couple's therapists myshane and myilya have burned through, in chron order--
Greg: came highly recommended by Jackie and Hayden; both shane & ilya think he's absolutely fucking ridiculous and make fun of him behind his back; he suggests sleeping in separate bedrooms, solo hikes, differentiated hobbies, and other bullshit shane and ilya absolutely aren't doing; the final straw is when greg, clearly misunderstanding the situation, suggests that one of them retires while looking directly at shane.
Cole: they go to one (1) therapy session with Cole where Cole recommends they separate to "find themselves"; shane floats suing him but ilya doubts they'd have a case so they never go through with it.
Richard: usually an independent therapist who works with athletes, but has taken on couples therapy before; things are going okay until richard asks if they have a prenup in place and thereby steps on a huge fucking landmine; shane and ilya have such an awful fight after this session that they break up with Richard via email and agree to never bring up the prenup again. (neither shane nor ilya wanted one, but shane caved to yuna's insistence, and the whole thing is the one (1) pressure valve they allow themselves for arguing about yuna's place in their marriage.) they also decide to stop seeing men because clearly something there isn't fucking working.
Julia: very sweet but so young it's jarring for both of them; LOTS of fan-girling over shane, which makes ilya jealous, which makes shane feel like maybe he wasn't doing enough to show his affection, which makes shane clingy, which triggers ilya's avoidant attachment, which makes ilya feel like shit, which makes ilya bring up julia more often because he was trying to do her homework, which makes shane briefly believe ilya is attracted to julia, which makes ilya furious because he would never cheat on shane. they fuck about it. ilya breaks up with julia over email, then shane has to send an apology email because ilya's email was... perhaps not the best.
Michelle: goes by chelle (which shane remembers by saying: like celly but chuh); specializes in couples therapy for couples who work high stress jobs / careers; the absolute GOAT; gives them permission to bring play into their relationship again through check-ins, conversation starters, challenges, and other relationship rebuilding and strengthening strategies; also wants them to practice independence but knows a bonded pair when she sees one and tempers her expectations accordingly; ilya gets really into home pickling and shane takes up jazzercise and chelle will take what she can get; she closes her private practice so they go their separate ways.
Brenda: just... such a weird lady, harmless but weird; ilya likes her in the way one likes a beetle trapped in a jar; shane finds her vaguely offputting and thinks her office smells like an elementary school gymnasium; she asks interesting questions about their history and gives them space to tell each other the story of their love from their own perspective, which is legitimately helpful and lowkey a breakthrough for their marriage; ilya wants to keep going becuase he wants to know everything about brenda; shane thinks that's definitely not the point of couple's therapy; they break up with brenda in person; she's chill about it.
Shane and Ilya are apartment roommates on campus and they only live together due to some sort of paperwork mixup with the university. They hate each other. Ilya keeps having parties when he KNOWS Shane has to be up early for 8am classes. Shane leaves passive aggressive notes about the cleanliness of the bathrooms. Ilya keeps using Shane’s protein powder and not buying more even if he promises he will every time. Shane cockblocks Ilya by being rude when he brings girls home. One day they have an argument over whose turn it is to use the washing machine. Ilya slams into his room and turns on porn, loud enough to be annoying. Shane goes to his room and starts making noises like he’s taking care of himself even if he’s faking it. Ilya, not to be deterred, does the same thing except he’s actually doing it, Shane can tell, and then he’s hard and slicking his hand over himself too just from the sounds Ilya is making. The next thing he knows his door swings open hard enough to hit the wall and there he is with his hand flying over his dick and Ilya’s is hard in his own fist and Ilya says “Enough, Hollander. If you want attention so bad we might as well do this together.”
Skip is like the only ship I like that I will even entertain a permanent divorce arc for.
A) because you can not convince me Scott came out for himself in the Game Changer book timeline.
B) They met in January of 2017, and Scott came out in June. They'd only been together for six months at that point. Scott just came out to someone other than kip maybe a week before he came out publicly.
C) Scott had never dated ANYONE at all before he dated Kip.
D) I'm fully convinced Kip never fully understood the potential repercussions of Scott coming out, including the fact that Scott would be even more famous than he already was.
E) (wow) Even before Scott and Kip got married, they were already in the eyes of the public after the kiss. And their relationship would be under a lot of public scrutiny. Imagine what people would say if they broke up just a month later. hell imagine what people would say about them getting divorced.
