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[sanjosemackerel]

I love the stories and stuff about willmack in Vancouver but I also kinda hope they don’t get spotted so they can do stuff in private I feel bad they’re constantly recognised everywhere 😭 I’m glad some photos aren’t being posted as much as I’d love to see them

[wmhockey]

And what if I said there is no grouse to grind in the company of true love?

[verumtensio]

apparently this is the place will and mack were spotted this afternoon, mack is really showing off the highlights 😭

[referencing this botg report]

grouse grind shmouse grind, we're going to swim in beautiful lake systems!!!

[fugatos]

being rick celebrini’s gay son got you googling shit like most ergonomic anal sex position. prepping your boy so slowly and carefully to make sure there’s absolutely no pain or soreness that might affect his double training session with you tomorrow basically edging him accidentally on purpose until his blue eyes well up with tears and you missed him so so much but he’s gotta suffer a little bit before he gets his reward, we all do

[eevieurs]

this is kinda halifax 2.0 to me in the sense of. like. i love to imagine all these players who have only ever minimally interacted with will being caught up in the whirling tornado that is macklin celebrini. they’re constantly hearing that “smitty” does this and “smitty” thinks that and “smitty” likes this and “smitty” can’t stand that and maybe then they’re all training one day. and for the past few weeks, the past few months, all they’ve seen is mack’s gorgeous hands and his spectacular on-ice vision and the way he skates and so it’s odd when he finally fucks up and he starts laughing to himself. and maybe he mutters “smit wouldn’t have missed that” while he’s still laughing and they overhear him, and it’s weird because this is mack, generational talent and the second coming of sidney crosby.

so will kind of becomes a mystical beast to them cause all they hear is his praises being sung, over and over, and when he finally gets on that plane to vancouver and shows up and he and mack start giggling with the tips of their skates touching and their jerseys tucked to match and these fond, nostalgic glances they’re sharing like i’m glad that you’re here, i’m glad we’re together, it all makes sense. that will’s a really good fucking player, yes, but he’s also just kind of mack’s guy, the person he looks to at every moment for advice and affirmation and everything between. that it’s really not about the hockey sometimes, not about the way they push each other to move faster, shoot better, but the way they make each other play with joy. the way that they make each other live with joy. the way they make each other better.

anyways. all this to say nhl training camps are more important for the cultivation of love and affection than dating apps and have a bigger cultural impact ultimately!

[angeliccurlss]

So I just spent a week at a sports camp with basically zero internet access, and weirdly it gave me more insight into willmack

Being around male athletes 24/7 really puts into perspective how insanely masculine most men's sports culture still is. There's this constant pressure to perform a certain version of masculinity, and showing any kind of softness almost feels like you're going against the grain.

I genuinely can't imagine any of the guys from my boxing team casually saying they spend their free time baking cakes or making chocolate, they'd get laughed at and clowned relentlessly.

Which is why I think Will and Mack are incredibly lucky, not because they're different, but because they seem to be in an environment where they can be different without having to hide it.

The fact that will can talk about baking or mack can be openly affectionate and nobody in the room seems interested in policing them for it feels kind of miraculous. They get to exist as these soft, slightly dorky versions of themselves in one of the most hypermasculine environments imaginable, and their teammates seem to meet them with affection instead of ridicule.

Makes me appreciate Sharks team culture even more. I think that's such a rare thing, finding a locker room where you don't have to harden yourself to belong is honestly one of the greatest gifts you can have.

[dreamedofyou]

Watched this latest interview with Alex Nedeljkovic and he got asked what his top all-time starting lineup would be (3 forwards and 2 d-men) if he could only pick from his current or former teammates (not just the NHL but the other leagues he played in as well) - basically, anyone he's ever played on a team with.

Just as a reminder, since the 2018/19 season Nedeljkovic has played for the following NHL teams: the Canes, the Red Wings, the Penguins and now the Sharks. So keep their rosters in mind.

