shane's teammates call him hollpass (pronounced like hallpass), bc rookie year, they once were joking about what celebrity chicks are on their hallpass lists. shane who was tired and jittery and flushed said, "no, i wouldn't," instead of playing along. and a vet who's got 10 years on shane and been traded around a bunch and who resents shane landing the A his first fucking season on the team, when he doesn't even reliably remember referee names yet, says, "fuck, well, i guess when you're pretty enough to be a hallpass yourself, you don't need one, huh?" and everyone laughs loud and the vet smiles and it's such a great joke and such a funny time to have shane's teammates make digging comments about soft he is or how he'd be totally bangable if he was a girl, which makes shane feel totally fine. absolutely nothing to worry about or think twice about or cry about. and so, it's totally fine that the nickname sticks and tends to come out whenever they're out partying. because it's super duper uber funny, isn't it.
It certainly doesn't exemplify a lot of racialized emasculinization he bears the brunt of all the time, and the envy of other players when he's really good at his job and lauded for it, OR even the fragility of other men faced with a beautiful man. does it. 👌
