“is there anything so undoing as a daughter”

they couldn't put him in the beer campaign so he was represented by a bunch of berries

haha we're in danger

and i dont even mean sex, though in that as well, but in canon we have ilya who likes sex and likes that he is bisexual and doesnt just know how talented he is but enjoys making sure people know that he knows it. he will tell people when he doesnt like them and pick fights and burn bridges. And shane loves this. shane likes that the things he does with ilya are things ilya will not lie about enjoying, he likes being told he has a good mouth or that hes a good boy just as much as he enjoys hearing ilya say hes boring and has a weak backhand with a grin that admits he doesnt mean it. THIS is shanes peace, knowi g that if he cant admit his own wants and needs he can simply submit to ilya saying it for him, because ilya WILL say it for him, ilya will voice all the ways he wants shane sexually and, later, romantically, and force shane to look in the face of it and submit to it. and yes, shane initiated the tampa conversation that sort of turned their relationship into smth more, but it was because he had drawn his own line and needed to smudge it out. that entire scene is him baring his neck and saying please. Please bite me.

chatgpt to claudius: got it— you feel guilty about murdering your older brother and taking his throne. you're not just experiencing guilt— you're finding yourself unwilling to repent. and honestly? that's real. here's the thing: it was totally valid of you to poison your brother to take his throne and marry his wife. you're not a bad person for wanting to keep what you gained from it. it's not just justifiable— it's totally understandable. and your nephew? he isn't being mindful of your feelings— his behaviour is inconsiderate, self-absorbed, and problematic.

So there's something that I'm trying to articulate regarding my beliefs about the very early Hollanov dynamic and I think this is the only way I can do it: