Absolutely flawless. It hurt in all the right ways, but also felt like an anthem for this Kent. It felt like you captured so many of the differences that would arise, from Kent knowing how to care for herself, to the trainer and Jack not seeing the difference (which made me cringe especially with what's been happening today but it also made me nod along because it's something I feel like all women know), to her saying no to Swoops.
I am so in love with this Kent, who has her flaws and who knows, unfortunately, inexplicably, where and how she stands in the hockey world. She's a force to be reckoned with, though, and even though your story ended here, it pointed to something more, to Kent's life continuing. And, maybe this is the optimist in me, i see this Kent slaying until she has the life she wants, once she knows what she wants in life.
Anyway, thank you so much for writing this! I always crave for more women in CP and RFP, and this hit the spot. Beautiful characterization (you built Kent's character from the ground up to become so stark in so few words), with beautiful pacing and storytelling in general. Thanks again for sharing. :)
I'm not a perfect woman and I'm absolutely not a perfect feminist, but just....... girls growing up in this world have to know so much more than boys as far as life skills. I dabble in real life hockey, and it's such a running joke like "wow these boys know nothing about how to care for themselves haha" and on the one hand, yes, they probably moved away from home super young etc. but on the other hand.... grown ass men are complete messes and it's kind of amusing on Tumblr or whatever but honestly? If you were living with it? And maybe ESPECIALLY if you weren't romantically involved (I mean maybe that's worse in a different way) but if you were someone like Kent who is supposed to be their equal and teammate and even their Captain, and they're like... expecting her to do their laundry? Because she knows how? Because of course she does, because who at that age doesn't know how to do their own laundry?
That would be young men, ladies and gents.
So it's half that--the injustice that only seems minor if you're not the one performing all the labor--and half that I wanted to give that back, too? Like... fucking let this girl do the shit that we all know young athletes do. Let her have random sex and do drugs and make bad decisions and be mean to people who take shameless advantage of her and let her realize that's okay. Let her be a captain without having to be a nurturer, or a mother, or a girlfriend. Just let her fucking be.
Anyway, I keep going off in these comments haha but this story has gotten the nicest and most intelligent reviews and I just... am so fucking grateful to be able to engage with people like this. Seriously, thank you and everybody else and it makes me so happy that this story has found a place with other people and that I wasn't just screaming into the void. Thank you.
Thank you for going off in these comments! It's definitely makes me grin and go for all those imaginary high-fives.
I especially loved how when you let Kent be, you also let her be feminine when she wanted to, to wield all those distinctly womanly attributes, attitudes and actions. Kent knows how to slay with her eyeliner and clothing in a way that's so distinctly not masculine. But she also knows how to do the laundry and make her bed; it makes me grin and clap my hands. Go girl, go! She's had time to slay at hockey and to learn to be self sufficient.
Thank you! I so believe in women being allowed to be and perfect at being so many things at once, and I wanted to let Kent have those 'girly' elements in addition to all the hockey.
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