F) In the book, Kip is Sooo against Scott spending money on him that their lifestyles would eventually clash. which ACTUALLY MAKES THOSE POSTS WHERE AFTER THE DIVORCE KIP ACTUALLY USES HIS ALIMONY TO GO ON VACATIONS AND WHATEVER SO JUICY
The thing about Rose/Svetlana that tickles me most is that Shane and Ilya would NOT know how to deal with it 😄
Just imagine, the summer after "The Cottage" Shane invites Rose for a weekend and Ilya is fine with it really, why would I be jealous Shane, just because you used to date her and she is a beautiful famous movie star? No, it's fine.
And Shane rolls his eyes and says, fine, just invite Svetlana too. Fair's fair. But this is where it all starts going terribly wrong because
a) Shane might have overestimated how fine he would be with Ilya's childhood best friend/ex-lover/confidante around, who is beautiful and smart and knows a spooky amount about hockey. And it's all FINE and he is trying very hard not to explode Svetlana with his mind, and
b) Svetlana and Rose get along really well, and at first that's great but all of a sudden it hits Ilya, because...he knows that look , he knows that giggle and that smile. And oh no, you are not hitting on Rose Landry, Sveta, absolutely not!! It gets so bad that even Shane notices and starts wondering whether he has to give Rose the "square peg round hole" talk.
In a desperation move Shane and Ilya ask David and Yuna to come over for dinner. This turns out to be an even bigger mistake, because they ADORE the girls.
Within the first glass of wine Svetlana and Yuna have predicted the Stanley Cup winners of the next two seasons including play off pairings, major trades and player stats. The others gave up following along after two minutes, it all sounds completely insane, yet scarily...plausible.
Rose and David have taken over the kitchen (you cannot tell me that the girl who made orgasm noises over a plate of fries doesn't love food), chopping veggies and are making plans to check out that new Caribbean fusion restaurant in Montreal next time Boston and Montreal are playing each other.
Shane is vaguely looking on in horror but Ilya is outraged...are you seeing this, Shane?! This cannot be allowed! I just got them to like me and now they are stealing Yuna and David away from me. You have to do something, Shane!
But Shane just smirks and says, you know, getting your parents stolen away from you is kind of a rite of passage in this family...now you're a real Hollander son. And now Ilya is outraged AND teary-eyed and Shane has to kiss him a little to make it better.
Since Luca Haas is Swiss, in my mind every time he goes home he goes through a bunch of different countries. So his instagram is full of pictures that are like at most a day or two apart geotagged to 8 different countries. And I mean that is when he is “not traveling”.
No because that is the swiss life. You drive for 2-3 hours you can be everywhere. Its so cool and insane. Just get into your car or on a train. It takes 4 hours on a train from Zürich to Frankfurt. Its easy, its accessible, its not even that expensive.
That boy will sleep at home during the Olympics in Milano. He goes to Strasbourg or Lyon just for the fun of it. He will visit Munich because a new store opened there. Liechtenstein and Austria are half day trips for him.
Ilya never gets dementia. He worries about it, with his genetic predisposition and his frequent head injuries. But he never gets it.
His brother does.
His brother calls him, forgetting that Ilya went no-contact with him. Ilya's silent on the phone, listening to Alexei's wife softly explain it to him and take the phone.
He texts Ilya, asking when where he is. Asking who he's playing next game.
Ilya's been retired for over 20 years.
He knows Shane wants to say something, but he never does. He's just quietly supportive.
One day, it's Alexei's wife that calls him. She apologizes for calling. She tells him Alexei doesn't remember her anymore. Or their daughter. He only asks about Ilya and their parents. She offers to delete Ilya's number from his phone.
Ilya declines.
After that, he starts answering the phone. And talking.
Alexei asks where he is. Ilya tells him he's coming home soon. That seems to make Alexei happy.
Alexei asks who Ilya is playing. Ilya says Montreal. Alexei tells him to win or papa will be angry.
Alexei tells him mama made him soup. Ilya tells him that was his daughter. Alexei laughs, he doesn't have a daughter.
He doesn't remember how cruel he was to Ilya. He doesn't remember how much he loved drugs and drinking.
