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1. The teal thread theory by bytheloneliness

   Fandoms: Men's Hockey RPF, Real Person Fiction, NHL - Fandom, NCAA - Fandom, Men's Ice Hockey  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M, Other
   • Work in Progress

   30 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Macklin Celebrini/Will Smith (b. 2005)
   • Macklin Celebrini & Will Smith (b. 2005)
   • Connor Bedard/Macklin Celebrini
   • Ryan Leonard & Gabe Perreault & Will Smith (b. 2005)
   • Ryan Leonard/Gabe Perreault/Will Smith (b. 2005)
   • Will Smith (Hockey RPF b. 2005)/Original Female Character(s)
   • Gabe Perreault & Will Smith (b. 2005)
   • Ryan Leonard & Will Smith (Hockey RPF b. 2005)
   • Connor Bedard & Macklin Celebrini
   • Macklin Celebrini/San Jose Sharks NHL Team Ensemble
   • Macklin Celebrini
   • Will Smith (Hockey RPF b. 2005)
   • Connor Bedard
   • Ryan Leonard (Hockey RPF)
   • Gabe Perreault
   • San Jose Sharks NHL Team Ensemble
   • NHL | National Hockey League Ensemble
   • Tyler Toffoli
   • Cat Belanger Toffoli
   • Yaroslav Askarov
   • William Eklund
   • Collin Graf
   • Grace Smith
   • Rick Celebrini
   • Aiden Celebrini
   • Will Smith (b. 2005) Loves Macklin Celebrini
   • Macklin Celebrini Loves Will Smith (b. 2005)
   • Rivals to Friends to Lovers
   • Rivals to Teammates to Lovers (Sports RPF)
   • Minor Macklin Celebrini/Will Smith (b. 2005)
   • Religious Guilt
   • Religious Imagery & Symbolism
   • Protective Will Smith (Hockey RPF b. 2005)
   • Sports
   • San Jose Sharks NHL Team
   • Boston College Eagles Men's Hockey Team
   • Hockey
   • Homophobia
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • 2023-2024 NHL Season
   • 2024-2025 NHL Season
   • Major Character Injury
   • Boston College vs Boston University
   • Protective Grace Smith
   • Post-World Junior Championship 2024
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Slow Burn
   • Canon Compliant
   • Blurred Lines of Fiction and Reality
   • Anxiety
   • Will Smith is a Golden Boy
   • Macklin Celebrini is a Statue of Ice
   • Nanaimo Bars & Banana Bread
   • Macklin Celebrini has a past crush on Connor Bedard
   • Will Smith has many exes?
   • POV Macklin Celebrini
   • POV Will Smith
   • emotional smut
   • Sexual Tension
   • Developing Relationship
   • Implied/Referenced Sex
   • Intimacy

   Summary

   Will thought about the elevator in Sweden. He thought about the ice in Boston. And he thought about the notification on his phone with the name “Macky.” Maybe the thread wasn’t red. Maybe it wasn’t fire. Maybe it was the color of the sea—so deep it threatened to drown you if you dove too far. That thread was there, tangling around his skates every time he tried to move forward, pulling him back to that draft lottery that had changed everything.

   Or—

   (2023-current events) The story of rivals-to-friends (and lovers) between young hockey players Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   10,449

   Chapters:

   3/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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