Wherein I slowly lose my mind to fandom

20s, she/hers, Feminist, Ace, Tony Stark Defense Squad

[samgirard]

hudson williams saying closeted pro hockey players and other athletes are reaching out to them and rachel reid, that they're playing in the highest leagues and they have to reach out and this is their story makes me incredibly heartsick like there is one (1) out professional hockey player in all of north america there are none in the nhl this sport took one step forward and was wrenched two steps back and there are boys watching this show and seeing themselves and they want to tell someone so badly even if they can't put their names on it it makes me it's heartbreaking. these boys deserve better. these boys deserve sunshine.

[leclercari]

it still blows my mind how NONE OF THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. this was a little canadian production that was going to air on a canadian streaming service and it was MAYBE going to be seen by a few more people outside of canada and MAYBE achieve cult status eventually and these two young guys who were waiting tables this time last year were just happy to be there finally doing creative work that's fulfilling for them and they created a beautiful friendship out of working together and MAYBE they would get a couple hundred thousand new followers out of it to help out their careers and everyone hoped that MAYBE they would get picked up for another season and get to do it again...

now it's the biggest show in the world without even being officially released worldwide and everyone and their mother is talking about it and obsessing over it and analyzing every little detail rewatching it again and again and it became the highest rated show of 2025 and they're playing it at clubs and in gay bars and closeted athletes are sharing their stories with the cast and actual hockey broadcasters are mentioning it podcasters are reacting to it and it's getting awards recognition and these two young actors have charmed the living daylights out of everyone and they got to over a million followers by the time the finale was released and they're doing appearances and interviews and photoshoots and yet it's never enough people want to see them everywhere all the time and they're screaming at them on the street and on tv and THEY WERE WAITING TABLES EIGHT MONTHS AGO

[killherfreakout]

Shane's heart eyes at Ilya being Ilya + Ilya's heart eyes at Shane being Shane ♡

[wtf-is-hockey]

Connor went to clown school. Ksenia did circus training. Hudson got his shoulder scar fighting MMA in a barn surrounded by cows. Cast of absolute freaks to the bone.

[themoonandmyman]

Building voodoo dolls of every journalist and media critic that dismisses Hudson’s performance or wrongly attributes it as ‘wooden’ rather than the masterfully subtle, controlled and authentic portrayal of a low support needs autistic man that it is. But I fear I will run out of pins

[cecoeur]

well...yes 🙂‍↕️ (and exactly the type of response you give to a People reporter when you're the Hudson Williams)

[ilyrozanov]

just to clarify, ilya rozanov doesn't care at all that shane hollander is dating rose landry.

[jazzyyy81]

[softestaries]

big fan of how hudson williams hit hollywood like a canonball. he runs around like a little chaos gremlin pushing all the made up rules off the windowsill with his paw then stands by connor storrie like that makes him untouchable and it does.

[littlegirlinvisible]

# ILYA ROZANOV IS A COMEDIAN PT. 02

CONNOR STORRIE as ILYA ROZANOV  HEATED RIVALRY (2025—)

[hrgifs]

Heated Rivalry didn’t so much enter the zeitgeist as crash into it. Since its November release, no other series has generated more headlines, word-of-mouth, discourse, or fancams. It has been the subject of a prime-ministerial speech, marketing gold for the National Hockey League, a statement of inclusivity in the Olympic Torch Relay. For two rookies and a veteran, it also turned out to be a star-maker.

[ilya-rozanova]

Feel like getting murdered in a dark scary alley in Mtl in 2 weeks? - Jane

[cecoeur]

All in the span of 6 seconds...

[mrmnn]

[swearphil]

heated rivalry week day 4: favourite location | the cottage

[mycenaae]

I am ... maybe like my mother.

I. ROZANOV(A) ; or, genetic. in remembrance, by eleanor daley.

[notahungrywish]

When Yuna has her “no son(in law) of mine will have inferior brand deals and management” takeover shortly after she learns about Shane and Ilya, how long do you think it takes her to figure out his money situation with his family?

I’m imagining her/maybe Shane playfully ribbing him about how he has no real financial manger or decent investments and what do you MEAN you just let a paycheck like that sit in your account while buying luxury cars every five minutes no wonder your net worth is shockingly low for your value, etc etc. and he’s not even offended he’s surprised and pleased that his new family is so invested in him and also enjoys watching where Shane gets some of his crazy. Like Ilya Mommy Issues Rozanov is “yes please ma’am optimize my finances and worry about my wellbeing harder” while he shovels whatever David made for dinner in his mouth.

But then at some point while she’s (lovingly) harping on his financial irresponsibility he just kind of quietly mentions that actually so much of his paycheck was going back home to his family when he was younger that he needed to blow shit on cars or whatever pretty quick if he didn’t want it to disappear. And she realizes that yeah he’s a little dummy who spent a concerning amount of money on VIP sections last year and thinks bank account interest is investing but he was also a child supporting his entire family in a foreign country with no one bothering to look out for his best interest or explain planning for a future.

David gets treated to impassioned rants every night about how “David I’m not convinced anyone even read that boy his contract in Russian”.

She starts managing him as well, obviously, and she’s kind of disturbed by how easily he just signs whatever she puts in front of him and doesn’t bother asking questions before agreeing to hand over all his management to her. He just seems thrilled she got him a Lamborghini partnership and an invite to fashion week.

The only time he puts up a fuss is when he realizes she’s not planning to take any significant cut of his money because “you’re family sweetheart” and he looks like he got smacked in the head with a shovel and has to go outside on the porch with Shane for a suspiciously long period of time.

Just to make sure it’s not suspicious that Yuna Hollander is now managing Ilya Rozanov she takes on a few more clients too. And if she specializes in managing rookies with no support network or active language barriers then that’s just a coincidence.