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its really important to me that people understand that when ilya calls hayden “15th best metro” he is fully joking. while certainely not on shane and ilyas level, hayden is one of shanes wingers on the first line. you dont get put on the first line with shane fucking hollander by being bad at hockey. same goes for ilyas chirp about shanes backhand. i doubt theres a single skill in hockey shane is truly subpar at.

need someone who cares about hockey more than i do to write a fic where shane is forced to retire before he feels ready and svetlana has gotten frustrated with her MHL job because team management never listens to her (due to the misogyny) so she quits and talks shane into starting a hockey analysis podcast together and it's called something like "hockey with hot people" or "puckbunnies" or "soft hands" (shane does not like this but svetlana understands the importance of branding) and it's 98% Serious Hockey Talk BUT they do have a dedicated segment called "why does ilya rozanov owe me money" wherein guests tell their worst ilya stories and after hearing them out shane and svetlana decide how much money ilya owes the guest. ilya is never invited onto the podcast.

big fan of how hudson williams hit hollywood like a canonball. he runs around like a little chaos gremlin pushing all the made up rules off the windowsill with his paw then stands by connor storrie like that makes him untouchable and it does.

So just so we're all clear ICE straight up murdered that woman in broad daylight and the government is calling HER the terrorist

So just so we're all clear ICE straight up murdered Renee Nicole Good in broad daylight and the government is calling HER the terrorist

So just so we're all clear ICE agent Jonathan Ross straight up murdered Renee Nicole Good in broad daylight and the government is calling HER the terrorist

shane hollander in the long game is kind of theee most relatable and sympathetic character to me tbh. like imagine spending your whole career doing brand deals to make more and more and more money and then you build an entire cottage with that money to make a sanctuary for you and the man you love, so that he can tell you he loves you in a safe place, and you give him a plan for the next 20 years of your lives as a gift to show how much you love him and then he stops wanting the plan and wants to change it things but doesn’t tell you so a resentment builds that you can’t stop and aren’t sure how it started because you’re autistic. imagine winning two stanley cups in a row for your team and being godfather to your teammate’s children and pushing yourself every day to be the best hockey player in the league to make yourself inscrutable in the eyes of literally anyone only to have your team turn on you and say they don’t trust you anymore and completely ostracize you over the one thing you kept secret out of fear of that exact ostracization so they’re basically realizing your worst fears. imagine bending over backwards your entire life to make sure that you’re the best at what you do because you sincerely believe that if you’re perfect enough then they can’t judge you for being gay or judge the man you love because how can you argue against perfection? only to realize that the sport you adore and have put your whole life force into could mean absolutely nothing to the people in charge of iy an instant if it meant their profits would drop or if it supported people like you. and on top of that the love of your life is depressed and you’re terrified for him and also confused because he’s angry even though all of this was for him even if it’s not what he wants anymore. and you’re trying desperately to fix everything for everyone only to be met with things that can’t be fixed and so you panic and everything starts slipping through your fingers and you’re not doing or saying the right things and you can’t stop it. and also you have a man bun.

What’s that quote? There are only two kinds of stories: a man goes on a journey, or a stranger comes to town.

hollanov's separate issues w denial are soo funny . ilya's inner monologue is like i love DANGER & HOT SEX ! which is why i am obsessed with fucking shane hollander who only eats plain steamed fish & bitches me out for having even ONE cigarette & doesn't listen to music because he doesn't "get it" . meanwhile shane is staring grimly at a view overlooking a city skyline like he's batman going "This Horrible Fucked Up Thing Between Us ....... It Has To Stop ." & then the second he gets ilya alone he's like HIIIIIII stupid asshole 🥰 if u dont let me suck your dick right now im going to kill myself . awesome work guys seriously .