âWell, I want help with my knee, mostly, and â â
âNo, tell me why you are here with me,â Dr. Rozanov said. âYou have seen nearly every other doctor in the city. What do you want from me that you cannot get from them?â
Shane scratched at the back of his neck, heat still under the surface of his skin. He thought of his late night rabbit holes, forum threads, key word lists a mile long, all to scrounge up a clinic address on the other side of the city.
âI was looking online, and I found your name,â he said. âPeople saying you fix things other doctors canât.â
âThatâs not untrue. Some of my methods are not exactly traditional.â
âWhat, likeâŠholisitc healing or something?â
âNo, no, none of thatâŠpardon me, bullshit,â Dr. Rozanov shook his head. âI use real treatment, real medicine. But the treatment I provide is in the trial phase. As long as that is okay with you, I can help you.â
âIâm not opposed to that, I guess.â
âGood. And if I give you this medicine, what do you want to happen? Do you want the pain in your leg to go away?â
âYes, of course.â
âMm. And what else?â Dr. Rozanov lifted his brows. âOver sixty surgeries in two years, and all you want is to not hurt anymore?â
âThe surgeries were to help with my mobility, not the pain.â
âSo mobility, then,â Dr. Rozanov jutted his chin to the cane that was leaned against the exam chair. âYou want to stop using that?â
âI donât use it much, really.â
âBut you want to not use it at all.â
âI mean, ideally, sure.â
Dr. Rozanov set his clipboard in his lap and leaned forward on his elbows, looking at Shane closely.
âShane,â he said. âDo you want to play again?â
A thick, bristly weight suddenly formed in the center of Shaneâs throat, threatening to restrict his airway.
âI can never play again.â
âThat is not what I asked.â
Shane swallowed, trying to clear his throat.
âOf course I want to play again.â
The corner of Dr. Rozanovâs mouth twitched up.
âVery nice. You want to play for charity match or something?â
âNo. I mean, yeah, sure, but â â Shane shook his head. âI donât know why Iâm saying all this. Iâm sorry.â
âShane,â Dr. Rozanov said. âIt is important you are honest with me, so I can help you. You do not have to be embarrassed here. Tell me what you want.â
Shane squirmed, flicking his eyes over to the faded anatomy posters on the wall next to him.
âWhat I want will never happen,â Shane said, still making eye contact with an illustrated map of the digestive system.
âThat is okay. Tell me.â
Shane looked back to Dr. Rozanov as he worked his tongue in his mouth, trying to free the words that were always tucked deep into his brain. The reason he still lived in Montreal despite his parents begging him to come back to Ottawa.
When he met the doctorâs eyes, it felt like he already knew the contents of Shaneâs thoughts.
âI want to play for the Metros again.â
Dr. Rozanov was smiling again, his eyes sparkling and curious.
âJust for one season?â
âI think thatâs all theyâd give me, even if I could play again.â
âAnd that is enough for you? This would make you happy?â
âOf course. Hockey makes me happier than anything in the world.â
âSo you will play again,â Dr. Rozanov nodded. âGood season? First line? Playoff run? Big trophy at the end?â
âIf they let me back, I probably wonât get much time on the ice. My coach would probably avoid putting me on with any really strong players, since Iâd beâŠâ
A liability. The word sat on the back of his tongue, heavy and arid. Thatâs what his agent and coach had both called him, when Shane had asked two years ago if there was any chance he could play again. He was a risk that likely wouldnât pay off, an extra line to the team insurance policy.
âAnd this would be enough for you?â Dr. Rozanov asked. His eyes, which had looked sea blue in the lobby, were icy under the exam room lights. âLittle victory lap season? Out by March, maybe sooner?â
Shane swallowed, looking at his hands, still riddled with callouses and pale scars from his playing days.
Of course it wasnât enough.
âNo,â he finally said. âBut I have to â â
âBe realistic. I remember,â Dr. Rozanov nodded. âIf you did not have to be realistic, what would you want?â
âI want another cup,â Shane said immediately, the words pouring out easily now. âI want my C back. I want to score the most goals in a season, more than anyone else, more than my last record. I want to be MVP. I want to be the best again.â
I am always thinking about this slow fucking hockey player with beautiful freckles. And a weak backhand. A weak backhand? Yes, very weak. And, he's so boring and he drives this terrible car! It's a normal car! I am always wishing that these women were him.
do you think right after they film an intense sex scene Connor collapses on top of hudson for a quick cuddle in just their cock socks before they get handed their robes?
