Adam Rousseau

**Adam Lawrence** **Rousseau** is one of the main characters of *If All Is Enough*, along with Ulf Larsson, as well as the main character in *Vires Acquirit Eundo.*

## Personal life

Adam was born in Winnipeg, MB, on January 4, 1990. His mother was living in Dauphin, MB, at the time, however, she had a difficult pregnancy at the end and moved to a Winnipeg hospital.

He's the eldest of two children by six years on their mother's side, and his half-sister, Dana Chabot, has three children.

He grew up with a small household in Dauphin and had to accept help from a teammate to continue playing hockey, as he wouldn't have been able to afford it otherwise.

He didn't meet his biological father until after he was drafted, and his mother died of breast cancer around 2022, which was also the reason for his early retirement. His stepfather is still alive, but they rarely get in contact.

During his time as an assistant coach for the New York Rangers he lived in Scarsdale, NY. He's also lived in Oakland and Pittsburgh.

He was in a sort of relationship with Ulf Larsson during his first year as an assistant coach for the Rangers, which ended before the end of that season.

He moved to Brando to work as an assistant coach, where he met Cal. They became friends, and later started a romantic relationship. Eventually, he ends up in a fulfilling, healthy romantic relationship with him, where both parties are very much in love.

## Career

Adam played for the Boston Bruins, who drafted him, and then was traded to the California Golden Seals. He then played for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He won the Stanley Cup with them.

He played for Canada in the 2018 Olympics, and assisted on the Golden Goal. He did not return to the 2020 World Cup due to his previous season being considered "subpar". He won bronze in Worlds.

He was named to the ASG in 2019 in Montreal, and he wore an A. He was an all-star a total of three times.

At some point in his late twenties, he broke his left hand and underwent surgery. It didn't greatly compromise his playing, but it wore him down a little.

He retired in 2021, after a decline that hit following his Olympic year. After retirement, he started working as assistant coach for the New York Rangers, from the 24/25 season to the 25/26 season. In the summer of 2026, he got an offer to work for the Brandon Wheat Kings as an assistant coach.

Later, he also became an assistant coach for the Canadian Women’s team.

## Physical appearance and personality

He's objectively handsome, but he was awkward in his youth and it not fully aware of how attractive he is. He aged like fine wine. He carefully shaves outside of playoffs and once he bleached his hair during those. He blushes a lot. He had long fingers and beautiful hands, but one is less beautiful now after he suffered an injury and had surgery. His style could be described as classic preppy. His eyes are a brown so dark it’s hard to see pupil and his hair is deep chestnut brown.

In the thicc scale, he is **Pretty big!!**.

He's an ISTP and in the Global 5-SLOAN Multidimensional Typing System he is a RLOAN.He's an idealist and an optimist, but he lost faith with the years. He is gay. His Enneagram type is 6 with secondary 1. His love language is Quality Time.

## Short stories

Besides Vires Acquirit Eundo and *If All Is Enough*, Adam has also appeared in the following short stories.

* The Grumpiest Olympic Line (plus Marc Lapointe, unexpected ray of sunshine!)
* Adam Rousseau; Metallic Sheen
* David, Adam, Marc; Gold
* Jaya, Charlie, Adam; Olympians
* Adam; Return
* Adam; Security
* Adam; The right word
* Alternate POV of Adam's Happiness! Cal, Dom, Warren, Dana, Heather, the nephews--anyone will do! (AT KSOTW 21 feb 2021)

## Trivia

* He grew up as part of the 14% Métis minority of Dauphin.
* He likes gardening.
* He's been in at least three fights. He has gone from the "don’t expect them to get into fights and HOLY SHIT WHAT" category to "don’t expect them to get into fights and they are as terrible as you thought".
* Hank's impression of Adam is that he is a "clean player, clean hitter, benefit of the doubt given".
* Adam has a tiny tattoo of a maple leaf over a bison on the inside of his bicep.
* He used to have a lisp during school, but it's mostly gone now.
* "Adam doesn’t have superstition so much as a very rigid routine he’s quietly agitated to deviate from."
* He's a careful driver.
* He has been ranked by Taylor as one of the most attractive characters (though he's unaware of it).
* In a Hogwarts AU, he'd be a Hufflepuff.
* He's very good at keeping his diet.
* His POV would be "choppy and to the point".
* Taylor "genuinely does not believe that Adam could have a happy love story centered around hockey".
* He grew up as a Pens fan.
* In the Canadian Bird debate, he would vote for the whiskey jack.
* From the Team Canada that won Gold, he got on well the best with David Chapman.
* He's a careful driver.
* In the reaction to cold scale, he's "I am dressed appropriately for the weather."
* He's not good at phones.
* He follows football (Raiders and Roughriders), and becomes a Vikings fan with time.
* Doesn’t cry at weddings and wouldn’t cry at his own.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Stats sheet
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