Not Even Close To Straight

Someone clips it and it goes viral.

Over the next few days, Shane and Ilya's mentions start to get flooded with pictures. Mostly it's screenshots from various games they played against each other, meticulously picked through by dedicated fans to find every moment Shane and Ilya looked at each other on the ice.

Some screenshots get shared by hundreds of different people because they stand out so obviously: Shane and Ilya meeting each other's eyes during a face off; Ilya looking at Shane while his back is turned, naked longing visible on his face; Shane chasing after Ilya with a small but delighted grin.

There are also pictures from press events, award ceremonies, behind the scenes at All Stars. Seemingly any time Shane and Ilya got captured in the same frame gets dug up and shared.

Finally, a couple of weeks later, the director of Shane and Ilya's CCM commercial posts outtakes from their shoot. It's captioned 'Took a bit of digging but I knew I still had these somewhere! I had to make my contribution to the #HollanovArchives even though this must have been a while before they got together. These kids had crazy chemistry, right from the start!'

Shane hasn't responded to the onslaught yet, too overwhelmed by the (slightly terrifying) dedication of their fans as well as the fact that he now has dozens of pictures clearly displaying his and Ilya's love for each other during a time in their lives when it was so desperately hidden.

He does respond now, sharing the director's post with a sincere (and publicist-approved) caption thanking him and the fans.

STARFLEET ACADEMY // 1.05 "Series Acclimation Mil"

18 yo hates his accent "gets under other players' skin" "you listen. Don't speak" Ilya Rozanov asking his no1 rival Shane Hollander if the draft day is everything he's dreamed of and if Montreal is nice but also if Boston is nice too as in he's worried about where he's going and the only person to ask is the one who will climb to the top side by side with him.

But in the last one he not only catches his eye but he *smiles* and Ilya fucking *melts*.

BEST DAY EVER ☀️🌸❤️🦋

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