He was so much like Ilya's Alexei, before he started taking after their father. Before he let his anger at their mother consume him. Before he caught Ilya and Sasha and allowed his fear for his little brother to turn into anger and disgust.
One day Ilya offers his wife, Natalia, to have them visit. Their daughter has visited more than once, even stayed with them for a summer after high school. His and Shane's kids tried to teach her hockey.
Natalia regretfully tells him Alexei is not well enough to travel.
Ilya can't travel to them, not while he's married to Shane.
But their phone calls are enough.
About once a week, he gets to speak to a version of his brother than he had dearly missed. He gets to talk about his mama like she's still live, not dead for over 50 years. He gets to talk about the rink he and Alexei used to play hockey at. To talk about the stray cat he and Alexei once hid in their bedroom for a week.
He finds himself looking forward to the phone calls.
This is the Luca Haas boyfriends masterpost which I will try my best to keep updated! Basically, this was born out of a desire to find out how many boyfriends we have invented for him.
This is likely not complete, and always a work in progress, as I've mostly based it on the Luca Haas/Original Male Character tag on ao3 but I've noticed a few being tagged different, so if you find any boyfriends not included, slide into my dms or comment on the post with their name, link and description! If your OC is in this list and I've gotten something wrong, please also dm me with how you'd like your boyfriend to be described!
Now, I have not read all of these fics, and this is not a fic rec post. The boyfriends are listed in alphabetical order. This is also not a post or space to critique people's OC's or fics, just to celebrate the hivemind creativity of what a fandom can do with a minor character with what, ten spoken lines? I hope this post inspires everyone to give all these fics and boyfriends some love <3
The criteria for the boyfriends (and non binary partners) of Luca Haas to be included are as follows:
Not a named character from the Game Changers universe (i.e. Young, LaPointe, Cliff, Hollanov, or even Theo the Mascot Guy);
They must interact in the fic at least once OR be a central point of discussion/plot and not be a one off mention;
They must be the main pairing involving Luca (for example, boyfriends he breaks up with to be with hollanov are not included)
Endgame relationships only (not because I don't like slut era Luca, but I am defining boyfriend as a loving, long-term relationship. This also means this list excludes any abusive fuckers who don't deserve the title of boyfriend)
They must have a name. I know there are a few fics that are set up for Luca to have an OC boyfriend, but the OC has not been introduced yet; I will add them to the list when they are named!
Let the boyfriend fest commence! (Under the keep reading because this is about to get LONG. I've tried my best to keep the little blurbs spoiler free! Heed the warnings and tags on each fic as you read!)
Luca Haas' Boyfriends
[last updated 17-5-2026]
Angelo Perez is a Filipino-Canadian youth MMA-fighter. Luca meets him at a summer event where they initially get off on the wrong foot, getting in a literal fistfight.
Fic: Melt Down (go for it, luca haas!) by CHEQMATE
Anton Mikhailov is Luca's teammate on the Centaurs. He's Russian, plays defense, and has the honour of being the very first boyfriend in the Luca Haas/Original Male Character tag.
Fic: it's a mirror by corsi.
Archie Lanes is a Korean-American actor and former k-pop idol, whose luggage gets mixed up with Luca's on the night before the draft.
Fic: Downbad Olympics [series] by KoalaTeaBL
Archie Simmons is a model, originally from Portland, who has never watched a hockey game before Luca waltzed into his life at a 30 under 30 charity event.
Fic: the secret society of stick handlers [series] by gurlsrool
Ash Holmberg is an artist struggling with depression. Also Holmberg's brother and on a mission to get the rookies to use anything but AXE and maybe clean the fridge every now and then.
Fic: Instant Family [series] by stabthroughme
Ashton Wiebe is a former figure skater and coach Wiebe's nephew, who quit figure skating, and now coaches kids and comes to the rink to sketch.
Fic: Melting the ice by HiroPride
Axel Anderson is a Swedish rookie on the Montreal Voyageurs, who comes out to assist in a search and rescue when Shane goes missing after a hike.
Fic: Quiet Ways to Disappear by swede_89
Ben is an accounting student at the University of Ottawa and an old friend of LaPointe. Him and Luca get freaky to the tune of Hollanov banging next door.
Fic: Voyeur by Babybuckybarnes
Blayne Stickner is the physical therapist for the Centaurs, and when we first meet him he is literally swept of his feet by Luca at a family skate.
