ugh, don’t remind me

Sent by T at 6:49 PM

like, you’re ALSO not on track for the playoffs

Sent by Harris at 6:49 PM

Some of the players just need to get their heads out of their asses.

Sent by T at 6:49 PM

you said it, not me…

Sent by Harris at 6:50 PM

What’s with your username?

Sent by T at 9:57 PM

what’s with yours?

Sent by Harris at 9:58 PM

No fair, I asked you first.

Sent by T at 9:58 PM

i never claimed to play fair, bud

Sent by Harris at 9:58 PM

🙄

I watch a lot of rom-coms with my mom, okay?

I know that’s not, like, cool or
whatever.

But it’s how we bonded after she finally left my dickhead of a father.

Shit, sorry.

That’s a lot to tell a random guy on the internet.

Sent by T at 10:01 PM

you’re good, mr toronto!!

it’s actually very sweet.

Sent by Harris at 10:02 PM

Uh, thanks? I guess?

Sent by T at 10:02 PM

yes, a thank you is the correct
answer here

Sent by Harris at 10:02 PM

And your username?

Sent by T at 10:02 PM

oh, right!!

i come from a family of apple
farmers!! :)

Sent by Harris at 10:03 PM

In Ottawa?

Sent by T at 10:03 PM

oh, he’s smart!!

wait, i shouldn’t assume your
pronouns

they’re not on your profile

Sent by Harris at 10:04 PM

Oh, uh, yeah he is good.

What are yours? Is that a normal
thing to ask?

Sent by T at 10:04 PM

oh, so you haven’t snooped on my profile, yet? 😏

also he/him!!

Sent by Harris at 10:05 PM

Does that mean you’ve snooped on mine?

Sent by T at 10:05 PM

duh

not a lot there, though

Sent by Harris at 10:06 PM

Yeah, sorry. This is kinda a burner
account.

Sent by T at 10:07 PM

do you often question peoples’
hockey loyalty from your burner
account?

Sent by Harris at 10:07 PM

No, sorry.

This is weird, right? I should stop
messaging you.

Sent by T at 10:07 PM

don’t worry your pretty little head about it, mr toronto

Sent by Harris at 10:08 PM

You don’t know I’m pretty.

I could be a deranged stalker.

Sent by T at 10:08 PM

i just have a feeling

Sent by Harris at 10:09 PM

Why do you call me that?

Sent by T at 10:16 PM

what? pretty?

Sent by Harris at 10:17 PM

No

Mr Toronto

Sent by T at 10:17 PM

well, your name isn’t on your profile either

i’m improvising

Sent by Harris at 10:18 PM

Right, sorry.

Sent by T at 10:18 PM

does that mean i’m not getting your name?

Sent by Harris at 10:18 PM

Oh

Sorry.

Sent by T at 10:19 PM

so many apologies. definitely
canadian.

Sent by Harris at 10:19 PM

I don’t really give out my name on this account.

It’s nice to be anonymous.

Sent by T at 10:20 PM

hiding from the police? fbi? alien
abductors?

Sent by Harris at 10:20 PM

What? No?

Sent by T at 10:20 PM

that’s what someone hiding from the police/fbi/alien abductors would say…

Sent by Harris at 10:20 PM

You’re weird

Sent by T at 10:21 PM

if you’re still flirting, you’re not
doing too great there, bud

Sent by Harris at 10:21 PM

Shit. Sorry.

I didn’t mean it like that.

It's nice.

Sent by T at 10:22 PM

me being weird is nice?

Sent by Harris at 10:22 PM

Yeah

You’re just… being yourself.

Sent by T at 10:22 PM

in the immortal words of selena
gomez…

wouldn’t wanna be anybody else

Sent by Harris at 10:22 PM

I wish I felt that way

Sent by T at 10:25 PM

you’ll get there.

takes a bit, sometimes.

Sent by Harris at 10:26 PM

The rainbow on your profile…

I mean, I don’t want to assume

Sent by T at 10:31 PM

are you asking if i’m gay, mr
toronto?

Sent by Harris at 10:31 PM

Shit, I’m being an asshole. You don’t have to say!

You don’t owe anything to an
anonymous account that came
into your DMs uninvited.

