i'm just going to drop this fic idea I've had since JANUARY because I have to SHARE IT
Ilya x Baz
There
Ilya Domming Baz. Ilya being aware that he's not doing it emotionally for Baz, but knowing that his sub needs to be taken care of, and he's willing, and Ilya needs an affair that doesn't include emotional attachment (different than what he has with Shane).
In this scenario, Shane and Ilya haven't dealed with their feelings and are "broken off", while Simon's figuring out his feelings for Baz out of jealous. Baz gets to be happy to get fucked regularly and "forgets" about Simon, but everyone is kind of miserable.
Dev is a good cousin and tells Baz it's a terrible idea.
Baz breaks things off with Ilya, and that gives Ilya time to think about Shane and miss him. Shane and Simon become neurodivergent besties (after having a terrible start), and Simon is angry at Baz for ignoring him for so long. Baz kisses Simon. Ilya and Shane orbit around one another and ease into it.
They're roommates, btw. Ilya and Baz in one room, and Simon and Shane in another. It's an exchange college AU YIPPEEE
It feels good to FINALLY SHARE THIS. It's going to take me a while to get around writing it, but I'm happy I came up with this thanks to letraspal's (TE AMO ANNIE GRACIAS POR TODO) comment on Ilya looking like Simon Snow