riley

most emotionally vulnerable man in the sap center but he doesn’t know it. toff is telling him to fight back when sam pushes him around and misa is responding, but i like it when he shoves me around? toff just stares at him bc he did not need to know that and why the fuck would you say that out loud

toff just wants misa to lie to him, for the peace of mind, and theoretically misa would keep his mouth shut more but he it doesnt occur to him that it’s insanely out of pocket to admit he likes being pushed around or that sam would probably pick up really easily if he tried at all, why isn’t he trying? girls would be really lucky to go out with him

he is the first guy to throw out praise or compliments and they may not always be eloquent but goddamn they will be honest. and misa cannot chirp for the life of him but he will smile and laugh and go wow, reavo that was really funny. which kind of accidentally ruins the whole thing bc what are you supposed to do with that. and when it comes to being chirped, it’s either that or he goes bright red, no in between

like.

okay, you said you don't really listen to music, so let's discover katy perry and abba and wham together and let me make us a hype don toliver edit so you finally listen to the album i sent you.

okay, you said you don't really watch things often, so let's start movies and shows together in our shared hotel rooms on our roadies and, while we're at it, on our coaches at home and let me introduce you to these romcoms you've never watched and show you american pie and john wick.

okay, you said you haven't really gotten the chance to explore the cities you've lived in, so let me plan our little outings in all the places we go to and make lists of all the restaurants i see on tiktok just so we can experience something outside of hockey.

okay, you said your favorite snack is gum, so let me bake you a whole assortment of treats and let you taste test everything i make so you can decide what you like and what you don't really want again. let me watch as you forget your diet restrictions and your meal plans because just the touch of my hands on something is enough to make you crave it forever.

okay, you said that you don't really have any memories of boston outside of hockey, so let me take you back to my hometown and show you my friends and show you my family and laugh when you get wasted because im just glad you're letting go and having fun. let me pick you up and brush your hair out of your eyes as you cling to me on the steps of my childhood house because this is just as much your home as it was mine.

and if Mel overhears Garcia joking about this, but only catches 50% of the convo in passing, and asks him what it meant

will: [disappointed] "it bounced" mack: [unbearably gently] "i know, that was still a good try though"

turns out will is only cheap when it comes to people who aren’t his baby 😕

Toff: can you spot me 5$ im short

Will: no.

Mack:*trying to pay for his food*

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union soldier frank langdon and 17th century french woman melissa king at the pittsburgh ren faire! new hyper fixation has been unlocked

Cat and Felicia and Ekky's girlfriend start getting the jackets in and they're so beautiful. Teal and black and sparkly. There's artistic cuts in the cuffs that mimic shark bites and the zipper pulls have shiny silver Sharks logos on them. The back (of course) says SHARKS in huge letters. But the best part is the front, where the number of whoever they're with is embossed onto the jackets chest right where it is on their warmup hoodies.

And oh does Mack want one. He wants one more than he's ever wanted everything. He stares at the WAGs constantly and Will just...orders him one. Their numbers stacked on top of each other on the chest. Mack adores it. Wears it to every playoff walk-in. He and Will don't officially announce anything but the jacket makes it pretty damn obvious.

When they win the cup, Mack shucks his tarp right there on the ice and grabs his jacket off the bench where he'd carefully tucked it during 2nd intermission just in case. The picture of Mack in his WAG jacket kissing the cup goes super viral. So does the picture of Will grabbing him by the jacket's lapels to pull him into a kiss.

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mack sitting on the boards and will standing in between his legs today at practice....