sara

raging lesbian, snack connoisseur, my dog is the light of my life in a fun way. they/them. 25

[tinylilhollander]

If Ilya does ever figure out that Shane's autistic it'll be through something so stupid. Like he's scrolling through TikTok one night because he can't sleep and he comes across this video that's like 'Dear autism community: rate this spoon'. And there's this whole reveal where they unwrap it from a cloth so he's expecting the fanciest spoon he's ever seen and then they reveal it and he's so disappointed to find it's just... a normal fucking spoon.

He thinks this must be a joke so he goes to the comments, and sure enough it's absolutely full of people who not only seem to think this spoon is worthy of rating in the first place, but who seem to have very strong opinions on what makes it a good or bad spoon. To Ilya a spoon is a spoon is a spoon. It's absolutely baffling to him that people seem to think the handle looks like it's not weighty enough, or that the shape of the bowl is wrong, or that it's too flat or too square. He opens the playlist of cutlery rating videos because surely this can't be the norm, and sure enough every single one has a comment section full of very strong opinions about how good or bad this normal fucking fork or knife is.

And then a memory returns to him, as he looks over at his peacefully sleeping husband, of Shane moving in and having to get rid of all his cutlery to replace it with his.

"Sorry, I know it's stupid, but yours are really bad to hold, baby. It's literally all I can think about every time I eat here."

And Ilya didn't mind at the time. So Shane likes his own cutlery better? That's a small compromise when Ilya doesn't have strong feelings about silverware in the first place. But now things are beginning to click, and he's beginning to draw a line between the opinionated spoon people and the day he had to drive his cutlery to the nearest goodwill.

Ilya spends the rest of the night reading about autism and suddenly there's so much more that's beginning to make sense. He doesn't know how he'll bring it up with Shane – if he'll ever bring it up with Shane – but for how it's good to know.

[oftlunarialmoon]

[rainbow-femme]

They move in together full time and Ilya notices that Anya acts differently with Shane than she does with him, more quiet and less playful, and he worries that means she doesn’t like Shane or is jealous, so he hires a dog trainer to come over and see if there’s anything they need to do to help

After a while of talking about how Anya acts the trainer says there’s nothing to worry about, Anya likes Shane just fine, it’s just that she sees him as the boss and is acting accordingly

And Ilya is like. But. I’m the one who adopted her? And raised her before Shane got here?? And the trainer is just like yeah well she sees you more like an equal. And Ilya is like WAIT she thinks Shane is in charge of both of us?? And the trainer is just like well do you interact in a way that would make her think that?

Ilya’s life flashes before his eyes as he thinks of all the times Shane has come over with a snack for Ilya and a treat for Anya, or all the times Shane has announced they’re all going for an after dinner walk, or pets Ilya’s hair and tells him he did a good job at practice, or the fact that he uses the same warning tone with Anya when she misbehaves as he does with Ilya when he’s causing problems on purpose

Shane comes home to Ilya with his face in his hands going oh god I’m not Anya’s dad I’m her brother and she thinks we’re both your pets. And Shane just goes. What.

[casgirl]

I don’t do crack ships for the same reason I don’t do self insert ships and that reason is I am too serious about true love. “I ship things for fun!” Not me the stakes are too high. I only ship true love.

[oshell-on-ice]

I know Ilya just swoons every time Shane shows how much of a big strong manly husband he is. Like, cutting wood with an axe at the cottage like a true Canadian strong man? Ilya is scared of popping an artery with the way blood rushes to his dick. Shane tsking when Ilya tries to carry the groceries after a bad hit on the ice, and then Shane carries the fives heavy bags like it's easy. Shane driving with his sleeves rolled up and his face all serious at night while Ilya is a little tipsy, and bringing Ilya's hand to his lips to kiss his knuckles. Shane investing on the stock market. Shane doing some minor plumbing because there's no need to call a professional just yet, just let him check under the sink and oh, Ilya is plotting the reenacting of a bad porn movie. Shane cursing Dallas Kent and punching out a teeth on the mf? Ilya thinks it's criminal to put such a sexy man in the sin bin. Shane putting his hand on Ilya's thigh and flexing the muscles of his arm when a daring bold person tries to hit on Ilya in front of his man? Ilya is blowing him silly and lovingly on the way home. Shane pacing around the house in the phone with their accountant, talking about their joined taxes? Ilya wants to marry him all over again. Shane changing a tire? Once the car is fixed, he's taking his man on another type of ride. Shane lifting the sofa with one hand to vacuum under it? Ilya has never been jealous of a couch before but there's a start to everything. He loves his big strong jock silver medalist athlete of a man. Like look at him, being taken care of by the hottest, most competent, most talented man in the NHL. Ilya is getting princess treatment everyday of the week. He loves it. He loves his husband so much.

