Preface

just not home
Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at https://archiveofourown.org/works/87993951.

Rating:
Teen And Up Audiences
Archive Warning:
No Archive Warnings Apply
Category:
Gen
Fandoms:
Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Heated Rivalry (TV)
Relationship:
Luca Haas/Original Male Character(s)
Characters:
Luca Haas, Original Siblings of Luca Haas, Luca Haas's Mother, Ilya Rozanov
Additional Tags:
Social Media, Ottawa Centaurs (Game Changers), drafting, Former AO3 Author Luca Haas, Texting, multi media, this fic is basically how luca got drafted in my universe, it was... more complicated than it should've been probably, POV Outsider, Pre-Book 6: The Long Game (Game Changers), Twitter, Tumblr, Chronically Online Luca Haas, you might be like "why did i tag it with an original character", luca is actively in a relationship throughout this story, Luca Haas-centric, Tumblr User Luca Haas
Language:
English
Series:
Part 2 of the loser has to fall
Stats:
Published: 2026-07-05 Words: 2,434 Chapters: 1/1

just not home

by ellis (ellabellachicketychella)

Summary

ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ @teegan_without_sarah
I AM FUCKING CRYING DID EVERYONE FUCKING SEE LUCA HAAS’S FACE WHEN HE GOT DRAFTED

emilia @errrrmmelia
can you BLAME HIM imagine thinking you were about to go to san francisco who are on a legendary team rebuild and were two points away from the playoffs and instead you go to FUCKING OTTAWAAAAAAAA

or, luca’s draft told through everyone else’s eyes

Notes

HAPPY POST-DRAFT SEASON EVERYONE!!! i’ve been enjoying things such as the ridiculous combine questions, the fact ivar stenberg may have just straight up fucking lied about his height and GOT AWAY WITH IT, justin bieber announcing gavin mckenna as the leaf’s choice

i am going to say... reading famed hollanov fic writer, luca haas is probably required for this one to really understand what is going on. that is your first and only warning!!

Once again... i did not make these skins!!! phyripo’s work skin for the Tumblr posts, starskin’s twitter skin and then Anlanther’s template maker.. My email template came from La_Temperanza's 'How to Mimic Email Windows'. Also Geek!!! who i have been using their texting code for ages. i'm ngl it gave me trouble this time :///

See the end of the work for more notes

just not home

Mama!!!

elias
mama
mama
is everything okay, eli???
elias
luca’s family aren’t going to his draft
mama
Why?
elias
lisabetha says that it’s too difficult to get emely and jacobé to america
could we go?
mama
I’m not sure if we have the money for it, love.
elias
he’s been my best friend since i’ve been five, mama
he can’t be alone on draft day
he’s supposed to be the first overall pick
we can’t have coach go instead
mama
I’ll see what I can do, okay?
At the least you will be able to go.
elias
thank you mama
i love you

Elite Prospects
@eliteprospects

🎥 FILM ROOM: Is Luca Haas the NHL's next generational talent?

@Daniel_Greyson89 breaks down @lucahaas42 and his unmatched ability to find seams and break through defender’s attempts.

Unlocked to read 🔓: https://eliteprospects.com/news/2020-nhl...

4:00 PM · June 24, 2020


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Lulu
@lululuca8124

in elite prospect ranking order:

1. Luca Haas - centre

2. Anton Vasilev - amazing defender

3. Cédric Caron - brilliant right wing

4. Jordan Garcia - high hockey IQ, defender

5. Jakob Sørensen - killer slapshot, centre

assuming teams draft in predicted order (unlikely) ottawa is going to get a good rookie defender. we are one step closer to a hollanov kiss on the ice

Miya | WHERE IS SK8 S2!?!? @rengasmarriagecouncillor · June 24

@lululuca8124 you're like the only person i know who knows puck, please explain the top 5 draft picks of the NHL and what this means for hollanov?

13:41 PM · June 24, 2020


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Mama!!!

mama
Is Luca okay?
elias
huh?
why???
mama
He is a projected top three NHL draft pick and his family won’t be there.
Check in on him.
Actually invite him over for dinner! I will make rösti.
elias
we’ll be over after practice!