Fic: every kiss, it gets a little sweeter [series] by rachelrae
Bryce Lakeland went first in the draft the same year Luca went second, and gets traded to the Centaurs. He's originally from Texas and a farmboy at heart.
Fic: Whenever You Smile by hyperfixated_2481
Cassiel Zaytsev is drafted first overall and winds up on the Centaurs with Luca, while the league wanted to set them up as rivals. He's part Russian and plays left wing.
Fic: Where the Ice Breaks by DitzyDizzles
Charlie is interning as a camera operator in Vancouver. Him and Luca have been in a long distance relationship for a few years already, and Luca wants to introduce him to the team.
Fic: You And Me Were Meant To Be In Love by hudsonasintheriver
Derek Briggs is an undrafted player from the Swedish Hockey League, playing his rookie season with the Centaurs, while in the background Shane sues the shit out of the league for firing him after he came out.
Fic: Everything they Say [series] by DistantStorm
Evan Whittaker is an american figure skater, who used to go to the same school as Luca when they were kids. They reconnect at the 2026 Olympics.
Fic: love in the time of the winter olympics by msw23
Felix is a barista at a bookstore café in Ottawa. He's originally from Switzerland, and in Ottawa for university. Part of a larger series!
Fic: meeting the family by lottiewritess
Finn Bouchard is a Canadian figure skater and Olympian, practicing on the same ice as the Centaurs. He's also not afraid to go sliding into cute hockey boys dm's.
Fic: Divots and Hockey Stops by UndergroundFanfiction
Flynn McKinnon is an Irish singer-songwriter, who takes Luca on a date to the Greater Vancouver Zoo.
Fic: pre-marital hand-holding by confusionmeisss
Gabriel Savard plays defense for the Montreal Voyageurs after Shane is traded to Ottawa. He was drafted 42nd overall, from Saguenay and has a Shane Hollander poster above his bed.
Fic: Ottawa, Eventually by DrtLilRhoh
Genesis Lowe is a basketball player fro the Miami Knights. He journals and likes old jazz music.
Fic: Open Court by CheesyRomanceLover31919
Isaak Hale is the new digital content producer and graphic designer for the Ottawa Centaurs. He is also Luca's childhood friend from the UK.
Fic: The Centaurs Have a PR Problem (and I'ts Married) by Justaromanticfool
Isak Holmberg is Holmberg's twinbrother, studying a semester abroad at the University of Ottawa to be closer to his brother. A one night stand leads to something more.
Fic: Something about Ottawa [series] by sandstrand
Jacob Wilmoth is the Centaur's newest rookie, born and raised in Toronto. He is a little awkward when it comes to flirting while trying to settle into his rookie year.
Fic: One step at a time by Bottle-Blonde
James Morris studies medicine, with the aim to become a pediatrics surgeon. He started dating Luca eight months ago when he gets added to the WAG chat.
Fic: The Shane and Ilya online universe [series] by Birdyflowerdog
Jay works at a grocery store called Farm Boy, where Luca is sent to pick up bananas for Ilya. He's also a computer science student working on his capstone project!
Fic: birds of a feather, we should stick together [series] by writinginasnowglobe
Jonas is Luca's childhood friend from Switzerland; they played hockey together as kids. Shane was his favourite player growing up, but he's had a crush on Luca since forever.
Fic: flickflauder by Just_nessie
Jonas Nilsson is a Swedish goalie and Luca's teammate on the Centaurs. He's one of the best goalies in the league, and is in an established relationship with Luca.
Fic: "Summer At The Cottage" Group Chat by Biscuit
Jules is a vetinary med student from Germany, studying in Vienna. Their mom is friends with Luca's mom, which is how they met Luca.
Fic: WHO'S THAT by EspeciallyInTherapy
Kamon Wang is an intern physical therapist at the Centaurs. He's studying physiotherapy and kinesiology at the University of Ottawa and wants to work in sports medicine.
Fic: Unrivaled (Until Proven Otherwise) by itsjustmimi, Smellythebeans
Leandros Kazantzidis is a professional basketball player in the NBA, 7ft tall, and described as "generational pull" by Chouiniard
Fic: Hot Rookie Summer by Current34
Leo is Luca's mysterious secret boyfriend who comes over to take care of Luca when he's ill.
