a winner dont quit on themselves.

Saralyn. 21.

[rainbow-femme]

Someone online makes a comment about how Shane probably isn’t a very good boyfriend, saying his flat affect and resting neutral face in paparazzi pics and video must mean he’s detached and not affectionate compared to Ilya who is much more overtly affectionate

Ilya then has the rest of the Centaurs help him make a compilation of secretly filmed Shane moments showing how good a boyfriend he is

Ilya doing the “would you still love me if I was a worm?” thing and without missing a beat or asking any questions Shane just goes “Yeah”

Harris films himself asking Shane random Ilya questions and Shane always having an answer. “Hey what Ilya’s favorite milkshake flavor?” “Mint.” “I’m buying everyone fun socks, what’s Ilya’s favorite color?” “Blue, but only if it’s light, he doesn’t like dark blue.” “What’s Ilya’s favorite fruit?” “Pears.”

Troy waits for Shane to sit on the bench looking at his phone or tying his skates then says “Oh hey Ilya’s coming in” and catches multiple examples of Shane immediately scootching over to one side to make room for Ilya to sit next to him

Ilya puts his feet up on Shane’s lap silently and Shane starts lightly massaging them. Ilya lays his head on Shane’s shoulder and Shane starts quietly playing with his hair

They film Ilya handing Shane random things and asking him to hold them and Shane does without question. The internets favorite is the one where Ilya pulls a pineapple out of his bag and asks Shane to hold it and he agrees, getting his gear on one handed so he can keep holding the pineapple in the other

Hayden gets a video of Shane letting Ruby brush his hair and fill it with clips while he and Jade do Ilya’s nails, Ilya laying with a face mask and cucumbers over his eyes and his head on Shane’s lap

[livesbetweenpages]

Boyfriend is a label that is only necessary in the context of other people. The conversation with his parents starts with Shane’s inability to label who Ilya is to him, but before that moment, it never mattered because no one else could know. They never had to figure out how to introduce each other to people, because it was just between them. And then suddenly, Ilya’s labelling who is in that room: Shane, your family is here, your boyfriend is here. Those words only ever mean something and are only ever necessary to people outside of those labels. Shane and his parents don’t have to name “family” when they talk or are together; they just are. And prior to that moment, Shane and Ilya didn’t need to label who they were to each other—rivals, lovers, boyfriends—because those words are signifiers for other people to understand who they are to each other. Shane and Ilya already know. And Shane struggles with finding the word because it was never necessary before, and he thought it wouldn’t be for years since no one was supposed to know. And then suddenly, he doesn’t have a word, and Ilya names it: lovers. And just as suddenly, Ilya renames it: boyfriend. Because they aren’t hiding, not in front of the two people who matter most to Shane. Suddenly, the label is necessary because it’s no longer a secret thing between the two people who make up that label.

[cherryysundae]

so you're the asshole

no, it's still you

[fuckrozanov]

very sexy to think of shane being tangentially aware of his wants and needs but having no outlet for it and no time to think about that rn because they’re building him into a hockey machine and then ilya grabs his stupid slack face and tells him to get on his knees one time and shane winter soldier activates and now he’s constantly two seconds away from asking ilya to unhinge his jaw and crawl inside so shane can be full of him and ilya is like. baby. baby can we just cuddle please i’m so scared right now

[juniper-is-in-the-house]

Just thought of this

[mack-will]

ilya rozanov: professional hockey player rage baiter – a series

[ilyaslouis]

HEATED RIVALRY 1.01 | 1.06

[sergiocanavero]

"hollander" (this doesn't have to change, we can go back, we can just be hollander and rozanov and ignore the strings, we can pretend it's nothing more and never talk about it and I'll never say shane again, I'll never ask for more if this is all i can get) "hollander" (there's nothing I can say to keep this from crumbling but i'm begging you)

[sergiocanavero]

"hollander" (this doesn't have to change, we can go back, we can just be hollander and rozanov and ignore the strings, we can pretend it's nothing more and never talk about it and I'll never say shane again, I'll never ask for more if this is all i can get) "hollander" (there's nothing I can say to keep this from crumbling but i'm begging you)

[romanceslasher]

Heated Rivalry | Olympians (1.02) Heated Rivalry | The Cottage (1.06)

[hollandershane]

HEATED RIVALRY ⏤ 1x01 -> 1x06

[thatonekimgirl]

Shane and Ilya slowly inching closer and closer throughout S1. (insp)

[hrgifs]

Does it fucking kill you too? Not anymore.

[firstprinced]

they make me want to say "oh they're married" (probably a part 1)

[bridferchglyn]

“Yuna Hollander POV” this, “Imagine you’re Yuna Hollander” that… Valid, valid. But let’s shine a glorious light on DAVID Hollander for a minute.

Imagine you’ve spent most of your son’s teen and adult life supporting the hell out of him and your wife as they jointly steer his career into the astral plane of international hockey stardom. You’re so proud of him, but you also worry that the focus of his life may be too narrow. You gently encourage him to smell the roses - go down Youtube rabbit holes (whatever those are), take a holiday to London, maybe even date? After years of only surface-level relationships, he develops a true friend in Hayden Pike, and you breathe a sigh of relief. He shows an interest in real estate and design, and you’re delighted to encourage him.

You’re thrilled when he gets a girlfriend after so many years alone. When they seem to break up but remain on good terms, this fuels your growing suspicion that he might be gay. Then Scott Hunter kisses his boyfriend on the ice. Shane immediately takes a call and comes back with a giddy smile on his face. That’s really all the confirmation you need.

You gently break this to Yuna (I love how the show changes that “we know you pretty well, Shane” line from her to him, because it matches characterisation they’ve added to David as an insightful father and husband). Yuna immediately wants to talk to Shane about it & make contingency plans for how it might affect his life & career if true, because she loves her kid & wants to cover all bases ASAP, but you talk her down. “Let him come to us,” you say.

Shane tells you he’s doing a silent retreat for his time off this year, but you need to charge your phone, and it’ll be good to check in on him (you always worry about him being too isolated, too lonely). So you head over only to be… well, astonished to see him kissing his arch-rival with an easy familiarity. Shit, shit, you should NOT be here. You panic & leave - let him come to you (Shane’s flight response is also inherited).

Just as you and Yuna are discussing whether you should go back to the cottage, he does come over. With Rozanov. You’re a bit shellshocked, and the whole thing is awkward as hell at first, but also… Rozanov looks at your son like he hung the moon, talks him down from a panic attack, and it turns out they’ve been doing this for almost ten years. The same ten years that you spent encouraging Shane to pursue happiness and live a full life. Of course it breaks your heart that he felt like he had to do it in secret, but he still did it.

That’s your boy.

[your-void-senpai]

the second he feels like he's allowed ilya is like i'm going to boyfriend harder than anyone has ever boyfriended ever. win boyfriend olympics. boyfriend hall of fame. watch the fuck out hollander.

[flodaya]

everything coming full circle (2/2)