[oshell-on-ice]

I just know Ilya brags on interview every time Shane is The Shane Hollander on the ice. And not like "my husband is so good" kinda way but in "Say thank you Ottawa I brought our winner back home, you should adore me for bringing home the spoil of my life long victory (my marriage) bow before me for I am the king's beloved and he loves me so much he's giving you a cup this year BC I like it here" kinda way

[aspiringvestwearer]

I’m really not convinced Shane Hollander, bottom of all time, will chafe in the slightest to having his husband be his captain. what’s that? you get to relinquish responsibility to your dominant partner & continue playing the game you love with the love of your life? that really does something for you? oh I’m sure.

that being said it’s a complete toss up whether experiencing his first Ilya Rozanov pre-game hype-up speech will imbue him with the adrenaline and physical strength of a mother lifting a car off her child or make him so horny he blacks out a little and has to put his head between his knees before getting on the ice. jury’s still out.

[takemetobogman]

finished reading tough guy and i loved it ofc i loved it but like I've to talk about Ilya haunting the narrative in the best possible way. Like he is supposed to be this big bad russian dude who's notorious for mouthing off, and getting under people's skin and spewing shit and he has this reputation of being a ladies man and driving sports car, like of a typical hockey jock with a bad rep (and we know he's more than that because of his own books where's thoughtful and beautiful but still) and yet in every book, whenever he's mentioned, he's always spoken about in such good light by other characters. be it troy barrett who ilya basically adopts (probably because he seems too much of himself in him) or scott hunter who can't help but admire him even if he's an asshole or be it ryan price who can't remember any player (except for wyatt hates who is sunshine in human form) be nice to him, except Ilya. Ilya who offered him his earphones so he could watch fast and furious on the plane. Ilya who shows up at Duncan Havey's funeral whom he barely knows when he has an All-Star weekend to attend. Ilya who checks up on Ryan about his mental health. Ilya who offers him the job as a coach for his summer hockey camp and also tells him that the camp is inclusive and he'd fit right in knowing that Ryan is Gay. Ilya is such a force for good that even his act of being a macho asshole can't stop him from touching people in profound ways. I love him so much. I love seeing him through other people's eyes who are not shane or himself. because ofc they love each other so they see the best in each other. but it's when we see him through other people's eyes, people he has no reason to "care" for, we see him for who he is. He is like a comet, shining bright and providing warmth to any one who is in his orbit even if he crosses their path only briefly. He doesn't even realise the effect he has on people because he doesn't even seem to be doing anything to actually leave an impact. It's just who he is. His inherent goodness shines through. Irina would be so proud of him. He's literally the best character, ever.

[madsiemoon]

Phases of the “mewn”

Artist//Daniel Ryan !

[somepomegranatetea]

she's platonic about it but in my opinion, stratt 100% treats grace as her dead wife. she keeps a tacky fox trinket in her coat pocket. there's a framed photo of him in her study . he's grinning goofily in it (bc he's a dork). new guy like: is that her husband? / no, dumbass, it's dr. ryland grace, 1/3 of the hail mary mission. / oh, fuck. were they... ? / yeah, it's unclear. black-and-white montages of grace messing around in high-level meetings play every time stratt contemplates committing more environmental crimes. she looks up at the night sky and vaguely wonders if he's enjoying his space ramen. that's her dead wife. she killed him.

[organicmatter]

i fucking love when halloween music is just surf rock with a ghoul laughing in the background

[queenofratz]

i love me some scooby doo ass music

[digitaldeathx-deactivated202605]

self-awareness check, list five things you like that aren't media pieces in the tags now ‼️

[literategnome]

I decided Langdon and Mel needed to have their romcom trailer moment

Watch on YouTube or TikTok

[mortalfaerie]

trinity santos: gives a homeless guy she's known for 15 hours a place to stay and then covers his share of the rent for 10 months while he finishes school, consistently worries he'll be taken advantage of because he's a nice guy never mind the fact she's literally letting him live with her rent free, identifies and scares the shit out of a child molester where the system is otherwise failing, talks a stranger who attempted to end his life into seeking help, doggedly pursues a potential child abuse case and when she's wrong accepts it without pushback and turns her attention to treatment and being a good doctor, turns away from her charting that's stressing her out to go comfort a friend who lost a patient, invites mel out to do a stress relieving activity after what she sees is an incredibly taxing day, etc etc etc

some random tiktok commenter always: oh my god i can't stand santos she's so mean to everyone

[doctorprofessorsong]

As an older queer, allow me to say: the walls of the closet are load-bearing. It is our job as a community to stand in front of that door and tell everyone who wants to peek inside to fuck off.

There are so many reasons a person may choose not to come out and there is no reason a person would owe the public or a stranger that information. Certainly it's not owed simply because someone is famous.

We have fought for decades to make it safer for people to be open and authentic about themselves, but we are not yet there. And even if we were, the closet would still be something we need to maintain for those who are not ready to reveal that part of themselves.

[warmhappycat]

May we never become so obsessed with representation that we forget the sanctity of privacy.

[shipmanist]

tank tops save lives everybody!!!

[fellshish]

and another thing… idk about you guys but my crowley and aziraphale are a demon and an angel, enemies to friends to situationship to almost-lovers, a 6,000 year slowburn. and they were fully shaped by the fact that they are supernatural beings, and by all their shared experiences, good and bad. that crowley and aziraphale have now semi-canonically been snapped out of existence, they have *never* even existed in this universe, they were basically book of lifed, the very punishment that was a threat in s2. and no weird ooc human au can ever be them because what they’ve been through and what they’ve learned is so much of who they are