Don't Smoke Crayolas

because imagine them putting on like muffled club music ambience to pretend that they're hooking up in the bathroom, ilya groaning like

I love the opening of Heated Rivalry so much because it sets up the show and Shane and Ilya's dynamic so perfectly. From "not the most sociable" Shane Hollander actively going out of his way to interact (because he's already fascinated by him) to "not liked outside of his own locker room" Ilya Rozanov being a bit of a cocky shit (which we pretty quickly realise is a front) to the instant spark of attraction.

working on a fic as i thought of this but post cottage pre tlg ilya must have assumed shane’s parents only liked him because he was shane’s boyfriend, right? like sometimes he hears his teammates talking about how their girlfriends’ parents tolerate them, and sort of assumed yuna and david would too, and all attempts to talk to him would be to learn more about the boyfriend of their son and not ilya as a person

shane coming home after hanging out with rose's gay friends, looking like a sad puppy: ilya...i don't think they liked me...they called me a cunt all evening

ilya pre first hookup: i wouldn't be surprised if this is his first time i better be a little careful with that awkward canadian i don't wanna spook him

ilya pre first hookup: i wouldn't be surprised if this is his first time i better be a little careful with that awkward canadian i don't wanna spook him