Skye :)

She/They, Queer, ao3- fadedgreenmittens 🧤 I have a million bookmarks🕴👀 📚Avid Reader of Books 📚

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don't cry okay? huge as fuck bowl of strawberry

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Don't cry okay? Huge as fuck container of blueberry

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don't cry okay? huge as fuck bag of blackberry

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if i had a quantity of raspberries this large i would end up on the news

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My strawberry patch is thriving (im getting minimum 2 of these bowls a day) + the bunny born in my strawberry patch🍓🐰

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Having migraines is such a ride because its like. Is this one just beginning? Is the nausea because im hungry or because my brain hurty syndrome is acting up. Did I remember to drink enough for my level of activity (or will my brain rebel like the french- a la off with her head!). Oh no my neck wont crack at this very moment (a early warning sign im about to need ice packs wrapped around my noggin, meds, and a quiet dark room asap plz), lol jk my neck DID crack I was too nervy. (Can yall tell my head hurts rn lowkey. maybe. a lil)

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Having a day off of work and getting a migraine is actually so tragic. You mean to tell me its raining (perfect reading weather) and my brain decides to say ✨nah🔫✨ I have at least three books im seriously working through rn. I could've finished at LEAST one.

The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox (Audiobook)

Hungerstone by Kat Dunn (Ebook)

Endling by Maria Reva (Ebook)

Argylle by Elly Conway (Physical Book)

(Audiobook is for car rides, Ebook is for work, Physical Book is for elsewhere times)

(me when head hurty syndrome)

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As someone with freckles and moles, I wanted to add to the general knowledge around them with some personal experiences and stories. Especially for anyone writing about this topic for HR given that Shane and Ilya both respectively have these features.

For freckles, I feel like it's fairly common knowledge that they become more pronounced in the summer or with sun exposure. I will say though, "only across the bridge of the nose and cheeks" is often a giveaway for makeup freckles. Natural freckles can show up in all sorts of inconvenient places- areas people often miss with sunscreen, like along the hairline, on the lips, underside of one's nose, around the mouth and ears. The nose and cheeks are the most prominent place (they catch the most sun), but people who naturally freckle usually have some scattered across other parts of the face too.

As for the body, freckles on the hands, shoulders, upper arms and forearms are pretty typical. I also personally get them along my fingers.

If you grew up in the early 2000's- or anytime before late 2010s/2020s, when freckles became trendy enough to inspire makeup tutorials. You probably got more than a few comments on them. Just last month one of my coworkers asked "Whats on your face?" (before i was like... what's always there friend). Or when my nieces and nephews were little and boldly asked "Why do you have dirt on your nose?".

I also got a lot of comments like "Oh those are skin damage actually", or "You need to wear more sunscreen!" (I did, my freckles are very determined to appear).

As for moles, I dont really have much to add except that I get something called cherry angiomas- tiny red moles. From what I know they're typically something that appears in older people, but I've had them since I was 7 or 8 years old. If anyone writing wants to include something slightly more unique or unusual, feel free to add this. Ive never seen them discussed in books nor mentioned by celebrities.

Mine aren't raised nor have any texture of note. They are indistinguishable from any other mole on my arms or legs, just red. Like my freckles and regular moles, I have developed more as Ive grown older, some as tiny a pin prick, others slightly larger. I do get questions about them occasionally but nothing crazy lol.

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I didn't realize how big I won the ticket war today (Adela, Red bottoms tour) until I seen that my venue sold out in a single minute. And while that doesn't make up for me missing out on Noah Kahan (did i cry? bitch i may have. thats my business tho), im ready to shake ass and have a great time w my friend 🥹 (whom i haven't seen since graduation!!).

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Ok for anyone familiar with Dancers Hip/ Snapping Hip Syndrome STICK WITH ME. Hockey players are prone to getting this condition due to how skating requires repetitive abduction, extension and internal rotation RIGHT. NOW IMAGINE OKAY!!!

Image the first time Shane and Ilya are hooking up, when Shanes knees are pushed up to his ears, or his leg is thrown over Ilyas shoulder, you get that lovely echoing POP.

Which kinda gross but ignorable- until they're in the thick of things and the bed is rocking and each thrust is accompanied by Shanes hip popping (because the repeated stretching motion keeps moving his hip JUST right to cause it too). Shane doesn't even notice because he's used to this, why do you think he does frog stretch as part of his pregame warmup routine. It may or may not become a signifier for Ilya if his stroke game is good (Gotta crack #hisshane like a glow stick).

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Im absolutely normal about The Great Divide. I haven't been looping End of August for the last however long. Im definitely okay. 🥹 Its not quite Call Your Mom to me, but its gonna be in my business.

