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[thelioncourts]

much to think about here

[lexicanons]

Post TLG Shane and Ilya have to stay with Yuna and David for a few days because the repairs to the cottage weren’t finished by the time the season ended. The first night, Shane tries to initiate sex but Ilya shuts him down. Shane is worried that something is wrong but Ilya is like “You’re too loud, they’ll hear” and Shane spends the next 10 minutes trying to convince Ilya he’ll be quiet (“I’ll be quiet. I’ll suck on your fingers to keep quiet, Ilya.”). Meanwhile, down the hall, Yuna and David are having the exact same argument (“No, David. You’ve been so loud since Shane moved out. The boys will hear.” “…I can’t make noise if you sit on my face.”)

[iggysbookjournal]

deanallie bringing back the "side couple so good that overshadows the main one" trope - tv is so back

[vamprozy]

ilya is shane’s baby headcanons PART 2 since you guys liked the last ones

when shane learns to write the cyrillic alphabet he’ll trace Я тебя люблю (I love you) letter by letter on ilya’s back when ilya’s lying face down in bed. just in general shane loves spending a late night or lazy morning spelling out sweet nothings on ilya’s bare back with his index finger

sometimes he’ll also play connect the dots with ilya’s moles while ilya’s resting

they usually don’t buy plants during the season because they’re never home enough to keep them alive but shane always gets a bouquet of lilies for ilya on their anniversaries and occasionally buys a potted plant like a fern for ilya after reading that plants are mood boosters for humans

shane still hates social media and doesn’t post himself and ilya on there that much BUT to make up for so many years of discarded photos he gets a polaroid camera and takes a little selfie polaroid of them whenever he can and then leaves it in a little place for ilya to find: once in the utensils drawer, one in their night stand, one in ilya’s equipment bag, in his suitcase, his pockets, etc.

shane’s sub tendencies do bring him to his knees in a non sexual way sometimes, like at the cottage in s1, but while he’s down there he eventually develops a habit of tying/re-tying ilya’s shoelaces which leads to him always wanting to put ilya’s shoes on for him or massaging his feet or some kind of task that can ground him—or, on very rare occasions when shane’s had a bit to drink

shane isn’t big on PDA but before every game he’ll bend over to tie his own skates and then drag a finger on the length of ilya’s inner shin just to check in and say good luck

ilya’s depression insomnia is a huge concern for shane so shane records like a two-hour voice memo of him babbling softly about absolutely nothing so if they’re ever apart and unable to call each other ilya can listen to the recording of his voice and fall asleep easier (he also gets ilya to do this for him to help ease his separation anxiety at night which he absolutely gets being away from his baby after they’re married)

part 3: ANYA EDITION coming soon 👀👀

[vamprozy]

ilya is shane’s baby like he is in love and obsessed with that man downnnnn and we don’t talk about that enough so here are some corresponding headcanons:

ilya has a knack for pissing off every single bee, wasp, or hornet at the cottage. shane is constantly sucking a stinger out of ilya’s foot after ilya steps on a bee or gently applying calamine lotion on like twenty different stings at the end of a day even if ilya insists he can do it himself

OLIVE THEORY: ilya claims to love all food and not be picky but he hates black olives and will never admit it so shane pretends to love them and pick them out of ilya’s meals for him at restaurants

if ilya ever gets too deep into a depressive episode to do basic hygiene things shane will let ilya sit up in bed and just go limp while shane brushes ilya’s teeth for him, shaves him, clips his fingernails, even puts a teeny bit of pommade into his curls or dry shampoo if he hasn’t showered. he’ll blurt out a command every now and then (“open wider I need to get your molars” or “rinse”) and if it sounds dirty ilya will smile or laugh a bit but if he tries talking shane will just shush him because his only job is to relax and feel better

shane does NOT tolerate any ilya slut jokes, especially after ilya can finally articulate to him that sex was a big coping mechanism for him amidst his grief. hayden makes a “hoe into a housewife” joke once at dinner and shane just gets up and goes “kitchen. now.” and scolds him HARD

the first time they go on a plane together (for their honeymoon) shane reads the emergency protocols five times and rests his head on ilya’s chest to listen to his heartbeat amidst any bit of turbulence

hungover ilya gets EXTRA baby privileges and ilya loves it. shane makes sure to get ilya’s disgusting mcdonald’s breakfast delivered and warmed up before ilya wakes up, but also insists ilya drink a ton of electrolytes and keeps the lights turned off and the noise to a minimum all day, lets ilya pick a movie for them to watch and strokes his hair all morning, and still strokes it if/while ilya throws up

city boy ilya is SUCH a baby about the snow so shane gets up at the crack of dawn in the winters and uses the snow plow on the driveway, then brushes off all the cars and starts whichever one they’re taking that day so that it’s warm by the time ilya’s ready to go

