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shane is presented with three very generously portioned meals a day, plus easy access to snacks and drinks of his choice. it doesn't help that he spends the first few months after the injury and surgery doing little more than moving between their bed and the couch, eating, and watching his way through rose's filmography.

he will watch the centarus' games and occasionally watch film to give ilya notes for the team, but watching hockey makes him sad that he can't play, so he ends up comfort eating through the majority of that.

Yes so real, I can completely see Shane jumping back into restricting after an injury like that, it would throw him off so much and ya know, grasping for something he can control in the midst of the upset of not being able to play, etc.

Ilya would not be having any of that, though. I love this premise. Shane recovering from an injury where he has to be sedentary and the Ilya makes sure the Whole World pitches in to make sure he's well-fed since a) he's defaulting to some unhealthy patterns when left to his own devices and b) he's really not supposed to be up and about cooking for himself or driving or going to the store or whatever. He's just being plied with hearty meals and snacks from all sides and he's grateful for sure, but it's a lot of food. Shane also doesn't want to be rude and let the things people have been so generous and kind as to make for him go to waste, so he's doing his best to keep up with it all, but there's just so much.

After a while though, his appetite adjusts and the food does make him feel better and it's comforting,and eating his meals at regular intervals has become a part of his routine (Ilya is also checking in to make sure he's eating and he's always very pleased when Shane says that he is, sometimes he asks for details on what and reminds Shane he should probably have a little something else if it seems like he's not eating enough) and he's cozy on the couch making his way through hefty servings of homemade chili with lots of sour cream and cheddar and maybe even some cornbread that a very enthusiastic wag put together. Eating dinners as an Activity to accompany hockey games gives him something else to focus on while he's watching and takes the edge off of the sadness/fomo. He finds he can't sit down to watch a game without something to eat at this point, which Ilya definitely notices whenever he's home between road games. He's asking Ilya to him top him off or bring him some snack refills in between periods when they watch together. It's a good thing he's been spending most of his time in sweatpants.