Mina

[tothespaceport]

“dirt and leaves and rain.”

[freedom-apparatus]

They came!!

I've never been a fan of the re-release covers, so I'm so happy to have these on my shelf. They're positively stunning.

[rainbow-femme]

Cliff wants to be a good bro and a good ally so when he and Ilya hang out to watch a movie, he decides they’re gonna watch a Gay Movie. And what is the one Gay Movie every straight guy knows? Brokeback Mountain. And what is the only thing straight guys know about Brokeback Mountain? That it’s the gay cowboy movie. And hey that sounds fun, cowboys are fun

Shane gets a text two hours later from Cliff that’s a picture of Ilya on the couch with his head down between his knees and he’s just like “HELP I BROKE HIM IM SORRY I DIDNT KNOW THEY BROKE UP AND THEN THE ONE GUY GOT HATECRIMED TO DEATH I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE GUNS AND TRAIN ROBBING”

[rainbow-femme]

“Bro what are you so upset about? It’s just a blonde guy and a black haired guy who spend years in a gray area secret relationship where they hook up a few times a year and have feelings for each other but are kept apart by society, only for the black haired guy to not be able to wait for the blonde guy anymore and tries to move on only to be killed in a brutal homophobic attack that the blonde guy hears about well after the fact because no one would know to contact him. I don’t understand why you’re identifying so heavily with this narrative, it’s crazy.”

[deedala]

you're a baby ♡

[isisisak]

i love this scene so much bc of three reasons:

1. the absolute incredulous and offended look ilya gives him in the first gif like shane is a doctor who gets calls 24/7 and leaves their first dinner date in months - they are literally alone together for two weeks and shane gets one (1) phone call and ilya is like "no WAY! whAT youre considering to answer that???" like- good sir itll be ok go pee or grab something to drink or smth

2. the way shane is aware of 1. and instantly explains why he has to take that phone call (the FIRST ONE since they got there)

3. ilyas tits as he lies back

3. basically the continuation and combination of the first two because what do you mean ilya cant believe shanes audacity to answer his phone (that rang ONCE. one time. 1.) in such a dramatic way that he lets himself fall back with a groan - and what do you mean shane isnt even surprised or taken aback by this behaviour but decides 'youll be fine omg' with his "youre a baby" - they are fully married here! how many times has ilya been petulant or childish like this over the last few days for shane to go smh "youre a baby" and not be phased by it - W H A T

[byjove]

t-shirt that says ‘I’D RATHER BE DEBASING A CHASTE AND VIRTUOUS KNIGHT RIGHT NOW.’

[barbie-verse]

shane hates peeling oranges because he doesn't like how his nails feel against the peel but they have a lot of health benefits so he still eats them a lot and ilya realises that shane makes his ick face every time he peels an orange so starts making it his mission to "subtly" distract shane so he can steal the orange away and peel it for him is that anything?

[shillanov]

Ilya saying “I promise to work very hard for you” after his dad calls him lazy in Ep 1 -

to Shane picking him from the airport and carrying his bags in so that he can come and be lazy at the cottage because he loves him and he doesn’t need to earn anything. Shane’s bought all the food already, he’s cooking it on the grill, he’s got everything covered. There’s nothing to do. I know Ilya isn’t lazy at all but I love the idea that Shane gives him the chance to be lazy for once.

ilya has spent his whole life trying his best to prove to his family that he can be worthy, and no one's ever really taken care of him the way he needed to be taken care of.

shane comes along, tells him that he sees and appreciates ilya for exactly who he is, takes care of him and loves him the way he deserves.

it's so fucking healing to me. didn't realize just how much ilya had been floundering on his own for so long until shane swooped in and gave him all the love he had been missing ever since his mom passed. patched up a hole in me i didn't know was even there from seeing ilya like that all these years.

[shillanov]

and that's fucking exactly it

[mybloodstream-caffeine]

Computer, show me Shane in a big fur coat that Ilya bought for him. Computer, show me Shane in sable. Big fur coat Shane. Shane Hollander, luscious fur coat. Shane wrapped up in furs. Computer!!! Do you read me!!!

