Don't give up hope, ever.

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[samwwise]

Good morning. Good morning.

[drabbles-and-rambles]

I saw a post about Shane and Ilya being sad that they can't thank each other in their acceptance speeches like other can with their spouses and it got me thinking:

Ilya wins his first awards and hes got nobody he really wants to thank after his team and coach cause he he hates his family but he knows his speech is too short so on impulse he goes "And I want to thank Shane Hollander for being slightly worse than me this season". Everyone knows it was going to one of those two, so everyone thinks hes an asshole to say that but whats new so it works for him. But from then on it then becomes a bit for both of them to thank each other in their speeches in a snide way as a reason they won.

Shane winning the Art Ross Trophy (Awarded to the player who leads the league in total points at the end of the regular season). and going "special thanks to Rozanov for missing at least 5 shots this season, he was a huge help"

Ilya winning the Conn Smythe Trophy (Awarded to the most valuable player for his team in the playoffs.) "Just want to give a quick shout out to Hollander for getting knocked out in the second round this season. Must hate to see me up here."

They find a way to mention the other in their speeches every time all the time.

[oknotgood]

i think Carter Vaughn would react to being propositioned for a gay threesome by hollanov the same way he'd react to someone asking him to help them move, like "yeah sure no problem. you're buying the pizza and beer haha. what day?" and they're like, "do you actually want to?" and he shrugs and he's like "sure, why not? if i'm free." and they're like, "but like, are you attracted to us?" and he's like "of course man, you're a couple of fucking beauties" and they're like, "but are you gay..? or..bi?" and he's like, "OH! no. no i'm not, sadly. straight as an arrow ahaha but i'll still do the threesome if you want me to! i've done it before. it was a good time!" and hollanov would just blink at him like wtf do we do with that

also, crucially, i believe that if they did actually go through with it, the whole time he'd be like "fuck yeah bro! nice!" and really mean it (and the extreme straight jockbro-y-ness would probably really work for shane)

[penandinkprincess]

laughing about the idea of shane who has a vasovagal response to needles because i know in my heart that he would believe in his ability to beat it

he would believe so hard

HE is the master of this situation, and he can BEAT IT

he is MIND OVER MATTERING

he is FOCUSED

he is DETERMINED

he is PASSING OUT IN THE PARKING LOT

[penandinkprincess]

shane comes to, sees The Face and just immediately slides the towel on his head down to cover his eyes

[penandinkprincess]

making this worse is that they have lunch plans with shane's parents, which is one of the reasons shane decided to try and out-willpower biology in the first place so they could get through as soon as possible

and now they're going to be late AND shane now has to convince ilya to not get him in trouble

"you canNOT tell my mom"

"i am going to tell your mother"

"do NOT"

"i am telling her as soon as we get there"

"you tell her, and I'm not fucking you for a WEEK"

"oh, so you are still telling lies?"

[penandinkprincess]

also extremely funny to imagine ilya's journey in this situation emotions-wise as well

man went from "okay, all done with boring medical stuff. now to have a nice lunch with my in-laws. :)" only to have shane grab him, go fucking DEATHLY pale, and then DROP

and ilya is naturally freaking tf out until a nurse very calmly lets him know everything is okay, this is very common, does his husband have a history of fainting with needles and/or bloodwork-

which means ilya's OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK immediately becomes "oh you motherfucker" as he waits for his husband to rouse enough to get fucking ROASTED

[penandinkprincess]

bone apple teeth!

[penandinkprincess]

cackling about the idea of shane and ilya getting separated on the bench from time to time and the public thinks "oooh, trouble in paradise? the rivalry rearing its head again?? hollander getting fed up with rozanov??"

and the truth is that the team was playing against someone ilya and/or shane ESPECIALLY hates, which means shane was dropping the most vicious, lethal reads known to man and making ilya crack tf up to the point that they were attracting attention and the coach was just afraid of someone reading lips and getting them all in trouble

and signficantly, the three person buffer between them just keeps shane from SAYING his comments

he and ilya are still leaning forward and backward to look at each other and exchange "mhm" "mhm" looks that still make it clear they're still communicating their thoughts perfectly fine

[bisexualrozanov]

"and what do i get if montreal wins?"

[peachyjude]

no okay i do want to talk about shane drumming his fingers on the gearshift on the way to face his parents only for ilya to cover his hand with his own, and then we see shane in the rearview, tears in his eyes, shutting his eyes briefly. and it’s like we see him recenter under ilya’s touch, be still. and i think a lot about how hudson described shane’s relationship with yuna as clinical — she loves him, yes, more than anything, but there’s a distance there; emotions are hands-off. david seems loving but removed as well. it’s likely shane never had anyone to properly sit with him in his anxiousness, in his fear, he always had to suffer it in silence. and it’s like. here comes ilya rozanov, saying, do you want me to come with you? yes it’s scary, but you’re brave. maybe they didn’t even notice. ilya pulls shane from the ether, guides him to wrap his arms around him instead. he lets shane slide to the floor and clutch at him, press himself into his body in a way that brings him comfort. he grounds him, gives him something to anchor himself to, gives him a place to unravel. shane’s walked alone for years and years, has learned how to buck up and go through things on his own. and ilya tells him he doesn’t have to. like. ever since we were 17, i’ve wanted to be where you are, to go where you go. just say the word. of course i will go with you. i’m right here. i’m always going to be right here.

[toneelspeelster]

yours. mine.

[penandinkprincess]

very soft imagining how pleased shane would be by the slow shift over time of ilya more consistently saying "the cottage" instead of "your cottage" because there's just an assumption of shared possession over it.

like in the phonecall ilya says he's coming to the cottage because what other one would he be talking about, but i feel like in casual conversation, he would say things like, "you have this at your cottage as well?"

until it slowly starts to consistently just be THE cottage when he talks about it. because of course it's theirs together. it's shane's so it's his, too, just like everything of ilya's is shane's if he wants it.

and there's never a discussion about it, but ilya will be doing something like scrolling and come across a new table or deck chair and hold his phone out to shane and ask, "we should have this for the cottage, yes?" and shane just :) because his fortress of solitude isn't a fortress of solitude anymore.

it's a home he shares with the love of his life.

[gaygoatshane]

he couldn't believe he was being asked if he liked girls

[pinenora317]

Heated Rivalry ll S01EP05

[thisfeebleheart]

Shane chasing Ilya's lips: 🤌

[shanetism]

[thisfeebleheart]

these sweet kisses before 'I love you'

[spicyvampire]

Wishing Shane Hollander a very slutty 35th birthday

HEATED RIVALRY (2025−)

[yekkes]

The only thing that has ever improved my mental health in any measurable capacity is making more friends. That's literally it

[thejhambs]

The way isolation plays on your psyche, and the way that a solid support system can improve your life is insane. One of the worst things that we did as a society is removing most avenues to find this kind of thing, and the over reliance on the idea of getting better on your own

[yekkes]

!!!

[yekkes]

[gentlesleaze]

Good night, Shane. Good night, Ilya.