My autistic Shane Hollander headcanons (all props to anyone who inspired some of these but I've read so much HR stuff that at this point I have no idea who said what first):
Shane likes it when Ilya lays on top of him like a weighted blanket (but better)
Shane likes to bite/chew on things (Ilya first notices this when Shane is mildly upset and is absentmindedly gnawing on his hand, then starts paying attention and notices him chewing on the inside of his cheek) (Ilya will sometimes let Shane chew on him, but also buys him fidgets specifically for chewing on)
Shane is really smart but sometimes the most obvious solution to a problem doesn't even cross his mind until Ilya or someone else suggests it
Shane eventually starts happy flapping around Ilya, something he's never allowed himself to do before (Ilya watches with the same expression as when Shane first folded his clothes before they hooked up or admitted he hired a stylist)
Shane sometimes vocal stims in Ilya's accent (like when he was at the hospital) and sometimes Ilya will purposely say those words/phrases for him
Ilya helps Shane figure out ways to deal with gross textures and stuff that isn't just powering through it like he's done for years (like wearing gloves to do the dishes)
Shane likes small spaces when he's overwhelmed. Like how he crouched down and leaned into Ilya at the cottage? He likes feeling small and squished. Mostly this translates to sitting in a corner with his knees drawn to his chest--extra points if Ilya comes and sits on his other side
Sometimes Shane will walk on his tiptoes (especially if he's barefoot and there are Textures on the floor like sand or something) and Ilya can't get over seeing his buff record-breaking hockey player husband walking like he's a ballerina (and then promptly vacuums away the textures)
Shane thinks it's funny sometimes to pretend he's taken something literally and see how long he can keep the gag going before the other person realizes (Ilya tries to convince him to do this to interviewers, but Shane refuses) (but he does do it when people chirp him or to bigots online and Ilya can't get enough) (this leads to more people realizing Shane is just as bad as Ilya just better at hiding/getting away with it)
Shane picks at his skin when he's stressed and it's the one stim that Ilya actually minds because he's afraid Shane will hurt himself (he tries to get him to pick at shirt hems and stuff instead)
Shane trained himself out of t-rex arms because he thought it was more obviously weird than having them awkwardly at his sides but he starts doing it again around Ilya
Shane needs a minute or two to decide if he wants to do something he wasn't specifically planning on, otherwise he'll automatically say no, so Ilya makes sure to tell him he doesn't need to choose right now (like if Shane's just lounging, and Ilya asks if he wants to play a board game or something, for example)
Shane doesn't listen to music much, so when he's overstimulated he puts on old hockey games from before he was in the NHL, ones he's heard so many times he doesn't feel the need to pay attention. He also has an hours-long loop of just the sounds of skates on ice and a puck being passed back and forth for when he needs something calmer
Shane has a sensitive sense of smell. He doesn't really care about the locker room after an intense game, but he can always tell when Ilya tried to sneak a cigarette, and if it's strong enough, the smell alone makes it feel like it's hard to breathe (he is also the kind of person who can smell ants)
Shane and Ilya get into the habit of prefacing questions/random facts/etc. with "Question: [...]" or "Random, but [...]" or "Complete subject change, [...]" because it helps Shane know how he should respond and that there's no subtext, and it helps Ilya understand the English because he knows where it's going. (The Centaurs eventually start doing this too.)
He adores Anya, but sometimes when he's already overstimulated her dog noises are too much, her panting or licking or the way her collar clinks. He feels kind of guilty about it, because it's not her fault and she can't understand, but he can't help it either. Ilya will either take her for a walk, or, if he knows Shane needs his support, will put her in a different room for a while.
Shane sometimes puts on headphones without music, not noise cancelling ones, but just enough to muffle noise without making people unintelligible (someone gets him earplugs with the same purpose, like ones musicians use, and he likes those, but sometimes he prefers the way headphones feel, the weight and press of them)
Sometimes he asks questions that might sound stupid when he's doing something a bit new, and he knows the answers, but he likes to double- and triple-check he's doing everything the right way. Similarly, he'll sometimes ask how the other person does it to try to pick up tips or tricks.
I'm going to keep adding to this as more ideas come to mind.
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