talking to the wall

[rantingsandravings]

the 'when did your english get so good line' is uniquely and utterly devastating and no one is talking about it

like I talked to my sister about it and she doesn't get why when I heard it for the first time it was like taking a flashbang directly in the face

it might just be because I'm very passionate about language barriers and language acquisition but this line might be my favorite in the whole show

using language skills to show the passage of time and the distance between them IM LITERALLY GONNA BE SICK

[rantingsandravings]

what I would absolutely love more fics about is Scott Hunter and Ilya Rozanov talking orphan

really I eat up Ilya talking about family with literally anyone (specifically about his dad) but I think Scott could be really fun

PLEASE if you have any recs of ilya family talk LET ME KNOW

[rantingsandravings]

one of the singular most devestating lines in heated rivalry that I think doesnt get enough attention:

"When did your English get so good?"

literally in pieces im so sick

[rantingsandravings]

currently desperately in need of more Hayden Pike & Ilya Rozanov fics

especially if ilya is being emotionally vulnerable THE ANGSTIER THE BETTER

Sinking While Swimming by CaffeinatedFlumadiddle was AMAZING

gimme 14 of em right now

[rantingsandravings]

reached new heights of obsession with heated rivalry bc i am currently SEETHING with jealously over the crowds of people that have brushed shoulders with Ilya in the club

like can you imagine being at the club and seeing Ilya Rozanov walk in, hopefully Cliff Marleau right behind him??

can you imagine the energy that would descend upon that room??? the murmurs spreading across the mass of people like a ripple???? like watching literal Dionysus walk into the room

THE ROZANOV AND MARLEAU TWO MAN???

im actually fucking sick to my stomach with envy

[rantingsandravings]

I've said it once and I will say it again

POV outsider is going to hit EVERY SINGLE DAMN TIME

gimme 14 of em right now

[blacksheepcolorfulskin]

WHY IS THIS SO GOOD?!

[the-ladyrae]

They put drugs in this show, and this edit is the closest I've come to being able to snort it like cocaine. Excluding binging the entire show in 6 hours after first turning on episode one to see what all the fuss was about.

[savannahcore27]

[fuckrozanov]

the “i don’t know that side of you at all” line is so underappreciated because it’s really the first time ilya has revealed an insecurity to shane, something so ingrained in him by his father that he wears it like a second skin, and he positions it as a light-hearted joke but shane doesn’t get why he would say that about himself. shane meets him head-on, so earnest and sweet: i don’t know that side of you at all. i only know that you have put in relentless work to hone your craft and dominate your career. i pour everything into this sport and you’re the only one who can keep up—how could you be lazy. i made you pursue me for two years before we had sex and you never stopped. you could have anyone; you put in the work for me. every time we fuck you give and give and give. you’ve learned my body and figured out what i need because i never let myself. i don’t know that side of you at all.

[rantingsandravings]

if you think about it I am literally shane and ilyas child bc i am both wildly depressed and terribly autistic

[believeripley13]

Normally Shane doesn't meet Ilya's eyes during their face-offs.

But in the last one he not only catches his eye but he *smiles* and Ilya fucking *melts*.

Ilya knows by this point eye contact does not come naturally to Shane so seeing him actively seek it out and seem so comfortable and relaxed probably made Ilya feel all warm and fuzzy.

[snap-crackle-cunt]

what shane says: im gay

what shane means: i can never love a woman in any way resembling the way i love you and when i tried she called my shit IMMEDIATELY so what im trying to say is i can't sidestep whatever we are the way you can, i will never ever love anyone but u

what ilya hears: somewhere along the line of our multi-year situationship that began with me immediately sucking ur dick, i have determined that i like men.

what ilya says: ya no fucking shit bro what

[rantingsandravings]

I genuinely believe that some of the tropes that I love are a little too indicative of my current mental state and reflect the tambour of my soul and for this reason, some of the angstier preference will stay close to my chest

[rantingsandravings]

I'm watching the superbowl and thinking 'this reminds me of hockey...... mmmm hockey'

I'm sick

[rantingsandravings]

during my countless rewatches of heated rivalry during the award show bathroom scene I pause for a solid minute after shane calls ilya unbelievable just so shane can have one single minute of standing on business before he folds like a wet napkin

[rantingsandravings]

one thing about me is I truly believe that Scott Hunter totally knows abt hollanov and also I will personally never forgive him for the 'you're starting to sound like him' incident

for this reason and several others I hate scott hunter with a passion

kip is cool ig but scott needs to mind his damn business from his closet

[rantingsandravings]

the college au is gonna hit every time to me but specifically when its romance and the they're roommates and its a slow burn with mutual pining and most likely friends to lovers

I'll read a thousand fics exactly like this and eat it up every damn time