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the parallel between rose asking shane if being with a man was better vs. shane reaching out for ilya's hand in the hospital and going "Yes. Betterrrr." as he takes it... in the same episode no less.

having to be coaxed by a woman to admit what's really going on vs. taking initiative as soon as ilya enters the room (drug induced, but we know he would have asked ilya to come to the cottage regardless.)

it's not just being with men that is better. it's ilya. it has always been ilya.

beehivedemocracy

I just saw a compilation of David Hollander moments and oh my frickin God bro. The way Shane is literally his whole world. Like every interaction Shane has 100% of his attention. And when Yuna (I love her don't get me wrong) tries making their lunches and what not about business and hockey, David is always trying to make it about spending time with Shane. Like him pulling the conversation from hockey back to the YouTube rabbit hole so much because it makes Shane smile and think about something other than his job for a minute. And Yuna trying to pitch going to London for a brand thing and when David sees Shane clearly doesn't want to he makes it sound like a vacation and focuses on them spending time together and it ALMOST gets Shane. And David noticing when Shane is already upset and tries to ask for his safe food and the fancy ass restaurant doesn't have it. He doesn't do anything but notices and takes stock of that and knows what that means to Shane even if it seems small. And him being the first one to notice Shane having a panic attack at the dinner table. He doesn't even tell his wife when he finds out about him and Ilya and even lies to try and cover for them. Shane is his baby and we don't talk about how amazing he is enough

stormsthatrage

Heated Rivalry AU where the relationship reveal happens because David Hollander's phone gets hacked and approximately 5,000 pictures and videos of Shane and Ilya being cute (both together and individually) get dumped onto the internet.

No accusations can be made about them throwing games for each other, because there are several videos of them being super competitive about absolutely nothing. For example, one of the dumped files is a video of the two playing Monopoly (filmed discretely from a hallway). They look about ready to murder each other. And then, off-screen, Yuna's voice - in a Mom Voice TM, of course - calls, "Boys, you better not be doing what I think you are!"

Ilya says, "Nyet, Mama," at the same time Shane says "No, Mom!" And in perfect sync they hide evidence of the game, not a single movement between them wasted.

There's also a video of them trash talking each other for being slow as they race to put away the most clean dishes from the dishwasher.

It's a whole genre. Play-fighting as they bring out a measuring tape to literally measure who shoveled the most snow from the driveway, bringing up hockey stats as they argue over who deserves to hold the tv remote, etc.

And, of course, Ilya isn't upset at David for the whole incident. Ilya is crying, though, because it's clear from looking through the photos how much David absolutely loves Ilya. It's so apparent through the captured moments how much David adores his second son.

barbie-verse

heated rivalry twitter (40/?) in honour of connor's birthday, here are the people ilya loves exposing his deepest secret: that he's a big ole softie

gaymolegaming

I wish irl grinding was as fun as in videogames tbh. Like yeah i need to go to work a thousand times but after that i have enough materials to buy a house. But alas, houses arent real

firstprinced

Heated Rivalry | 1.01 Rookies

shillanov

first base: having sex for 8 years

second base: confessing your eternal love and planning a whole ass future together

third base: “…my boyfriend?” “i mean, yes. i think so. probably”

hyperfixation-fix

Can't stop thinking about how much of a relief it must have been for Ilya to realise how insanely predictable Shane is. Like, he's lived his whole life with a mother who had horrible mental illness, a father who was unstable and always angry, a brother who couldn't even hold down a job. He's had to keep secrets and lie and read between the lines just to survive.

And here's Shane. Shane who folds his clothes before sex. Shane who will always be happy with a cold ginger beer. Shane who has a stylist and an interior decorator because he likes things to look objectively nice.

Shane who answers "How many times can you cum in an hour?" completely literally. Shane who has no filter and comments on the bed being dirty within 0.2 seconds of cumming all over it. Shane who comes out to Ilya the moment he figures it out himself, and who tells him point blank that it's not just sex, because he never ever expects Ilya to read his mind.

Their relationship is far from simple, but it's probably one of the most predictable things in Ilya's world. Shane is a safe harbour throughout the years, even while the hurricane around Ilya only gets more and more destructive.

isolabellz

equal opportunity thieves

gaynehollander

Ilya Rozanov has been with a lot of people in his time, mostly women, sure, but a few men. Enough men. Thing is, though, that he has never met anyone, regardless of gender, who loves sex as unabashedly as Shane does.