I can go!

Sent by T at 10:31 PM

slow your roll, big guy

no need to go anywhere

yes, i’m gay

Sent by Harris at 10:32 PM

That’s cool.

Uh, me too.

Sent by T at 10:33 PM

i get the feeling that not a lot of
people know that about you?

Sent by Harris at 10:33 PM

You get a lot of “feelings”.

But yeah, you’d be right.

My ex is the only other person. I kinda made this account to follow him.

Sent by T at 10:34 PM

do you guys still talk?

Sent by Harris at 10:34 PM

No? He’s my ex?

😂 1

Sent by T at 10:34 PM

buddy, being friends with your ex is the least weird thing about the gay world, trust me.

Sent by Harris at 10:35 PM

Oh, well, he cheated on me so…

Not really in the mood to talk to
him after that.

Sent by T at 10:35 PM

oh, well fuck him!!

Sent by Harris at 10:35 PM

That’s kinda what got me into this mess.

💀 1

Sent by T at 10:35 PM

you’re funny, mr toronto.

invade my dms any time!! 🥰

Sent by Harris at 10:36 PM

23 Mar 21

i gotta ask…

why seventeen candles? isn’t the
movie sixteen candles?

Sent by Harris at 11:07 AM

It is.

17 is my lucky number, I guess.

Sent by T at 11:08 AM

mine is 23

Sent by Harris at 11:08 AM

Why?

Sent by T at 11:08 AM

it’s just got a good vibe

Sent by Harris at 11:09 AM

Numbers have vibes?

Sent by T at 11:10 AM

yes.

Sent by Harris at 11:10 AM

If you say so…

Sent by T at 11:11 AM

26 Mar 21

are you watching the guardians
game?

it’s a total mess

kent has spent more time in the
penalty box than on the ice

and what is nilsson doing??

never seen a goalie look so much
like bambi on ice before

Sent by Harris at 7:42 PM

honestly thought you’d be here to defend their honour

they need you ngl…

unless you’re one of those guys who takes the game super seriously and doesn’t text during it?

Sent by Harris at 8:12 PM

i promise i’m not making fun of you

the toronto guardians, a little bit

but i don’t hold their performance against you, mr toronto

Sent by Harris at 8:28 PM

oof. 4-2 to the voyageurs. rough.

hope you’re okay!!

Sent by Harris at 9:24 PM

Hey. Sorry.

I was watching the game with some friends and their wifi kinda sucks.

I enjoyed your commentary. Even if it was at the Guardians’ expense.

Sent by T at 10:17 PM

no worries, bud

maybe you can text me next time

Sent by Harris at 10:21 PM

You want my number?

Shit. Sorry. That sounded rude,
didn’t it?

I’m sorry.

Sent by T at 10:22 PM

you’re a pretty anxious person, huh?

Sent by Harris at 10:22 PM

Sorry. My friend says it’s annoying.

Sent by T at 10:26 PM

sounds like you need better friends

luckily, i have an opening

Sent by Harris at 10:27 PM

How magnanimous of you

Sent by T at 10:27 PM

oh, big word, mr toronto

Sent by Harris at 10:27 PM

I take it back.

Sent by T at 10:27 PM

:(

Sent by Harris at 10:28 PM

…I’m sending my number.

Sent by T at 10:28 PM

:D

Sent by Harris at 10:28 PM

Start a message

Notes:

Some fun notes:
I'm trying to sneak the numbers 17, 24 and 81 in there when I can!
The dates of the games line up with the actual NHL 2021-22 season! I'm using that season, rather than the 2020-21 season (when Troy was canonically traded) because it was almost back to normal after covid.
On Tuesday 22nd March, the Ottawa Senators played the New York Islanders (I don't know if the Admirals are supposed to be the Rangers or the Islanders, I'm just going with it). Ottawa lost 3-0.
On Saturday 26th March, the Toronto Maple Leafs played the Montreal Canadiens. Toronto lost 4-2.
The dates are where the similarities with the 2021-22 NHL season will end, because Toronto made it to the playoffs that year, and Montreal were at the bottom of their division (below Ottawa, and Shane Hollander would not let that happen).

Comments and kudos are appreciated! Appreciate you!
~ zo