if we fall, fall foward

See if you can ride ship with me. she/her, ace&aro, Spends too much time obsessing over fictional dorks.

[sobadbad]

HEATED RIVALRY 1.01

[evanactually]

And Shane Hollander leaving his socks on is sooo cute.

[romanceslasher]

Heated Rivalry | Olympians (1.02) Heated Rivalry | The Cottage (1.06)

[probablily]

[actuallysara]

Hudson Williams with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Prime Time screen and media industry conference | January 29, 2026

[orchardsinsnow]

[stares in a numb, jealous rage at Canada from across the US border]

[themetros]

Shane pushing Ilya against the wall.

Heated Rivalry (2025-)

[hrgifs]

1.01 // 1.05

[feltforever]

i think one of the reasons that heated rivalry has been so successful is because everyone involved with it is so fucking proud of what they created. like there’s zero embarrassment or shame about how sexual it is or how queer it is and it’s just such a breath of fresh air

[tiktoks-for-dead-pope]

[magic-and-moonlit-wings]

Video caption: Good guy who talks like a bad guy 

“Perhaps you’d like to see my pets. They were ALL … rescues.” 

“And as always, gentlemen, our profits will be … donated.” 

“Oh, I wish I could stay and chat, but I’m afraid I have to take my friend to the airport.” 

[yourheartinyourmouth]

Redeemed villain who can’t let the speech pattern go

[therozanov]

HEATED RIVALRY 1.02

[saffrondawn]

#THIS WAS A FUCKING ROOOOOMAAAAAAANCE moment #one of those moments when i knew jacob tierney Got the genre #bc this look of conflict and desire and the fact that shane CANNOT SEE IT #it's that and the big spiel in russian where it's like... this is why dual POV in a romance is so important and 9/10 times the better choic #(w exceptions!) #if you're a perceptive audience member (and not everyone is lol) you can tell that shane is not getting the full picture #you know that ilya's feelings are real and intense #but shane not knowing and YOU knowing makes the tension even better (tags via @mermaidsirennikita)

[enthusiastofawesome]

As a community, I feel like we are really sleeping on "Shane Hollander in a backwards baseball cap" and I think it's a fucking shame because -God. Damn.

[thisfeebleheart]

+ bonus

[erisenyo]

Absolutely incredible the way Ilya has an entire two weeks with Shane all to himself, no distractions, it's been promised, and the first time Shane's attention isn't 100% on him (Hayden phone call) he can't tolerate it (because its Hayden the excuse Shane gives when he has to leave the person who gets to be in Shane's life every day the person Shane loves the way Ilya loves Svetlana who he could see himself marrying) and makes a HUGE and immediate bid for Shane's attention (phone call BJ) that is also lowkey (not really its highkey) a competition for Shane to pick him (continuing the game) over Hayden (actually telling Ilya to stop) and for other people (Hayden) to know it (fingers in Shane's mouth while he's talking). Like WOW the jealousy. And then once he's been affirmed and feels secure in being chosen (setting Hayden aside to come, hanging up on Hayden) he can joke about Shane loving Hayden (to get a denial) and not have to fear and envy it. What a guy.

[erisenyo]

#the tag jealous Ilya is NEVER leaving my ao3 rotation #Ilya would get jealous of Shane's right hand

@mybloodstream-caffeine I am CACKLING, the accuracy of this. Ilya sees Shane is doing something that might not revolve around him and has to get involved immediately. Cannot tolerate not fully occupying Shane's mind. He will pay whatever rent required he wants to live in there and he will not be kicked out.

[citrusses]

PSA tho everyone if anyone ever pulls the shit on you that Ilya pulls on Shane in ep 2 you need to delete that persons number from your phone and maybe change your last name so that toxic loser can’t ever find you again. Not u tho Shane baby, keep pining! I think he’s the one!!!!

[fuckrozanov]

80% of unrivaled has to be ilya being incredibly uncool at all the casual intimacy he gets to have with shane now. they go to a bar with the team and shane puts his hand on ilya’s knee midsentence and ilya chokes on the rest of it. at the grocery store and ilya is holding up an avocado to see if it’s ripe enough and shane walks up behind him and puts a hand on his hip and ilya drops it. yes they’re having freak sex but now it’s because shane was on the phone with the dog groomer and they’re asking about appointment times and shane says “hold on let me ask my husband—“ and now he’s face down ass up in the middle of the kitchen and ilya is like say that again say that again say that again say that again

[artbyamara]

In the clurrb, we all fam 💙❤️

[celbrini]

<3 awkward polite shy lil canadian shane <3

[jaasminttea-archive]

I think its really beautiful that we as people are able to make really really ugly horrible pictures with our minds and hands. We can create something that is actually really bad. jsnt that nice. thats so. aweosme