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@baldsidekick
Queer artist from Canada Find me on Tumblr + Twitter @baldsidekick (they/them)
Check out my zines!!
I've been fixating on this particular line of Ilya's in TLG, because it truly represents the lengths ilya would go to for someone.
he let his brother bleed him DRY financially, and let his dad use him as a punching bag endlessly, and STILL felt guilty that he couldn't be there for his dad.
they were SUCKING the soul and life out of him. this is how ilya has been conditioned into thinking 'loving' someone means giving up more and more of yourself to make them happy, that is what he was taught, thats what he grew up seeing, and he offered it to shane immediately.
he is an echo of his mother, her life withering away because of his dad, how her lifeline was drained from her, how she gave up everything to stay with him, and have kids when she was SO young. she tried her best to keep things together, for her son, for her family, but lost herself in the process.
there he tells shane that he would gladly give up more, RIGHT after their argument about sacrifices, and shane's response to that is so important and is what separates him from the other ppl in Ilya's life.
This tweet got me thinking about Shane connecting with Canadian Queer history and learning about the Toronto bathhouse raids. Such an impactful moment in our history that he can connect directly to him and Ilya in the showers, scared of getting caught but full of want and that desire for more than he will allow himself in that moment - more than he thinks he is allowed to have.
The bathhouse raids were followed up by protests and rallies which became Pride Marches we know today. I wonder how he would process that. I wonder if he would recognize how his own life so closely mimics our shared history despite all the differences. Starting w/ cruising in the showers, covert ways of speaking and arranging meetups, finding the love of your life and having to hide it due to fear of losing it all, and being forcibly outed and instead of retreating to the darkness, resisting the oppressive system and refusing to back down from your truth. Continuing to live life regardless of (and sometimes in spite of) what those in power do to try to take away your agency.
I think that Shane would feel a deep sense of connection to the bathhouse raids, and even possibly this broader shared history regardless of if he sees how his story mimics our history in a way.
Heated Rivalry and "Queerbaiting" Discourse
TL;DR - real people can't queerbait, this irl queerbaiting rhetoric does nothing but push men to perform a new kind of 'acceptable' masculinity, white fans need to examine how their whiteness and privilege affects how they interact with fandom, and stop being so parasocial for the love of GOD.
Heated Rivalry fanzine ⋆。°✩
Titled "What… Colour…"
• Quick dive into the use of colour and it's symbolism in the show • 2 collages at the end • 16 pg. quarter zine • Available as a digital PDF, printable PDF, or I can mail to you!
I hope you enjoy! Available through my linktree (pinned on my blog)
If you read the zine let me know what you think ⋆。°✩
Printer ran out of coloured ink so I'll have pics tmr, but my zine on the use of colour in Heated Rivalry is done!!!!
if anyone wants a copy (digital, digital to print, or physical copy sent in the mail) reply or DM me 😁
Shane Hollander + that cute way he stands
I am very endeared by the cute little animation tumblr gave us for when you like posts that are tagged with #hollanov
something i haven’t seen anyone mention yet is shane ‘autism’ hollander keeps hiring people to help him be normal
oh hollander you have too many pillows and his heart probably drops because what do you MEAN that’s too many, ilya, i hired someone who knows The Rules Of House Appearance and they approved this. this is Rules Approved
oh you look flashy at the bar in tampa and ilya laughs at him for getting a stylist and excuse ME, ilya, but this outfit is Rules Approved by someone who knows The Rules Of Outfit Appearance, Personally. is Rules Okayed. it’s a Good Outfit™️
Almost finished my mini fanzine on the use of colour in Heated Rivalry... Who wants one 🫣
love that ilya is actually kinda confused when he meets shane for the first time but then as soon as shane goes for the SECOND handshake in a 2 minutes interaction his whole body language changes and hes like oh. OH hes flirting with me,, and he was !! ! (sighs) shane hollander youre so cute and lovable. ilya didnt stand a chance
first handshake
second handshake
like,,,,,, come one ! !!
Oh. Ilya isn’t being nice to all the gay hockey players he meets by tripping them into the arms of their love interests because he wants them to be happy. He’s tripping them away from his love interest. He’s gonna make sure those hot rich men are otherwise occupied so they don’t go sniffing around Mr. Hockey himself, Shane Hollander, who they may or may not have heard a rumor about him being gay and probably available— Quick! Diversion attack! Go flirt with the cute social media guy! Look! Attractive bartender! Sexy musician, go go go!
The watery doe eyes get me every time 😭
Compilation of Ilya doing the eye thing™
I'm so obsessed with this that I could genuinely write an essay about it
he was down SO BAD IMMEDIATELY
Gonna fandom main on here instead of twitter because that site is a clusterfuck and I cant seem to weed out all of the weird people