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Shane Hollander may be far from a stereotypical Alpha, but he still is one who plays in a full body, violent sport known to enhance already high hormone levels.
Therefore, like most Alphas in the League along with a good portion of the admittedly smaller pool of Betas, it is expected that he have an Omega back at home to keep himself level, to soothe that inherent raging temper, to absorb his frustrations and keep them from being released on the ice.
This is, of course, the expected role of Omegas. What else could they be good for besides being objects of desire and carriers of children? This is the reason that all Omegas, as soon as they present, are taken to the Omega facilities where they may be rented or, if an Alpha so desires, purchased, and then they might perform their role in society: serving the higher secondary genders.
Everyone is fairly certain Shane has an Omega locked up somewhere in his impressive house, and there are rumors throughout the League as to what he does with it. Most agree he probably keeps it in a small room somewhere it won’t bother him, and he goes in once a week or so for a quick, silent 10 minute session of straight missionary. This is Shane Hollander after all, anything more could distract him from hockey, something he would never allow.
The truth, that only two or three people are aware of, is that Shane does have an Omega living with him, not locked up in some small room down a corridor, but sleeping beside him in his bed, which has for many years doubled as his Omega’s nest. The truth is that Shane does not see his Omega as a necessary distraction from hockey, but as the center of his life outside of it. The truth is that Shane is a man in love, not only in love, but absolutely smitten with it, and most importantly, as is all too rare in society, he is a man whose love is happily accepted and eagerly returned.
Those who truly know Shane know that he would quit hockey in a heartbeat and train to be an astronaut if his Omega asked him for the moon, for there is nothing on Earth more important to him than his Omega, his Ilya. The boy who he met when they were both fifteen and hopeful and terrified and unpresented; the boy whose absence at World Juniors a few years later caused the new Alpha, still high off his recent presentation, great distress; the man who haunted him for years, keeping him from partaking in the Omega employment system until his hormones were so unstable he risked being benched if he did not agree to purchase for himself an “outlet”; the man who he was reunited with in a small room, one occupant beaten, chained, thin, and still terrified, the other horrified and half in love; the man who now lives with him in their home, critiques his every move on the ice, fucks him into the mattress on a nightly basis, and stays with him of his own volition, of his own immeasurable love.
The league can have whatever rumors they want about their hockey robot Shane Hollander, but with Ilya, he has only ever been Shane, the Alpha who drops to his knees with just a glance from his Omega, the Alpha who’d rather have his Omega beating him on the ice than ever giving love he has not earned, the Alpha who loves and is loved in turn more everyday than most Alphas are in their entire lives.
Explanation: This is inspired by the system in flamingllama’s Gotta Have Some Faith in the Sound, which you should check out if you enjoy Alpha Shane being absolutely pathetic for Omega Ilya. I don’t usually mess with Omegaverse (I am in all honesty rather scared of it), but the premise for this is that Ilya and Shane meet at fifteen in a hockey camp where they barely speak but are immediately insane about each other (in another life they are absolutely U-Haul lesbians) and then Shane presents as Alpha and goes further insane when Ilya does not turn up for the World Junior Championships at seventeen. Cue Shane resolutely refusing to buy an Omega, which are largely treated as livestock, something to be bought, sold, and used, not to be seen as an actual partner, and eventually the combination of not being around any Omegas (both his parents are Betas) while being surrounded by a metric ton of Alphas fucks with his hormone levels to the extent where it starts to impact his ability to play hockey, so he has to find a solution. His initial plan is to buy a woman and treat it as a roommate situation, he but happens upon Ilya and has a whole “wait a minute, I know that annoying fucker whose face has haunted me for literal years” moment. He then, to the suspicion of all the workers at the Omega Facility, demands to get Ilya despite him having a history of being uncooperative and outright hostile to his owners (a fact which delights Shane because it means that fiery boy who was the only one who could outpace him on the ice is still in their under layers of scars and trust issues.) It takes a while, but Ilya eventually grows to trust and even love him (it helps that he still remembers the talented, beautiful, slightly pathetic Canadian boy from all those years ago whose freckles are somehow even cuter that he remembered.) Finally, they reach a point where they are as insanely in love with each other as they are in canon, and, to the knowledge of only a few, Shane is a pathetic Alpha who folds like a lawn chair the second Ilya pouts his big blue eyes at him. It also need to be stated that Ilya is equally pathetic and the only way he can win an argument is if he is facing away from Shane because when frustrated, Shane’s nose scrunches up and coupled with his freckles that is just TOO MUCH, Ilya is only human. Shane is a bottom.
