nowhere to go but up

[hrgifs]

I remember being at the monitor and my intimacy coordinator and producer were like, “Is that kiss too sweet?” I remember just being like, “I don’t care. It’s so good. It’s sweet. I want it to exist.” It wasn’t scripted that way, but at the same time it was Episode 2 so there had to be hesitation. But I was like, “I love it. I just want to watch them kiss each other.” When Ilya takes his hoodie [from Shane], they just had it. 

— Jacob Tierney on the stairwell scene [via Gold Derby]

[believeripley13]

Normally Shane doesn't meet Ilya's eyes during their face-offs.

But in the last one he not only catches his eye but he *smiles* and Ilya fucking *melts*.

Ilya knows by this point eye contact does not come naturally to Shane so seeing him actively seek it out and seem so comfortable and relaxed probably made Ilya feel all warm and fuzzy.

[hrgifs]

1.01 // 1.05

[tcnm-on-tmblr]

Obsessed with this touch.

The way Ilya oh-so-gently nudges Shane into reaching for him, which then immediately turns into to the hug Shane clearly needs, but he still let's Shane take that step on his own and I just 😭😭😭

[hudsonwasian]

someone on twitter said "the way ilya nudges shane to burrow into his shoulder and shane just melts..."

seriously, people need to stop noticing these little details. i can't take it anymore, i feel like i'm going to explode.

[holllanov]

shane + worrying about ilya

[hrgifs]

ilya checking in with shane

[bethnoir-fic]

It just occurred to me that the reason why Ilya says “I think so, yes” is because the scene starts with “lovers” which he finds out is wrong and as the scene is ending he tries again with “boyfriend” because he wants to try and get this right. And he is right!

And in the series they start as lovers and and end as boyfriends.

I AM GOING TO PERISH.

[avadcniels]

HEATED RIVALRY

THE COTTAGE

[texasbama]

I have...Svetlana. She loves me. And I love her.

[actually-yikes]

this agonized look on ilya's face

i've been thinking about it for hours

[snoopyetc]

There were no nice men in Montreal?

[cardiacanes]

i think shane's "hey....heeeyyyyy" wasnt just calling ilya over- i think he clocked how upset ilya looks.... hes like oh my baby why is my baby so sad come over here lover let me comfort you even though im literally in a hospital bed

[aslongasitsblack]

whoever first pointed out that ilya americanises his accent around other people but not around shane i owe you my fucking life

also the idea of like when its just the two of them ilya can like just slip back into the more comfortable rudimentary accent he had at the start of their relationship :’) and that in itself being nostalgic for shane :’)

[ahexagon]

shane really hit the jackpot as someone on the spectrum because ilya is perceptive enough for the entire nhl. he clocks every homosexual in the room like he's psychic

shane has never had to interpret a social cue again ik he's content

[unlikelychildchaos]

My headcanon of the day is that Ilya is not used to getting calls from family members unless they need something from him. Nobody ever calls him (maybe apart from Shane) to just simply check up on him. So the first time David calls him on a random day of the week, asks him about his day, hands the phone to Yuna to do the same—Ilya is a little confused as to why these people are just randomly calling him. He even texts David after they've hung up to confirm if they needed something and have just forgotten to mention it. When David texts back "no son we just wanted to check up on you" Ilya sits and stares at that text until he feels his throat close up and there's an odd sting in his eyes.

[jaymanclayton]

As much as David loves Yuna and Shane, you just know some days he's just happy to have Ilya, who is emotionally intelligent and has a great sense of humour and some balance in his approach to hockey.

They exchange looks often, "you're hearing what I'm hearing?" and they probably cook together too.