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Something that really gets to me about Ilya is how he doesn't let his traumatic upbringing make him any less kind to Shane. Shane objectively comes from a much better home environment and grew up with two loving parents, but Ilya never downplays his experiences or struggles or feelings. When David finds them in the cottage, Ilya immediately understands how horrific and nightmarish that is for Shane. And he does everything to support him and calm him down and be there for him, without ever downplaying Shane's experience or engaging in trauma olympics. And I think that's SO SO sweet and kind and so telling of his character.

“Never judge people by their past. People learn. People change. People move on.”

“You deserve love. You deserve good energy. You deserve to be surrounded by people who love you. You deserve to love who you are. You deserve to be at peace.”

“I wish there was some kind of button that I could push and it would allow me to unlove you. It would make things easier for me. I wouldn’t have spontaneous moments where I think about you and want to die. It would make the process of moving on faster. I wouldn’t ever be hurt by you again even if we are no longer together. I’d be happy. But that’s the thing once you love someone, you can’t unlove them no matter how hard you try.”

“Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tip toe if you must, but take the step.”

“Our generation thinks it’s cool not to care. It’s not. Effort is cool. Caring is cool. Staying loyal is cool. Try it out.”

Not everyone knows this so im gonna tell you. Countries that speak the same spoken language will not necessarily use the same sign language.