The Geek Girl from Jersey

M | 3k | Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence | Marriage Proposal | Fluff and Mild Angst | Hollanov

Summary: Ilya’s sex tape is leaked. Shane takes action to keep his man.

Excerpt:

The resemblance was close enough that when one of the reporters asked what Shane thought about his rival’s indiscretions, he could reply, “I dunno. I thought we looked good in the video.”

Silence met his comment, followed by, “Did you just say ‘we’?”

“Yeah.” A forced, nonchalant shrug. “I mean, obviously, we didn’t want our relationship to be revealed like this, but that’s one of the risks playing hockey that this level, especially in Montreal.”

“So to confirm,” another reporter said slowly, as if he couldn’t believe he was saying the words, “you are the other person in the leaked Ilya Rozanov video?”

“Yeah.”

“And you’re bisexual? Gay?”

He was prepared for this question, thanks to Hayden’s instructions from the NHLPA. “This is my workplace. That is inappropriate to ask, and I will not be answering.”

Shane waited for someone to ask him about the inappropriate nature of fucking a coworker, but that question didn’t come.

“Do you care to comment on the nature of your relationship?” a different reporter asked, and who knew the answer to that? Surely not Shane.

So like, that’s not news…?

I know some people want there to be a reason Shane is controlling his diet, and yes, I understand that controlling a diet is a symptom of an eating disorder.

But it’s not the reason he has a performance diet in TLG, and the author has said that wasn’t her intention. And most professional athletes legit control their diets. Professional football teams have a card for each player with a specific halftime snack to maximize each player’s performance.

People can absolutely have headcanons and write whatever they want - but Shane’s eating habits - as of TLG events - is stated to be an athlete’s diet. And it’s in line with one.

And not to sound all gatekeeper-like - but I feel people who don’t watch sports or don’t know the ins and outs of professional sports think Shane’s diet is uncommon for athletes when it’s not.