BONUS: shane also shovels a little maze of tunnels/pathways in their backyard so that anya can run around out back in the winter without being up to her belly in snow because she’s shane’s little princess too

[vamprozy]

Hey just saw your post about Declan having an affair with Cameron like did I miss that whatttt

hi! I should’ve prefaced that with a book spoiler warning but in the books it’s only ever vaguely implied that declan and cameron slept together once while working on the yeats documentary in ireland. it was never actually confirmed so it’s kind of a topic of debate but it seems they might be going that route in the show this season??? who knows. I take it as canon though purely because nafessa and aidan have great chemistry on screen. regardless I think even the idea of it is funny as hell 💀

[red-cosmicc]

claudia, oil on canvas 11"×14"

[actuallysara]

Connor Storrie for VMAN Magazine 56: The Remix

[ticklefighthockey]

ilya being like “no no the blowjob was too good in fact. completely unrelated question is this your first time with a man?” 😭😭 he’s a sweetie pie

oh my god I hadn’t even made the connection between the blowjob attempt and that line but you are so right 😂😂 he’s like ok I see I will be taking your gay virginity tonight. maybe we should have a quick chat first

[nevcolleil]

This makes so much sense of the fact that he came in so hot - got Shane right up a wall in seconds - then was okay lying down and just waiting for Shane to tell him what he wants, literally moments after saying he didn't feel like talking.

[ticklefighthockey]

omg no you’re so right!!! I remember thinking that the transition from coming in hot -> “so… what do you want to do” seemed so awkward for a guy who comes off as soooo suave and confident in bed. it makes so much more sense if ilya comes into the hookup thinking like oh yeah we were cruising each other in the showers / he said “not here” like a guy who’s used to taking things elsewhere / he’s on the down low like me. but then he has to mentally reconfigure the whole situation in his head like ohhhhh so like. you’ve never done this before. I’m going to be the first person* you ever do this with. okay then let’s slow this wayyyy down.

*and probably the last haha ilya just doesn’t know that yet

[yusiyomogi]

'The Vampire Lestat': Jacob Anderson Teases Louis' New Story

Why Anderson says it's 'the most upsetting season' they've done so far, and what Sam Reid said in response.

“I think you can safely assume that it’s in conversation with things from later books, but not a one-to-one necessarily,” Anderson replied. “It’s very surprising. Some very surprising things. Very surprising and uncomfortable things happen as the season goes on with Louis.”

“The humanity and the terror and the trauma, but also the sense of humor,” Anderson said in response to this question. “I think the show’s always had a sense of humor, and I feel like that’s been pulled out even more for Season 3, although I’d argue that Season 3 is the most upsetting season that we’ve done so far, if you can believe it.”

“Season 2, Claudia dies, which is pretty devastating, but I would say yeah,” Reid said in response to Anderson’s answer. Reid spoke as if he could barely believe what he was saying, the same vibe as Anderson. “It’s more devastating, in a way, because it’s like we’ve been stabbed, and then the knife’s still in there, and now it’s just getting twisted. It’s twisted and twisted,” Reid added. “Wounds aren’t necessarily healing. They’re just getting bigger and more bloody.”

guys, i'm so fucking scared ngl

[vamprozy]

this and knowing rupert’s going to disappear on taggie for like two weeks…do you we think she goes to the bluebell woods to meet him the next day and waits for him and if so for how long does she wait before she realizes he’s not coming… 🥲🥲

[aquitainequeen]

‘Rivals’ Bella Maclean and Alex Hassell Prove You’re Missing the Point of That Age-Gap Relationship [Exclusive]

Bella Maclean, Alex Hassell, David Tennant, and the cast of Rivals tease major drama to come and dive deep into complicated relationships in

 The most notable [change] is likely the one that helped to boost the series to such meteoric heights after its release: the Rupert and Taggie kiss. While the kiss doesn't happen in the books, the scene and the relationship became one of the hallmarks of Season 1. However, if you think it's smooth sailing for these two from here on out, you'd be wrong. Nothing in Rutshire is ever easy, and the kiss, if anything, has complicated things. "[The kiss] definitely puts a spanner in the works for the relationship and other people's relationships," Maclean says. Although the actress deftly avoids sharing spoilers, she does tease that "there's a lot of yearning," which sounds like it's sure to tug at the heartstrings of viewers invested in these two. "Again, we love to yearn, Taggie loves to yearn. It's similar to last season. Feelings don't go away, and they're probably enhanced even more after a big smooch, but how do they navigate that in a world where a lot of people don't want them to be together? That's kind of at the forefront for Taggie with the season."

[boooweirdo]

hellooo…guess who’s back for another weird analysis on the posters LMAO

While there might not be a whole lot to offer here, I still like to say something about the placement of these characters and where they standing, since a bit of seems a little intentional.

