Yeah, that makes sense re: sample and perhaps pairing-specific quirks. Like, I don't think the pairing has as much of 'broning' as a trope, which is rapidly becoming my least favorite thing in hockey fic. It's like two dudes punching each other in the arm and then making out, which, for whatever reason is really starting to grate, like, give me emotional arc and vulnerability and show me why they're friends/in love. FWIW, I really liked the Shattenkirk/Tarasenko fic for this reason.