That first night, he fell to his knees entirely unprompted; pushed through his nerves and inhaled Ilya's cock like a drowning man, gasping for air.

In a Nashville hotel room with his teammate next door, every nerve ending on fire, the risk palpable, Ilya - unable to resist pushing him - told him to get on his knees and he barely got the words out before he was there. As though all he'd been waiting for was permission to indulge.

Every time Ilya enters him, Shane’s mouth goes lax, and that first moan sounds like holy prayer.

And Ilya Pleasure Top Rozanov fucking lives for that shit. Having experienced it, he doesn't know how anyone else will ever do.

Shane Hollander has always been awkward about sex. He's been with a few people, sure but it's never really lived up to the hype. Maybe because most of them were women but he tried it with a couple of guys too and it just... it wasn't great. Except for with Ilya.

That first time, he kissed him so tenderly even after Shane told him it was a terrible idea. He looked beyond the words and knew when to push Shane beyond what he was willing to admit he wanted. He made jokes, poking light fun of Shane in a way that made him feel relaxed rather than stupid. He made sex feel easy and light and good.

Ilya seems to instinctively understand how Shane struggles sometimes when he doesn't know what's expected of him. He makes his desire explicit; he says what he wants, he tells him when Shane does good. It relieves a lot of the pressure that usually surrounds sex. He doesn't have to guess.

Every time he enters Shane, he can feel him checking in, even when it's non-verbal, and the firm press of him inside his body paired with that attentive gaze makes him feel free enough to finally let go.

And Shane, who's spent all of his life repressing his instinct to fit into what is unsaid but expected of him, fucking loves that shit. Having experienced it, he doesn't know how anyone else will ever do.

aslongasitsblack

heated rivalry is a perfect show because you can think about the characters as these complex nuanced portrayals of intersections of race and masculinity and trauma and geopolitical conflict and how those traits play out within how the characters interact and you can also think shane hollander rides that thang like he’s being held at gunpoint but he’s holding the gun to his own head

I think it's important people remember this scene from ep 5 is not Shane looking at Rose like that because "oh it's a woman"

He knows he fumbled his "performance"

Even through the show he is acutely aware of the fact that he has a role to fit into and that's he isn't doing that naturally so he gotta make an deliberate effort to. and that goes into this scene as well.

He feels guilty that he wasn't able to do what he was "supposed" to be able to. and there's probably a lot of others emotions like sliver of anxiety and feeling out of his depth as he yet again continues to convince himself he isn't gay, he likes girls, he likes Rose.

It's not exactly a sin to joke he is freaking out bc it's a woman. But we shouldn't minimise the entire scene and Shane's expression to that. It's important we don't forget what the scene ACTUALLY is.

Which is Shane trying to yet again fit the role of the cool straight hockey player (and to be white if we are being honest) that everyone is expecting of him. and him failing to do so.

Especially with Rose whom he does genuinely love and doesn't want to hurt or upset.

Sadly the love he has for Rose isn't the same love he needs it to be.

#shane hollander #heated rivalry #rose landry #heated rivalry shane #hollanov #heated rivarly spoilers #i had to say this #heated rivalry episode 5 #heated rivalry ep 5

aejiee

Moony🌙

jojotichakorn

i actually really admire phum for the way he goes "so, i fucked up" to beer in episode 10. not only the immediate realisation and regret, but also the fact that he doesn't try to sugarcoat it or make excuses. he tells beer exactly what he said, as bad as it was, and he just really wants to apologise and fix it. not many people would have the guts to do that, genuinely.

moki13

I think it's because Phum has this genuiness of truly wanting to do his best with Peem. Especially the further into the show you get because the further it goes the better he gets at expressing himself with words. So he starts being able to handle him "fucking up" better further along. But Phum doesn't sugarcoat anything because of that genuiness to be good to Peem and be kind to him. He truly wants to add positivity to Peems life and heavily dislikes doing the opposite.

So because he has this genuine passion and commitment towards being better and doing better, he doesn't try making himself look better. It never really crosses his mind. Because his focus was always on the fact he hurt Peem and he needs to fix it.

Phums character developments into gaining a unconditional commitment to being a good person is something no one talks about enough at all.

#we are the series #phumpeem #we are phum #phum tag