no but if i think about las vegas too long, i will send ilya to prison in my mind (i love him so much, but you MUST do time for las vegas, king.)
like the way shane was so down to try this out despite it still being a little uncomfy and new because their last sexual experience was SO good. and it IS good! like! it feels good and hot and fun.
because shane thinks they're PLAYING.
like ilya in the bathroom before was softer (still distant, still not the version of himself he was in shane's bed six months ago, but *close*) and nudged him in close and rubbed his fingers along shane's neck and kissed him and teased with him. so like. okay. the want is still there. the Us is still there. he didn't get what he wanted and then no longer had any interest.
which means shane goes into sex being like, "okay. we're trying out a new thing. we checked off vanilla regular sex last time. we're playing a new thing here, and i'm playing, too." (tiny shane smirk when he takes the power back enough to get ilya to give up his power game and fuck him, you will always be famous to me.) and it's good! he's horny as fuck, and ilya being bossy and a little mean is FUN.
BECAUSE he is operating under the idea of Other Ilya being under there, too.
like, okay, no missionary this time. straight to fucking him from behind. but that's okay! ilya did that last time, too, and then he curled up behind shane and snuggled him and kissed him after. he's not kissing shane's shoulders and checking in with him this time, but they're playing! and shane has more experience this time (one (1) time, but hey! counts!), so yeah. of course ilya would be more chill about not asking if he's okay every ten seconds.
but then?? it's over?? and ilya just?? immediately pulls out?? what?? that's not how this goes???
and then ilya sits NEXT to him on the bed?? but doesn't kiss him??? doesn't even??? look at him????
but they're not supposed to be playing anymore??? what happened here???
like that had to be SO fucking confusing. no wonder shane left feeling like shit. he thought ilya was playing, but when shane played back?? he apparently didn't understand the rules???? what did he do wrong?? that's not how they're supposed to do this?? were they not playing?? is this just how they're supposed to do this from now on??? but why???