[my-2nd-account]

The difference is that jealous Ilya looks homicidal while jealous Shane looks suicidal

[lucylehane]

last time we were together...

[hollanovbiter]

I know i have already discussed this ad nauseum, but I love that Shane never talks down to Ilya because of his weaker english skills. especially at the beginning when he’s just moved from russia. he just talks like he would with anyone else.

similarly, i love that ilya never teases or laughs at shane when he misses obvious conversational cues (re: ilya asking shane four times in florida if he is still seeing rose). he obviously finds it endearing mostly but even when he starts to get frustrated and just asks outright he never makes shane feel lesser or aware of his misstep. he’s endlessly patient with it

they are both just so earnest with each other, sort of unintentionally??? they really are like fated mates hehe <3

[cakepopsandcoffee]

[loontattoo]

see unfortunately I have this condition where if I am not explicitly told that I am a part of the ingroup then I will assume I must be part of the outgroup

[rainbow-femme]

They move in together full time and Ilya notices that Anya acts differently with Shane than she does with him, more quiet and less playful, and he worries that means she doesn’t like Shane or is jealous, so he hires a dog trainer to come over and see if there’s anything they need to do to help

After a while of talking about how Anya acts the trainer says there’s nothing to worry about, Anya likes Shane just fine, it’s just that she sees him as the boss and is acting accordingly

And Ilya is like. But. I’m the one who adopted her? And raised her before Shane got here?? And the trainer is just like yeah well she sees you more like an equal. And Ilya is like WAIT she thinks Shane is in charge of both of us?? And the trainer is just like well do you interact in a way that would make her think that?

Ilya’s life flashes before his eyes as he thinks of all the times Shane has come over with a snack for Ilya and a treat for Anya, or all the times Shane has announced they’re all going for an after dinner walk, or pets Ilya’s hair and tells him he did a good job at practice, or the fact that he uses the same warning tone with Anya when she misbehaves as he does with Ilya when he’s causing problems on purpose

Shane comes home to Ilya with his face in his hands going oh god I’m not Anya’s dad I’m her brother and she thinks we’re both your pets. And Shane just goes. What.

[russianblush]

Best Lead Performer, Drama Series is....Hudson Williams!

[transthatmasc]

Some old fart retired hockey player goes on ESPN and does an interview where he talks about how gay DEI initiatives are unfair and are ruining Hockey by keeping the good ole boys from getting their chance to prove themselves on the ice.

Ilya, as the captain of the gayest NHL team, is asked for comment on this. Of course, this is half way through the season while the Cens are sitting first in their division and second in the league. So Ilya says, “Ah, yes, I can see how he would think that. It seems unfair that being queer is clearly such an advantage for hockey players. We are just much better players, and having so many of us on one team, while very fun and nice for us, does seem to be putting us above everyone else in the standings. Perhaps more teams could play well if they had gay players? The Admirals are okay, but they only have one and we have four, so it is not quite fair.”

There is a rampant debate online over whether Ilya actually understands that the original comments were homophobic or if he genuinely believes that people think gay guys are too good at hockey. People also start speculating about who the fourth gay player is because Luca hasn’t actually come out publicly yet.

Scott Hunter has to put out a statement that he doesn’t believe his homosexuality has had any impact, positive or negative, on his athletic ability even though he believes being out of the closet and in a fulfilling relationship has made it easier to focus on the game.

Troy posts a tweet that just says “got gayer and got better”

Shane puts up a post with pictures of every time he won the Stanley cup and the caption “I’ve been gay the whole time and I’ve been great the whole time” with a shrug emoji.

[tinylilhollander]

My Shane has a big old crush on Scott Hunter through his teen years (even if he doesn't realise that's what it is until after he hooks up with Ilya), so he's absolutely stoked that he's going to be on a team with Scott Hunter for All Stars. It's a chance to pick his brain about his routine, be on the same side on the ice, maybe see him shirtless (by accident of course). It's going to be the best week of Shane's life.

And then he gets there and it absolutely super fucking doesn't work like that because he actually spends the entire time distracted by the annoying smoking-hot Russian on the European team who's face he kind of wants to punch and kiss at the same time.

[gaynehollander]

the duality of man is Ilya Rozanov being simultaneously so straight passing that Shane Hollander could own up to being in love with him and have people assume it's an unrequited crush, yet so visibly queer that in 66% of instances where Scott Hunter came out to people prior to the on-ice kiss, they immediately assumed he was dating Rozanov

[megamindsupremacy]

It is true in my heart of hearts that everyone. or at least a solid majority of people. genuinely think the inciting incident of the HuntervHollander fight is that Scott called Shane a slur. I’m being serious. There is very little that could get Hockey’s Two Goodest Boys beating each other up especially with the genuine rage Shane was displaying there. A week after the fight Shane and Scott’s agents have to force them to separately release statements that are just “I did not say something racist to one of the only Asian players in the league” and “I did not try to kill Scott because he said a racist slur to me” because the hockey community is tearing them to SHREDS absolutely convinced Scott said some heinous shit to get Shane to react like that. Which. He did. But it was a gay-on-gay hate crime and nobody was guessing that.

[hollanderhugs]

i still cant get over carter vaughn sitting next to closetron 3000 and 3001 and saying "yeah its rough for the gays here. i'm an ally though". hands down one of the funniest moments in the entire show

[omglarryrabbit]

Louis for Flaunt magazine

Louis Tomlinson | That Ceaseless Turning

Via Issue 204, The Beautiful Game

[accol-fics]

As a looooong-time Tumblr user, watching how Heated Rivalry fandom is expressing itself on other platforms is so cute to me. Baby's first all-consuming love for a ship? So cute! Enjoy yourself bbs. No, no, don't put that in your mouth. No you can't touch the actors, sweetie. Yes, I know you want to. That's what fic is for. Yep, nope, yes it's ok and normal to feel like you're vibrating all the time. It'll mellow to a manageable amount soon. Or, sometime. Probably. Here, give me your hand. Here's AO3 and Tumblr. You're welcome here. Have fun! Awww! *grandmotherly pinch to the cheek* Precious! Make some edits and I'll hang them on the fridge!

[hrsocials]

.forty-seven (with croutons)

[holyfuckingweed]

Shane and Ilya wrecking havoc on twitter once again

Heated Rivalry social media au 8/?

Part 7

Tag list: @genderfluidqueerio @pixelatedhomunculus2 @mothman-stole-my-eyebrows @my-hockey-shaylas @malgudinights @zoe-inthesky @bisexualchaosdemon @prometheusthedragon

[rxdscarf]

i finally read heated rivalry and it's SO CUTE can't wait to read the other books 🥰