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1. I Want You To Need Me by Imogene_Rose

   Fandoms: Men's Hockey RPF  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   26 Mar 2026

   Tags

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   • Macklin Celebrini/Will Smith (b. 2005)
   • Will Smith (Hockey RPF b. 2005)
   • Macklin Celebrini
   • Tyler Toffoli
   • Rick Celebrini
   • San Jose Sharks NHL Team Ensemble
   • Secret Relationship
   • Eventual Smut
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Homophobia
   • Miscommunication

   Summary

   Macklin had always thought he was straight, that was, until he met Will. Now he has to deal with being the future face of the NHL, while also exploring his sexuality in secrecy.
   Will had always known he liked men; he also knew that if he acted on it, he would be condemning himself to eternity in hell. He managed to last twenty years before falling in love with Mack.

   Or, Will and Mack try to love each other in an environment that is actively against them

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