let’s talk about il.ya and consent.
now by definition consent is a free, voluntary, and informed agreement to engage in an activity, acting as permission.
i could argue that growing up ilya didn’t have much room to consent to the things in his life. much of his life growing up was controlled and decided for him by his father. IMO he took up hockey as a way to rebel against his father and do something for himself but the second that ilya’s talent is known and his father saw how good he has, then his father had to get involve and have a say in it as well. his father wanted him to be the greatest in the world and the best, to a point he is, but then he was forced to do many things he didn’t want to and this ruined what was once his interest in hockey.
now it’s no secret that ilya is very much into sex and uses that as his outlet. it’s the only thing that he can control in his life but that doesn’t stop him from asking for consent from the people he’s with. ilya is all about consent with his partners so if he is in the mood to try something new, he explain everything and get the green light from your muse. If there is no consent, he will not try it. Why? Because he doesn’t want to force anyone to do something they don’t want to do, much like he’s been forced to do many things he doesn’t want to do. consent is a very important thing for him and without it, he won’t do much.
this is partially coming into play with shane, who gives up his control so ilya can dominate him in the bedroom because that is the one time shane doesn’t have to play along with the need to be this perfect person and just give into letting someone else have control. ilya’s constantly known to be asking shane for consent: if he wants to, if he’s okay, if he needs to stop, etc and this doesn’t ever change. every single time they try something new, even if shane’s the one to bring it up, ilya will always be asking him if he’s sure about it and what they’ll do to let it be known that shane wants to stop if he doesn’t like it. this could also involve the stop light system. ilya will never make shane do something he doesn’t want to: in or out of the bedroom.
so don’t piss me off by saying that ilya will do anything and everything in the bedroom because if he doesn’t have his partner’s consent? He ain’t doing shit.