Part 2 was FIRE. Honestly, Verity being obsessive was the most obvious route, especially after what we've been given of his character or what we can piece together (that scrub daddy is LONELY)
The reason Ilya always tops isn’t (just) cuz he’s a dom or pleaser or whatever, it’s because when he bottoms or has his prostate stimulated he can’t control his reaction - writhing, begging, crying, squirming, honking like a walrus, twitching, whining… it’s a whole production and utterly humiliating. He can’t bear to let anyone see him like that, he thinks Shane would lose respect for him and not want Ilya to fuck him anymore.
But once they become real boyfriends and have that emotional breakthrough, Ilya starts to trust Shane enough that maybe they could try it. Ilya confesses that he wants to know what it feels like for Shane, being fucked by someone who loves him. Eventually, they do switch, just to try, and Shane is… shocked, to say the least. At first he’s uncomfortable, constantly stopping to ask if Ilya is okay and if he’s doing it right. Ilya assures him these are good noises and he would say if it wasn’t. He does feel a little secondhand embarrassment but he is mostly worried he’s bad at topping. Then they get into the swing of it, thrusting deep, and Ilya’s screaming “I love you I love you I love you” and cursing in Russian. Shane locks in. It’s not like with women where he wasn’t really turned on and worried about staying hard and his bad rhythm. With Ilya he’s harder than he has ever been and losing his mind at the effect he’s having on him. He fucks him good and hard and they both sob, and after its the closest they have ever felt.
flambae’s thighs around robert’s head.. and robert is eating him out while flambae is trying to push his head away, and he’s whining in overstimulation… yes send tweet oh and let’s throw in some omega verse too with, OBVIOUSLY flambae as the omega and robert as the alpha
Flambae headcanons because I love him and I need to yap about him:
Develops/has a series of health drawbacks from his powers, — amplified heartburn, respiratory deficiencies, muscle soreness, — but absolutely REFUSES to see a doctor if it's not a mandatory physical check-up.
His ‘is my wrist supposed to look like that?’ line makes me incredibly curious (and incredibly angsty) BUT.
That being said: out of everyone on the Z team, he gets injured the most. Spends more time at medical than he's willing to admit. Don't ask why he carries bandages for the team.
I know it makes sense for his metahuman physiology to neutralize diseases, but I think it'd be VERY interesting if this meant his anatomy grows a resistance/immunity for ordinary medication as well.
Painkillers, anxiety meds, anesthesia? Most likely don’t work on him, either. One time sat through an entire meeting while having an anxiety attack. No one noticed. He thinks that's something to brag about. Prism wholeheartedly disagrees.
Has seen all 24 seasons of Hell’s Kitchen and his favorite is Chef Dave!! He WILL talk about it non stop if given the chance. “He won a season!! With a FRACTURED WRIST!!”
I just like the image of his fans being perceived as super mean, but they're actually super nice. Bully him lovingly on the daily.
You WILL see at least one photo or video of Flambae motherhenning the HELL out of them on any platform. Squishes their cheeks like cat owners do. “Did you drink water today? Say yes or it's fire!” “Aren’t YOU severely dehydrated all the time?” “THAT’S NOT THE POINT-”
Also follows every fan page because he didn't EXPECT to have any.
I think he DOES live in a nice neighborhood, but given the amount of expenses he has to divide, — mainly involving his suit, surprisingly, but also property damage lawsuits, lawyer fees, most likely — he waiters as a part time job.
His restaurant crew has a ‘if a Pheonix stops by, Flambae is in the walk in’ protocol
Prism and him are roommates. Which happened pretty spontanously, in their early Z team days.
“He didn't ask me to stay, really. He just never told me to leave. So I didn't.”
But I think that's how everyone on the z team goes about it. If you do need a place where order is required, where it is warm, where no one truly knows, you do go to Flambae’s place.
He doesn't know how to care out loud. But he does make space for you.
Absolutely flies next to planes just to wave at kids from the window. Kids always think the sun is saying hi.
That being said: First pick for babysitting missions. He absolutely does volunteer, and the parent percentage in SDN subscriptions grows exponentially. Remembers their names, too.
Absolutely loves it when kids, or anyone really, cosplay as him, and will stop mid assignment just to fix their hair. “The curl is on the OTHER SIDE! They never get my curl right!”
