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[livelovecaliforniadreams]

#Enemies To Lovers In Full Effect

[bufferingplswait]

the Ilya Rozanov duality strikes again

If I knew nothing about Heated Rivalry and this was my first introduction to Ilya Rozanov — sitting there with those besotted, puppy-eyed looks, openly adoring Shane - I would never believe this man is the confident, commanding presence the books describe.

Like… sir? Was this you just a few years ago? Giving that unmistakable soft-dom energy.

And yes, there's a lot of time and growth between the two of them But damnnnn....Love really does change a guy.

Because early Ilya is all interest and intrigue—that sharp, assessing look that says you’re hot and I want you. And later Ilya? That’s devotion. That’s I want you because I love you, written all over his face with absolutely no shame.

This version of him—soft, eyes full of affection and adoration—feels completely unguarded. No walls. No performance. Just Ilya, letting Shane have his full attention by simply existing.

And then, of course, it turns playful. The pout. The little spark of an idea. The moment he decides, he wants Shane’s attention now and zeroes in like a man on a mission.

Wildly different energies. Same man. Same devotion—to Shane

[magicprophecy]

We were supposed to stand alone at the top, but we will always be there together.

[ninacarstairss]

ilya wanting to specify that no it hasn’t been just ten years it’s been ten years and a half is cracking me up. you go ilya, show them who’s the biggest yearner in the universe <3

[occupationangel]

[littlegirlinvisible]

lmao their faces, i'm in tears

well done scott hunter, you did it sweetie!!

[pitifulmoon]

they put crack in Heated Rivalry

[occupationangel]

we got it, we finally got the confession.

[everlastingday]

so you're telling me shane hopped up on painkillers is just...hudson??

[12pt-timesnewroman]

Connor Storrie deserves all the fucking awards for that monologue

[occupationangel]

Ilya kissing shanes cheek on the ice has my whole heart

[rozanovnas]

Good god Connor collect your fucking Emmy babe

[occupationangel]

[ticklefighthockey]

i am not strong enough to rewatch the club scene right now i'm gonna have to save it until this afternoon but i cannot stop thinking about the expression on shane's face when ilya makes eye contact with him across the room. oh my goddd. the shock the hurt the agonized betrayal written all over his face. what did i do? what did i ever do to you to deserve the way you treat me? you tell me over and over again in a million trillion different ways that you don't need me or want me or even like me as a person, and when i finally take your word for it and try to move on to someone who does, you punish me for it in the most brutal way possible. ughhh the hurt on shane's face but also the RESIGNATION. the weary lack of surprise underneath the initial shock. it was always going to be like this. it will always be like this between us. you are never going to change. you are never ever going to stop punishing me. and the worst part is that in that moment shane thinks he's being punished for his own yearning (i wanted you too badly, i liked you too much, and that's why you have to keep forcing my head down and grinding my nose in the fact that i'm nothing to you). when in reality, of course, he's being punished for ilya's: i can never forgive you for cracking me open. i can never forgive you for being someone i could love.

[occupationangel]

that made him so softshdhd

[sincenewyorks]

yearner of the year goes to ilya

[freezethismoment]

shane was sooo proud of his snarky little comment and then scott shot him with a gun i’m crying