the way mack and will are so gentle with each other makes me wanna sob omg

I'll never forget Will's mother saying Mack is "too soft" on Will because it's so important. All the things that we don't see must be what she's talking about; when Will needs tough love, Mack is unable to give it. He doesn't have it in him to be hard on Will, and I think that's incredibly sweet. Will misses a shot: "That was still a good try, though." Will makes a mistake on the ice, and Mack gives him a look that says, "It’s okay, you'll get the next one." Their dynamic is so interesting from an outside perspective; Will is Mack's balance and release, and Mack is Will’s number one fan who is unironically unable to see his flaws or mistakes. Will needed that soft love that makes your chest ache sometimes, and he found it in Mack. That’s what's so beautiful about it all. Like, Will has had all these friends for a lifetime, but he was still unknowingly searching for Mack the whole damn time, and now he gets him and is unable to let him go, even for a second.

Suddenly I remembered a tweet that said something like "I bet Will loves to brush his teeth" 😭😭😭😭

them flaking on empty netters to go to a dogs birthday is genuinely one of the funniest things they’ve done.

Ohhhhh nnoooooooo *slaps thigh* I’m sooooo sorry Empty Netter 1 and Empty Netter 2, we aktchually aren’t gonna be able to make it to film an episode. Yeah, again. dang it. Oh what are we doing? Oh uh. Well you know. Training? Giggling on ice? Visiting secret swimming holes? Skipping charity events? Yeah we’ve canceled everything else that doesn’t involve dog birthdays or staring longingly into each others eyes while Matty Beniers lurks in the corner for the past 2 weeks so don’t feel too bad. Nothing personal. Yeah, yeah don’t worry we’ll find another time that we can come on your show so you can ask us to rank our top 3 most beautiful actresses and Smit will stare at me with daggers in his eyes while I struggle to come up with 3 actual female names when all that’s going thru my head is blonde curls and bunny teeth and the scent of my boybestfriends neck after training. Yeah okayyyyy empty netter 1 and empty netter 2, see ya next time (or not) BYEEE. 📴