Has seen the entire fast and furious franchise because cars + family + cool action scenes + obligatory inspirational speeches? Sign him up. Has a poster of Vin Diesel in his living room. With kiss scorch marks on it. Don't ask.
Flambae would 100% be a flexible bitch and be super cocky about it too. Like, he'd be doing splits in the gym just to show off and rub it in Robert's face like "bet you wish you were this sexy and flexible and not just a sad, sad rusty little bitch, eh?"
And then after they start fuckin, Flambae's taunts come back to bite him in the most unlikely way when Robert tops him for the first time and turns him into a pretzel.
Eventually, Flambae gets tired of seeing Waterboy bringing his sad little soggy unseasoned lunches to work, so one day, he takes it upon himself to share some of his own lunch with him. Waterboy doesn't actually eat a whole lot, so it's fine. This is one of the days where Flambae actually had the motivation to cook for himself or had leftovers from a family party, instead of bringing takeout or stealing someone else's lunch out of the fridge, so it's a little clamshell container full of delicious, home-cooked Afghan cuisine.
Waterboy loves it. Flambae's a fantastic cook, and it's not often that Waterboy gets to enjoy a good home-cooked meal ever since he started having to take care of his grandma. He thanks Flambae over and over as he absolutely wolfs down his share with a huge smile. Flambae's still acting under the guise of "pity," but even if he'd never admit it out loud, his heart is undeniably melted by Waterboy's gratitude.
This turns into a cute unspoken thing where Flambae starts cooking specifically for Waterboy, bringing them both Tupperwares of Afghan home cooking every workday so that Waterboy always has something filling to eat between shifts. Sometimes, Flambae even brings stuff that Waterboy realizes took a LOT of prep time to actually make. Waterboy starts to feel a little guilty now—because by this point, it's become pretty obvious that Flambae's whole "Oh, I had leftovers" thing is a lie—but Flambae is stubborn, and never lets him say no.
Waterboy feels bad that Flambae is getting the short end of the stick in this deal, but that couldn't be further than the truth. Flambae loves cooking, and more than that, he loves receiving compliments on his cooking (to stroke his own ego), which the famously kind, genuine Waterboy provides in heartfelt earnest. Flambae enjoys telling Waterboy about his culture and the fond memories associated with each meal he makes for them both, and Waterboy is always a very good listener. He'll never admit this to anyone, but most of all, Flambae likes seeing Waterboy smile so genuinely knowing it's because of him, and he likes ensuring that Waterboy goes home with a full stomach because he's so self-sacrificial and also isn't the most financially well-off (since he has to handle all of his grandma's care needs on his own).
The rest of the Z-Team catches on quickly, and they tease Flambae SO HARD about it! Flambae doesn't even cook this much for Prism, and they all know Prism is his ride-or-die. Flambae has a hard time admitting his feelings even to himself, though, so it's almost like everyone else at SDN knows Flambae and Waterboy are a thing... except for Flambae and Waterboy themselves.
When they finally do admit their feelings to each other, though, the cooking thing intensifies 200%. Food becomes one of Flambae's biggest love languages towards Waterboy, especially because he still has a bit of trouble being vulnerable and expressing his feelings even post-confession. Flambae will bring Waterboy special homemade desserts and treats during the holidays, and they'll eat them together between shifts. When Flambae wants to apologize for his temper or for saying something uncalled for, he'll first bring Waterboy a little snack or some fresh fruit to soften the blow without him having to worry about messing up with his words. Waterboy tries to mirror this behavior by occasionally bringing Flambae desserts from a local bakery or panaderia, or by saving up his money to take Flambae out to a nice dinner, since he's terrible at cooking himself.
When Waterboy eventually moves into Flambae's apartment, Waterboy becomes Flambae's dedicated taste-tester when he isn't sure exactly what a dish needs. Breakfast is the most important meal of their day—Flambae wakes up early to make them both a nice, filling breakfast, and Waterboy cleans up afterward because it calms him down and he knows Flambae hates when his kitchen is messy.
There's a tiny bit of relationship weight. Most of it is muscle, because Waterboy is actively training his strength to get better at hero work, but he does eventually notice his previously extremely lean figure starting to fill out with a little bit of softness from all of the home cooking he's been eating. He's a bit embarrassed and definitely pretty insecure about it, especially when his wetsuit starts to get a bit tight, but Flambae is always there to reassure him and comfort him, even if he's a little aloof about it. Plus, he says, he finally has an excuse to get Waterboy in a better costume.
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