yeah, about that...

I think Ilya would be bored out of his skull. He'd be stuck in conversations that, in the best case scenario, are about the exciting careers these women are pursuing while Ilya rots off the ice. And in the worst case scenario those conversations are about like. Hosting parties and MLMs selling essential oils and influencing.

Which is Troy never spends extravagantly on himself. I’m sure he has super expensive gym equipment or that his sneakers and workout clothes are way overpriced by a ‘normal’ person’s standards, but nothing super extreme.

But his mom’s birthday rolls around? That boy is dropping $5k on a diamond necklace like it’s no big deal.

Harris makes a passing comment about wanting to upgrade his laptop? Troy is up all night researching all the fanciest top-of-the-line models and how soon he can get overnight shipping.

The barista at Starbucks looks like she’s having a bad day? Troy is slipping a $50 into the tip jar without a second thought.

He sees picture of a sad-looking dog that’s up for adoption? Immediately donating thousands to the local animal shelter.

Harris’ mom says she always wanted to visit Greece? Troy is giving her and her husband an all-expense paid trip as a Christmas gift.

They also don't know about Adrian.

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Shane's canonically kind of a selfish guy! Not in a terrible way, he just doesn't really care about stuff outside of his direct sphere. He only gets into philanthropy when there's a direct benefit to him (laundering his relationship). He loves his friends but he's not super caring of them or all that invested in their lives (forgetting Hayden's baby's name is peak). Some of that is he's too wrapped up in his own shit and his secrets but I think a lot of it is just his personality. Shane's not selfish to the degree of it being a personality flaw (see: Shane giving up a day with Ilya to babysit Hayden's kids. I wouldn't have) but he's more selfish than selfless.

We don't hear about him sending signed pucks to sick kids or doing charity with the Voyageurs or that sort of thing. Maybe he's doing it in the background idk. Most likely he's got some assistant in charge of it. But that's not something he spends a lot of mental energy on.

He's not rude or cruel to people, but internally he's a bit judgemental. He sells himself pretty ruthlessly. He’s wealthier than anyone on this website can even comprehend. He’s a landlord.

To get to three cups in a decade Shane’s also got to be very locked in as captain. Like Theriault is this fandom villain (fair) but it just doesn’t make sense to have Shane constantly clashing with him and the Voyageurs and still winning over and over. We see Shane let homophobic comments slide in the locker room and I have to assume that’s his general approach to dealing with things in Montreal. Winning comes first.

Hudson imbued Shane with a lot of gentleness, and the series centring the romance means we see a lot less of Shane when he isn't Ilyamaxxing but book!Shane is incredibly cutthroat. He's impatient, he might not ~showboat~ as much as Ilya does (and he judges him for it constantly) but he's just as much of an attention whore. He isn't just admired because he's Shane Motherfucking Hollander; he's genuinely a bro, he's inaccessible because of his routine and his diet (which gives him major 'you can't sit with us' vibes that he does precious little to counteract, both because he's too wrapped up in his Everything to notice, and he wouldn't care enough if he did).

He's the ice queen, not Ilya. As far as the league, and even his team, is concerned, all routes to Shane Hollander are through excellence, proximity, or work. Ilya and Scott Hunter get the time of day because they're good. Hayden is his friend and Assistant Captain. JJ is a teammate and is sort of the glue of the Voyagers. Rookies get Captain Hollander because he's responsible for them. That's all.

so i am here to deliver everyones favourite dose of Luca content (including a revamped Star!Luca design for the stardust au)

And also troy sketches because hes my go to victim when my art block is at its worst

I’m soooo obsessed with how this came out! 😍 (and there is one more comm for another fic in the works 👀)

I will never recover from this absolutely STUNNING comm I got from them, based on the final moments of my Troy/Harris fic ‘A Ticking We Can’t See’.

(Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be over here staring at this art and sobbing for the rest of my life 😭)

Which is Troy never spends extravagantly on himself. I’m sure he has super expensive gym equipment or that his sneakers and workout clothes are way overpriced by a ‘normal’ person’s standards, but nothing super extreme.

But his mom’s birthday rolls around? That boy is dropping $5k on a diamond necklace like it’s no big deal.

Harris makes a passing comment about wanting to upgrade his laptop? Troy is up all night researching all the fanciest top-of-the-line models and how soon he can get overnight shipping.

The barista at Starbucks looks like she’s having a bad day? Troy is slipping a $50 into the tip jar without a second thought.

He sees picture of a sad-looking dog that’s up for adoption? Immediately donating thousands to the local animal shelter.

Harris’ mom says she always wanted to visit Greece? Troy is giving her and her husband an all-expense paid trip as a Christmas gift.