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[femculiar]

OFF CAMPUS —1.06 "The Breakaway"

[my-2nd-account]

The difference is that jealous Ilya looks homicidal while jealous Shane looks suicidal

[no-lovelorn-hazard]

@raccoonboywrites coming correct as always

[bisexualroz]

I need to see ilya in his WAG era. like totally embracing the stay at home dads, husband to the captain lifestyle. he pick shane up from practice with sunglasses, sleeveless shirt and baby strapped to his chest. he insults nearly every team member in the playful way that he does, before showing off the thousand pictures he took of tiny baby sleeping that day. moms are cooing over him at the mommy and me classes that he goes to, and sometime drags a reluctant shane to. he’s the coolest dad at pre-school pick up. everyone is wanting to arrange a play date with him because he’s ilya fucking rozanov. he sits with the rest of the wives at home games and is the loudest and more annoying spectator. he is screaming to luca to take the shout, swears in russian when wyatt catches a the puck. he would be so endearing but so fucking insufferable, i need it so bad.

[pretty-fishy]

For Shane, it's more surprising for people that he would date Ilya than being Gay because he's basically never seen with women and is not getting involved with the other Hockey players about their hook up and his only significant relationship lasted like two weeks, but dating Ilya is an out there and scandalous move which is off brand for him and Ilya doesn't seem like the kind of person he would date.

Meanwhile for Ilya, it's more surprising he likes Men than dates Shane because he's often seen with women and hockey players forget bisexuals exist and he is clearly very confident and comfortable in his sexuality but dating his rival is exactly the kind of chaotic shit he would be up to.

[icaruswar]

ilya being the biggest “my husband” guy ever makes my heart feel so warm. he never really had a family who he could claim as his own all the time like this and so all of that repressed love and ownership for his husband comes through in every conversation he has with literally anybody. shane hollander has him on a leash, yes, but it was tied on by ilya himself and handed it to shane.

“hey roz, lets go out and celebrate tonight.”

“can't, my husband wants me home by 8.” (shane doesn't care, he literally asked ilya to go out and have fun)

or

“okay rozanov, fuck, marry, kill—”

“fuck my husband, marry my husband, and kill anyone who looks at him for more than 5 seconds. done? okay bye.” (i mean...)

or

“rozy we gotta catch up soon man, let's meet this weekend.”

“okay, i will ask my husband and let you know when i can meet you.” (again, shane does not have single problem with ilya meeting cliff whenever the fuck he wants but, oh well)

or

“ilya, did shane really figure his birthday surprise out by himself or did you tell him, huh?”

“what can i say yuna, my husband is a very smart man :D” (he definitely told about it to shane because he knows shane hates surprises)

everyone around them is fucking tired (no they're not, they actually secretly love it.)

(shane's response to being called "my husband" )

[littlegirlinvisible]

# ILYA ROZANOV IS A COMEDIAN PT. 02

CONNOR STORRIE as ILYA ROZANOV  HEATED RIVALRY (2025—)

[hollandershane]

#ilya will not be winning a single argument 🥺

[hrgifs]

ilya turning away when he cries / shane not letting him hide

[academicblorbo]

This is so important - and I believe why it was done twice - because Ilya knew all his life that emotions are weakness, crying is unacceptable, don't be like your mom, she was weak. But Shane, turning him towards himself, shows him that he doesn't want Ilya to hide his emotions. He wants to see them, to take care of him, to give him space to grieve.

[academicblorbo]

Ilya meeting Shane's parents must be insane for them like. Mr Ilya "The Terminator" Rozanov, terror on ice and menace in bed, politely stands there. Your very shy son admonishes him for using the word "lovers" and Russia's Greatest Rage Machine just takes it.

You ask when this started and Mister Dickhead makes sure Shane is accurate about when they started this. How dare you stave off half a year of us, Shane?

You ask if they talked to Scott Hunter and Ra Ra Rasputin says that he, famous asshole extraordinaire went to talk to Patron Saint of Hockey Gays to offer him congratulations.

You ask if he has no loyalty to Boston and Mr Fucking Fuck San Francisco is like. Nyet

Your son is having a panic attack and Miike Snow Genghis Khan calls them "boyfriends" and it's your own extremely shy and sensitive and loving son that is like MY WHAT

[hoechloin]

Ilya Rozanov's search history (insp)

+ bonus:

[themoonandmyman]

Hey, OP. That last one was unnecessary

[academicblorbo]

Can we talk about the way Ilya says "you wear glasses?" because it's just. so soft and lovedrunk and out of breath because obviously Shane with his cute little glasses took his breath away and then we cut to him looking so incredibly smitten

Oh he is so cooked

[shillanov]

having ilya rozanov as a captain would be such a fucking hoot. “GOOD JOB I LOVE YOU” and fist bumps as you skate off the ice. “FUCKING FUCK SAN FRANCISCO!!!!!!!!” as veins pop out of his forehead like he’s the terminator. pep talk in the locker room like “whoever scores tonight gets one thousand dollars HAHA JUST KIDDING!!! U FUCKERS OWE ME ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS!!! BITCH!!!” love him. i would be loyal to my captain until the day i die. captain rozanov forever

[shanerozanov]

heated rivalry + text posts // part four.

[chrissiewatts]

HEATED RIVALRY | 1.06

[bugbugly]

i do think it’s beautiful that ilya refers to him and shane as lovers so soon after their first mutual i love yous. hello shane’s parents, i see shane is struggling to define what we are. i feel you should know we are in love. hmm there must be a word for this. something chaste and sweet that expresses the depth of my feelings for your son. and he accidentally tells them that they’re fucking

[indelen]

Ok so this is actually a very fun language detail as well! Ilya likely used the word "lovers" because it's a direct translation of the Russian word "любовники" but the meaning the word carries in Russian is just a little bit different. In Russian it's a generally used word to refer to two people who are having sex but are not married for whatever reason and it can carry an implication of secrecy depending on the context used in (for example, affair partners are also referred to as любовники). So it's still a romantic but slightly broader, bit more complex and less antique sounding word in Russian. It is a good example of how even when words are direct cognates of each other they may not be used in different languages the same way. Idk who writers had on staff and if they were fluent in Russian or if this is a book original joke that the author came up with but either way it's a cute detail.

[bugbugly]

thank you for jumping on and sharing!! it really gives some insight into ilya’s mind to know why he might’ve chosen that particular word. you mentioned in your tags that there’s a lot of interesting language quirks in the series so please tag me if you ever decide to post about any of them!!

[dykekarkat]

eventually yuna's gonna b like "it's really upsetting u cant get pregnant because your children would've been the best hockey players of all time" and shane will look at her like she shot a dog in front of him

[hrgifs]

HEATED RIVALRY — 1.06 “The Cottage”