married willmack
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Behind every strong man is a stronger wife, Toff once told him and while he doesn’t think of Will as his wife, obviously, they are married in every sense but legally. They share a house, a bed, lazy mornings and late nights. Will drives him to the rink everyday. They celebrate their wins together and lick their wounds after a loss together.
Marriage is something grounding, something adult. The very kind of thing a captain needs. And a captain like Mack needs Will Smith.
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Or: After finding out he's going to be captain, Mack does the only thing he can think of: buy a ring and plan a proposal. Too bad even the best-laid plans are sometimes doomed to fail.
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- Part 1 of married willmack
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“I think I get to be a little shaken up by the fact that you just suggested eloping in Vegas?”
To his surprise, Will just shrugs. “We'll do a proper ceremony in a few years, when we’re old and boring enough to care about table settings.”
“I already messed up the proposal!” Mack blurts. “I can’t mess up the wedding too!”
Will’s gaze softens. “It doesn’t really matter to me, Mack. What matters is that it’s you. We could get married by an Elvis impersonator, or by Toff, I think he once got ordained on a shady website.”
“Hmm.” Mack pauses to ponder Will’s idea. It’s not all that bad, now that he's gotten over the initial shock. He did want to start his captaincy as a married man. “We could put Toff into an Elvis wig.”
“Now we’re talking.”
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Or: A free afternoon in Vegas gives Will the idea of a lifetime. Mack is, as always, along for the ride.
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- Part 2 of married willmack
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“If you apologize for crying I'm going to smack you, dude,” Will says, evenly. “We’ve been over this. No apologising for being a human with emotions and not some sort of hockey robot.”
“But I’m difficult.” It comes out as a bit petulant and it’s so like Mack to be asking for comfort and pushing Will away at the same time.
“So are most brilliant people.” Will shrugs. “I like you the way you are. Besides, I talk enough for the both of us.”
Praise tends to bounce right off Mack. At first Will thought he was just humble and was surprised – God knows if Leno had been first overall in the draft Will would still be hearing about it by the time he’s 30 – but now he knows better. Mack can’t take a compliment to save his damn life and it’s less of a “I’m such a down to earth dude” thing, more of a “I think you should talk to a therapist about this” thing.
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Or: After a particularly bad loss, Mack goes nonverbal. Will is there to pick up the pieces.
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- Part 3 of married willmack