[gaynehollander]

Ilya is absolutely thrilled the first time he gets a minor concussion after he comes out, just impatiently waiting for someone to ask how his head is. He's literally vibrating with excitement at getting to answer with "haven't had any complaints," or, better yet, "you should ask Shane, he seems to like it."

[isabellaofparma]

‘don’t you want your favourite character to be happy???’ no? i want my favourite character to be interesting. i want me to be happy. which sometimes involves my favourite character being in exquisite agony

[agentsnark]

I said this on Twitter, but I'm sick of everyone saying Rachel Reid is a terrible writer and that HR and TLG are not well written books.

Please tell me which queer romance trilogy is written better? Which queer fiction trilogy?

Which romance trilogy?

Sports trilogy?

[edgebug]

contrary to popular belief i think calvin's adhd is, funnily enough, medicated. he takes extended release ritalin every morning alongside his chocolate frosted sugar bombs. this is because he appreciates being more easily able to focus on his various Schemes, Projects, and Machinations while more effectively ignoring schoolwork

[edgebug]

calvin's dad pulling up to the house and seeing the whole driveway covered in a (completed) snowman recreation of the entire terracotta army and he takes a deep breath and greets calvin's mom with "i see calvin remembered his methylphenidate today"

[abigailspinach]

[edgebug]

[chachi-baby]

I like to imagine Rose’s brothers gave her shit for not sticking it out with Shane Hollander long enough for him to meet the family then when they find out it’s because Shane is gay they give her shit for not passing him along to one of them and she’s like??? you’re not gay??? to which they’re like !!!! everyone’s gay for Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov ain’t special

[newsandstuffisee]

[romchat]

Source

[homo-trashcanicus]

it's been said but i'll say it again: top tier bit of this show is whenever changyu is being given the slightest offense and it pans to yan zheng VERY LOUDLY lefty-looseying the screws on his hinges in the background

[409-conflict]

I cannot stop thinking about what a fucking year Ilya had in 2014

Putin warns gay people not to spread propaganda during Sochi Olympics

Every Western media outlet wants a sound bite from Ilya, a Russian superstar who’s lived in the West for five years, regarding the gay propaganda laws

Ilya has to thread the needle of neither denouncing or promoting Russia’s stance

Ilya leads the National Hockey Team to a demoralising crash out

The prettiest man in the world makes the unbelievably stupid decision that now is a good time and place to talk to each other in public for the first time ever

He is upbraided by his Papa

Sveta completely misreads what he needs, and he can’t even be mad about it because at least she’s trying

The Bolotnaya Square protesters are convicted

Russia moves troops into Crimea

He keeps frantically googling pictures of Shane in the middle of the night

Russian opposition leaders are detained

G8 suspends Russian membership

Boston makes the playoffs

The Russian government enacts laws tightening control of dissemination of information, categorising bloggers alongside journalists

The Donetsk and Luhansk referenda, unrecognised by the international community

Boston wins the Stanley Cup

Has panic attack in a bathroom, is immediately accused of being an asshole for arriving on time

Successfully convinces himself he’s capable of having sex with Shane without feelings, definitely doesn’t cry once he’s alone

Super super fun happy times summer with his ailing father

MH17 shot down by Russian-made missile

Russia hits back at sanctions by banning food imports, sends food prices soaring

Oil prices crash, halving Russia’s national budget

Foreign ownership in Russia media is capped

Has Totally No Strings No Feelings secret sex with Shane, everything is Chill

Russian financial crisis hits, prices of food up 40 to 50%, some KHL teams can’t even pay their players

And all throughout this, every time he opens Facebook he’s tagged in yet another hundred fucking ALS ice bucket challenges

[ilyas-left-nut]

this altered my brain chemistry

(no i’m not this talented) got this off twitter https://x.com/sosaneitsinsane/status/2037685760799760847?s=20

[someonecomegettheirchild]

Superstitious Psycho Scott Hunter trying to convince his team that they all need to get laid consistently during playoffs in order to win:

“I didn’t fuck during playoffs for YEARS and we kept losing and the one year I do, we win the cup. Now, I’m no mathematician but I’m pretty sure a+b=you all need to get laid”

[escapepodding]

Do you ever think about the fun and exciting problems queer hockey players must face in the utopian world post Game Changers series? When every player who has come out ranges from top tier to legendary?

