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Meg, 20s, Heated Rivalry sideblog (main loisinherlane)

[lesbianroselandry]

man and the thing abt reid's incredibly racially fetishistic descriptions of shane is that an author who actually gives a shit about depicting characters of color well could use descriptors like that as characterization work. like, i can absolutely buy an 18 year old narrator looking at another 18 year old boy and going, ugh, he looks way more mature and grown up than me! this sucks!

but this needs to be challenged later is the thing. the narrative can't just be like "and that's true! and stays that way forever!" the narrative can't even just ignore it forever after those initial descriptions. the contrast or further exploration is necessary.

like. give me shane acknowledging the stereotype exists! let him think to himself like, "it fucking sucks that im short and dont have much body hair compared to my stupid white teammates. i feel like a walking stereotype. i hate this." (and then backpedaling in his own mind like "not that. being like a stereotype is bad. because short hairless asian men are real and valid. it's just ME--"

and, like, okay say shane is still in the process of going thru the late stages of puberty at 18. then where is the converse of shane's comparison of them both, where ilya goes OH SHIT, WHEN DID HIS SHOULDERS GET SO BROAD? FUCK HE'S ABOUT MY HEIGHT NOW, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO HANDLE EYE CONTACT LIKE THIS. BOOBS IN MY MOUTH? WHAT? HELLO?!

i'm just saying like there are so many ways to handle this that aren't as jawdroppingly racist as playing it completely straight the way rachel reid's actual writing does. you just have to start from a place of seeing poc as people and not fetishes, which... 😬

anyways. my kingdom for a character study of shane and his thoughts on his appearance. guy who is like, "i have never looked like the white boys and men im constantly surrounded by and im deeply aware that the (mostly white) girls who ive associated with through them have always found whiteness more attractive so i dont really consider myself attractive bc im very aware of the physical features on my face and body that look nonwhite and it makes me lowkey uncomfortable to think about too hard but i also know i probably am wrong because ive been voted sexiest player in the nhl and done thirst trap advertising work but theres a disconnect in my head about that still because Im Not White and i just dont think about myself as attractive even now. but hey at least i finally got taller!"

and meanwhile ilya's just out there like

[skyhon]

Absolutely fucking crazy to me that Rachel Reid really said “Ilya looks at the fact that he can’t come out and comes to the conclusion that obviously it’s his boyfriend’s fault he can’t come out and so he feels frustrated and sad and angsty and it’s all shane’s fault because Shane is selfish and mean and stupid” instead of the reasonable and sane perspective that any actual queer person grounded in reality and surrounded by a culture of inherent homophobic and racist ideals would come to. Which is, if course, “wow society sucks and I fucking hate how deeply homophobia is tied to the sport I play and more importantly my home country’s absolute hatred of my mere existence as a queer person (which is central to my reasons of staying in the closet that the author totally doesn’t completely abandon because it doesn't serve her weird racist narrative anymore) and if I continue to want to live a peaceful life with my boyfriend I will have to sacrifice my freedom if having my relationship known and expressed publicly in a romantic sense and that is horrible and not my boyfriend’s fucking fault are you kidding me who in their right mind would blame my beautiful wonderful jock autistic Asian boyfriend (who is pretty much the same height as me and not baby smooth lil bottom btw because that would be pretty fetishistic wouldn’t it) for being terrified of being outed because as a Russian man in love with another man from a completely different country I too am terrified and that is a reasonable feeling to have within the world I live in.”

[lesbianroselandry]

anyways on this fine afternoon i am thinking about the "shane gets a dog" au @grayaceshanehollander and i came up with, in which late situationship-era shane does a bit of volunteer and promo work with a local montreal animal shelter, as a charity campaign to get more animals adopted. it works GREAT, because everyone in montreal wants to see their beloved captain hollander laughing as he wrestles with big ol dogs and cooing softly at a pile of kittens in his lap.

in one of the videos, a dog who's just been brought in, a very excitable borzoi/husky mix who LOVES to yell and has the biggest, stupidest ol satellite dishes for ears, is in the yard, sees shane, and gets so excited to meet his new friend that he tackles shane clean onto the ground. shane, while initially startled, cracks up laughing because this goofy-ass dog is just so earnest and enthusiastic.

"you ever consider playing hockey?" he asks, doing his best to extricate his sweater from the dog's mouth. "you check harder than rozanov, don't you?"

this gives the shelter volunteers the bright idea to name this ridiculous creature ilya ruffanov, which is also great for metrics. get this clip trending on twitter, montreal!

and then one of the videos drops where shane is sitting in the grass with ilya ruffanov flopped against him, tongue lolling out while shane rubs his chest, and shane smiles at the camera and says "yeah, this is definitely my favorite ilya," and of course this clip gets memed on so hard. approximately 53298218 people are tagging ilya rozanov with this clip in his mentions.