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Is he? You know? Wearing a single dangly earring? Is he? You know? Unable to sit normal? Is he? You know? ✌️

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I like to image Shane is a lot more vision challenged than 'just needs glasses to read'. He gives the vibes of a kid who was made to wear the corrective goggles and went ABSOLUTELY NOT NEVER AGAIN, then learned to play sports by tracking movements and vibes. His concentration face while playing is off the charts (because he cant fuckin SEE yall. The boy needs contacts at LEAST, minimum). Yuna and David tried to get him contacts when they realized he truly wasn't able to see and he was just lowkey winging it. But Shane didn't like touching his eyes, so the famous 'Hockey IQ' was born (you've gotta be one step ahead of everyone when you're unable to see as clearly, you've gotta be more accurate with every pass, every shot as well).

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Motheater by Linda Codega is looking to be my first Five ⭐️ read of 2026 (which is shocking given what ive read so far but I digress). Love that for me actually

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I was at a hockey game tonight with a group of friends and friend adjacent people, and one of them I politely told to "Read the room" regarding their behavior. I then turned to my closest friend in this situation and said, "This might be difficult for them, they dont strike me as someone who can read."

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everytime I think I'm done being upset that Shane coming out to his team happened off page I think of something else and I'm angry all over again

because everything about Shane in TLG makes so much sense if you understand that he came out to his team and it went BADLY.

Shane went from suggesting that if they had a charity together that it wouldn't be weird if they were seen out in public with each other - to being shocked that Ilya bought them tickets to a concert

Something that makes sense if Shane got extremely negative feedback to the news of the Foundation from his team.

Shane being so obsessed with food, his body's performance, and his need to outperform all make sense if you consider the fact that some of his teammates might have questioned his ability to lead or his focus if he was going to be "bringing that gay shit on the ice" or something like that.

Shane coming out to his team but then being terrified of the thought of Ilya coming out to his own team makes sense if his coming out was so bad, so deeply uncomfortable, that he both didn't want to risk Ilya going through the same and knew, without a shadow of a doubt, that Montreal would not have his back if the Ilya of it all was revealed. (With the way Scott's teammates immediately asked if he was dating Ilya - it wouldn't be shocking to me if some people at Montreal said the same and the locker room reaction was RANCID)

If Shane trusted his teammates of a decade to support him enough to tell them - but was hit with a wave of disgust and disrespect in the locker room, on the ice, and especially in the showers - it would make absolute sense to me that he would put a complete stop to the idea of them coming out to their respective teams. That he would shove them both firmly back in the closet to protect them both.

It is egregious that we did not get that scene and that we only see how Hayden and JJ felt about it.

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one of the worst things about tlg especially is it forgets the concept of 'you never stop coming out'. this is going to continually happen for a queer person, (unless youre stupidly famous, beyonce, taylor swift etc), for their entire life. EVEN for famous people. i cannot overstate this fact. every time you come out it's anxiety inducing, to some level. to not have one of shanes FIRST big coming outs (and a voluntary one, as far as we are aware) on page is egregious actually. it would justify his behaviors later in the story (his nervousness around boods? christmas party, fabians concert). shane will meet people later in life who dont care about hockey, and wont know him or his story and will be struck with the fact he has to come out. again. maybe its a rose esq person (a hollywood girl, he meets on an ad shoot, or another athlete, a model etc).

the way his first few coming outs, would impact these later experiences? (his team being, as u stated rancid. hayden being less than joyful at his choice in partner. jj not being the most understanding. in the show, david running away, and yuna asking if there was no nice men in montreal... shane really didnt have ANY overtly positive coming out moments in either the show or book🕴 roses was still bittersweet. she told him, versus him him having that agency, plus it was in public.) no duh he would find the closest comfy, compared to the relative unpleasantness every coming out moment has unearthed. of course shane would want to protect ilya from what hes BEEN experiencing for months now.

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For all the people discovering Tuna melts for the first time due to Heated Rivalry (which... wild tbh). May I humbly introduce you to a personal favorite way of eating them? On a toasted Bagel (you're welcome) with shredded cheese😌✨. Not to say the traditional version is bad, but bagels are superior and hold the toppings so much better ngl.

Plus you cant convince me Ilya would NOT demolish a bagel tuna melt, especially if he got the good NYC bagels. Thats the post game snack, after playing the Admirals. He called Scott Hunter Old, and got a stack of fresh NYC bagels to bring home, duh.

Whats the point of traveling for work if you dont get good eats.

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I get canonically Shane Hollander doesn't use social media, except for his brand endorsements. But i think that man would have a silly little quirky habit of using instagram stories once it became a thing. He'd have incredibly curated story highlights. With aesthetically pleasing photos, and ideally chosen captions. (You dont become the face of a luxury brand without SOME idea of how aesthetically appealing photography works. And we know based on show Shane, he does have good opinions on stuff, if we're judging based on the cottage, he has good tastes).