You're a deeply mid goalie who comes out and every time you let a goal in your team asks you seriously if you're sure your not straight, because that's not very Hollanov of you, Tony. You play for a beer league and you're worried about queer-phobia but what you should be worried about is everyone asking why you aren't playing for the MHL if that's the case, Bradley. You're a hopeful for top 100 in the upcoming draft and your agent is trying to convince you to ask your girlfriend to say she identifies as male to up your chances, be more Scott Hunter, Kevin. What a world...

[samgirard]

they're really making scott hunter into a character of all time though he's deeply repressed, he's incredibly lonely, he's obsessive, he's a walking tragedy, he's like if american psycho fixated entirely on wifing up a barista, he longs for domesticity, he gets bullied by twinks and bullies them back, he's walking around sochi going through his own circles of hell because he ruined his own life and absolutely no one knows and on top of all that he's like forty years old scott hunter i would protect you with my life

[simpledontmeanpeachy]

he's like if american psycho fixated entirely on wifing up a barista

[emryses]

listen to me. this is my final message to you. when you are at your lowest a fictional guy will come to you and when that happens you must start putting them in situations. this is the meaning of life.

[zankivich]

And they don't tell you this, but every time you'll be a little older and think surely you've outgrown the power of fictional guy healing, and every time you will be wrong. You'll be so thankful you're wrong! Life is good y'all

[rylandsgrace]

Does it fucking kill you too? Not anymore.

Hollanov + season 1 timeline

[melobluelights]

Hey so I don’t think I’ll recover hearing Jacob Tierney call Ilya and Shane high school sweethearts because they met and fell for each other as teenagers. They just turned 18 (!!) when they met.

They had no idea how to handle the expectations they were both under while also growing up and figuring out their feelings for each other. They didn’t know what they were doing or how to handle actually falling in love with someone!! Especially when they’re both assuming what they have can’t be anything serious. And yet they remained a constant in each other’s lives for nearly a decade before Shane tried ending things.

[oftirnanog]

I am begging you all to understand what is happening during the Vegas bathroom scene.

the reason shane folds so easily is that he doesn't think he should be upset with ilya in the first place. if he's thinking about it logically—which he is trying very hard to do!—then he thinks ilya is doing the smart thing by staying away. that six months of no contact? the correct move! from Shane's objective perspective. but he's not obejctive about ilya. and he is upset. so then he's also upset with himself for being upset with ilya in the first place. because he thinks he shouldn't be! what the two of them have going on is a very bad idea! and if they talk about it at this point, the conclusion will be that they should stop. so they don't talk. because neither of them can walk away from the other. they are down horrendous and they don't. know. what. to do about it. because they cannot have a relationship. that is what they believe at the core of it. this thing between them is impossible. and yes, they are hurting each other, but they are also hurting themselves. and they know it! but they'll take what they can get! like everyone thinks it's just Shane taking what he can get from ilya, but it works both ways! ilya is also taking what he can get from shane.

I cannot stress this enough—by following shane into that bathroom, ilya. breaks. first. some of you are forgetting about the very specific nature of their situation and how impossible they believe it to be. they literally cannot see an alternative to what they currently have going on. and so the constant push and pull isn't just happening between them, it's happening internally. they are constantly, CONSTANTLY telling themselves to walk away. so when the other pulls back, they're like yeah! smart move, my man, I wish I had the strength! except neither of them can actually maintain that distance because neither of them really does have the strength. they are so catastrophically down bad! they are sick with the wanting. it is killing them. which is how they end up hurting each other and themselves so badly.