thinking about how “shanebug” could have been baby shane’s nickname from david and yuna. specifically thinking’s about fat baby shane who is now fat toddler shane and is obsessed with bugs and loves toddling around with a little antenna headband on, and for halloween insisted on being dressed up as a ladybug!!! and he was so excited about the costume he kept wanting to wear it every day everywhere all the time!! years and years later shanebug has been mostly retired as a nickname (though a teary-eyed david definitely hugged him tight and said “so proud of you shanebug” when shane was drafted, and yuna whispered a “oh my poor little shanebug” while running her fingers through shane’s hair as he slept in his hospital bed after his broken collarbone and concussion.) but one day ilya and shane are over at the hollander family home and the photo albums are out and this one is of shane in his peak shanebug era and ilya looks at the photos of a happy sleepy toddler shane, freckles just starting to appear on his face, in his ladybug costume after halloween clutching his little trick or treat pumpkin filled with candy and cries at how cute he is. he then proceeds to call shane his ladybug in russian and kiss him all over his face while shane laughs and the name joins his list of pet names he uses on shane


















