Yeah, I think there are both good and bad ways to handle this in a fic.
I was completely thrown out of a fic that I really wanted to love because of a couple of guys going out to eat and "this only has 600 calories!" being a thing, followed by the OMG-so-guilty! splitting of a dessert.
On the other hand, especially when you've got a guy who is known to be strict about the diet side of training, or superstitious in a way that food is part of, I think that can help with the characterization. Like, there was a thing where a bunch of his teammates were chirping John Tavares about "don't let him plan the Super Bowl party or we'll all be eating kale chips with our guac and that's it!" Doesn't mean I'd want a fic full of him obsessing about diet, but the friendly teasing or a one-off mention that's part of establishing that this is not just an Any Two Guys fic? I like that kind of detail, so YMMV.
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From: (Anonymous)I was completely thrown out of a fic that I really wanted to love because of a couple of guys going out to eat and "this only has 600 calories!" being a thing, followed by the OMG-so-guilty! splitting of a dessert.
On the other hand, especially when you've got a guy who is known to be strict about the diet side of training, or superstitious in a way that food is part of, I think that can help with the characterization. Like, there was a thing where a bunch of his teammates were chirping John Tavares about "don't let him plan the Super Bowl party or we'll all be eating kale chips with our guac and that's it!" Doesn't mean I'd want a fic full of him obsessing about diet, but the friendly teasing or a one-off mention that's part of establishing that this is not just an Any Two Guys fic? I like that kind of detail, so YMMV.