EscapismRUs

Ezzy, she/her, back on tumblr because twitter is too depressing, current hyper fixation is Heated Rivalry

[escapepodding]

Fascinating to me that neither Ilya or Shane seem to have any contact with former teammates. No teenage friends, other than Sveta, they hang out with or occaisionally text. They would have had multiple league teams as they moved up plus national teams, but we get no hint of these people they travelled and shared rooms and ice with. And it's not because they weren't popular, they were both considered cool/nice enough and were the stars. They are very transient people focusing on The Next Step.

I think its part of their connection; they both know they aren't going to move on from each other. They are almost the only connection they are actively trying to keep.

[escapepodding]

It would be really funny if Ilya's bachelor party takes on mythic status because of his reputation, with tonnes of rumours and people saying there's nothing on social media because people had to sign NDAs, only for it to never have happened. Too many people joked about throwing him the wildest party ever and he spent the time in between the season ending and the wedding ducking and weaving plans because he was NOT jeopardising this! He is not waking up just before marrying Shane in another country, in jail, or drunkenly married to someone else! He just wants to marry the love of his life so bad he's not even waiting to order chairs, STAY AWAY FROM HIM!!!

[bipolar4autistic]

So the problem with hollanov safeword is that I think Ilya would bring it up once passively and Shane would frown really strongly and say well that ruins the fun though doesn’t it?

[escapepodding]

I truly believe the only relationship advice Shane and Ilya have is be better at hockey (and sex, but in their heads its the same thing). This is DEEPLY unhelpful to literally all romantic relationships except theirs, however they can usually give you some good tips on being better at hockey, so that's something at least.

[escapepodding]

Ilya saving himself for marriage concept but in a contractual way not in a sex way. He's putting the team medic down as his ICE number and when Marly spots this over his shoulder one day and offers to be his ICE number Ilya looks at him like a Victorian debutante who has been asked to show her ankles in public. He's sending his family money but he sure isn't co-signing anything because he's not an idiot, and he's saving that for someone special. Sveta offered a visa marriage before the Sochi olympics, just in case, as things were so bad and it would have gotten Ilya a green card without causing an international incident and Ilya fully turned away from her to stare out the window.

To be clear he is still merrily slutting around Boston, but his "I can marry Sveta" talk at the Cottage was big talk from a man who yearns to wear more meaningful jewellery and to put his name on legal paperwork.

[escapepodding]

hii a little over a month ago a sent an ask asking for permission to use your post about Shane not being mentioned at all in the game changer and glitching out of existence as inspo for a fic i wanted to write, i just wanted to let you know that the first chapter has just been posted. i hope you like it! (sorry anon wont let me send a real link)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/86632511/chapters/229261731

Awesome!!! Thanks so much for letting me know and sending a link, I can't wait to read it!

[mrsbartlesby]

Shane on his first day as a Centaur, explaining their path to the Cup.

After the 45 minute lecture, Ilya demands the entire team stand and clap. There will be pop quizzes throughout the week.

[softwaring]

[hollzy-baby]

I do like the idea of Scott Hunter spending the last years of his career trying to scout out another Respectable Gay Hockey Player because he needs to pass the torch and views the whole Centaurs situation as largely regrettable

[urie]

i looooooooove how annoying shane and ilya must be as the two best hockey players in the world just both of them being able to see the game at such an elite level and notice things no one else does and theyre basically speaking their own language to one another and saying things like "i dont even count a hat trick if its on an empty net if the goalie isnt there its NOT a real goal i think they should not count these" "absolutely if theres no challenge it isnt real" "exactlyyyyy" and they will say things like this in front of players who have Zero career hat tricks

[escapepodding]

hiiiii, i absolutely LOVED your prompt about shane getting amnesia, but instead of forgetting his loved ones, he forgets about hockey, i've had it in my mind for a while now and was wondering if i could write a fic for it? i can send you the link and tag you once i'm done :), it might just take me a bit to write it out cuz i've been super busy tho! hopefully, that's okay with you <3

Absolutely! I'm very flattered and it's sweet of you to ask, it's free to a good home! ❤️

[escapepodding]

In universe a bunch of non hockey fans saw this and asked who the hot model doing some sort of sports ad was, and it went viral and helped Yuna get Shane even more ad campaigns. But Shane was seething. Boiling with rage. Not at not being recognised, but as not being recognised as a professional sportsman.

He got asked if he was that famous model by strangers and bluntly said no. There were definitely pretty boy chirps which he ignored, and they were mostly jealousy (he's that good at hockey AND that gorgeous???) But he definitely checked someone so good it ended their season. Ilya probably made a joke at their next hookup and got body slammed into horny and hurt. The way Shane must view himself and his body is fascinating.

[escapepodding]

Post-TLG Shane chilling out about his diet and Ilya is delighted! He's sooooooo relaxed around the Centaurs and Ilya is so glad Shane is bonding with the team! Shane doesn't care about the captaincy and isn't competing with Ilya for it and that's great, right? They lose a game and he's shrugging, clapping people on the back in the locker room telling everyone you win some you lose some, and sure that's how it works but Ilya has literally never seen Shane take a loss well. And they're talking playoffs strategy and Shane Hollander is being quiet and just smiling and agreeing and his eyes seem kind of glazed...

And Ilya realises that actually maybe Shane isn't coping well with losing his captaincy and team that he built his career and identity around. Maybe sometimes chilling out is dissociation 🫠

[escapepodding]

re: shane having a university fund, closing an RESP comes with significant tax penalties hahah so that would probably be more of a factor than shane maybe changing his mind. their best option would probably be to transfer it to an RRSP (retirement savings). and they would also have to return the government grants that had been deposited in it. so yeah it wouldn’t be that imminently attractive to close the school fund

Thank you for this knowledge! I am genuinely delighted to picture Yuna and David having a very boring discussion (possibly with their financial advisor as they are the kind of steady middle-class people to know they are not just for the rich) about the best thing to do.

Do you get penalised if its not an RRSP for the person the RESP was intended for? If not I can see David arguing it should go to Shane's retirement as they intended it for his future and Yuna looking at boring, steady husband who loves her and their son so much, her heart full and tender, and saying "David...he's a multi-millionnaire"

[escapepodding]

Hello! I was wondering if I could use your post about how shane wasnt mentioned at all in the first book since he wasnt invented yet and he glitches out of reality as an inspo (with credit) for a fic id like to write?

Of course, please do, I'm very flattered it has inspired you! Please send me a link so I can read it when it's done 😊

[soldier-of-death]

im only attracted to worthy opponents

[lesbianlandry]

[escapepodding]

Speaking of David Hollander; I fully believe he and Yuna met at McGill with Yuna chirping his backhand and David being so enamored he fell over the side of the rink

That's such an adorable meet cute! Considering their jobs (David for the Treasury and I think Yuna was Bank of Canada before she was Shane's agent) I thought maybe they both studied economics, or met at a work conference later, and definitely bonded over hockey!

Yuna: Awww yesssss nabbing me that cute hockey player!

David: Awwww yessssssssss using hockey to romance that beautiful and smart woman!

Ilya (two decades later): awwwwww yessssssssssss these two people smashed their genetics together and created perfection!

They definitely joked that together they could create the best hockey player ever and were still kind of shocked when Shane happened and everyone agreed with them.