[penandinkprincess]

Something that hasn’t been discussed amongst all the allergy talk: what if Shane is allergic to Anya!! What then!!

I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT BUT IT MAKES ME SO SAD

I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT TO THEM 😭😭😭😭

[dahliavandare]

Shane did not think he was allergic to dogs.

Shane was pretty sure he hadn’t been allergic to Anya, but he’d just given her a cuddle and now his arm is a little itchy?

He washes the arm, dabs on a little hydrocortisone cream, and puts on a shirt with long sleeves. It stops itching, he’s fine, his arm probably just got tickled by a a piece of shed fur and he freaked out about nothing.

Except the next evening it happens again on his other arm. A few days later on his wrist. This can’t be happening; he can’t be allergic to Anya, she’s Ilya’s baby.

Shane becomes extra careful about washing all the way up his arms after touching Anya. He can’t have a reaction, Ilya can’t find out.

But then he gets back from an exhausting trip and flops on the couch, and he is enthusiastically greeted by both of them. Anya manages to get a few licks on his face, but he’s tired and Ilya is holding him, so he doesn’t get up right away and wash, so Ilya sees the red blotches come up on his cheek. Ilya goes into allergen-exposure mode, asking Shane about his breathing and what he could be reacting to. Shane tries to calm him down without explaining, but Ilya has pulled an epipen out of somewhere and wants to drive him to the emergency room for this mysterious allergic reaction because “face has holes for breathing, which even boring people need to do”.

At which point Shane admits that it’s from Anya licking him.

Ilya agrees not to take him to the hospital on the condition that Shane call his allergist right now about this new reaction he’s developed.

After a few rounds of investigation it turns out that Shane has not become allergic to the dog, but that he is allergic to the dog walker’s new treats.

[hppjmxrgosg]

proud victim of the tumblr accent. it's fading out of public consciousness as the tik tok accent takes precedence; a linguistic evolution that makes the tumblr accent 85% funnier to unsuspecting civilians. it's like releasing a disease on a non-inoculated population. coughing baby versus hydrogen bomb.

[lliveonthesunn]

i get why people don't believe in marriage as a social construct but legally it is the best and easiest way to say "this is who i trust to take care of me when i can't take care of myself" and i'm so glad gay people fought for that right bc when shit gets scary at least i know im in good hands

[tessville]

the floofy curls

the snuggly towel

all the heart eyes

[hollanovelist]

As much as I genuinely appreciate the costumes in Heated Rivalry (Ilya's incredible tiger shirt, Shane's blue linen shirt, those poor Rick Owens pants), I do think to be truly period accurate, everyone's clothes should have been a little bit uglier all around.

Rose is the most obvious example of this, I think, because she's styled in a very very mid-2020s starlet way to my eye, whereas in my mind (and maybe the timing isn't quite right for this, but it's spiritually correct, OK?) she would be much more likely to be wearing a bodycon bandage dress in the club scene. And actually, I think styling her like a 2016-era celebrity would have made it harder for a contemporary audience to relate to her, as wild as that sounds.

You would have absolutely seen Ilya in skin-tight skinny jeans and a fuckass scarf. That V-neck shirt he wears felt so accurate to me it almost gave me whiplash. He's definitely walking around in Boston winters in V-neck shirts so low he's baring his heaving bosoms like the cover of a Harlequin novel. Probably with a fuckass scarf. He almost certainly owns at least one pair of Yeezys.

Shane is probably the least affected by this because he's not as fashion-conscious as the other characters and jock fashion is fairly eternal, but do know that in my heart of hearts, Shane is always, like, two steps away from looking like the "you know I had to do it to em" guy. He's already got the boat shoes.

Svetlana is exempt, she looks perfect all the time forever.

[slayerbuffy]

I've gone. Not one for goodbyes, I thought it best to slip out quietly. Love to you all, Giles.

