I'm interested in knowing what you lovely folks think how people in Willmack's lives feel about the gay of it all? Obviously we don't know if there is anything gay going on, but humor me.
When it comes to Will I think it's very easy to make the assumption that the catholic, republican Smith family would not fuck with their star prodigy son being gay. However, I'd like to think they're a bit more progressive than that and even if they wouldn't vibe with the idea at first, I think their love for Will is stronger than any religious or political beliefs. As far as his sister goes, I think she'd be his strongest ally and fiercest protector.
When it comes to Mack... well, we really don't know much about his family or friends. But for some reason my heart is telling me his mom would go hard for her gay son. She'd be at the front of the pride parade decked out in everything rainbow. Rick would follow in her footsteps because even though he runs drills à la military style with his kids, I'm pretty sure Robyn is the boss at home and if she tells him to wear a T-shirt with big, bold letters saying "PROUD DAD OF A GAY SON", he would.
We also cannot forget about pride night. During their rookie year, as we all know, Will chose not to tape his stick while Mack did. Whether Will's decision was based on the beliefs of his family or just deep internal homophobia, which I'm afraid most hockey players suffer from, we'll never know. But oh how sweet it was when he chose to tape his stick this past season. A surprising, but welcome, turn of events. I believe the Toffoli's, with their pride flag held high, may have had a hand in his change of heart. Not saying they coerced him to do it, rather that their influence on him have helped him overcome some of that internal homophobia. That being said, I know Tyler and Cat would go to war for their adoptive gay sons. And let's be real, if anyone knows what's going on between dumb and dumber, it's them.