#mcmack

"you score when I tell you to score."

Nate leaning in like:

"say it again."

Cale Makar three feet away pretending he’s not watching this emotional foreplay unfold in 4K.

Reinhart in the background like he accidentally walked into a group project that turned into a situationship.

This isn't a goal celebration.

This is hockey-coded intimacy.

Power play lasted five seconds but the tension? Historic.

He needs to feel like he has some control over something in his life right now. Needs to take care of Nate, because he won’t take care of himself, too focused on winning. Needs to let Nate know just how much he is appreciated. Needs to worship him. 

Connor needs to get out of his head after the semifinal. Coincidentally, he also wants to reward Nate for the game-winning goal. It's a win-win-win.

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By popular demand, here's some more NateConnor while they're fighting for their lives at the Olympics! I was going to wait to write anything until after the gold medal game, but after Nate's game-winner yesterday, it just felt fitting.

Also, Dermot Kennedy released a new song titled "Refuge" on Friday, and when I say that this song is so unbelievably perfect for this ship/this moment in time??? Just go listen to it.

"you score when I tell you to score."

Nate leaning in like:

"say it again."

Cale Makar three feet away pretending he’s not watching this emotional foreplay unfold in 4K.

Reinhart in the background like he accidentally walked into a group project that turned into a situationship.

This isn't a goal celebration.

This is hockey-coded intimacy.

Power play lasted five seconds but the tension? Historic.