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CHARACTER SEXUALITIES AS VOTED BY THE FANDOM Merlin Pride Celebration to commence on June 14th!

brandonlees

I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream. I know you, the gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam.

SLEEPING BEAUTY 1959, dir. Clyde Geronimi, Eric Larson, Wolfgang Reitherman, Les Clark

lucylehane

Jacob with some spot-on Ilya character analysis (and general thoughts on sex-as-self)

It's Open With Ilana Glazer

wolvieispunk

I loved this interview, yayyy a gifset!!

I think this is something lost on the audience in the show that is explicitly implicit in the books.

Shane thinks Ilya is a sex god bc

1) he is "better at sex" than shane

2) shane up to this point hasn't had a successful and Very Good sexual experience. He literally says once Ilya dick is inside him that he "finally understands why people are sex- obsessed." It has clicked, and his brain says its because of ilya, not bc he is gay

3) ilya is a whore so that translates in shanes brain to very experienced, good at it, therefore sex god

They tease back and forth that ilya has ruined sex for shane bc no one else will do, and while shane is embarrassed by this, he agrees.

In TLG it comes out that ilya has maybe been with like 5-10 guys at most. Personally i think its the lower end of that. He specifically says that men are a "rare treat," implying that 1) its safer to pull women (he really is terrified of being outed and shipped back to russia), and 2) he only pulls men when he is missing shane so much he cant stand it.

Shane has canonically been with 3 men. Two pulls he didnt care for, and ilya. Again, in his mind, ilya is the key, but its not inherently bc of ilya's skill, its because of their crazy deep connection.

I LOVE that Jacob said this, because its not so explicit in the show. You get little tells (ilya's "wow" at Shane's desperation and automatic submission; his quick orgasms in ep1 - he is just as overwhelmed and turned on as shane is; his face the first time he fucks shane, especially when he goes in from behind) but in the end, ilya is so desperate to please shane and make it perfect that he just makes it happen out of sheer willpower. But the second he realizes shane is coming untouched under his he makes way too much noise, bites his lips to squash it (embarrased, wants to be more in control than that), and immediately comes. Its not inherent skill, its attention and the overwhelming desire to please, mixed with a little control freak energy and genuine exhilaration at Shane's automatic submission.

aaliyahsparrow

"Pride Night", Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov, Scott Hunter [Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie, Francois Arnaud] from Heated Rivalry, the original cover from the [REDACTED] zine

Mar 2026

This is a several layer work. First, I found three blank jersey templates and redesigned the Metros/Raiders/Admirals jerseys into a pride format. I then found a reference pic of three men standing next to each other wearing jerseys. I used inkscape to photoshop the jerseys onto the reference pic, and then photoshopped Hudson, Connor, and Francois's faces into place.

I then ran it through my process of playing with vectorising/lighting/overlaying watercolour textures and stock images, isolating the lines, drawing in more lines (don't look too closely at their numbers or their feet because I almost messed them up a few times). I blurred the letters because it's meant to look like a painting, I removed the lines from the Raiders icon because it was too busy, and then overlaid everything.

Believe it or not, the reflection on the ice was the hardest part of this. And if you still fucking think this is AI, just go ahead and block me already because I'm over trying to prove myself to everyone.

Please do not repost my work to other sites without permission

aaliyahsparrow

"The Back of Pride Night", Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov, Scott Hunter [Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie, Francois Arnaud] from Heated Rivalry, the bonus rear cover from the [REDACTED] zine

Mar 2026

I messed up a few things with this one, mostly because it was going to have a big title text over the top of it. Shane and Scott's hands on Ilya's back look horrible (again, they weren't actually meant to be visible), and while I'm tempted to go in and change it, I'm not going to because hey, guess what? People make mistakes too. The little rainbow bit was a colour swatch from another part of the image, and I messed up the layers when I was overlaying it. If you know how hard it is to differentiate between 700+ colour layers, you'll understand my plight right now.

(Also, the first time I did this, I spelled both "Rozanov" and "Hollander" wrong and had to argue with my own brain even after I fixed it because I'd stared at it for so long they'd ceased to be words)

Please do not repost my work to other sites without permission

aaliyahsparrow

"Love is Love", Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov, Scott Hunter [Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie, & Francois Arnaud from Heated Rivalry], digital art

Mar 2026

A redraw of a redraw of a redraw, with an edit and an overhaul, plus an added "C" for the other two captains and not just Ilya. Please don't look too closely at their feet, I really messed up the skates in this version (then tried to steal those parts from the original, and then messed them up even more so went back to the less messy mess). There was almost a plan to "paint" the inside of each locker in the colour of the applicable pride flag, but it would have been way too busy.

reckless-glitch

ramblingandpie

[Video description: Gritty is turning the crank on a flagpole to raise the Progress Pride Flag. He gesticulates angrily that the flag is not blowing in the wind, then gestures offscreen. The flag begins blowing. As Gritty begins raising the flag more, the camera pans out to show a man in a suit and sunglasses, looking like a stern Secret Service agent, is holding a leafblower that points at the flag. End description.]

manny-jacinto

OSCAR ISAAC by Nicole Wilson (2026)

themarchingbeetle

heatedrivalrysource

via Aika Flores

Hudson Williams x Bell Media Upfronts Grooming

We love our Aika photo dumps 🥰

buffysummers

Rupert Giles + 🔥 🔥 🔥 [requested by Anonymous]

tygermama

Some of my fav Giles moments are the ones where the people around him start to realize he’s not a nice man, he’s a dangerous man who chooses to be kind

dipdamnderoo

I made a thing. Happy pride 🏳️‍🌈

heatedrivalrysource

16 Canadian Screen Awards. Including Best Drama Series.

What started as a story about rivalry, passion, identity, and love became something far greater than we ever imagined. To our extraordinary cast, crew, writers, director, producers, and every single person who poured their heart into this series, this honour belongs to all of you. We are incredibly proud to have this work recognized by @thecdnacademy and celebrated alongside the very best in Canadian storytelling.

And to the fans who’ve been with us since puck drop — thank you for believing in Heated Rivalry every step of the way.

🏆 Wins include:

Best Drama Series Jacob Tierney, Brendan Brady

Best Direction, Drama Series Jacob Tierney

Best Writing Drama Series Jacob Tierney

Best Photography, Drama Jackson Parrell

Best Picture Editing, Drama Véronique Barbe

Best Sound, Fiction Vincent Riendeau, Martin Messier, Joe Scandella, Natalie Fleurant, Simon Meilleur, Eric Med Lagacé, Peter Lopata, Valéry Dufort-Boucher

Best Production Design or Art Direction, Fiction Aidan Leroux, Alder Dunlap, James McCrindle

Best Costume Design Hanna Puley

Best Visual Effects Simon Devault, Philippe Massonnat, Christophe Trepanier, Felix Arsenault

Best Original Music, Drama Rookies - Peter Peter

Best Original Music – Original Song Olympians - “It’s You” — Peter Peter

Best Lead Performer, Drama Series Hudson Williams

Best Supporting Performer, Drama Series Sophie Nélisse

Best Guest Performance, Drama Series Nadine Bhabha

Best Achievement in Casting, Fiction Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay

2026 Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award