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Ryland is way worse, tho, he's a little troll that has no limits or any rage bait restrictions . He's unstoppable and merciless, he called a man a staggering waste of carbon (I still think it's one of the most hilarious things about him.)

But Colt is litterally a copy of Grace. They're twins, they both share that menace for society gene. He can just as easily poke at people's faces while calling them names that would offend no less that Ryland's insults. He was bullshitting Ryder about nutrition, come on!

The point is, all three of them have their field of expertise in which they can crush people's self esteems and prides. And they won't apologize for it, not unless they will genuinely start liking the person they offended. So yeah…

And now there's Court. Who has to keep an eye on this circus and these monkeys. All while trying to keep Claire from learning all the worst from her uncles and alien Ryland brought. He can be a little shit too. He demanded a normal seat before being shoot in a leg, yep. But somehow he has a better understanding of the situation. And he knows that during interplanetary convention you can't call humans a leaky space blobs, Rocky. Or that you can't throw a microscope into the wall if you don't like the test results, Ryland. Or that you can't teach a teen girl how to ride a motorbike, Colt.

Sometimes Court just takes a little pause, trying to drink some coffee, only to realize that something already happend and now he needs a shot of whiskey and three cages where he can lock his idiots up (lovingly. really. he's not lying. maybe...)

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Court, when always:

The real kicker comes the first time they spend a night apart. Shane has been booked for a photoshoot that requires him to stay overnight. It shouldn't be a big deal. It's one night. They've spent countless nights apart before.

However, it's nearing 2 AM and Shane still can't fall asleep. There's no deep breathing that boarders on snores filling the room, no one snatching the blankets from him, no cloying warmth of a furnace disguised as a 220 pound hockey player forcing him to stick his feet from under the blanket in an attempt not to overheat. It's awful. It shouldn't be this difficult. They spent years in a long-distance relationship, Shane wishing every night for Ilya's presence. He should be able to do this. But never before has he felt his absence this keenly.

Lesson #7 smell

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Something about how I can relate everything to greek mythos if I squint hard enough. But YEAH so funny story, after posting this protoframe, had like a couple people going (give him a ryan gosling). And thus the rabbit hole began. I did in fact see both movies and working on the book and played the game (poorly).

Anyway here

Ryland is finding out more than just how to maybe engineer enough sugar to make Skittles....

Shane Hollander routinely uses sunscreen(for safety against skin cancer) and washes his face with a sensitive skin friendly soap in the shower. He uses the same bar for his entire body.

Beyond that his smooth skin is entirely coincidental. Ilya is very jealous of this. Ilya wears hair products, styles himself meticulously and has tried multiple skincare routines. None of which are giving him the supple skin he desires.

The first time Ilya goes to Shane's real apartment and not the sex condo he is outraged by the number of unused samples of skincare products, mostly because these brands are choosing to work with Shane when he knows for a fact that Shane does nothing to properly take care of his skin.

Shane's bathroom sink is barren.

Shane *enters Ilya's bathroom*: why do you have so much clutter in here

Ilya *outraged*: is not clutter Hollander we did not all climb out of womb and become world's prettiest man by accident

Shane *having no filter*: why do you bother with it if it doesn't work?