His first two answers for forwards were the usual suspects: Sid and Mack.

Then he had trouble deciding on the third but this is how the conversation went from there:

1. After he got clarification that they were looking for someone who would complement Sid and Mack the best, there was absolutely NO hesitation in saying it's Will.

2. He's basically putting Will on the same level as Svechnikov - a guy who's 5 years older than Will, is undoubtedly his team's second best player (this last season he was 2nd in goals scored, trailing after 1st by only 1 goal; 3rd in points scored, trailing after 2nd only by 1 point) and literally just won a Stanley Cup with the Canes.

3. Can't talk about Will without mentioning the chemistry with Mack lmao.

Also, after he picks all five players (Sid, Mack, Will, Slavin and Mo Seider) he finishes with: "I think those five guys would be pretty hard to beat. You could put those five up against almost anybody, I think."

😌

[scarycountry]

willhead dashboard simulator:

mutual 1: i miss the sharks lb 😩

mutual 2: does anyone have recs for good rickwill gloryhole fic

mutual 3: does anyone have recs for good rickwill pool boy!wsh fic

mutual 4: does anyone have recs for good post 2025 worlds team usa celebration fic featuring wsh getting sloppy drunk and maybe taken advantage of a little bit. maybe

mutual 5: [gifset of wsh looking like he’s going to khs at center ice] bnuuy why are you so stressed even…

mutual 6: does anyone have recs for good willzack size queen!wsh fic

mutual 7: but bitch when macklin scores

mutual 8: does anyone have recs for good homewrecker!wsh/dirtbag!dan holland fics

mutual 9: wsh is my strawberry shortcake with homemade whipped cream

mutual 10: sidney crosby is a woman

[reveurciel]

Maybe that’s why Rick has never had a problem with how important Will is to Mack. Because somewhere, beneath all the pride, there’s guilt.

Robyn always says the drive was already there. Mack was the kid begging to be driven to the rink before sunrise, the one who couldn’t stop thinking about hockey. Rick didn’t put that fire in him. But he did everything he could to make sure it never went out.

Every practice mattered. Every rep mattered. Every mistake became a lesson. Rick raised him to believe that discipline would carry him farther than talent ever could. Little by little, hockey stopped being something Mack simply loved. It became who he is.

Rick looks at his son sometimes and sees a machine. Relentless, disciplined, unbelievably good. The kind of player everyone dreams of coaching. He was always preparing for the next skate, the next game, the next season. Always chasing something. But he also wonders if he taught Mack to be an athlete first before he ever learned how to simply be a boy.

Then Will came along.

And for the first time in years, Rick noticed something changing.

Mack laughed more. He lingered after practice with Will instead of rushing to the next workout. He started to talk about movies and cafes and stupid inside jokes instead of faceoff percentages and edge work. Sometimes when the Celebrinis are together, he can hear Mack in his room at night talking to somebody, laughing so hard he snorts. He looked lighter.

Maybe because Will reminded Mack that there is always supposed to be a life outside of hockey. That he can watch rom-coms, drink espresso martinis, wander around cities with no plans, go to cafes and people-watch, make dumb jokes, be imperfect, be twenty, and none of it makes him any less of a hockey player… that hockey didn’t have to be the only thing worth living for.

Maybe that’s why Rick never questions how close they are. He knows there are some things a father cannot give to his son. Will gave his son back the parts of himself Rick sometimes fears he accidentally snuffed out of him. He's grateful that someone taught his son there’s more to life than being great, that greatness and happiness don't have to compete. Mack can have both, and Will would gladly give him both.

[murphyatthemagpie]

He hasn't changed 😭

[murphyatthemagpie]

But he's not alone now 🥹

[distantlywaryshepherd]

Imagine thinking a professional athlete isn’t taking his job seriously because he isn’t posted on instagram training everyday. Genuinely that is how stupid people are on here. The levels of BS hoops people jump through to hate on WSH never fail to surprise me.