Fic: Baby Haas by rhys_rites
Leo Zicari is Luca's rival (and friend) and plays for the Boston Bears. He's also a big comic nerd, Italian, has tattoos and keeps calling luca 'amo'.
Fic: home is wherever i'm with you [series] by writinginasnowglobe
Liam has a difficult relationship with his family, which only gets worse when they find out about him dating Luca.
Fic: Everywhere, Everything (All at Once) [series] by UpsidedownWaffles
Linh works at a local diner that Luca frequents, but dreams of opening his own Vietnamese restaurant.
Fic: Heat Check by Aj_777
Mack Leota is Luca's neighbour and a baker/pastry chef, who also works for a food magazine as recipe tester and occasional interview host. He is originally from Samoa but moved to Georgia as a kid, has a bunch of tattoos and is very tall with Arm tm.
Fic: Team Players by fatow1sdotjpeg
Mads, also known as ilyasleftcheek, is Luca's tumblr mutual and fellow Hollanov shipper. He named himself after Mads Mikkelsen and studies at McGill.
Fic: #TheOttawaConspiracy by Cymbidia
Marcus is Luca's neighbour, who just moved into the apartment across the hall from him.
Fic: Sparks in the Air by runa_cosplay
Matthew Vasquez is an American Olympic swimming prodigy and medallist, extravert extraordinaire, who decides to win Luca over with a really cheesy pick up line about a polarbear (and somehow it works)
Fic: Haasy Falls in Love by JustSunny49
Mattia Pieren is projected to go first overall at the draft. He's Swiss and used to play for Luca's junior hockey's rival team.
Fic: love me, baby (always) by ish_the_fish
Matty Zarzecki is the backup goalie for the New York Admirals. It's his rookie season, he likes fashion, has a lot of tattoos, and he's a potter (as in, he does pottery for a hobby)
Fic: Roster Building by Current34
Michael Russo is a baker who owns his own bakery in Ottawa. He's described as a bear, and has a full beard and strong forearms, and is an absolute sweetheart.
Fic: My Long Game by MirandaRights2481
Michel is a sportsreporter for the Ottawa Sun who's always there for Centaurs media, and also Luca's new neighbour.
Fic: LucaOc [series] by Raverin2
Mikael Keller is a photographer from Switzerland, and Luca's highschool sweetheart.
Fic: Luca Haas finds love by WhoSpnLockAvengersx
Mike Curtis is the Centaurs new rookie and plays as center on a line with Luca. He's from England, and has all the confidence that Luca lacks.
Fic: Hangovers and first love by WolfBearGoose
Mikhail Andreyev is the Centaurs new Russian rookie, fresh from the KHL, who is still adjusting to a new country and team culture.
Fic: the long ride home by lavenderlattes06
Miko Tuulos is a photographer from FInland, who starts a job with the Centaurs as their on-ice photographer.
Fic: Big Star by Eli_pixel
Milo O'Brain is originally from Ireland and owns a music shop in Ottawa.
Fic: The music shop by Abigay12334
Nathan is a tall, strong, and handsome firefighter and rescue engineering student who gets brought to a Centaurs houseparty.
Fic: The Audacity of Luca Haas to bring his Boyfriend to a Party by Lexi_Leckstar
Noah Santos is a Canadian olympic gymnast (and gold medalist!) and one of the sweetest most supportive dudes in this list
Fic: Second Best Part of Summer by jilyworld
Oliver is a pre-med student, who comes over to take care of Luca when he's sick.
Fic: bring you back to life by Anonymous
Oliver is an urban fantasy author and Luca's fiance. He has a bunch of piercings and tattoos with details from his books.
Fic: Golden Boy by Author_By_Many_Names
Oliver Eves is a barista at a café Luca frequents. He also is the starting pitcher on his baseball team.
Fic: megaphone to my chest by musicboxexe
Puck Staring is an art student at Ottawa University. He named himself after Midsummer Night's Dream, and traded a drawing of Luca (as a meme) for a puck.
Fic: puckbunny [series] by beancove
Rafael Pasini is originally from Brazil and played for Boston University and later the Bears. He gets traded to the Centaurs. Before all that, he also played with Luca before either of them got drafted.
