i got this, i'm truly fine

He was in a secret relationship with Adrian for years, both of them terrified and hiding until Adrian dumps him for another man he's been seeing on the side. Troy was worthless to him, a secret he never wanted to share.

Harroy

Brover

Drarrett

(Throwing my hat into the ring here)

Bearrett

bc Harris is a bear (to ME!)

unjustly suspended from his job

condemned by one of his best friends

condemned by his teammates

dissected by the media

threatened by the commissioner

accused of cheating at the sport he has dedicated his whole life to; and

raked over the coals for a true accident

he STILL goes to watch ilya play

without question or concern, he sits in the audience to watch ilya in round 2 alongside the team that just kicked him out of the playoffs and caused tripgate

he spends tlg in debilitating fear over the possibility of someone figuring them out and goes to such extreme lengths to keep that from happening that he doesn't even have a photograph to show for an 11-year relationship

but still, ilya mentions he can get tickets for shane and his parents to come see him play and shane doesn't spend a second worrying it may fuel rumours, bring unwanted attention to his relationship, put him in a generally uncomfortable position - he actually brightens at the suggestion and then happily sits in the audience to cheer ilya on 😭

various dentists

hotel housekeeping staff

the kid who works late shifts at the drugstore where Ilya buys condoms (often) and lube (less often)

cleaners and laundry service employees

a kid on vacation with his parents in Vegas bored out of his mind because he's 14 and not allowed in the bars or casinos at their hotel and he's really hitting the grumpy teenager phase so he's pissed at his parents because he wanted to go birdwatching in the desert and instead he's on the hotel roof at night pointing his sick-ass binoculars (which he bought himself with money he earned by mowing their neighbours' lawns for a year) at the surrounding buildings and oh look there's two people making out on that rooftop terrace—wait, isn't that the guy from the Rolex ads?

Janice at the grocery store closest to the Hollander cottages who knows damn well that "David's boy" doesn't eat Nutella

the Voyageurs' nutritionist knows Hollander is fucking someone working for the Bears because he might not log it as sex but even Hollander doesn't actually do extra cardio after a game

employee at an airport phone repair kiosk in Chicago who was checking Ilya’s battery specs when "Jane" texted him "If I win you suck my dick first"

one of the parents at Game Changers Hockey Camp who is a couple's counsellor and a bit too good at her job

Gerry (78) three doors down from the Hollanders who has lived in his house since he was born and has made it his solemn duty to know everything that goes on in his neighbourhood

the owner of the bespoke jeweller's shop once Shane Hollander purchases the second ring, which is identical to the first, and a plain gold chain

Don't get me wrong, he did not react well to The Whole Thing. I'm not absolving him of ANYTHING there. But deciding that he's irredeemable, deciding he's a bad person, deciding that he's as bad as every other MTL player (save Hayden) is incredibly reductive and, honestly, I hate to say it, but it's pretty fucking immature.

Because in the real world people fuck up. In the real world, people react poorly in highly emotional situations. And it is pretty fucking important, actually if a loved one has had a bad/negative reaction, has done and said hurtful things, but then COMES BACK AND TRIES TO FIX IT, after he has had time to examine why he reacted that way. That is fucking huge. It's huge and it's RARE, and it's so, so good.

J.J. showing up on Shane's doorstep to talk it out is so fucking brave. Shane letting him in (physically and emotionally) and allowing him the opportunity to talk it out is ALSO so fucking brave. And it is truly beautiful and valuable and GOOD that the ten year friendship they have is important enough -- on both sides-- for them to do the hard work to mend it.

Repairing something that has been broken is an important aspect of any long term relationship. It's important for J.J. to see why he was wrong, and for him to be the one to reach out . It's ALSO important for Shane to understand how his secrecy (no matter how well-justified it is) and hiding and lying has impacted ALL of his personal relationships, because a huge theme of the book is that Hollanov don't exist in a vacuum, and cannot live in a vacuum!!!!!

Everyone expects it to be about hockey, but it's really not. They sometimes mention hockey, but mostly talk about other stuff.

At the beginning they meticulously prepare the talking points for each episode, but they soon realise people are pretty entertained just by them talking about random topics and being weird. They might start by discussing the nutritional value of salmon and half an hour later their audience is listening to a thorough explanation of salmon migration patterns.

Sometimes they'll have guests, more often than not hockey related, but they still don't discuss the sport. With Yuna they discuss the cultural differences between Japan and Canada. Luca talks about ducks and cows. Harris guides them through queer history of Canada and shares funny stories of Troy and Chiron. One time they bring all of Hayden's kids and that's how the wider public finds out about Shane and Ilya's secret wedding.

People are obsessed with it. They are finding out new facts about their favourite athletes in an incredibly unhinged way, because there is no way this sounds normal with Troy and Shane as hosts. It's probably completely serious one moment and full of giggles the next, because somethong happens that is literally only funny to them.

They do make sure to not drive Harris completely mad with their weird statements.

Hello, 

This is a warp on the Troy and Harris kink week.  I know it's a week later, but anyway.  To everyone that still wants to post something for the week, you can still post and add me here on Tumblr, it just won't be on the list here.  I sorted by authors!  @thatoneautisticshark wrote:  Congratulations on your new improvements

Please, just hold me.

Collared for safety

@hisgxrlfriday wrote:  Alternative Methods of Relaxation

Keep Me Company

prcttyu wrote:  i'm all wound up and short on time

tell me now, how i do feel?

you and me, it's animal attraction

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@dorythewritingfish wrote: 

make me forget this awful place

A bit whiny and a pain in the ass

A gift for my good boy

Reminding you of my love

Trying something new for a day

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tease me (don't satisfy)

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A huge thank you to all the people that participated in my small event and shared my love for Troy and Harris<3 

-Dory 

Instinctively Ilya is about to agree, albeit with some in character complaining, when Shane grabs his hand, his earnest eyes pleading with Ilya - the message clear: no, listen to what I'm actually saying and then Shane averts his gaze and shyly says, "we don't want to risk getting pregnant, after all."

And oh. Oh. Ilya is so on board.

But I love the idea that Ilya tells Marly about why he’s leaving. Like he can take the whole city he loves and the team he loves and the sport he loves hating him and not being able to defend himself but Marly is the closest thing he has to an actual brother and god help him he actually trusts the guy. So he tells him and Marly is aghast with the Romeo and Juliet level shit going on in his bros life. He KNEW Roz would never walk away from them for no reason. This is some noble ass shit bro.

So to Ilya’s shock and amusement and slight horror not only does Marly take everything super well and keep going on about how “dope and hardcore romantic and shit” this move is but. After the beginning of his first season where he’s getting scraped over the coals for not being able to turn the team around instantly Marly decides his only option is to fall on the sword alongside his bro and request a mid season transfer to Ottawa. Weibe or management in Ottawa request a meeting with Ilya to be like “why the fuck is this random Boston defenseman fighting tooth and nail to come here? Did you ask him to?”

He refuses to let his captain march alone into hell (a boring suburb of a boring town) for his lover. He will fight at his side until they rise victorious or fall nobly. He says this shit very seriously while drunk to Shane and Ilya is just shrugging behind him.

Obviously the centaurs all adore him. Obviously he refuses to let Ilya sink into too bad of a depression because he’s now deeply invited in all this and takes his role very seriously. He’s like calling Shane when Ilya won’t get out of bed just “Hollzy bro. Roz is suffering. He can’t even play GTA right now. You must come visit as soon as possible or send him hole pics or something.”

Together with the power of their friendship and the assistance of Troy Barrett they open a sick ass club in Ottawa and manage to launch a nightlife scene basically on their own.