[selkiesmile]

once you start referring to a sports team as we/our/us……… that’s when you know it’s over for you

[kissplan]

[rungalike]

kinda want to read a fic thats inspired by niki’s the apartment we wont share

[carboneuve]

new shark :D

[reveurciel]

I'm thinking about what makes Will and Mack's friendship different from a lot of hockey pairings and I guess it is the tenderness of it all.

Sure, they bonded over shared laughs, and we might view them as chaotic kids with prefrontal cortexes yet to develop. But the deepest layer of their relationship, I think, is they see in each other something that very few people around them can truly understand.

When Toff said they are respectful of each other, I think he means the two are not just respectful in the sense that they’re polite or get along, but respectful because they understand exactly what the other person carries. They know the pressures. They know the sacrifices. They know the burden of expectations. And because they recognize those things in each other, they treat those parts of one another carefully.

Both know what it feels like to be told from a young age that they’re going to be great. Both know what that greatness demands. Both know that people are expecting them to save the franchise. Because of that, I think there’s an emotional depth to their relationship that they only fully reveal to each other. They share vulnerabilities they could never trust with anyone else, completely secure in the knowledge that they would never use those weaknesses as a weapon against the other. The vulnerabilities, fears, insecurities, and frustrations that come with being an athlete are things they can discuss with each other without worrying they’ll be judged or misunderstood. There’s a complete trust there.

Will and Mack are also incredibly indulgent of one another. They give each other the space to be the truest versions of themselves whenever they’re together.

Mack lets Will plan their hangouts and happily goes along with whatever Will wants because he knows how much Will enjoys being the planner. He lets Will drag him into starting a book club despite openly admitting before that he doesn’t read much, simply because he knows how much it means to Will. He lets Will take the bed furthest from the door because he knows Will sleeps better when someone else is in the room and acts like his guard. He always puts himself between Will and the other player whenever a scrum breaks out because he knows Will isn’t one to fight. And that’s okay, Mack has never seemed to mind doing enough of the fighting for the both of them. He even gives Will his customized Olympic stick because he knows Will is a huge gear guy, and what better gift than something as personal and unique as a stick that no one else can easily get?

Then there’s the way Will lets Mack be imperfect. He knows Mack lives under constant scrutiny. He knows Rick instilled discipline, humility, hard work, and sacrifice into him from such a young age. Somewhere along the way, Mack learned that he always had to be better, work harder, and be the poster hockey boy. Yet with Will, Mack gets to be a little brash, a little mean, a little hot-tempered (windshield gate, anyone?), a little imperfect. And Will loves and accepts every part of him anyway. He follows Mack’s instructions during games and on the bench to the point where everyone jokes that he’s Mack’s dog, because he understands how much Mack needs that sense of control and how much pressure he carries every single game night. He handles the smelling salt ritual even though Mack is perfectly capable of doing it himself because he knows Mack is already carrying enough before he even steps onto the ice, and that's one small way of taking something off his plate.

I think that’s why Will chose Mack as the person he leans on within the team, and why Mack says he trusts Will’s opinion so much. They just get each other.

Their mental and emotional wavelength are so similar. They’re attuned to one another in a way that goes beyond friendship born from proximity or shared interests. There’s a mutual understanding that they’re building something bigger than themselves; that they’re trying to leave a legacy that neither of them can do alone, that they genuinely need each other, and most importantly, they want to do it together. And despite the crushing weight that comes with chasing that kind of legacy, there's comfort in knowing that there is another person carrying it with them.

[tealebrini]

the way i think will would intentionally/unintentionally make any man obsessive and possessive of him. sorry he just has that energy, born to drive everybody mad

[two-seventyone]

the first time you hear someone say that mack looks at will with the same intensity that he watches the puck with you’re like booooo that’s so corny and it is but the worst part is that it’s true and there’s actually just something deeply wrong with mack

[two-seventyone]

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