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Title: we called it hunger before we called it love Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Men’s Hockey RPF Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Macklin Celebrini/Will Smith (b. 2005) Characters: Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith (Hockey RPF b. 2005), Gabe Perreault, Ryan Leonard (Hockey RPF) Additional Tags: vampire!AU, supernatural!AU, every NHL team favours a different supernatural creature, will think he’s human, Memory Alteration, mythology and folklore will be toyed with, later chapters will likely be explicit, more tags added in future Summary:

William Charles Patrick Smith Hockey is human. He likes dogs, and baking, and organizing fun activities for his friends, like dressing up and doing stupid skits. He likes playing for San Jose. He likes scoring goals. He likes being on Mack’s line, and he likes the pride he feels when Mack scores because of one of his impossible, supernaturally quick passes.

He likes knowing Mack better than anyone else does. He’s his favorite human. His guy. His superstar.

Willmack off-season dates shenanigans part 7 / ?

ooohhh what a fantastic question!

Personally, I started by reading fics. There are so so so many great fics out there, so honestly just go to the Willmack tag and look for your favourite tag and start reading. I can always recommend the fics from the Milano Cortina Olympics, simply because they are heartwrenching in the best way and usually more or less canon compliant! I will also link some more of my favourite fics down below :)

Second is just looking for content on your preferred social media website. There are AMAZING edits on tiktok (*cough* roseslaundry *cough*) that will make you fall in love with them in 0.5 seconds. I can also really recommend the Never Offside podcast if you want to get to know them a little better. And there are a ton of small interviews on the Sharks channel where you can also get to know the other sharks a little better!

Also, here are two lore masterposts in case you want to dig deeper: Willmack Lore, Willmack Primers and then obviously I can always recommend just reaching out to people via asks and just ask away, usually people are more than happy to provide you with more information! Especially if maybe you don't know too much about hockey itself, it can be really helpful to just ask other people!

Lastly, do not, and I mean it, DO NOT start watching hockey. It. Will. Ruin. Your. Sleep. Schedule.

(but also go watch the game of December 13th 2025)

Fic recs below the cut!

Anything by hockeyobsessor. I am absolutely obsessed with all their fics, just the perfect Hurt / Comfort!

WillMack | 42k | Rated E

This is what married people do, right? Mack thinks. That's all it is, isn't it? Two people taking care of each other. Sharing a life together. Will and Mack have been doing that practically since they met. Marriage probably isn't that different, really.

dimples

it’s sweet and smutty and the tag “wsh back dimples are the main character as they should be” is everything.

these are my personal favs & i'll update the list periodically <3 all fics are on ao3 & completed

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aphasia by @moncuries, 52.6k

mack comes out in the middle of a press conference

the celebrini-smith wedding (no, not that one) by @moncuries, 31k

when will and mack show up to aiden and grace's wedding together, everyone assumes they're dating

about you by @alltimecharlo, 28k

mack has amnesia

Meanwhile the Sharks group chat:

WillMack free zone

Toff: who’s turn is it to give the WillMack presentation?

Wenny: I think it’s my turn

Woody: please send me editing access I need to fix whatever fuckass font you guys used

Mis: whats wrong with the font I picked

Dickie: Mis its legit awful

Woody: It’s the worst thing I’ve ever seen, and I walked in on Will and Mack in the weight room

Mar: same 😔

Mis: fine fuck you too

Wenny: I emailed you access

Woody: 👍

Grafer: do we get a pass on having to listen to this thing if we’ve already suffered through it multiple times

Delly: no

Grafer: 🖕

Gauds: think of it as group bonding

Chucky: I think it’s considered group trauma at this point

Ned: I’ll ask them to babysit 🫡

Toff: anybody have Laila Edwards’ number?

Dickie: ill ask Mack if he has it

Goody: someone did tell her not move in with them right?

Reavo: I think the slideshow will be enough

Asky: it scare new baby sharks too

Muk: maybe we wait till after they sign?

Chucky: they gotta learn early man 😐

Eky: please FaceTime during, have to see their faces 😂

Dickie: I got Laila’s number!

Wenny: I’ll give her a call

Woody: I added a new slide

Toff: Kiefer it just says “you may be entitled to compensation”