it's yearn o'clock somewhere!

i have a very brad bird ratatouille reaction to The Long Game in that i just think it's such a good title. i am not here to debate the actual contents of the book. do not subject me to that that's not what this is about. but The Long Game is such a good title. like it perfectly encapsulates the central conflict of the book, and it's got game in the title, which is a reference to sports. because they are hockey players. in a forbidden, long term relationship. they are playing the long game, if you will. it's like kind of genius. brad bird voice it's got rat. it's got food. ratatouille.

also ilya is actually the funniest person alive because he's upset he missed out on getting to take shane's virginity because of bad weather so as he sadly trundles back to his apartment he opens the door to then a half-naked svetlana on his kitchen table wearing nothing but his jersey. i need to egg this guy's house he actually has zero game with the most goated roster on planet earth how is this even fair

ilya rozanov has taken possession of the body

hudson..... initiate shane protocol

Learned today the community here isn’t into premature ejaculator Ilya. Ilya with a hair trigger. Ilya making a mess in his pants if Shane is looking at him right and the wind is blowing wrong. Ilya, eyes full of tears because he’s embarrassed himself in front of his hot smug husband again. That’s fine I’ll keep him to myself 😮‍💨

somewhere right now in toronto they're bolting a chair to the floor for the trophy room scene never kill yourself babe

Why would you hate Ilya? That's literally #MyIlya.

Like what would you even say to hate on him? Like oh no, he's too funny and sexy and his dick is too big? Be for real.

Why would you hate Ilya? That's literally #MyIlya.

Like what would you even say to hate on him? Like oh no, he's too funny and sexy and his dick is too big? Be for real.

fucking the text man for texts one of society's most influential works

the parallel drawn between ilya and his mom isn't meant to be subtle. she was so funny and beautiful. she was so sad. my dad was so hard on her. she would've loved you like i love you. so when ilya says he doesn't want shane to think she was weak, that line makes me want to scream. he has so much shame around his depression when it comes to shane. he doesn't want shane to think He is weak. (spoilers) he spends all of tlg keeping his issues secret from shane because he's determined to "fix" it on his own so shane never has to know, ilya never has to be a failure or an inconvenience to him. so in the end when he is finally in a place to come out and say listen if you're going to commit to me you need to know that i'm like my mom and i might always be - and for shane to just hear him and say well i'll be right here - is a massive release of shame for ilya

i hate when an arranged marriage fic is like "author's note: nothing sexual happens until both parties are completely ready and willing" and im like 😞 not even a little dubcon for giacomo?