I also believe that, much like the wonderful Aerin Frankel (PWHL goalie, Olympic Gold Medalist, Cesar Salad Enthusiast), Shane would have an anonymous finsta dedicated to something silly. Maybe rating his favorite books + little blurbs on what he enjoyed. Maybe rating best/worst airports to travel into and out of. Perhaps it would be rating hotels, and how they've decorated, their property choices (mr. real estate indeed). I think it would be extremely funny to have Shane rate different ginger ale brands (container type as well) as he travels, but have this be a deep cut in the canon. dont let general people know Shane likes Gingerale until the finsta becomes public knowledge, let people think hes a sports drink person. (Because of sponsorships or whatever). So the finsta would be his way of of being a ginger ale connoisseur, ginger ale perfectionist, without the world knowing. (Let the finsta be a secret from the general public for YEARS. Only let it be known to his team and friends, so they think that hes bad at secrets, because he cant even keep his finsta a secret from them.) (lololol). Give Shane some silly quirked up habits, that exist outside of hockey (but still fit his personality and lifestyle, which are admittedly mainly hockey).

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HELLO I SAW SOMETHING CHANGING MY BRAIN CHEMISTRY VIS A VIS HEATED RIVALRY

SHANE ON WEIRD JAPANESE REALITY TV SHOWS AND COMMERCIALS WHEN?????

also this will mean seeing yuna struggle with her own relationship to japanese culture....does SHE even speak japanese, does she watch japanese shows, know about japanese celebrities, how often does she visit japan? is she able to code switch between being canadian and being japanese or did she purposefully abandon that in order to assimilate more. does she feel bad that she can't be the cultural bridge for shane or is she proud of the fact that he is 100% canadian (to her understanding)

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see this would be SOO interesting, because by the time TLG occurs, you would definitely see the implications of shanes 10 years in the NHL. especially if this type of thing WAS occurring. like there would be a large chance that youd have more asian/wasian kids specifically being influenced to play hockey and STICK with hockey. like irl japan doesnt REALLY have any strong hockey culture, but i can def imagine shane having a yuna kim like effect on the hockey infrastructure in japan/ east asian countries.

plus in this world shane would've definitely had some sort of hockey camps/ coaching/gear programs in japan to help get kids into the sport (its so expensive) and keep kids playing, hed probably start this initiative early in his hockey career (hed be all in are you kidding, hed get his sponsors to chip in as part of his contracts- yuna would be running these camps like the navy). along with the irina foundation back in canada (yuna would have had experience from doing the other camps, these are a piece of cake)

having shane speak japanese, and interact with the Japanese market (which yuna WOULD do no doubt, shes a stellar manager) would be so interesting, especially if you got the whole 'nhl global series' thing in on it (bc ✨capitalism✨). and the nhl got to see JUST how big of a celebrity shane is overseas would be so funny

like they know shanes rich, he's a top athlete, he gets ad campaigns duh, but they didnt realize hes ✨rich rich✨ like certified celebrity status

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as much as i think the 'shane hollander doesnt listen to music at all' take is correct, i raise you, shane is hyper specific about his music taste. He would have about 15 playlists specifically curated to his moods with very little crossover between them. each playlist has a distinct name, and cover photo so he knows at a glance what playlist to pick for the correct 'vibe'

shane would also 100% be the type of person to find a song, and if the song gives him the correct energy... hell replay that shit 142 times in a row. "hey shane you just broke ur dead lift record whatcha listening to" shane fully serious "class of 2013 audiotree version, mitski" (its the only song hes been listening to for his entire gym session, on loop for 3 hours, full blast) (his eyes are flat and he looks vaguely homicidal, this is during the 6 month period where ilya is ghosting him) (he's totally okay, everything is normal)

dudes a sensory seeking missile. music can be too much yes, but it can also make his nerve endings tingly and allow him to better process and understand his own emotions safely. shane doesnt really crash out (unlike the rozanov suicide watch of 2016), shane is VERY internalized, seemingly highly introspective, with a complex inner world. i think music would actually really fit this characterization, it would allow himself to internally process a lot of what he goes through (since he doesn't externally process much, unless you consider his actions on the ice as this. but he seems fairly contained in that regard as well.)

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anyway my personal headcanon that I know will never be canon is that Shane resents the fuck out of Scott Hunter. he'll never admit it, he might not even be conciously aware of it, but Scott was set up as Mr. Hockey Legend, a role model, all the things expected of Shane but he doesn't have to be a token, a multiple cup winning, buttoned up, never controversial, never angry hockey robot just to be accepted. Scott got to come out on the ice in front of millions of people after winning the cup and got MVP for it. Shane got outed against his will and accused of throwing games and ordered to go back in the closet

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THIS. Plus (including the show) having Scott chirp Shane? yeah I think Shane would absolutely resent the fuck out of that man. Shane would doubly hate that hes a 3x stanley cup winner and that still isnt enough (for montreal, for the league, for his friends) but Scott does it ONCE (the admirals have his back, his team loves him, protects him)? Shane has always had to be the best (his white last name never really did shit to protect him, when his face is the first thing people see, and his race is the first thing they discuss. never his hockey. he'll be the best and force them talk about his hockey.) (now they have this to talk about too? shane just wanted to play hockey). Yeah, i think shane would... not be a fan of Scott to say the least.