I do like to imagine part of chala's services include a pause for post-nut aftercare where everyone else leaves the set and lets them do their cuddling and pillowtalk for 10-15 minutes. if i'm feeling particularly rabid I imagine if one day jacob leaves the camera rolling and he somewhere has unedited footage of them nuzzling noses and telling each other how good they were. connor helping hudson get a deep stretch in his adductors because he mentioned he was a bit sore from the day before. hudson cupping connor's jaw in his hands and grinning at him as they steal a few little kisses, in character, right? it's what shane and ilya would do.
one day jacob comes back and finds the footage and decides he will quietly delete it before anyone else can. and starts preparing his So You Think You're In Love With Your Co-Star director-dad speech
What Tierney refers to as "the cutest thing in the world," however, is when he's watching the rushes, a.k.a. dailies, the raw, unedited footage shot from a day on set. "Listening to them check in on each other in low voices during the sex," he recalls. "Like, 'You good?' 'Do you want me to move something?' They're so aware of each other."
âWell, I want help with my knee, mostly, and â â
âNo, tell me why you are here with me,â Dr. Rozanov said. âYou have seen nearly every other doctor in the city. What do you want from me that you cannot get from them?â
Shane scratched at the back of his neck, heat still under the surface of his skin. He thought of his late night rabbit holes, forum threads, key word lists a mile long, all to scrounge up a clinic address on the other side of the city.
âI was looking online, and I found your name,â he said. âPeople saying you fix things other doctors canât.â
âThatâs not untrue. Some of my methods are not exactly traditional.â
âWhat, likeâŠholisitc healing or something?â
âNo, no, none of thatâŠpardon me, bullshit,â Dr. Rozanov shook his head. âI use real treatment, real medicine. But the treatment I provide is in the trial phase. As long as that is okay with you, I can help you.â
âIâm not opposed to that, I guess.â
âGood. And if I give you this medicine, what do you want to happen? Do you want the pain in your leg to go away?â
âYes, of course.â
âMm. And what else?â Dr. Rozanov lifted his brows. âOver sixty surgeries in two years, and all you want is to not hurt anymore?â
âThe surgeries were to help with my mobility, not the pain.â
âSo mobility, then,â Dr. Rozanov jutted his chin to the cane that was leaned against the exam chair. âYou want to stop using that?â
âI donât use it much, really.â
âBut you want to not use it at all.â
âI mean, ideally, sure.â
Dr. Rozanov set his clipboard in his lap and leaned forward on his elbows, looking at Shane closely.
âShane,â he said. âDo you want to play again?â
A thick, bristly weight suddenly formed in the center of Shaneâs throat, threatening to restrict his airway.
âI can never play again.â
âThat is not what I asked.â
Shane swallowed, trying to clear his throat.
âOf course I want to play again.â
The corner of Dr. Rozanovâs mouth twitched up.
âVery nice. You want to play for charity match or something?â
âNo. I mean, yeah, sure, but â â Shane shook his head. âI donât know why Iâm saying all this. Iâm sorry.â
âShane,â Dr. Rozanov said. âIt is important you are honest with me, so I can help you. You do not have to be embarrassed here. Tell me what you want.â
Shane squirmed, flicking his eyes over to the faded anatomy posters on the wall next to him.
âWhat I want will never happen,â Shane said, still making eye contact with an illustrated map of the digestive system.
âThat is okay. Tell me.â
Shane looked back to Dr. Rozanov as he worked his tongue in his mouth, trying to free the words that were always tucked deep into his brain. The reason he still lived in Montreal despite his parents begging him to come back to Ottawa.
When he met the doctorâs eyes, it felt like he already knew the contents of Shaneâs thoughts.
âI want to play for the Metros again.â
Dr. Rozanov was smiling again, his eyes sparkling and curious.
âJust for one season?â
âI think thatâs all theyâd give me, even if I could play again.â
âAnd that is enough for you? This would make you happy?â
âOf course. Hockey makes me happier than anything in the world.â
âSo you will play again,â Dr. Rozanov nodded. âGood season? First line? Playoff run? Big trophy at the end?â
âIf they let me back, I probably wonât get much time on the ice. My coach would probably avoid putting me on with any really strong players, since Iâd beâŠâ
A liability. The word sat on the back of his tongue, heavy and arid. Thatâs what his agent and coach had both called him, when Shane had asked two years ago if there was any chance he could play again. He was a risk that likely wouldnât pay off, an extra line to the team insurance policy.
âAnd this would be enough for you?â Dr. Rozanov asked. His eyes, which had looked sea blue in the lobby, were icy under the exam room lights. âLittle victory lap season? Out by March, maybe sooner?â
Shane swallowed, looking at his hands, still riddled with callouses and pale scars from his playing days.
Of course it wasnât enough.
âNo,â he finally said. âBut I have to â â
âBe realistic. I remember,â Dr. Rozanov nodded. âIf you did not have to be realistic, what would you want?â
âI want another cup,â Shane said immediately, the words pouring out easily now. âI want my C back. I want to score the most goals in a season, more than anyone else, more than my last record. I want to be MVP. I want to be the best again.â
One Direction is truly alchemical because when I think of them together I feel so warm and nostalgic and am overwhelmed with love and then I think of those men individually and my feelings range from polite fondness to multi year blood feud