if hollanov got outed in sochi would they get married in canada or the U.S? politically (also wait svetlana wouldnt be able to be there probably thats so sad :( )
I think it depends.
If the democrats successfully codify gay marriage into federal law which they still haven’t managed in the real world even though you should not be relying on goddamn Obergefell to protect gay marriage but whatever and name the bill after Shane/Ilya because their “love story” was a huge part of the political push to get the bill passed, then I think there’d be a lot of pressure to get married under the law that’s literally named for them. But if they don’t personally change the landscape of gay rights in America with the power of their situationship, then I think that they’d be a lot freer to get married wherever.
Like. It’s gonna be a political spectacle. If they get married in this universe then they have to invite the Obamas to their wedding. Like. You cannot jilt the former POTUS who endangered global diplomatic relations for your relationship. Obama is at that wedding. He gets to sit in the front row where the immediate family gets to sit. He can bring his dog if he wants. He can officiate if he wants.
But I also don’t like the idea of their wedding being a political spectacle even though it’s likely in this scenario. I put my characters through hell and put them in situations beyond their control and take away their autonomy but I always like to give it back to them at the end. Like. Practically speaking, they are never escaping the global political theatre. But that doesn’t mean they have to have their entire lives happen on stage.
I like the idea that they get married in a small, private ceremony before they have the “real” wedding. It doesn’t matter where they have it. There’s no official paperwork involved. They’re not married on paper after. But they walk down the aisle and say their vows and the promises they make matter more to them than any sheet of paper ever did. They invite 0 diplomats. The only people who are there to see them be married are the people who they actually want there.
In my mind, they’d be married in secret for a while before they had the “real” wedding. At least a year. I think they’d just want that time for just themselves before having to go through to the entire show of the formal wedding. It’d be something just for them.
SOCHI OUTING AU
PART 1 (Original post - anon ask.)
MEMES POST 1 (All that touching is NOT working in Putin's favor now.)
PART 2 (Where is their wedding? How public is the spectacle? Private?)
PART 3 (The Catching Fire of it all is literally killing me. They both wanted it but they're trapped by it.)
PART 4 (What happens after with the NHL? How does it affect teams?)
PART 5 (JJ locks the fuck IN for his boy. He's #StandingWithHollanov - ignore the throwing up happening in the background)
PART 6 (The Boston Raiders lock the fuck IN for THEIR boy. "Who HASN'T had gay thoughts about Shane Hollander???")
PART 7 (Once again, Joseph Bainbridge learns that his Gay Crush on Shane Hollander is, in fact, completely heterosexual. 🙌🏽)