From: tbauer@zscbears.swiss

Subject: Haas NHL Draft

To: rhischier@zscbears.swiss

Good afternoon,

I’ll keep this short. Luca’s mother isn’t going to the draft because she has two young children to look after and she’s concerned about both the money (the NHL would have covered it) and the effort (I believe Luca would have covered this.)

Sorry I know that’s not very professional. I was wondering if you, as Luca’s long time coach, would be willing to go to the draft with him. I’ve had inquiries from Mrs Wyss about Elias’s family joining him and I think that would be good. I thought I’d also extend the offer to you as Luca’s coach while he’s represented Switzerland and now on the Bears.

Thanks, Theodore Bauer

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From: rhischier@zscbears.swiss

Subject: Haas NHL Draft

To: tbauer@zscbears.swiss

Hi Theo,

Never apologise for unprofessionalism when it comes to Lisabeth Haas, I have spent many nights cussing her out in my head.

Check with Haas first, both on the Wyss request and my own. I would be more than happy to attend the draft on Haas’s behalf (and mourn the loss of my best player).


Luca

Mum
Have fun in America
Luca
I will!
Will you watch the stream?
Mum
It’s a bit late for Emely and Jacobé
I’ll see though!
Luca
👍

Elliot Deepfryman
@Elliot_Deepfryman_MLH

At the draft combine the Ottawa Centaurs allegedly asked: "would you rather find 1000 cockroaches living in your attic or one person"

14:27 PM · June 13, 2020


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Elliot Deepfryman @Elliot_Deepfryman_MLH · Replying to @Elliot_Deepfryman_MLH

Luca Haas reportedly was so confused by the question he stared at them for fifty seconds and then decided he would rather one person in his attic.

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Elliot Deepfryman @Elliot_Deepfryman_MLH · Replying to @Elliot_Deepfryman_MLH

Anton Vasilev and Jordan Garcia said they'd rather the cockroaches.

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MLH LEAKS
@MLH_LEAKS

Interesting content captured of Haas, Caron, Brann and Clitheroe from the draft...

17:21 PM · June 24, 2020


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Geek 🌙 @ATrashMammall · 17:34 Replying to @MLH_LEAKS

let me check i'm not smoking something. luca haas was being bullied by other top prospects about being a nepo baby when they brought up his DEAD FATHER and like... somehow haas is now the one projected to go lower????

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VIDEO ID: [No video is shown, the video is just in a loud room. From the noise a few voices are made out, there’s noises of someone moving and the voices become clearer. Caron, Brann and Haas are all speaking.]

CARON: Wasn’t your dad a hockey player Haas? Isn’t that how you got on your team in Germany?

HAAS: I’m not German.

BRANN: You speak it, don’t you?

HAAS: We all speak English and none of us are English. 

[KANE CLITHEROE walks into frame, face confused as he looks between the three other boys.]

CLITHEROE: What are we talking about?

CARON: Haas being a nepo baby.

CLITHEROE: You are?

HAAS: Sure.

CARON: His dad played hockey.

CLITHEROE: … we’re Canadian— your dad played hockey. My dad played hockey—

CARON: No, no— Haas’s dad was like on a national team or something. It comes up on Wikipedia.

[HAAS slams his phone down on the table he’s sitting at. He whips around to look at CARON, fury on his face.]

HAAS: He played for an elite team in Switzerland when he was sixteen. 

[CARON suddenly looks very uncomfortable.]

HAAS: And he’s been dead for six years. Please tell me what fucking nepotism bonus I’m getting from some bones in the ground?

[HAAS stands up and walks away.]


 

From: edwardgreenwood@sanfranmission.usa

Subject: Luca Haas

To: philipselway@sanfranmission.usa

Hey Philip,

I think due to the recent concerns about Luca Haas and Cédric Caron they should move down our draft picks. I think Anton Vasilev is a good option and doesn’t open us to the concerns and media scrutiny that would happen if we take either of those two so close to the incident.

