long live the car crash hearts

within Ilya's pov, he's constantly putting himself down, comparing his captaincy with bood, with his past self even, saying that he used to be fun, he used to be the one his team could count on for a good time, how he's failing at that, how he moved to ottawa with a mission to turn the team around and all he's doing is letting them down

but in role model, which we get before all of this, we're given a very different view of ilya. sure, he's not soft, but he looks out for troy despite his past actions, he's playful with the team, and apart from wishing he could make it to a few more bbq nights, none of them complain about him seeming absent, and they all clearly respect him as a player, work harder because of him, and are doing better than they have in years as a result, not compared to Ilya's previous track record, but definitely compared to the cens'

"What's the sudden interest in ancient Egypt?"

Lil Connor sketch!! He's soooo pretty and fun to draw