Jul 13
shane effortlessly defying ilya's internal self deprecation with the most blunt, heartstopping, to the point sincerity is such an important part of their dynamic to me
"but you know me, i'm lazy, so." "i don't know that side of you at all."
"is that what we are going to do? relax?" "i hope so. i would like to relax with you. for once."
"because you like to be bad." "hey, that's not what this is. you and me. maybe it was at first but, not now, and not for a long time."
to the point where it even usurps other peoples interpretations of ilya before he gets the chance to internalize them -
"but, you hate him." "no. i mean, i get that. but no. i love him."
and ilya has that exact same subtly gobsmacked expression every time he does it
#honourable mention for 'worth the wait?' meets forehead kiss#ilya has built such a defense mechanism of teasing away his insecurities and keeping things light#he's so used to them in that space and it's so easy to bring them back there#and oftentimes it works and the teasing is great and they both love it and laugh together and chirp each other#but the second it's something that could maybe even possibly stem from an insecurity in where they stand or how shane views ilya#shane corrects that shit so immediately and genuinely that it can't be questioned#he said this will not be festering this is so undeniably untrue i will not do anything but correct it and Then we can move on#even before he admits how he feels about ilya how he sees him and respects him isn't up for debate#it's SO!#heated rivalry#hollanov#shane hollander#ilya rozanov#shane x ilya#ilya x shane#the cottage#the gay hockey show#it's genuinely so funny everytime ilya tries to teeheehaha around an insecurity#shane is like actually 🤓👆🏻#heated rivalry meta#hr tag#hr
