#yeah uh

And Mack hates Will for all of that because Mack himself has spent his whole life being told he’s not ‘omega enough’. Too bratty, too bulky, too aggressive on the ice.

Then they both get drafted to the sjs and Mack continues to hate Will’s guts and every inch of the perfect stereotypical omega that he is. Especially when Will starts baking and bringing the team sweet treats. Mack is a terrible cook even though omegas are supposed to be good at cooking…

Mack especially hates that Will is just so damn friendly and kind. Even to Mack, who does nothing but snap at him and insult him and try to start meaningless fights. He feels kind of bad because he and Will are the only omegas on the team but he can’t help but feel nothing but jealousy when he looks at Will.

But then Mack goes into a sudden breakthrough heat from his suppressants, and he doesn’t know what to do. The only other omega he knows is Will, so he goes to him desperately and asks for help.

Will is shocked. “What the fuck, Mack. Are you in heat?”

“Yes and I need your help.”

Will’s eyebrows shoot up to his hairline. “You want me to help? Are you pranking me right now?”

Mack scowls at him. “Look, I know I’m an asshole to you all the time, and I’m sorry. But this is an emergency. I need someone to drive me home before it gets really bad. Omega-to-omega, help me out?”

Will just stares at him in confusion, almost at a loss for words. “Omega-to-omega?”

But Mack is getting pissed off and Will can smell how bad his heat is so he just chooses to ignore what he surely misheard and takes Mack back to his house. His whole family are omegas so he’s knows all about how to care for them and make them feel safe. He sets Mack up in his nest and brings him lots of snacks and water to keep by him during his heat.

Will is about to leave but Mack is looking at him with big round eyes. “I’ve never had a heat before. I don’t wanna be alone. Stay with me?”

And Will is like Jesusfuckwhatgodhelpme!

Despite the fact that Mack seems to hate Will so much for no reason, Will has had a huge crush on Mack since college. He’s always thought Mack was beautiful and the most perfect omega he’s ever seen—but nothing will ever come of his crush because Mack hates him and it breaks his heart every day.

And now Mack is asking Will to stay with him during his heat??? Does he mean what Will thinks he means???

“Mack—I can’t. You know I can’t.”

“M’sorry I’m so mean to you. Please, Will. I just need another omega here with me. You’ve done this before, right?”

And Will is like woahhhh hold up! There it is again. Does Mack seriously think Will is an omega? Damn, that kind of stings. Yeah, everyone is always assuming that Will is an omega at first because of his soft looks but then they realise their mistake when they take in his very alpha scent and apologise for the assumption.

and now they're literally crossed over in some way for the season 2 posters

THEY'RE LITERALLY ON THEIR OWN SIDE NOW, PEOPLE!

Baby and her guard dog/father figure/absolutely-not-toxic-grooming-situationship-crush-thingie 👍