[shiftypan]

umm, don’t mind my slow brain, it works on weird schedules and never brings enough words to match the thoughts

My moon, My man (Feist) being the Shane x Ilya montage song is diabolically parallel to Scott x Kip getting I’ll Believe in Anything (Wolf Parade)

shed some light

shed some light on me, please

feels like a survival plea against personal battles, against being unseen. it begs: love me in the light, love me where it is dangerous. i have my "heart on my sleeve / not where it should be". it is not safe, i know it is not safe, we have so much to lose, but love me publicly, let me love you publicly. choose me publicly, let me choose you publicly

there’s secrecy and incompleteness in it, like their love is dented like the moon. and as the montage goes on, the life that doesn’t contain each other fades into background noise, and that secrecy starts to feel heavy. like something neither of them can ignore anymore. and those walls come crumbling down when ilya lets shane take control and he slipped and shane fled from the vulnerability and chaos of it all

and then we get Fairy Gaymothers ™️ with

give me your eyes

i need sunshine

when they kiss at basically the biggest event in ice hockey, they’re in the open. in the sun. they love through each other’s eyes, not through whatever the public wants them to be, not as a reduced performance or reflection. not as the moon but the sun. with unfiltered warmth, radiance and kindness thats what it feels like. thats what it is.

so when i say im chewing on the drywall of the cottage, i mean im losing my mind over how well-lit it is. its isolated, yes. away from the public eye, yes. but its still bright, still kind, warm, and radiant.

they chose each other, and even if public acknowledgment is a work in progress, they’ll get there. it will be so so difficult, but they’d walk into that difficulty for the hope of it all

everything is tender and sun-washed and i am emotionally overwhelmed, because when even the shadows are gentle, what am i supposed to do with that?

[moviesframes]

Hamnet (2025)

Directed by Chloé Zhao

Cinematography by Łukasz Żal

[erisolkat]

the humble "like" is oft mocked despite what it does for us. "like, three people" is a vastly different statement from "three people". "and i was like 'what the fuck'" is vastly different from "and i said 'what the fuck'". i love you "like" and anyone who says you make people sound stupid will be killed on sight

[starryeyesxx]

[josephinecarttanneur]

[wolfbirds-and-smoothies]

Heated Rivalry + Text Posts

[saskamagina]

Emma Maltais, Claire Thompson, and Team Canada's mascot, a loon named Wolfbird.

[wolfbirds-and-smoothies]

Heated Rivalry + Text Posts

[princessamericachavez]

I’ve read a lot of “Ilya and the Centaurs are protective of Shane during their first game against the Metros” fics, an I LOVE them

but hear me out: Shane ask not to be coddled and Ilya resorts to ragebaiting him on the ice instead.

Ilya makes an offhand comment about keeping an eye on him during their game and Shane jumps because he’s a professional hockey player, has been for over a decade, he can take the heat thank you very much, and when Ilya points out the whole team will be probably coming for him, he’s like:

“Yes, I am the best fucking player in the league. The entire team coming for me is, like, a normal game night for me”

because he is The Shane Hollander and Ilya is kinda proud and very turned on by the sudden cockiness.

Until game night rolls around and ofc some of the team make comments about having Hollander’s back and Ilya has to swear he didn’t put them up to it (Shane won’t admit it but it makes him feel all warm inside, that’s his new team hell yes).

So 1st third he’s taking it like a champ but by the second, after he scores, the hits & chirps keep getting meaner & it’s getting to Shane. At some point he’s struggling to get up & Ilya skates by and says

“You good, Hollander, or do you need me to kiss your boo-boo?” with THAT tone and it makes Shane startle, but he chuckles and tells him to fuck off.

after that Ilya keeps chirping AT HIM, like he did back when they played against each other “no, no, don’t get up, I can score all the goals we need”, “taking nap, Hollander?”, “maybe you need to find softer sport, yes?”

And somehow Shane finds it easier to focus when he’s feeling annoyed and competitive and as usual Ilya is just pushing him to be The Best he can be (everyone else, Metros and Centaurs, is extremely confused by this… except maybe Hayden).