spinning of đ anons ask about how Ilya would âcome outâ as a little. you answered that Ilyaâs classification is known to the world, but that he himself is opposed to revealing details. so, heres a hc about this scenario:
one day, a picture of Shane and Ilya starts circulating in the media. its normal, this usually happens, especially since the two of them are now working together with the Irina Foundation. however, the picture is not from any of their matches or organisational events, its a picture of the two of them sitting in Shanes Hollanders Land Rover (going w the tv version bc its frankly better). but its not the car model, or the place theyâre going to, or even the why theyâre in the same car thatâs important. what makes everyone go crazy is the fact that Ilya is captured holding a crinkle toy. upon closer inspection from media and twitter users, it seems to be a crinkle book with the theme of woodland creatures.
rumors and speculations spread far and wide.
is Ilya Rozanov a baby regressor? i would have never guessed lmao. how has the media never picked up on this?
has Rozanov ever mentioned his little age? i thought he did back in 2014 smh.
Shane has never really mentioned anything about his classification either, if heâs as good as he is on skates i think he might be the best caregiver confirmed #GOMETROS.
does anyone remember that time what Hollander was acting on his caregiver instincts when Rozanov got hurt in that 2016 game? waitâŠ.. IS SHANE HOLLANDER ILYA ROZANOVS CAREGIVER???
ever since the two founded the Irina Foundation, thereâs been more dating rumors circulating on internet forums. they had grown accustomed to speculations about their relationship, making them somehow more vigilant but also a bit more hopeful for a positive public reception. a caregiver rumor in too of the relationship rumor is a natural progression. but what happens after this photo is released is nothing that the two of them could have anticipated.
the main headline that keeps being copied by every news agency reads âShane Hollander â terrible caregiver?â. In the viral picture, Ilya is seen sitting in the passenger seat next to Shane. but if Ilya is a baby regressor he should ideally have a baby car seat?? but Shane doesnât even get him a booster seat???? what kind of bs is this??????? the slander gets so out of control, people are calling Shane all kinds of nasty comments, so Shane and Ilya have to hold a press conference to clarify the situation.
Ilya tells the reporters that Shane is not his caregiver, and Ilya himself happened to regress after a meeting, completely normal (though he cringes inside saying it). Well, itâs a half truth, Ilya thinks, since he didnât want to entertain Shanes wild ideas of getting even more baby gear, especially none that can be identified outside of their private homes. Ilya had to put his foot down after Shane got the pram (even though he still secretly loved it very much), he did not want to be seen lying in the pram outside of their homes. thats the real reason that Ilya didnât want to have a car seat. but instead he tells reporters that Shane had his âsupposedâ car seat in his other car, and that he in fact was a very good caregiver, but not Ilyas caregiver, no, Ilya merely accidentally slipped whilst on their way to a meeting, of course.
The hate dies down after this but their anxiety doesnât đ #staystrongboys (also this was super long Iâm sorry WHOOPS)
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Link to đ anonâs ask that is being referenced here!
I CANNOT BELIEVE U HAVE PRACTICALLY WRITTEN A WHOLE FIC Omg your MindâŠgiving you the reigns for the next chapter frfr đ€Č
I can imagine there would definitely be a lot of scrutiny and analysis placed on little playersâ headspace ages and how their headspaces might be impacting their play, as well as caregivers and their cg headspaces/instincts and how that might be impacting their play! Ilya has managed to be pretty private and secretive abt the exact age of his headspace, honestly partly due to the fact that he just has not really had any actual little gear that could be discovered in the first place. The only way this would leak is if the Boston caregiver staff members said something, but I imagine measures would be taken to ensure privacy. But then Shane becomes his cg and suddenly Ilya Does have actual little gear including little crinkly toys that are easy to carry around and unfortunately something that can be noticed by othersâŠ
So this aspect of Ilyaâs little headspace being exposed would be so nervewracking for him, especially since its not on his terms. He gets some jabs from other players abt his classification on the ice, but they are mostly making general jabs. People knowing just how young Ilya regresses would be a whole new level of vulnerability that would be very difficult for him to navigate, especially with it getting a bunch of attention all at once. Like Ilya would definitely try his usual cocky deflections, but this genuinely hits at a part of him that is very vulnerable so even this is hard. AND THEN ALSO PPL THINKING HIS PAPA IS A BAG CG??? Like seriously u might as well slap Ilya in the face, his shane is not a bad cg in any world whatsoever.
And then these rumours about Shane being a bad caregiver would be so heartbreaking for Shane, because this is genuinely such a big fear for him and a looming source of anxiety â he feels inexperienced with caregiving and has experienced his cg instincts very differently to other people his whole life, so much so that he often gets mistaken as a neutral with no instincts. And Ilya is still really struggling with his little side and allowing his little side to be loved and cared for, and Shane is kind of blaming himself for aspects of this, feeling like he canât âfixâ this for Ilya. Specifically, the accusations that Shane wouldnât have appropriate little gear for Ilya hits Shane SO HARD because like !!!!! Shane has done so much research and would get literally ALL of the little gear in the world in a heartbeat. But heâs also trying to respect Ilyaâs slow adjustment to these things and also trying to conceal the fact he even Has a little in the first place bc that would invite way too many other questions about who the little might be and what the relationship there is. So publicly displayed little gear like car seats is a big challenge for them.
AND THENâŠAND THEN ILYA AND SHANE ARE FORCED TO SIT THERE AND SAY THEY ARENT LITTLE AND CG LIKE ILYA HAS TO SAY HIS PAPA WHO HE LOVES SM IS NOT HIS CG AND SHANE HAS TO SAY HIS BBY WHO HE LOVES SO MUCH IS NOT HIS LITTLE I am on the floor and I am never recovering from this oh I feel illâŠI feel lightheadedâŠI need first aid rnâŠ
The other things that kills me about this is that Shane and Ilya would have to start being more cautious to avoid the little/cg and subsequent relationship rumours. Like youâre telling me that Ilya is already struggling to accept his little side and being cared for and now he has to be extra cautious around having little gear while Shane is close by? And Shane now has an extra complex around feeling like an adequate cg?
ALSO Youâre telling me that Shane canât show any semblance of losing his shit at anyone who insults or makes fun of Ilyaâs now publicly revealed headspace age? (Okay look maybe he wouldnât lose his shit per se but also if looks could killâŠwellâŠand also if this is coming from someone on another team Shane is gonna remember that the next time that team plays Montreal! âșïž Best player in the whole league frfr <3) AND Ilya canât show any semblance of losing his shit at anyone who insinuates Shane isnât a good cg?? (Maybe he would do this anyway tbh LMAO)
This is such an amazing angsty concept for this verse for so many reasons omg KETCH YOUR MIND!!!!
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