David Chapman

(Artist)

**David Benjamin Chapman**is the main character of *Between the Teeth*, along with his boyfriend Jake Lourdes.

## Personal life

David was born in Ottawa, Ontario, to Charlotte Bainbridge and Jeffrey Chapman, on January 6, 1992. He lived in Centretown, right by the Parliament building. He was raised by his nanny Mary Anne Mercado, who took care of him like a son since he was four. Charlotte and Jeffrey separated when their son was 12, with Jeffrey moving to Calgary while Charlotte remained in Ottawa. David became extra critical and angry after his father left. Growing up, David also had a good relationship with his now-deceased paternal grandmother.

He has been in an on-and-off relationship with Jake Lourdes since the 2010/2011 season. Their relationship became steady in 2016 (during the NHL ASG taking place in Cleveland) and has stayed that way since. They spend holidays together with Jake's family.

His best friend is Kiro Volkov and his mentor and father figure is Oleg Kurmazov. Other friends and relevant people include his agent Dave Summers, his trainer Vladislav, Emily Ross and teammates Robbie Lombardi and Georgie Dineen.

He adopts a rookie, Raf Sánchez and he's the secondary guardian to Max Volkov.

When he retired from playing, he got a position with the Washington Capitals' front office. He and Jake live together during the season in DC. They have a gigantic cottage in rural Michigan.

## Appearance and personality

David is 5'11 (short for a hockey player), with blond hair and blue eyes. Many other characters in the series call him "pretty boy" because of his looks, to the point of confusing heterosexual guys. The author describes him as an "objective 9+" on the attractiveness scale and has also compared him to a Precious Moments doll. However, the permanent scowl ruins the look a bit and he is not aware that he is attractive. He takes care of his apprentice, but not for style reasons, and his style could be described as classic preppy  or like a hedge fund manager. He does not grow a beard unless it's for playoffs. His eyes are green.

He looks like a cinnamon roll but could actually kill you. In the thicc scale, he is **Smol (except not at all, just for a hockey player)!**.

He's generally abrasive, bad at people and bad at life. He's uncomfortable with public displays of affection, especially ones directed at him. He's a terrible liar. He has been compared to a cat, as he's skittish, doesn't like being touched unless he has decided you are a good person (and then he's very touchy).

He's also extremely dedicated, to the point he's sometimes jokingly referred to as a robot. More precisely, he could be a robot made by Hockey Canada, according to Capitals teammate Robbie Lombardi.

He is not religious, but he is traditional and solemn, so he finds comfort in religious events he attended as a kid, such as Christmas or Easter mass.

He's an INTJ and a RLOEI. His Enneagram type is 1 with a secondary 6. His love language is Quality Time.

He was written as neurodivergent.

## Playing career

### Juniors

He was passed over due to his size in the OHL Draft, so he entered his name in the QMJHL draft and was picked by the Quebec Remparts. He lived there with a billet family and had a decent, if not close, relationship with his teammates, who taught him French curse words. There, he set many team and QMJHL records, breaking several of Sebastien Boucher's own records.

### NHL

He was drafted second overall by the New York Islanders in the NHL Entry Draft. He played there for 5 years, without much team success, even though he did win the Art Ross Award for most points in the NHL in 2014. He was invited to the ASG in several occasions: 2011 (rookie game), 2014 (he probably won a car), 2016 and 2019. He was an A for the 2019 game, with Marc Lapointe as the captain.

In the summer of 2015, he signed as a restricted free agent an offer sheet from the Washington Capitals, following his former captain and friend Oleg Kurmazov. He won the Stanley Cup with them in 2019.

He retired at 41 and he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

He registered the only fight of his career against Tampa Bay Lightning player Sparks, after Sparks hit Oleg Kurmazov from behind. He did well.

### International

He played for Canada in World Juniors twice, winning Silver (2009) and Gold (2010). He captained the team that won Gold.

He has won a Gold medal with Canada in PyeongChang in 2018, where he shared a line with Marc Lapointe and Adam Rousseau.

## Trivia

* He has a sweet tooth but refuses to eat some of his favourite things (such as beaver tails) to stick to his diet plan even during the off-season. He will indulge in brownies sometimes.
* He loves potatoes, especially fries. Maybe even more than he loves his boyfriend.
* He doesn't, though, eat raw potatoes.
* He trains in New York in the summer, with Oleg Kurmazov and Kiro Volkov, joined by Jake Lourdes after his and David's reunion, under the tender care of Vladislav.
* He met his best friend Kiro Volkov through training with Vladislav.
* He has basically been adopted by Oleg Kurmazov as a 5th son.
* He grew up an Ottawa Senators fan. He also liked the Edmonton Oilers.
* His favourite player as a kid was Alexei Konstantinovich. He wears the same number and he met Alexei in 2020. His favourite current player is Oleg Kurmazov. If he can't pick a teammate, it's Sven Olsen.
* His play is similar to Phil Kessel's.
* He's in the "don’t expect them to get into fights and HOLY SHIT WHAT" category.
* He did very well in school until he moved to Quebec, since French isn't his strongest skill.
* He has beer in the fridge he dislikes because Jake Lourdes likes it.
* He's a casual Jays fan.
* He played the piano as a kid and was technically proficient, but never liked it.
* In the debate over Canada's bird, he would be in the‘Who Gives a Fuck’ category, but would vote for the loon if asked.
* He sends his mother flowers for Mother's Day every year, delivered to her office because he thinks it's expected.
* He's good with kids, even if it doesn't come naturally to him.
* He once kissed Georgie Dineen, which nobody else knows.
* He likes strawberry ice-cream.
* He deeply regrets that the nickname Sniper Snapman, coined by Islanders teammate Philipp Eisler, spread far and wide.
* He had no birthday parties as a kid.
* He cannot drive, since his first lesson went bad and he doesn't do things he's not good at.
* Sometimes David remembers things that he and Jake have done in bed and goes so red everyone teases him.
* David has beer in his fridge he dislikes because Jake likes it.
* He downloaded Rosetta Stone to learn Russian and practice French, but he has no aptitude for languages.
* From the the Team Canada that won Gold, he got on well the best with Adam Rousseau.
* In a Hogwarts AU, he would be a Hufflepuff.
* He's very bad at videogames.
* He'll forever wonder what he could have done to make his parents proud of him.
* His deadly sin is envy.
* He's not a morning person at all.
* He dislikes pineapple on pizza.
* Media once thought he was dating Nat Lourdes.
* He used to kill spiders, but now he just saves them, after Jake gave him sad eyes for killing one.
* He used to not drink coffee until he retires and gets very into it.
* He likes tennis.
* If he were a drink, he would be tea steeped so long it becomes bitter.
* He thinks fucking your own clone is not like masturbating, more like fucking your twin, so it is wrong and bad.
* He dislikes shopping.
* He's "Uncle David" to Tatiana Kurmazov's kids and he spoils them.
* He plays with Yoshi in Mario Kart.
* His favourite nephew is Ian, Allie Lourdes' son.
* He uses BAUER sticks.
* He keeps every single one of Tatiana Kurmazov's drawings.
* He has opinions about Bayern Munich. It's unknown what those opinions are.
* In the reaction to cold scale, he's "I am dressed appropriately for the weather."
* He thinks he watched Star Wars as a kid, but he doesn't remember much.
* He's terrible at being injured.
* He watched three seasons of something he disliked because Robbie was enjoying it.
* He buys black-grey-white multi-packs of underwear.
* Doesn’t cry at weddings and wouldn’t cry at his own.

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