-Again, they put Tony and Declan on the opposite sides, definitely making sure the rivalry is present and very much there to bite everyone’s necks off.

-Right behind Tony is Monica and Paul Stratton. I’m still curious on how Monica will return since we saw her expectedly leave Tony but she is coming back, which I could see her trying to do it on her terms or the necessity to keep up with profile image. Paul though…we do see him in the trailer speaking with Tony in a secluded places—could be working with one another.

-and of course, you can’t mention Paul Stratton without Sarah. We do find out she is pregnant and MOST LIKELY James Verker could be the father (shocker omg please be sarcastic with me). There could be a lot going on for Sarah though since we see her in the trailer having her own show that could’ve been similar to Declan’s old show, as well being distraught in a short clip. We see how badly the mistreatment goes for the women in television working environments and Sarah could be visible in this spot. She seems quite serious in this photo and I think there’s definitely more coming to her character (please be safe girl).

-We see James is behind her (quite looming from behind in a way) and a couple inches away is Lizzie, and she seems to be occupied looking none other than Freddie Jones—who is looking into her direction. I can’t say much but GOD THEY ARE SO CUTE LET THEM CHEAT FREELY.

-I think it’s funny they put James and Valerie since they are the spouses to them. Maybe confrontation? Or trying to conceal the relationship?

-Right along we finally see Cameron, Rupert, and Taggie pretty close to each other. I’ve been thinking sort of the relationship and dynamic, specifically with Cameron and Rupert. I always felt the two couldn’t have possible real feelings, especially when it comes to Rupert. But rewatching I think it’s hard to say they didn’t have ANY at all. I can see them have feelings and Cameron to have take the falling for him. She seem to be content with Rupert a lot more than with Tony (which btw rip). I can see these two playing out and having this interesting dynamic, buuuuuut…

-Taggie will always be there!! While there could be possibility of him pushing her away out of his insecurities or fear of not hurting the one person who he might actually truly love—it means Taggie will always haunts him. I don’t wanna say this is love triangle but it does play a bit for it. It could be Rupert facing his predicament that he isn’t just some foolish rake and needs to understand that Taggie does matter a whole to him…and only way he would understand is through the unimaginable angst lol.

-Speaking of Taggie, she has Basil behind her and I love this too (looming over another character). He seems to gonna play role in her love life and letting her experiment with her life. Letting herself loose and enjoying that she can have strong confidence just on her own. Which she definitely needs, Maude was horrible to her and my girl deserves a drink and party. Let loose girl.

-look, everyone got their own thoughts of Maude. Surprisingly I don’t have a very clear opinion on her since I still feel conflicted. All we know is that Maude is gonna be tie along with Tony and there is tensions for however Tony is gonna make her do. Tony is using any imaginable piece of someone’s personal life to ridicule, spit on, and even burn it if he really needs to. I still think Declan wants Maude but I’m really balling this one since I’m not so sure how this could go.

-For all I know is…this season is gonna be a mess lol.

[taggiehive]

KATHERINE PARKINSON and DANNY DYER as LIZZIE VEREKER and FREDDIE JONES in Rivals Season 2, Official Trailer.

[ilyasmole]

shane in ilya's lap slowly riding him is something that can be so personal.... just slowly rotating his hips, hazy eyes locked onto ilya's, bottom lip between his teeth. ilya working shane's hips carefully up and down, up and down, fingers digging into soft skin. neither of them speaking, just heavy breaths and soft whimpers, shane's hand coming up to squeeze gently at ilya's face, thumb and index finger pressing into his cheeks. shane's knees squished into the couch cushions, a movie playing softly in the background completely forgotten. his cock leaking and dripping between their bodies, precum drooling into ilya's happy trail. they leave the cottage and return to reality tomorrow but they can't think about that now, not when they're so connected like this. when it's just them and only them who exist in the world. just this feeling. just ilya's cock slowly rocking inside of shane, tender and unhurried. shane leaning forward to press their foreheads softly together, noses brushing, eyes closing. shane murmuring "i love you" so soft and sweet like it's a secret, one of ilya's hands moving from shane's hip to slide up his back, cradle and hold him close. whispers "i love you so much, shane" back, voice cracking like he might cry. neither of them have ever felt like this before, felt so close and safe and connected, and when they eventually orgasm it's all shaky moans and hot skin and shane's cum is all over ilya's tummy but neither of them care enough to separate. they just stay like that on the couch for a while, ilya's cock softening inside of shane while he slowly rubs his back soothingly, shane burying his face in the crook of ilya's neck and allowing just a few tears to wet the soft skin of his shoulder.

[themoonandmyman]

Thank you for this post. I’m doing this to u rn

[liminalmess]

bisexual war crimes are continuing to be committed against me I’m calling The Hague and the UN like heeeeelp someone help me ‼️😩