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outside of the obvious reasons why the hollanov relationship reveal must be crazy to shane’s parents, it’s gotta be wild to them that their shy, awkward kid is dating the league slut. their kid, who cannot even say the word “sex” without blushing, has been fucking a man whose sexual reputation is a topic of conversation. for a decade. they are in fact on a sexcation together. if you want to see them, you need to text them that you’re on your way there, because even if they know you’re coming in advance, they cannot keep their hands off of each other long enough to properly keep track of time. david hollander sees things start to heat up between them and knows instantly that they have probably fucked against every window in that extremely glass house.

idk i’m obsessed with how shane bringing ilya home is not just him coming out as gay, it’s him coming out as an experienced sex freak.

freenowrightnow

shane: since our rookie season

ilya: i didn’t set up an ad campaign with the two of us together, call you pretty, tease you in the shower, and then almost get caught by your mom in the elevator for you to get our anniversary wrong. since summer before, shane

alexa-damie

Shane Hollander & Ilya Rozanov - Heated Rivalry (2025, S1.E05 I'll Believe in Anything)

shnehollander

Shane and Ilya Heated Rivalry S01E06

texasbama

Heated Rivalry | 1.03 'Hunter'

ngalitzine

HEATED RIVALRY | 1.06

jakeperalta

- Melissa Cox

aslongasitsblack

this specific frame is so important to me like … they were boys together lowkey …

wanderinginkpot

It's always struck me as odd when people talk about Arthur's death as some sort of narrative betrayal, when growing up watching the show I was always certain that Arthur dying was where it was going to end. Maybe it's because the show was originally intended for a British audience who presumably where going into the viewing with at least a cursory knowledge of Arthurian legend, but as someone who was a part of that audience it was always my interpretation that the show would end with Arthur dying, because if Arthur doesn't die then it's defeating the point of the Arthurian tale. Arthur always has to die, because otherwise he can never rise again, and the rising again is the crux of the myth. The return to Albion in its time of need.

For me, that knowledge was always a part of what made Merlin such a compelling story. From episode one, we know that this will end in tragedy. From the moment we are introduced to Morgana, we know that she will become a villain. From the moment we meet Mordred, we know that he is destined to kill Arthur. From the moment we meet Merlin, we know that whatever happens, he will end up alone. The entire story is haunted by this looming sense of inevitability, because the audience knows.

I've always thought that the most compelling tragedies are the ones where we know the ending and therefore know we can't prevent it. It's very Romeo and Juliet, in a way, and it's a huge part of why I love the show so much.

my-2nd-account

The thing is that Ilya has no fucking clue what autism is. He probably read the word when some twitter user called Shane autistic and wanted to look it up but got distracted by a post about Shane's tits or smth.

What he does know though is that Shane folds his clothes before sex. And he smiles at him with adoration when he does it and doesn't rush him or make fun of him for it. He knows Shane doesn't always pick up on his jokes and sarcasm "That's French, Ilya" but he doesn't mind it and would never make Shane feel bad about it or dismiss his response "Yeah I know, Shane". He knows Shane has a PhD in The Arts of Overthinking "Now the bed's all dirty" so he playfully chases his worries away and closes all those open tabs in Shane's brain "What? Shut up". He knows Shane will not rest until he has everything in his life under control so he grumbles when Shane wakes him up in the middle of the night to tell him how they can make it all work but still listens intently to his plan. He knows Shane feels overwhelmed and anxious when stuff doesn't go down as planned "This is my actual fucking nightmare, Ilya" "I'm okay I'm just freaking out I'll be okay in a second" so he softly comforts him and supports him through it "Then maybe it's time to wake up, yes?" "We're good here, your family's here, you're boyfriend's here, we're good here, ok?" He knows Shane has to hear it to believe it "My boyfriend?" so he gently goes "I mean yes, I think so, probably".

He doesn't know Shane is autistic but he knows Shane and he loves Shane and Shane happens to be autistic

eugeniedanglars

i like this show in a cool ironic detached intellectual way btw

royals-omar

I love them hahaha

ily-a

HEATED RIVALRY (2025-) Canada-Russia final showcasing the two most talked about prospects in the world: Canada's Shane Hollander and Russia's Ilya Rozanov.