a mess? (she/they)

Heated Rivalry — 1x04 ⤷ TUNA MELTDOWN

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“i don’t know, probably that i can have ilya’s photos on my phone now :).”

"How many hours do you think we have spent kissing?" he asks.

Shane scrunches his face. "Why?"

"A thousand?" Ilya suggests, ignoring the question.

"Maybe." Shane sets to actually calculating it. They're been married for three years, after three years of dating and about ten of... whatever they were doing before that. There are some days when they probably kiss for hours, slow makeouts that aren't even leading to sex. Other days, their sex is hungry and fast and they kiss through it, equaling at least thirty minutes of lip-to-lip contact. 3 years of living together is over a thousand days, so if you were to average it—

"Five thousand?" Ilya interrupts Shane's train of thought.

"Maybe. That sounds like a lot."

"Is not enough, though," Ilya shrugs. "We need ten thousand."

"Says who?" Shane laughs and moves his right foot to gently poke Ilya's stomach.

"Says me. And Malcolm Gladwell," he holds up his book and then reads directly from it. "In order to achieve true mastery in a field, you must dedicate ten thousand hours of practice to it."

Shane rolls his eyes. "You're an expert at kissing, I promise."

I couldn't find much with this specific question, but I did find some fics where a new player gets added to their teams and how that would essentially affect their relationship (: I hope this is just as good as you were expecting.

New Teammates

🏒 Jealous much? | 1.5k

Shane gets a new teammate and Ilya gets jealous.

🏒 Oh Captain, My Captain | 2.0k

A new bratty rookie tests everyone’s patience until one day Shane snaps at him to listen to their captain. Ilya has a lot of Feelings about it.

🏒 Boston goes home crying (thanks to Shane Hollander) | 2.0k

The new Boston rookie has a real knack for getting underneath Ilya's skin... Shane teaches him a quick lesson in grace and decorum.

🏒 Mic’d Up in Boston | 3.8k

Boston’s star rookie center, dubbed the new Ilya Rozanov, is mic’d up for a Boston vs Ottawa game, much to Ilya’s irritation (especially when the out and proud player flirts with Shane)

🏒 all eyes on me | 3.8k

Shane gets jealous at the amount of attention Ilya gives to the Centaurs' rookie player

🏒 Sir, That's A Married Man | 4.2k

The new Admirals rookie has taken a liking to Shane. Ilya is not happy about that, not at all.

🏒 best bromance? | 4.3k

When Ilya develops a close bond with his new teammate Troy, Shane has to watch someone be openly friendly with his boyfriend in ways he can’t.

🏒 Can I be yours? (Just tell me I'm yours) | 5.5k

Ilya has a new teammate and Shane has some feelings about that.

🏒 three strikes | 5.9k

 Ilya has a new teammate and Shane gets a little jealous

🏒 Maybe: Jane | 6.8k

The Boston Raiders tease Rozanov about his mystery long distance girlfriend, sending Jane stories and embarrassing pictures of Ilya. Shane and Ilya don’t think much of it - until Theo Michaud gets traded to from Boston to Montreal and updates his contact list.

🏒 Tape to Tape | 8.2k

Shane Hollander has chemistry with his new American linemate. Montreal fans are thrilled. Ilya Rozanov is not.

🏒 No Harm, No Foul | 8.3k

 Montreal's newest player makes the mistake of fucking with Ilya Rozanov's Husband.

🏒 it's a mirror | 9.0k

There's a new rookie in town. Luca Haas is handling this just fine.

🏒 You and Me and Him | 10.7k

Ilya gets a new teammate while still with Boston, which at first seems like a problem, but soon enough it turns out it might improve some things.

🏒 World on Your Shoulders | 15.4k

Shane's new rookie is blackmailed by a previous (male) hook up, which is something that he can handle. This won't ruin his line for the season.

🏒 tongues a-wagging | 29.0k

Barstool Sports Canada reports that Montreal Metros captain Shane Hollander has started learning Russian from new teammate and Russian rookie Sergei Dovonchezky. Ilya has some thoughts. None of them are particularly kind.

🏒 Won't be Alone | WIP

The Ottawa Centaurs have a new Russian rookie - the first Russian rookie Ilya's ever had, and Ilya is determined to make him feel welcome. Petrov finds that Rozanov and Hollander aren't at all what he expected (Hollander is somehow even more Canadian than he thought possible), but they somehow make him feel just a little more at home in this strange new country.

🏒 The Rookie  | WIP

Shane’s rookie season is supposed to be the start of his dream. But his new teammate, Thompson, won’t leave him alone. Each encounter is worse than the last, and Shane doesn’t know what to do —or if anyone would believe him, if he told them. When Ilya finds out, he can’t stay out of it—and he’s determined to protect Shane.

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