—everything is romantic.

SJS vs. VAN (1.27.26)

The suppressed smile!! at the mention of his relationship with macklin. Then fully smiling and trying to sound professional when talking about how often they're together and the longevity of it all. Normal teammate liney stuff

"Pretty cool" that they're a bonded pair and now contractually obligated to be around each other 24/7. They're actually not, but he doesn't know that. Also the way the interviewer hesitated over the word "relationship" Could mean nothing, could mean a lot

"We were counting it up at dinner. He knows the number" Were you distracted? "Ask him" with the glance over like please get him involved

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I need to talk about that overtime winner celebration because I have rewatched the footage approximately fifty times and my jaw is still on the floor. The absolute heat of that moment was off the charts.

When Will scored the game-winner, the energy was already explosive, but the second he and Macklin collided for that post-goal hug? Everything else faded out. But it’s what happened right as the rest of the team started swarming them that is going to live in my mind rent-free forever.

As the pile-up began and the cameras were flooded with jerseys, Macklin did the most insane thing. He looked up and tilted his head back, looked straight up at Will, and pressed a quick, devastating kiss.

He thought he was using the chaos of the team huddle as a shield. He thought the bodies crowding around them would block the view. But the angle caught it perfectly—that split-second, completely possessive, private moment hidden in plain sight. It wasn't a "hype" teammate gesture; it was pure, unfiltered instinct. The way Will’s eyes closed for a fraction of a second when it happened? Absolutely lethal. Also idk if I want to keep using the hockey rpf hashtag because this is just not a fiction to me

They are playing a very dangerous game trying to act like "just friends" when they are doing stuff like this on live television. The tension is officially overflowing.