koalathebear
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- Homeland (TV 2011) (60)
- Original Work (29)
- Pacific Rim (Movies) (23)
- Star Wars - All Media Types (20)
- Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling (20)
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Another story that was supposed to be a Short Story but has grown and grown .. I couldn't help it. When I was watching hockey games, I kept noticing the poor penalty box attendant trapped in an enclosed space with a large, angry, sweaty man and wondering what that must be like. They're always men so I thought - what if it was a female attendant??? Given that the rules mean that they're not actually allowed to really interact at all - what would happen if they were attracted to one another???
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- Part 28 of Koala's Fairy Tales
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A Season On Pause (A Sierra Falls-adjacent Hockey Romance) by koalathebear
Fandoms: Original Work
13 Jun 2026
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This story (which ended up being a lot longer than I expected) is not part of my Sierra Falls Horizons hockey romance series, but it is inter-related and it takes place in the same universe. It also of course exists in the same universe as my Do Not Fall In Love With A Rock Star series.
I've always wanted to set a love story during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic lockdown but while I played with a few ideas, they never really landed. Exploring lockdown through the eyes of an NHL player seemed interesting so here goes.
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- Part 22 of Koala's Fairy Tales
- Part 11 of Sierra Falls Horizons
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Outside the Scope (A Sierra Falls-adjacent Hockey Romance) by koalathebear
Fandoms: Original Work
24 May 2026
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I have no idea why I am writing this but I saw so many interviews where the players just deflect and go: "I haven't thought about that, I'll leave that to my agent" or "I haven't thought about that - will have to talk to my agent about it."
So I started thinking: "What if the agent was his wife?" :D
If you have read my stories before, this will be very on brand for me and you'll know the sort of story I write and what I include - hopefully you'll like this one, too.
If you haven't read my stuff before and think this will be a normal hockey romance that just has pretty people and smut - you definitely will not like this story :)
Series
- Part 27 of Koala's Fairy Tales
- Part 13 of Sierra Falls Horizons
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My inevitable Vignettes for my Sierra Falls Horizons hockey romance series.
At the time I finished The Long Season, it was still really early in the 2025-2026 NHL season. I knew that it was extremely likely that I would be inspired by antics during the season to write more. In some instances, I might be able to add new chapters to The Long Season, in other instances, it might make sense to just to have some discrete, standalone Vignettes. These will make no sense to anyone who hasn't read the stories so I honestly wouldn't bother reading this story unless you're already along for the journey :)
These were originally only going to be Winter and Dominic vignettes but I've increased it to include Michael and Claire from The Long Way Back just because ...
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- Part 3 of Sierra Falls Horizons
- Part 13 of Koala's Fairy Tales
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The Long Way Back (A Sierra Falls Horizons Hockey Romance) by koalathebear
Fandoms: Original Work
01 May 2026
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I hadn't intended to ever post this story but the lovely kkaarlyy who is one of the tiny cohort of readers making their way through my original fic who actually comments (wow!) and she mentioned that she wanted to know more about Michael & Claire.
Although their story was in my head before any of the other stories in the Sierra Falls Horizons series, I wrote about them when I knew nothing about hockey except what I'd read in hockey romances (i.e. not much!) and long before I'd even thought of the Horizons. When I started writing the Horizons, I reached back and pulled Michael and Claire in.
Even after I made the decision to post, I was still intending to hold back the majority of chapters because:
1. I intended to make a lot of edits to make to make it ok for sharing/posting and also to better reflect this story's place in the wider Horizons universe; and
2. I have a few other stories in the series to finish first haha.It turned out I didn't need to make quite as many changes as I thought and probably just needed to include the appropriate tagging which I have done.
Series
- Part 4 of Sierra Falls Horizons
- Part 14 of Koala's Fairy Tales
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Author’s Note: My Fairy Tale Thing (But Not Really Fairy Tales 😄)
These are basically my versions of modern fairy tales.
No castles, no princes, no rescuing anyone. Just people with jobs, friends, messy lives, and relationships that actually have to work day to day.
I write romance the way I like to read it, which is probably why I ended up writing my own. I got a bit frustrated with a lot of modern romance where:
- the characters don’t act like the same person from one chapter to the next
- the drama comes from people being unnecessarily awful or not communicating
- or the sex feels completely separate from the relationshipAlso—if I’m already suspending disbelief, I don’t really want to spend it on men behaving in ways that in real life would get them dumped, blocked, or reported 😅 I’d rather write people I actually like and would want in my life.
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Author’s Note: About My Hockey Stories
I love hockey. I also have… thoughts about hockey culture 😅
These stories aren’t meant to be realistic depictions of the NHL as it currently exists. If anything, they’re the version I wish existed.
Because in the real world, elite athletes are often given a lot, very early, and not always the support or structure to handle it well. The culture around them can reward aggression, ego, and silence more than reflection or accountability.
That’s not every player, obviously—but it’s enough that it shapes the environment.
So my fictional players aren’t built from that system.
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The Wolf and The Bear by koalathebear
Fandom A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones (TV)
15 Aug 2016
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A series dedicated to my new favourite character Lady Lyanna Mormont of House Mormont. When we meet her she is just a child.
Part 1 - Lady Bear: is friendship fiction. No romance, no shippiness. Just an exploration of the burgeoning friendship between Lyanna and Sansa, Lyanna and Arya and most of all between Lyanna and Jon.
Part 2 - Seven Years Later: is a time jump forward seven years into the future and it is shippy with adult themes. There will be an incident that suddenly makes Jon see Lyanna in a different light - I definitely don't like the idea that he might have been attracted to her throughout etc.
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- 59,680
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The Grand Sophy - Epilogue by YorkshireTeaDrinker
Fandoms: HEYER Georgette - Works, The Grand Sophy - Georgette Heyer
16 Apr 2023
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Following on from Heyer's final paragraph, here is what may have happened on Charles and Sophie's damp journey back from Lacey Manor to London.
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The Lady Wyndham by KoelSong
Fandoms: HEYER Georgette - Works, The Corinthian - Georgette Heyer
06 Nov 2020
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A few hours after the events of the book, Sir Richard and Pen start their married life together.
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The Sting of Self-Denial by mardia for natacup82
Fandoms: Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries - Lynn Messina
24 Dec 2018
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“Brat,” Damien says, watching as his fiancee’s mouth curves upward in a slow, teasing smile. “Every scandalous thing I have done has been at your instigation!”
“So we could just add this one to the list then,” Beatrice retorts, shameless as always, and just laughs merrily at the expression on his face.
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- English
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- 1,292
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- 1/1
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- 1
- Comments:
- 11
- Kudos:
- 59
- Bookmarks:
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Bookmarked by koalathebear
10 Apr 2019
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Able had avoided the fate of a lot of settlements.
But goddamn did I hate being in quarantine.
Bookmarked by koalathebear
25 Mar 2018
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Just a day out in the snow...