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Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh I don't have clue what I'm doing here, but i'm having fun finding out

[sloanegabe]

SHANE & ILYA + parallels

[adoreshane]

that man is actively evaporating

[frizzyanya-deactivated20260601]

Hayden in the summer of 2017, laughing with Jacki that they both think Shane has a little bit of an exhibitionism kink and was hooking up with some girl while he was on the phone with Hayden. They're on the other end of the line dying at how obvious it is, but Hayden is a good bro and wants his friend to walk on the wild side for once and live a little so he lets the conversation play out and doesn't hang up the phone. He also knows he can never ever mention that he knows so he'll take it to his grave.

Hayden waking up on a cold sweat 2 days after he learns about Shane's long term serious relationship with Ilya Fucking Rozanov, absolutely HORRIFIED to recall that memory.

[bridferchglyn]

“Is he okay? Fucking tell me!”

“Go to your bench, Rozanov. I’m not going to tell you again.”

There are a million reasons why the concussion scene works, but what hit me the hardest is that it emphasises one of the biggest costs of being closeted: Not being considered Next of Kin.

If Ilya was Shane’s acknowledged partner, he would be given information immediately and supported to follow Shane to the hospital. Instead, he drifts backwards on his skates, all alone in an arena where the only person who understands why he *needs* to know is unconscious.

This has been the cost of the closet for as long as queer people have lived under the radar. Partners get injured, or die, and the love of their life isn’t “family” enough to be in the room. In that moment, Ilya understands so much more about what’s at stake.

[bufferingplswait]

One of my new favourite Shane/Ilya micro-moments happens right after THAT scene in Ilya’s Boston place (yes, that one - stretch marks, impeccable riding, we all survived).

They’re relaxed. Comfortable. Half-asleep together. And Ilya cannot stop looking at him.

He’s got his arm around Shane, holding him close, and instead of resting, he’s just… watching.

Soft. Adoring. Completely gone.

Like he’s memorizing Shane’s face — freckles included, because of course that’s his weakness.

Then Shane stirs. And -

Ilya fake-wakes up.

Sir. Were you pretending this whole time???

The tiny blink. The barely-there eye twitch. That subtle “oh, I just woke up too” performance — like he wasn’t openly staring at Shane with heart-eyes two seconds ago. It’s gentle, it’s human, and it makes it painfully clear that this man is down BAD.

Ilya keeps his emotions on lockdown, pretends everything is casual and under control, but ......he’s a lover boy, even if he doesn’t know how to admit it yet.

I genuinely can’t stop replaying this scene. It’s quiet, intimate, blink-and-you-miss-it — and it tells you everything about how deep he’s already in.

Ilya Rozanov, you are not slick. And it’s adorable.

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

#This Time They Aint Even Hiding It

[occupationangel]

shane and ilya’s first full conversation.

[ghost-of-grace]

the way he holds him…

[eastofshane]

I don't think native english speakers will ever understand what it means to admit something like this in your native language because, at least to me, english feels safe. safe in the way that you can put some distance between yourself and your words. they are less heavy, in a way. so, ilya talking about all of this in russian, telling shane he loves him so much in russian it's a fucking big deal and I don't think I'll ever be normal about that!

[jimmysea]

Wow, this Montreal girl works you up brother. Shut your idiot face, Marly. You're straight up blushing, Roz.

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