Fic: Power Play by knightoflowers
Riccardo is a librarian. He is originally from Italy and runs a bookclub at his library.
Fic: Everything will be alright by Hipporo
Riley Wood is a journalist for Sports Daily, hoping to publish his novel. He's writing a piece on Shane and Ilya's relationship and the Centaurs.
Fic: Take a Chance by give_me_a_croissant
Sebastian is Luca's childhood best friend. They drifted apart when Luca got drafted, and he's currently a photography student at Columbia.
Fic: Model Player by shipskicksandgiggles
Sebastian Rambeau, or Bastien, is a forward for the New York Admirals. He's originally from France but grew up in Quebec, and was also drafted second overall.
Fic: The Noise He Makes by 221BBakerStrt
Theo Torres plays for the New Jersey Angels. He's slept with Luca's twin sister and then with Luca also, and has a very complicated relationship with his family.
Fic: A Nice Young Man by eunoise
Thomas Campbell is the new goalie on the Centaurs after the previous second goalie retired. He's American, from Missouri, and joining the Centaurs just after his 21st birthday.
Fic: Shoot your shot (on goal) by JohnTheDork
Thomas Loeffer is a skiier from Switzerland, but played hockey with Luca on Switzerland's U18 team before switching to ski cross. They get shipped on tumblr but they're literally already dating.
Fic: Luca Haas, Tumblrina by adevyish
Tobias is a doctor at the hospital Ilya is treated at for a concussion. (Ilya naturally takes credit for setting them up)
Fic: Passwords and Mimosas by hoveringcat9
Tony is a student, who met Luca at a bar. Shortly after they start dating, someone threatens to leak a photo of them kissing to the press.
Fic: I don't understand What destiniy's planned by Dory_thewritingfish
Tony O'Donnell plays for the New York Admirals AHL affiliate, and gets called up the day before a game against the Centaurs. After the game, he goes to the Kingfisher.
Fic: Absolute Beginners by tornyourdress
Ty is Shane's ex. He's Canadian and doesn't really follow sports. Him and Shane stay friends after Shane breaks it off, and he meets Luca through his friendship with Ilya and Shane.
Fic: Possibilities by thegirlinashoe
Yannick Adler is a german actor and Luca's childhood friend (and also boyfriend). They reconnect after a chance encounter, and promptly cause a minor sex-scandal.
Fic: team dads hollanov [series] by Marmeladeskies
Zai is a figure skater practicing at the same rink Luca goes to to get some extra practice in.
FIc: Under the Glow of the Arena by inexplicablybound
one day the cens are showing off the pictures in their wallets (ex: bood had a cute family photo, ilya has shane’s senior photo stolen from yuna)
but luca genuinely hasn’t opened his wallet in a while bc he either uses apple pay, keeps his credit card and id somewhere more accessible, or buys things online
so imagine his mortification when he innocently opens up his wallet to find a custom made holographic hollanov photocard sent to him by a tumblr mutual
luca haas’s next bf should be a guy he meets at a community center figure drawing session who knows absolutely nothing about hockey despite living in ottawa but knows he wants the cute blonde guy who’s been attending their weekly sessions for months
when they first take each other home, they don’t even get to it yet, their foreplay is drawing each other first in their sketchbooks with a side of art related dirty talk
and it progresses to like canvas prints made from covering the other in paint and stamping them as they go at it
but also this guy is caring, they go out to see the cafes on luca’s list, they go out to art museums together and actually talk about the pieces, the aftercare is immaculate, they go on ice skating dates and luca is helping him stay upright but he takes luca down when he falls and they laugh about it together
for the first month or so after they hooked up he still didn’t know who luca was, but luca comes clean when they start to get each other more as their relationship develops, and he quickly becomes luca’s biggest fan
he sits with the wags at games and draws luca in action on the ice (he says it’s to practice drawing but they both know it’s also cause he finds luca being so skilled at hockey hot)
As a child Ilya did’t talk much. He was a very quiet kid. He observed the world with his sharp blue eyes, noticing things that others normally overlooked. But he stayed quiet.
Shane on the other hand talked a mile a minute. He was always babbling and bubbling about one thing or another. He was a yapper.
As they got older, Ilya realised that it’s simpler to hide in the spot light and that it’s easier to get away with things when he’s loud. It’s whole another kind of invisibility, hiding in plain sight, everyone sees him, believes they know him, but they only know the parts he allows them to see.
