Ship ALL the Things

Zukka birds I repeat Zukka birds!!!!

“Proposal”

it is the one (1) time winnie ever disregards the professionalism of her harness and starts searching the club because it's her guy!! she hasn't been able to say hi to her guy in FOREVER!!

just fucking CACKLING about ilya trying to grind up on this girl to hopefully make shane jealous only for a BIG ASS malamute to suddenly just :D :P hi!! hi you!! hi person!!! :D :P :P :P :P paws on his shoulders and licking the FUCK out of his face.

and now his efforts at looking sexy are RUINED, and he's also kind of alarmed because winnie is still in her Work Clothes, so he's wondering if something happened to shane and she came to get him as someone who might be able to help.

so now he has to just tell the girl bye over his shoulder and try to get winnie to take him to shane because he can figure their shit out later if shane isn't okay, and-

so they end up going outside so they can stop playing fucking ridicuolous "huh?" "HUH?" back and forth while ilya tries to find out if shane is okay and shane tries to just. be functional about this unexpected interaction.

and shane confirms that no he's fine. winnie just went rogue for some reason. and a little part of ilya that is very stupid but very loverboy in a way that has yet to be crushed simultaneously perks up but wilts a little at the idea that shane sent winnie to get him. maybe this is just shane not knowing how to have an actual conversation after That Whole Fucking Thing.

but shane's taken enough hits that weren't REMOTELY playful the way they used to be to know that ilya is pissed at him. and like. it's not as if he can blame him. he's also confused still, but he knows that wasn't. the best way to respond.

and conversation stalls out because of course it does, but when ilya starts to go back inside, winnie breaks her training again to SO softly "boof" at him. he just got here!! her guy!! she found him!! look shane!! our guy is back! don't leave! and ilya smiles just a little bit because at least SOMEONE fucking missed him. but he starts to go back in and now winnie booroorooroowoo.

and shane offers up a "seems like she's not done catching up." and it's an olive branch and they're both aware of it.

and ilya just "well, would be rude to interrupt a lady, yes?"

so they end up walking off somewhere quieter where winnie and ilya can talk.