tumblr user wmnylander has been placed on LTER (long term embarrassment reserve) with an upper body injury (permanent embarrassment blush & headache) after an instagram story from austonmatthews. there is no timetable for her return.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! sorry to hear it’s not going so well but hopefully this very real photo of auston & jeremy arriving at your party that i am throwing will help cheer you up (sorry in advance)
seriously though i love love love being a mutual with you & hope that the next year brings you love & happiness — you deserve it. 🩷🎉🤍
AKSKSKSKD STOP THIS IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!! oh i just know they would become the best of friends!!! saving that and using it as my phone background forevermore 🤌
thank you so much for the birthday wishes you're amazing and i love knowing you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
hello karfy i might be moving to toronto next year and what better way to prepare than to become a toronto maple leaves fan (i’ve seen your posts i’m very intrigued!!!) however. i have never watched hockey before so i am here to ask. how do i start
Why hello, anon!! ✨ Okay, so I dunno if I'm the best person to ask (I have been a Leafs fan since I left the womb) but I certainly have amped up my love for the team over the last year, so I'll do my best! I also asked some people in the Leafs discord server I'm in (shhh shhh no one look at me) to crowd source an answer.
So firstly, while I have always been a hockey fan, I rediscovered my love for it after I read a fanfic a little over a year ago (I dunno if you're a marauders fan, but it was Sweater Weather) which reminded me how much I love the sport. After that, I started watching more games, and I think that's really key! Watch as many games as you can, or at the very least, recaps on youtube.
I know when you first start watching a sport, it's hard to figure out what's going on if you don't know the rules, so here are two videos that will give you quick, digestible tutorials on rules and a bit about teams.
One of my favourite things about hockey is the fights. I'm a simple woman, I like to see two men beat the shit out of each other with blades attached to their feet. Here is a compilation of NHL fights.
For the Leafs specifically, it helps to get to know the players! Seeing their personailities, and how they interact absolutely make the games more interesting. Their youtube channel has all sorts of great videos, including interviews, but there is also this show they do called Blueprint. It's really well made and gives you a glimpse into the current team, and how the Leafs function as an organization. The episodes are only 15ish minutes long, and I really recommend them. They also have Tiktok and instagram accounts if that's more your thing!
Watch hockey films/tv! Might I suggest the comedy Goon, or the kids classic The Mighty Ducks? (the second mighty ducks is just as good as the first, but that may be a childhood obsession with Joshua Jackson talking)
If you can go see hockey games wherever you live now, I really, really recommend it. There's nothing quite like watching hockey in person! NHL games can be a bit expensive, but there are loads of feeder teams all over the US and Canada (and even in the UK, and Europe), so spend $25 on a ticket, dress warm, and see a game!
Finally, follow some hockey/Leafs tumblr accounts! That really helped me get the vibe for whats happening on the Leafs right now, and it's a lot of fun to follow the live blogging when a game is on. Might I recommend @domi-max, @mxaether, @wmnylander, @donttelltheelff, @kimsparis, @allthisscienceidontunderstand, @hockeyburner, @torontoicehounds, @mmmitchmmmarner, @wqller, @583416, @callejarnkrok & @3416
Hope this helps, anon! 💖
PS: Toronto also has a PWHL (women's hockey) team!! They are amazing, and I really recommend checking them out, too.
For what it's worth (and I know no one asked but....)
Last year, I had no idea that Tumblr existed - but I'm so glad to have found it. Ever since I could remember, I have always mapped elaborate stories in my mind about whomever my fixation of the moment was. Through my imagination, I could be whatever I wanted to be, look however I wanted, and (after some good old fashioned angst and strife) be with whomever my dreamboat was at the time. I wasn't aware of anyone else that did this - no one I knew ever talked about it at least - and for all this time, I thought perhaps (for lack of a better way to say it), I was a little off-kilter for my musings. I often wondered if I could ever sit down and jot these thoughts down...but I always talked myself out of it. Then, one day, going down a rabbit hole looking for some content of my obvious (based on my posts) favourite hockey player (to me, the most beautiful man on earth), I found a N/SFW alphabet by @idontgiveaflyinggrayson69 - the images it conjured were soooo delicious. To have found a platform, a community of like-minded people to read or exchange ideas about their ideas/musings/fantasies (....as late to the party as I feel I am - which kind of sums me up in general) well, I think it's pretty amazing.
So while I came here for (smut) content about Willy, thanks to so many of your amazing stories, gifs, blurbs etc. that I have grown to love, it has broadened my mind and interests...still mainly on these hockey men but who's to complain about so many hot, sweaty men on skates.
Keep up with your amazing stuff. You're doing terrific.