shane's phone is blowing up with texts from lily, who is trying so hard to be offended, but also LOOK AT THOSE EAAAARS. THOSE BIG DOOFUS EYES. what a SPLENDID creature. how can he not love this ridiculous-looking dog that is named after him? how can he not melt watching the love of his life UHHH that is, um, his fuckbuddy. his fuckbuddy. playing with a big, silly dog. he is normal about this. fuck. hollander send him more dog photos. hollander. hollander send him dog photos FASTER

anyways. shane isn't planning to get a dog, but he's also a high-strung, active, kinda lonely and anxious person, and when he's so constantly concerned about keeping himself controlled and media-ready and Normal™, there is something so healing about being around a creature that is so genuinely happy to see him no matter what.

so. shane gets a dog.

as a borzoi/husky mix, ilya ruffanov is SO happy to go on runs with shane every morning, galumphing along with his ridiculous ears flapping majestically. (a paparazzi photo of shane hollander's real, genuine laugh as he looks at his silly beast mid-run hits the internet. ilya rozanov stares at it for an embarrassingly long time. don't worry about it.)

obviously ilya rozanov needs to meet this dog. he's blowing up shane's phone. he's commenting in post-game press. he's on twitter. Hollander Let Me Pet Your Dog. Hollander I Want To Pet This Dog. Hollander Let Me In. Hollander He Is Named After Me I Need To Pet This Dog. Let Me In. the internet loves this, and it's also still generating press for the animal shelter. shane considers this and finally is like you know what? yeah, fine, it won't be weird if we're seen hanging out, this is a really good excuse honestly. sure, you can meet my dog. this could be fun, even. okay. sure.

so the next time boston comes to montreal, shane actually opens his rarely-used instagram to post a photo of his dog in a hollander jersey with a caption of, "he's excited that human ilya will be in town today!"

and then he sits back and waits, smiling, to see the incredibly dramatic, offended texts from lily start rolling in. HUMAN ILYA? H U M A N I L Y A ???? WHY ISN'T HE DOG ILYA? I WAS HERE FIRST. HOLLANDER YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY?? HOLLANDER I SEE YOU READING THESE. HOLLANDER

[cyberdelph]

by @aary_soap

[covenlesswitches]

“he should be at the club” well he’s at the club and he wants to fucking kill himself

[grayaceshanehollander]

Still semi-WIP, but the concept of a Magical Boy Shane AU. Shane is the son of former Magical Girl Yuna (who was pissed that she had a costume based off of figure skating when she was a hockey fan). Shane is not happy, especially since his magical staff is not more like a hockey stick. He's still going to use it like one. He's also not going to let any fights with monsters stop him from his pro hockey career. Unfortunately, this does mean he first meets Ilya in Magical Boy form. Ilya is torn between the beautiful ice boy with the snow freckles and the beautiful hockey boy with normal freckles.

Bonus

[fakelawyerbug]

I've seen a bunch of "fandom etiquette" posts on my dash today and I'm going to say something that is maybe going to be unpopular but;

The absolutely pervasive mentality that unwanted criticism or critique shouldn't be given and should be ignored is why fans of color don't stay in fan spaces.

And I am not going to mince words here:

A lot of you are racist. A lot of your fan works are racist.

That might have been difficult to hear. And if it was, you should probably reflect on why that was.

"Fandom etiquette" has created a space where fans of color either bite our tongues and eventually leave or say something, get dogged on, and then eventually leave.

So much of "fandom etiquette" seems to be about insulating creatives from Feeling Bad and hostility to any kind of negative feedback is a pretty big contributor to why bigotry festers in these spaces.

[loisinherlane]

Title: summer nights (AO3)

Summary: In a world where the Rozanovs lived in Canada for a time, Shane and Ilya became friends. This, of course, meant that Yuna and Irina did too.

Notes: I love the amount of childhood friends AUs in this fandom, and my friend Rimi and I have been spitballing this one around for a while. Why did I decide to start with Yuna and Irina? Because I'm really obsessed with the dynamic we crafted for them in this universe, and I love women. There's still a lot about Shane and Ilya behind the scenes that I may or may not write one day, but I feel like this can stand on its own. I've both read the book and watched the show, and while I prefer most of what the show changed and this fic is more or less based on show versions, there are probably some details taken more from the book that I forgot about. Thanks for reading!

[loisinherlane]

Title: Hollyday Homes (Chapter 1)

Summary:

“We even have the perfect person in mind for your first client,” the producer continues.

Shane pauses. “What? Who?” Why would they want a particular person to be his first client? Why are they arranging this if Shane hasn’t even agreed yet? He’s not really considering the offer. He likes houses, but it’s a big shift from hockey. He’s always figured he’d continue his volunteer work from the summers and endorsement deals, at least as long as they’re offered. But this would require a very different kind of schedule. Not quite like hockey, but certainly more structured than what he’d anticipated.

Shane does like structure.

“The Centaurs have hired a new assistant coach,” the producer explains, a smile slipping into his voice, like he thinks this will sell the point. “Ilya Rozanov.”

Shane hangs up. Then, guilty, he calls back and makes an apology about bumping the end call button.//

After retiring and getting his contractor's license(s) for various reasons, Shane is enticed into starring in his own home renovation show. His first client is Ilya Rozanov, former rival and current assistant coach for the Ottawa Centaurs.