SUMMARY: After getting silver at the Olympics, Macklin quickly becomes avoidant and starts distancing himself from his childhood best friend, Y/N.
WARNINGS: SMAU, Use of Y/N, Childhood friends to lovers, Reader is a figure skater, possible inaccurate detail’s about figure skating, slight angst, reader is mixed, mentions of illness and death.
!! IMPORTANT!! This is a sequel series, before reading this SMAU please read this one: LEGENDARY LOVERS--2000s SIDNEY CROSBY X MALKIN!READER
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(Uhh starting off with a flashback to how y/ns mom died)
MARCH 2009, ONE MONTH AFTER CANADA WINS THE VANCOUVER WINTER OLYMPIC.
(Uh yea that’s how y/n’s mom died)
END OF FLASHBACK
February 25 2026, Three days after Team USA won the Olympic gold medal against Team Canada.
your private insta
Y/NPRIVATE ✓
Liked by QUADGOD, Benkindy_81, SidneyCrosby.87, Olympics, lukehughes_, and 500 others..
Y/NPRIVATE ✓ girl whatever 🇨🇦 #ilovemycountry
User1 girl hug your dad real tight for me I was sobbing omg #Canadadown #Wedesrvethegoldmedal
➥Y/NPRIVATE ✓ cried in his arms for abt an hour dw we’ll win next Olympics
lukehughes_✓ listen I know I’m not supposed to be here but
➥Benkindy_81 ✓ get out American spy
➥Y/NPRIVATE ✓ Luke I promise you once I see your brothers it’s fist for fist
➥User3 or should we say tit for tat 👀👀 haha get it
User4 yk it’s a dire period of time when neither Sidney or Macklin comment
➥User5 wait now that you mention it Macklin hasn’t liked or commented on any of her posts for a few days??
➥User6 omg yea usually he’s the first person here
➥User7 cmon guys bsfr he just had the biggest lost of his entire career give him some time.
Benkindy_81 ✓ don’t cry your gala performance had more stability than jack Hughes’s teeth
➥Y/NPRIVATE ✓ shh the enemy is nearby in the comments
_connorbedard ✓ would’ve won if I was there
➥Y/NPRIVATE ✓ bedsy pls not now
QUADGOD ✓ big hot mess in the comments
➥Y/NPRIVATE ✓ ppl can’t mind their own business apparently
texts between y/n and Ben Kindel
texts between y/n and Will Smith Hockey
texts between Ben Kindel and Y/n
Two days later, y/ns insta.
Y/NUSER ✓
Liked by SidneyCrosby.87, Benkindy_81, _Fraserminten, michealmisa_, _willsmith2, Colin.graf, Samdickinson4, e.malkin71geno, and 400K others….
Y/NUSER ✓ Men suck, not my dad tho he’s goated.
lukehughes_✓ everyone knows your dad is goated
➥Y/NUSER ✓ Leave my comment section I’m still pissed at you and your brothers
User1 ouuuu shi on the third pic
➥Y/NUSER ✓ fym ouu shi that’s my dad
User2 why is every sharks hockey player in the likes I’m crying 😭😭
➥User3 everyone except Macklin 😕
comment deleted by Y/NUSER
User4 oh shit she’s deleting comments
➥User5 it’s genover 💔💔
SidneyCrosby.87 ✓ love you too bug 💞
➥Y/NUSER ✓ 🙁❤️
Benkindy_81 ✓ who dares upset my Olympic gold medalist winning best friend
➥Y/NUSER ✓ Everyone except you tbh
User6 can we talk about the stealth mission going on in the likes
➥ User7 he who can’t be named has his friends stalking her lmfao
➥ User8 alr wrap it up we still don’t know why a certain 19 year old Canadian hockey player isn’t interacting with her it could be anythinggggg
Eklund_72 ✓ akssjsnab 🙂↔️🙂↔️🙂↔️
➥Y/NUSER ✓ ????
➥ User9 yo what
➥User10 Whatever that’s supposed to mean
meanwhile, in the San Jose sharks group chat.
texts between y/n and Macklin
to be continued lol
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A/N: I actually hate this but at least it’s over also HAPPY BDAY TO MACKIN CELEBRINI 🥳 obviously the stars of today’s part are Sam Dickinson and Will smith hockey they were the funnest ones to write lmfaooo
and sorry if I missed anyone in the tags I lost count in how many people asked to be tagged!!
eklund_72 Thank you, San Jose! // Thank you to my teammates, the organization, and all the fans for your incredible support. I’m so grateful for everything. // Now I’m really excited for the next chapter in Ottawa ❤️🖤
Goal 6: Macklin Celebrini
!!!!!!!!!!!! Single Season Franchise Point Leader !!!!!!!!!!!!
Assists: John Klingberg & Will Smith Hockey
San Jose Sharks vs. Winnipeg Jets : April 16, 2026