While this would mean Haas falls to Ottawa, it’s not like Ottawa is good enough to do anything with that. Haas is the best player, but I’m worried with a player who can’t keep his temper under control and how he might react to chirps on the ice. Admitting in a video that broke the hockey community that you have a dead father may not have been the most effective route to take.

Further, our development league has been looking good for years. I don’t think the risk of Haas is worth his skill when we have equally skilled players developing in our leagues. Anton Vasilev further solidifies our defense.

How knows maybe in three years we’ll try to trade for Haas! Also make sure to Vasilev a jersey.

Cheers, Ed


Elliot Deepfryman
@Elliot_Deepfryman_MLH

Believe San Francisco will be drafting Anton Vasilev over Luca Haas. This means Haas would fall to Ottawa.

21:34 PM · June 25, 2020


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Miya | WHERE IS SK8 S2!?!? @rengasmarriagecouncillor · Replying to @Elliot_Deepfryman_MLH

what does this mean? @lululuca8124

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Geek 🌙 @ATrashMammall · Replying to @rengasmarriagecouncillor, @Elliot_Deepfryman_MLH, @lululuca8124

a player who is widely believed to be at SHANE HOLLANDER'S skill level is being drafted at second over all because he defended his DEAD FATHER and was slightly mean about it.

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Miya | WHERE IS SK8 S2!?!? @rengasmarriagecouncillor · Replying to @ATrashMammall

WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENS IN ACTUAL HOCKEY HELLO!?!?!?

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From: chrisducharme@ottawacens.ca

Subject: Draft Options

To: brandonwiebe@ottawacens.ca, finnleybant@ottawacens.ca

Good morning,

Just touching base so we are all on the same page. If for some reason Haas falls to second we take him. In the eyes of myself and the front office at large taking Haas is the best choice to both strengthen our scoring capabilities and secure our second line. While he doesn’t have as much experience playing bigger players as Caron or Vasilev we do not think he will need any development years.

However, Anton Vasilev and Cédric Caron are both strong options. Our preference is Vasilev as we have previously mentioned, but partially due to Caron’s involvement in the Haas incident.

Our next picks are trickier but we are currently eyeing Artemy Levin and Eric Lee. Levin would start establishing our defensive line, although his development will most likely be a few years.

Let’s hope San Francisco’s loss is our gain.

Sent from my iPhone


jamietrickfoot lululuca and the 2020 draft…okay so this entire draft thing is confirming like w deeply long held theory of mine that lululuca8124 is a hockey player of SOME KIND, and like i know this sounds objectively insane but work with me hereso like. first of all lulu clearly knows puck, that’s why it’s such a beloved story, partially because lulu knows how to use hockey to highlight hollanov and their developing relationship i ALSO think the times lulu is largely inactive and active have always matched up well with the hockey season and perhaps the most damning pieces of evidence… it’s luca haas, currently projected first overall pick. apart from the name lululuca (seriously why did we all assume lulu was a girl for years) the SECOND most obvious piece of evidence is that when asked about other draft picks lululuca gave everyone BUT luca haas something positive to say either lululuca is a Grade A luca haas hater, OR luca haas wrote some honestly disgustingly filthy (good thing) fics about ilya rozanov and shane hollander #hollanov#luca haas #god i hope this is true it would be so fucking funny212 notes


zee thamroth
@zeebeejeebies

like okay is anyone else finding it really odd haas doesn't have family there??? like it's cute that his best friend and his best friend's mum is there but like... where is his mum???

12:42 PM · June 27, 2024


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ellis 🎗️🍉 @ellisbellischick · Replying to @zeebeejeebies

i mean probably not too fucking impressed he aired out his family's dirty laundry to everyone

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zee thamroth @zeebeejeebies · Replying to @ellisbellischick

"everyone" you do know that video wasn't meant to get out, and that was luca haas defending himself priavtely, right? it's important to me that you know that

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Ottawa Centaurs
@OttawaCentaurs

Luca Haas looks good in red and black! Welcome to the Centaurs!

