#ryan price

[finelytaylored]

“he’s an empath who clocks what your crisis is”

IM NOT CRYING YOURE CRYING

[bagel-with-creamcheese]

Ilya’s an asshole? Ilya “stayed at a children’s hospital so much later than his teammates he had to get a cab home” Rozanov? Ilya “he’d probably buy them all Ferraris” Rozanov? Ilya “there will be a trust set up for my niece” Rozanov? Ilya “didn’t retaliate when his brother said horrible things to him including a gay slur but attacked him when he dared insult Svetlana” Rozanov? Ilya “played in the pool with his teammates kids” Rozanov? Ilya “delayed practice 15 minutes so the team could play with a puppy” Rozanov? Ilya “the only nhl member outside of Scott’s friends to support him at Scott hunter night after his very public coming out” Rozanov? Ilya “collecting queer hockey players so his camp can be super inclusive” Rozanov? Ilya “trying to create a safe space” Rozanov? Mmmm I don’t think so

[sabotage-on-mercury]

ryan price is the only person who can understand shane's resentment towards troy barret and there is so much potential in ryan becoming a confidant for shane.

they definitely did not have the same experience, of course, and especially the facts that troy got his perfect coming out while shane got punished + the racism shane probably was confronted with by troy are unique for shane. ryan on the other hand experienced mobbing and downright emotional abuse.

but they both share the fact experience of having to watch troy being absolved for all the shit he did and yes they see that troy changed for the better, that he wants to make a difference, he apologizes he wants to make amends, he takes responsibility (even tho there is still a lot of room for processing all the shit he did just saying) and that is all great.

but there is still this lingering resentment both shane and ryan feel towards him. maybe they don't hate him anymore, but that doesn't mean they feel comfortable around him, that there isnt anger or jealousy (especially on shane's part). they have no reason to trust troy, to like or forgive them, and yet because they are teammates / colleagues for the summer camp they have to find a way to be polite. 'why wouldn't they want to spend time with a funny and loyal person like troy?' for ilya and the cens, troy is a good friend and while they rationally know about his past and they havw never were his been victims, it was very easy for them to forgive. It's fucking unfair to shane and also for ryan that everyone suddenly expects they get along perfectly with the reformed bad guy when they are stuck in this goddamn bitch of an unsatisfactory situation. epecially shane has to be the bigger person if he doesn't want to be the one being alienated or be the reason the team spirit suffers. shane is pretty alone with his feelings, and yes, ilya will be as supportive he can, but the only who could understand would be ryan. he put some healthy distance between himself and pro hockey and being with fabian definitely sped up ryan's healing journey so probably he has made his peace already, but he is an empathic person. and I would love to see him giving advice to shane (and also I think shane spending more time with Ryan and Fabian wouldn help shane through his internalised homophobia)

[mazzystar24]

Ilya rozanov meeting anyone in the entire game changers series

[hollanoveau]

so you’re telling me ilya “fuckboy douchebag supreme” rozanov attended a random nhl burnout’s funeral bc he heard he had overdosed (and skipped all stars!!! where his man prolly was!!!!) and proceeded to very kindly pull an openly gay player aside and ask him to come coach at his hockey camp that he’s organizing with his secret boyfriend shane hollander to teach kids how to play hockey and also be tolerant and open with themselves. okay okay okay okay okay okay yeah im normal about that im so good and normal about that im so

[mutliwankenobi]

ryan price seeing shane and ilya kiss at the first hockey camp and then just never talking about it to either of them or anyone for an entire year until he sees them doing it AGAIN is unintentionally the funniest part of the long game

[bellarke-is-my-death-wave]

SUMMARY OF BOOKS 3-5 OF GAME CHANGERS

Ryan/Eric/Troy: I know what I want, I just don’t know if I’m deserving of such happiness!

Scott: No, don’t say that!

Ryan/Eric/Troy: What? Why not?

**Ilya appears in a poof of smoke**

Ilya: You love each other. I fixed it. Go make out.

**Ilya disappears in a poof of smoke**

Scott: **sigh** It summons him.

[scunthotter]

Having Ilya Rosanov show up in each of the books makes him seem like bisexual Nick Fury recruiting the gay avengers of sad hockey men.