When the slash just writes itself

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[You, the hockey crowd, you can skip this. Yes, there's a reason I'm not employing filters, I mix too many things in my posts and anyway, you can only skip it because you've seen this before anyway!

ETA: Unlocked for the time being.]

And everyone who isn't into hockey, yes this is a hockey posts. Except it's not, it's a slash post.

Towards the beginning of the months this video showed up in antumbral , from whom I snagged it just now:



Meet Danny Briere and Claude Giroux. They're playing hockey for the Philadelphia Flyers. (How many of you know what that means? *g* Also keep in mind I like the Pens.)

Basically, Briere walked up to Giroux and asked "Hey do you want to move in with me and help me raise my three boys?" And Giroux moved from the fancy party part of Philly to the uh well, family area.

Yeah, the slash writes itself. Or one should think so.

Fast forward to this past weekend, which was NHL All Star Weekend.

Giroux and Briere played for different teams. Which really didn't matter all that much:

"Asked which of the housemates was more looking forward to the game, him or Giroux, Briere said: “Probably our three boys.”" From ALL-STAR GAME IS FAMILY AFFAIR FOR FLYERS’ DANNY BRIERE, CLAUDE GIROUX

Our three boys!!!!

Is this even subtext anymore? Because I don't think so.

Further, from the Puck Daddy column "What we learned":

"Philadelphia Flyers: Dany Briere and Claude Giroux live together. Many articles have noted this. However, the only time it's been even a little weird is when they went to go buy Giroux's bedroom furniture. That's not even a joke. They went together."

They went and shopped bedroom furniture together!!!

You guys, this is so text, it's not even funny anymore. I mean, who does that?!

This article gives a few further insights. To sum up a few major points:

• They live together (big deal, I know)
•  "Our boys"
• They went and shopped bedroom furniture together (what, did they test mattresses together, too? Because I totally am on board with that idea.)
• ...after Giroux, who is a blushing 22 years old, moved from the fancy party area of Philly to somewhere clearly targeted at families to live with his teammate and help raise his three kids
• Giroux helps coaching the boys' hockey teams
• Giroux picks the boys up from school (does he tuck them in at night, too?)
• 'Big brother', sure. Who's supposed to believe that?
• That's friggin family picture in the second article!
• They're also rooming together on the road, btw

(I could go on a bit more. To make a long story short though: They're totally married.)

How much more obvious does it get? Because, honestly, I'd not be surprised if the two of them were hiding in plain sight. They're practically asking to be slashed for all they're worth!

And the press is happily on board with the whole living together what have you notion. Fascinating.

Guys, honestly. Even if you're not into hockey. The slash is totally there and up for grabs (even though it's the Flyers).

ETA: antumbral linked another video in comments, and yes, I also think Danny says around 0:58 "their dads" and he's over the moon for Claude in the last half minute or so:

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Also, belial linked me  another article. Thank you :)