Shane became quiet. He figured out that people didn’t want to listen. He understood people find him more likabke when he’s quiet. So he keeps his thoughts to himself, doesn’t talk, doesn’t make people uncomfortable by having too much information to share and not knowing when to shut up.
Fast forward to the cottage. They’re sitting on the couch, Shane’s legs in Ilya’s lap as he waves in arms around, talking excitedly about something. And Ilya, Ilya just listens. He doesn’t interrupt him, doesn’t tell him to stop talking. He enjoys not having to be the one talking for once, actually. There’s a small smile dancing across his lips as he listens to his boyfriend (boyfriend!!!) yap about beavers, their importance for the ecosystem and how they became the national animal of Canada.
Since Luca Haas is Swiss, in my mind every time he goes home he goes through a bunch of different countries. So his instagram is full of pictures that are like at most a day or two apart geotagged to 8 different countries. And I mean that is when he is “not traveling”.
what if Shane got traded to the admirals early on in his career and he and Scott are constantly butting heads in their closeted agony and the on ice fight still happens but it makes way more waves bc two teammates fighting each other and all the commentators are speculating abt this massive beef between the new young captain and the has been vet who's been put out to pasture . and probably they do fuck about it at some point but scott just cannot live up to ilya and shane was literally just stress relief to scott . and shane tells ilya immediately bc it's during situationship era and ilya sees fucking red abt it lmfao
and like obviously the sex would be rly hot and scott would make shane call him captain even tho shanes been HIS captain for like 3 years atp and that's like. the kinkiest Scott has ever been but shane is the bottom of all time for one ilya rozanov so it's literally chump change to him . and when ilya finds out that shane called scott captain in bed he's gna react like a wild fucking animal and take a 3 game suspension for trying to kill him on the ice thinking #ItShouldHaveBeenMe
we hc that luca haas was on tumblr (he was an art kid and die hard hockey fan what did we expect) but if he was a hollanov truther he would highkey just be drawing domestic hollanov and game highlights
i can also imagine ilya and shane being on tumblr (ilya bc he saw smth about shayden on twitter and went down that rabbit hole, shane bc he was paranoid about dating rumors with ilya and stumbled upon tumblr) 100% they’re arguing in reblogs over hollanov posts, ilya insists its real (it’s how he copes with the fact that he’ll never get to be with shane, and he likes that there’s a whole community of people open to him being bi and in love with his rival) and shane is in denial. period.
rozander1014 🔁 hollanovstan4lyfe
[hollander rozanov rivalry gif set]
#hollanov real #the look in hollanders eyes #rozanov didn’t go out to the club that night 👀
hockey-fan0024 🔁 rozander1014
#fuck you no #hollanders clearly thinking about how he’s wiping floor with rozanov #rozanov was too sore from the loss to go to the club duh
rozander1014 🔁 hockey-fan0024
#party pooper 🙄 #hockey fan is a lying liar
shane stares at luca’s art for too long whenever ilya’s burner reblogs it tho, he’s subconsciously yearning for that domestic life but he literally can’t handle imagining it, so he doesn’t interact with those specific posts on ilya’s blog
i’d like to think they all found out because luca gifted them art on their wedding day and both shane and ilya immediately recognized the style, and it turns into that spider-man meme
i love the idea of young fanboy luca haas meeting ilya before getting drafted. like imagine his parents surprised him with a birthday trip to go to boston and watch a boston game in person. even better ilya signs his rozanov jersey
it’s also so fun to think about how ilya would find out
birthday party: ilya hosts a bday party and the theme is different eras of ilya, so luca decided to show up in the one boston rozanov jersey he owns (he brought it with him to ottawa because it’s just that special to him), he was hoping ilya wouldn’t notice the signature but he eventually does
shane: when shane moves to ottawa luca shyly asks for his autograph on some kind of hollander merch he owns and ilya asks why luca never asked for his autograph, so he reveals that he already got it years ago
sick: back when he’s a rookie luca gets sick, so ilya decides to check in on him since he wasn’t in practice and somehow stumbles upon the signed jersey in lucas room
picture: luca’s junior team/mother/someone from his past makes a post using a picture from the time luca and ilya met to celebrate ottawa winning the cup
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