Rest in peace, Anthony Stewart Head (1954 – 2026)

[smallpotatoes-dandelions]

The writers of Buffy messed up the lore at various points, but I think the silliest way they did it was definitely when they established that vampires CAN move around in daylight but only if they have a blanket over their head and go "yeouch ouch owie" the whole time

[sspoike]

[buffycaps]

Rest in peace to the incredible Anthony Stewart Head (20th February 1954 - 1st June 2026)

RUPERT GILES in BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1997-2003)

[scullys]

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1997 - 2003) —7x10: "Bring On The Night"

[ivviannaa]

shane comes to dinner with hayden and jackie alone, explaining that ilya had to go to a meeting with wiebe or fulfill some other captain duty, and makes a joke about how hayden must be happy that things are 'back how they used to be.' and obviously hayden laughs along and agrees, but internally he's horrified because his immediate reaction was disappointment. he misses ilya. he doesn't know when the hell he began to count on ilya's presence, but he clearly was now

cue later that night with hayden nearly in tears being like "we're friends, jackie. i am FRIENDS with ILYA ROZANOV. this is awful" and she thinks it's the funniest thing ever

[beardedmrbean]

[stagbeetleboy]

It would be funny if we were introduced to a vast galaxy of alien life and the blue whale was still the largest animal ever discovered. Like that’s the biggest life has ever gotten. That would be fucked. The blue whale is just the craziest animals would get even with the introduction of a seemingly infinite number of new species. Would you be disappointed or celebrate the enormity of our homegrown big ass creature?

[noah-wyles]

everyone say thank you sepideh

[scarletjohansson]

Taylor Dearden as DR. MELISSA KING

THE PITT | 2.14 8:00 P.M.

[scunthotter]

I think it would be really funny if instead of thinking their son is some sexless shy virgin, the Hollanders think their son exclusively hooks up with puck bunnies and the reason he never brought someone home is because he's kinda a fuckboy slut. Like both Yuna and David are familiar with hockey culture and they're just glad that Shane isn't making headlines with his hook ups, or getting some girl pregnant, or even worse getting married and then cheating on his wife. He keeps his sex life private and so they don't have to talk about it. This assumption is all but confirmed for them when they start suspecting he is gay because of how straight people always assume gay men are promiscuous. Yuna is even prouder cause he's keeping his wild gay sex life so down low there's not even rumors. Her perfect media darling boy!

[lexicanons]

Early in Shane’s first year with Ottawa, he takes a bad hit on the ice and is knocked unconscious. When he wakes, he discovers he can hear everyone’s thoughts. His excitement is quickly dashed when he discovers that Ilya thinks primarily in Russian so even though he can hear his husband’s thoughts, he can’t understand most of them. Shane doubles his efforts in studying Russian. He hires a tutor and basically any free time he has, he’s studying Russian. He even asks Ilya to speak Russian to him when they’re at home so he can learn faster. Ilya is happy to oblige and by the end of the season, Shane can understand most of Ilya’s thoughts.

They’re warming up on the ice when Shane zeroes in on Ilya’s thoughts. They’re in Russian but he can pretty much understand everything: ‘God, my husband is so hot doing his little stretch. Everything he does is so fucking hot. I’m so fucking lucky. I need to focus, but I really want to kiss him. Would he get mad if I kissed him right now? Maybe just on the cheek? Or-oh shit, he’s looking at me! Why am I so nervous? Oh, he’s coming over here! Maybe to talk about the game? AH! He kissed me on the cheek! The way he’s looking at me, my heart is about to beat out of my chest. Yes, my love, I will calm down…wait, how does he know I’m flustered? Oh, Shane says my smile is goofy. For a second, I thought he could read my thoughts. That would be crazy…unless…Shane if you can hear my thoughts, kiss me on the lips. AH! HE KISSED ME ON THE LIPS! SHANE, MY LOVE YOU CAN HEAR ME, YES? I LOVE YOU! DO YOU HEAR ME, I LOVE YOU! COME BACK HERE! DON’T SKATE AWAY FROM ME!’