François Arnaud is giving us leather, attitude, and a very specific kind of fantasy, and frankly, we are going to need a minute.
First, a quick reality check before anyone gets too excited: the photos making the rounds are AI-generated, not actual photographs of Arnaud in full leather gear. But that does not mean we cannot appreciate the vision. If anything, the images have us wondering whether Arnaud might consider bringing some of that Tom of Finland-inspired energy into the real world someday.
Because that all-access zipper? We have questions. Click on the image below or here to see more of the TikTok post by @leatherboys.br.
Scott Hunter, But Make It Leather
François is already giving us plenty to look forward to as he prepares to return as hot hockey captain Scott Hunter in Heated Rivalry Season 2.
The actor recently teased that there will be more of Scott and Kip, played by Robbie G.K., when the series returns. Speaking with WWD, Arnaud kept the details frustratingly mysterious.
“I can tell you that there’s more of Scott, but I can’t tell you in what capacity. There are various things at play.”
Various things at play? Sir, you cannot say that to a fandom already emotionally invested in Scott and Kip and expect us to remain calm.
While Season 2 is expected to give fans more of their relationship, there is still plenty of their story left to explore. The first book in the Game Changers series, Game Changer, centers on their love story, so there is certainly more material waiting to be brought to the screen.
Arnaud Is Not Slowing Down
And if Scott Hunter was not enough, Arnaud has an increasingly impressive 2027 ahead of him.
The actor was recently named a global brand ambassador for Under Armour, adding another major fashion and lifestyle partnership to his growing profile.
Then there is Broadway.
Arnaud is set to make his Broadway debut alongside David Corenswet, the actor who recently donned the Superman cape, in the upcoming revival of Richard Greenberg’s Three Days of Rain. The acclaimed 1997 drama received a Pulitzer Prize nomination the following year.
So, between hockey, Broadway, major brand campaigns, and AI-generated leather fantasies that the internet apparently cannot stop thinking about, Arnaud is having quite the moment. And in reality, François can still rock a full-leather look.
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We’ll Take the Fantasy for Now
The AI images may not be real, but the career momentum certainly is.
And while we patiently wait to see Arnaud back as Scott Hunter, we can appreciate the fact that the internet has already given us a glimpse at an alternate universe where he swaps the hockey uniform for leather.
Would we like to see that universe become reality?
Well, Arnaud, we have ideas.