[griefbespoke]

situationship era shane awake at 2am using a vpn and incognito mode to google 'can you want to sniff another man's jockstrap without being gay'

meanwhile ilya at some club in boston at the very same moment:

[griefbespoke]

like shane is going to be tracking his macros to the detriment of all else and snapping at ilya for junk food and having this whole disordered eating arc, his life spiralling but he's white knuckling it clinging to some semblance of control, all while looking like a humoungous slab of beef and that is just so genuinely awesome. what an interesting angle to take on this show that's going to have a squillion people watching it

[jesterlesbian]

imagine not wanting hudson to be awesomely bighuge as shane. could NOT be me

[hotelstares]

[fuckrozanov]

goodmorning this is your assigned shane of the day

[ellisonwongparty]

actually have nothing funny or snarky to say about episode 5. this is just actually the most moving and heartwrenching television i've ever witnessed and it changed my life. it changed so many people's lives. sometimes i'm like the hr hype is lowkey a little too insane and then i watch this episode and i feel like the world writ large actually underreacted to how legendary this episode was. i too would actually soul bond with francois, hudson, and connor if i witnessed this live in the dead of winter.

[ellisonwongparty]

like i'm sorry rr/tierney ate with this....... like the idea that someone else coming out being the impetous for you yourself taking a big leap of faith too is so like. what being gay and in a community is about. like you just literally don't know you aren't the only one if someone doesn't come out and do something so ridiculously brave. sorry i'm being so earnest about this because i'm writing this mid tears. like that thing jacob said about how scott's coming out needs to be outlandish and loud to contrast the like quiet and tender coming together of shane and ilya. the problem with this show is that it's literally that good.

[bipolar4autistic]

[bipolar4autistic]

We really do just get to have and enjoy Shane and Ilya. Every day I wake up and refuse to take this for granted. Shane and Ilya.

[griefbespoke]

important hockey lore from the era shane and ilya were starting out in the league (it's mildly less common now) is that lots of players knew how to juggle, and would juggle pucks or balls before every game to hone their hand/eye coordination and stay sharp

which is all to say that shane hollander can almost definitely juggle

[fuckrozanov]

goodmorning this is your assigned shane of the day

[griefbespoke]

hudson posting the winged victory of samothrace probably going to break a few brains

[chocolate-smash]

okay I can’t keep it in anymore. Shane may be autistic, but he simply Would Not have a problem with things being too bright or loud. This boy plays HOCKEY, he is a SENSORY SEEKER, there is NO SUCH THING AS TOO BRIGHT AND LOUD. In my HEART OF HEARTS I know that this man used to stand in the middle of arcades as a child and soak in all of the different sounds and lights and flashy bits and finally feel like he’s getting enough sensation to settle into his own skin. He sleeps under 2 weighted blankets and preferably also another giant 250lb hockey player. He’s not having a problem with too much noise and stimulation. He plays recorded crowd noises from other sports games to focus on stuff. He’s fine sitting in wet clothes for an hour if that’s how long it takes to finish sexting before he gets changed. He’s a SENSORY SEEKER. LET HIM SEEK.

[jesterlesbian]

recentering this

[fuckrozanov]

goodmorning this is your assigned shane of the day

[marberytyphoon]

[rachfic222]

something i don't see talked about a lot but always makes me emotional on re-reads of tlg is the fact that even after shane is unwillingly outed to the world, and as a direct result:

unjustly suspended from his job

condemned by one of his best friends

condemned by his teammates

dissected by the media

threatened by the commissioner

accused of cheating at the sport he has dedicated his whole life to; and

raked over the coals for a true accident

he STILL goes to watch ilya play

without question or concern, he sits in the audience to watch ilya in round 2 alongside the team that just kicked him out of the playoffs and caused tripgate

he spends tlg in debilitating fear over the possibility of someone figuring them out and goes to such extreme lengths to keep that from happening that he doesn't even have a photograph to show for an 11-year relationship

but still, ilya mentions he can get tickets for shane and his parents to come see him play and shane doesn't spend a second worrying it may fuel rumours, bring unwanted attention to his relationship, put him in a generally uncomfortable position - he actually brightens at the suggestion and then happily sits in the audience to cheer ilya on 😭

[phoebebyers]