LibrarianAfterDark

Ilya wins his first awards and hes got nobody he really wants to thank after his team and coach cause he he hates his family but he knows his speech is too short so on impulse he goes "And I want to thank Shane Hollander for being slightly worse than me this season". Everyone knows it was going to one of those two, so everyone thinks hes an asshole to say that but whats new so it works for him. But from then on it then becomes a bit for both of them to thank each other in their speeches in a snide way as a reason they won.

Shane winning the Art Ross Trophy (Awarded to the player who leads the league in total points at the end of the regular season). and going "special thanks to Rozanov for missing at least 5 shots this season, he was a huge help"

Ilya winning the Conn Smythe Trophy (Awarded to the most valuable player for his team in the playoffs.) "Just want to give a quick shout out to Hollander for getting knocked out in the second round this season. Must hate to see me up here."

Sorry for sending this here I know I could have commented on the actual fic I just read but I wasn’t thinking of speaking until I came here to follow you 💀

hmmm idk maybe there’s a vibe 👀 maybe 👀

Then a beta responds "at least you get representation 🙄🙄"

Which prompts an alpha to respond with some bullshit like "maybe you guys would have more representation if you were as high value as an alpha"

This doesn't even get into more indepth stuff like;

Black omegas being seen as lesser omegas compared to white ones

Light skinned Asian omegas being seen as cuter or more breedable/fertile than other omegas

Fights about what is the "correct" way to den or nest, especially across the diaspora

Betas not getting included in literally anything

Betas being teased for indulging in traditionally alphan or omegan activities or traits

Black alphas being seen as naturally more aggressive

Scents specific or common to a race/ethnicity/nationality being seen as weird, dirty, undesirable, ect

Male omegas being called "unnatural"

Male omegas being commodified, the same way you'd procure a show dog or an expensive piece of furniture

Female omegas being told they're more dull or boring compared to male omegas

Betas being called "scentless" and other synonymous terms

Betas being excluded from discussions because they're "just betas" and it's "not their job" to make big decisions

Female alphas being told they're not real alphas

I even made a list for myself to consider when writing or discussing blackness in omega verse specifically as someone who sees herself as a black omega

1. Body & Biology

· How do stereotypes about Black bodies (e.g., hypermasculinity, hypersexuality, physical prowess) interact with secondary gender traits? Is a Black alpha seen as more “animalistic” or a Black omega as more “available”?

· Does a Black omega’s heat experience differ in social perception—less protection of autonomy, more criminalization of their scent or behavior?

2. Social & Structural Power

· How does race intersect with pack dynamics? Is a Black omega more likely to be bonded without consent, or a Black alpha seen as a threat when leading a multi-race pack?

· Are there racial disparities in access to suppressants, heat care, or pack registration—mirroring medical racism?

3. Intimacy & Vulnerability

· How does nesting (omega comfort behavior) get read on a Black character? Is their space seen as “aggressive” or “cluttered” instead of soft or valid?

· How does a Black alpha show gentle care without being desexualized or having their dominance read as violent?

4. Autonomy & Agency

· Does the “knotting” trope (often linked to control/loss of control) carry additional weight given histories of Black sexual exploitation?

· How does a Black beta (often sidelined in omegaverse) navigate being erased—both by race and by secondary gender?

5. Worldbuilding & Justice

· Are there racial patterns in which characters end up in omega trafficking, mandatory matching programs, or punitive “scent work” labor?

· Does the legal system treat a Black alpha’s protective instincts as a crime, or a Black omega’s rejection of a bite as disobedience?

6. Desire & Joy

· Where does pleasure live for a Black character not defined by struggle—soft pack bonding, celebrated scents, unmarked autonomy?

· How do they reclaim tropes (e.g., territorial scenting) as culturally specific or loving rather than threatening?

it really opens up even more questions about personhood in omegaverse. For example, if your main character is a black female omega, which part of that stated identity is the most important in their dominant culture? I don't write in a real world setting (I need the escape!),

however, in my worldbuilding rumination when working out the geopolitics of the space it's important to figure out how that actually shows up - racism, colorism, something completely different (one culture I have is very into piercings while another has tattoos as being culturally significant, you'd better believe there are some places people from these places go where the tattos need to be covered up and the piercings too. In other's it's about skin color or bodily traits - blonde hair had people in a pickle for a while.). At any rate, it's about more than whatever "the thing" is. People don't hate people of color because they fundamentally dislike the color brown.

i feel like rose probably went for the heaviest option available, so like a 40 pounder, so it does have some good heft to it

and what he's doing is just teasing shane to lighten the mood, but person at the coffee shop behind him in line is just

and this then backfires on him SO FAST.

now weighted blanket brands are sending shane pr trying to get him to mention them/show them off in a picture, and ilya is now fucking SURROUNDED by mistresses all competing for his husband's attention. BULLSHIT. HOW HAS THIS HAPPENED.

weighted blanket eleven comes in the mail and ilya goes live on instagram just FURIOUS. the frame is him in front of a PILE of weighted blankets and he is just

"enough! enough of this! are too many in our house. is like being fucking-shane, what is word? people in utah, they have many wives?"

shane in the background, not fully paying attention: "mormons?"

"those! we are not mormons! household is FULL. marriage is FULL. stop this! every single day i look and there are more enemies in this house."

"every single day i look and there are more enemies in this house" goes viral as a sound for people surrounded by clutter/pets/etc.

and shane meanwhile is having a great time pressing the accelerator on this guilt trip

cuddling anya and just, "i know, huh? papa left and played with WHO KNOWS HOW MANY other dogs, and the whole time you were here missing him"

ilya, who is lowkey devastated: "hollander, this is not a joke."

"no, it isn't, huh, anya? you're so, so sad now."

"...hollander PLEASE. anya, i am sorry-"

"it seems like he's saying something, but we can't hear cheaters, can we, anya?"