1:42 PM · June 27, 2020


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ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ
@teegan_without_sarah

I AM FUCKING CRYING DID EVERYONE FUCKING SEE LUCA HAAS’S FACE WHEN HE GOT DRAFTED

1:38 PM · June 27, 2020


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emilia @errrrmmelia · Replying to @teegan_without_sarah

can you BLAME HIM imagine thinking you were about to go to san francisco who are on a legendary team rebuild and were two points away from the playoffs and instead you go to FUCKING OTTAWAAAAAAAA

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kaia | "one flesh one end"
@kaia_nonagesimus

i have literally never seen anyone that horrified to be drafted to a team before i'm fucking dying

1:37 PM · June 27, 2020


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e m i l y
@emerson_crosby81

SOMEONE FREE THIS MAN WHY DOES HE LOOK SO FUCKING STRESSED TO BE DRAFTED BY OTTAWA

1:39 PM · June 27, 2020


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harvey 🦙 🦁
@amazingheighlay_2006

ik i don't talk puck much but like....... as an ottawa fan (by birth i'm not happy about it) it's probably not a great sign for the organisation that haas looks THAT horrified about being drafted by them

1:42 PM · June 27, 2020


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mickey
@michaelthemouse__81

i am 97% sure luca haas is disassociating on that stage i'm ngl to you

1:43 PM · June 27, 2020


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jay! <3 @shane_holeander · Replying to @michaelthemouse__81

yeah because your team is full of FAILURES including your CAPTAIN and no one wants to be on it

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mickey @michaelthemouse__81 · Replying to @shane_holeander

oh my god fuck off and go suck your captain's DICK

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Jane🍑🍑🍑💦💦💦🥵🥵🥵

Ilya
do you think luca haas hates me?
Jane
I can’t believe he actually pulled that expression with his face
Ilya
you are an asshole!!!!!
JANE
You do realise he is probably upset he was projected first for like a year and then got knocked down?
All accounts have said he had a really stressful draft period. I don’t think it was you.
Ilya
oh…
second overall drafted like you!!!
JANE
Go fuck yourself
Ilya
hmmmmm i’d rather fuck you
JANE
Fuck off
You have draft duties to do
Go welcome Haas to the team
Ilya
call tonight?
JANE
Maybe
Ilya
you miss meeeeee, i will come back to the cottage soon
JANE
Go and look after your rookie

elias 🏒
@eliaswyss_

congrats @lucahaas24 on the draft!!!! gonna miss you buddy. let's hope ottawa's new best player learns how to sit on a bench!!!

5:42 PM · June 27, 2020


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Luca Haas @lucahaas24 · June 27, 2020 Replying to @eliaswyss_

you promised you would not show anyone this.

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elias 🏒 @eliaswyss_ · Replying to @lucahaas24, @eliaswyss_

i lied xoxoxo

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Mama!!

mama
Did Lisabeth call Luca?
elias
it has been silence from her
i think luca is avoiding checking his phone because of that
mama
Fucking bitch.
I’m going to their house when we get back to Zurich.
elias
mama… i don’t think luca wants that
mama
I don’t care anymore.
I love Luca like he’s mine, and sometimes at a certain point you need to step in.
I’ll handle it, okay Eli? You and Luca enjoy your night out.

Artyyyy
@leavinforlevin

SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS

2:42 AM · June 28, 2024


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elias 🏒
@eliaswyss_

MY BEST FRIEND IS THAT BITCHHHHHHHH

2:56 AM · June 28, 2024


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Luca

Mum
Good job!
I am so sorry I missed it
I passed out after looking after the kids all day
Mum
We’ll do something when you get back to celebrate it!
When are you home?
I’m assuming if you’re signing contracts and doing whatever else you have to do?
Mum
Look, I said I’m sorry.
It’s not fair to just ignore me the entire time because I messed up.
I am really, really sorry
Luca
sent money so you can buy emely’s gift 👍
i’ll be home next summer
Mum
That’s so far away!
I’ll miss you
Luca
emely wanted a nintendo switch for her birthday
the ‘coral’ one
interdiscount had one the last time i looked

Afterword

End Notes

heya! hope you enjoyed getting a look into what luca (in this series) is like a bit more!

i had a lot of fun doing all the graphics!!!

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