not good. probably bad.

"Lost in the Moment", Ilya Rozanov & Shane Hollander [Connor Storrie & Hudson Williams] from Heated Rivalry, part of an art exchange with @eggchayi

Jun 2026

Isolated images, watercolour textures and overlays, overlines drawn by hand, simple and what I wanted from this moment

ILYA ROZANOV WEEK 2026

As the audience, we already know that Ilya loves Shane because we heard him say it in Russian. But we also know that love is not enough - Shane loves Rose but they weren't compatible. Sometimes love isn't enough, for a variety of reasons.

This is why Shane and Ilya are terrified of coming to the cottage. Because we still don't know if they're compatible beyond the incredibly hot sex and psychic level hockey passes. The tuna melt date was nice before Shane crashed out, but that was just one afternoon.

"I like you" is the missing piece in their relationship. I know that I love you and I desire you and we play good hockey together, but do I like you?

The cottage scenes answer: yes. I like playing with you and I like cooking with you and I like talking to you and I like sharing space with you and I like sleeping next to you and I like waking up with you. I like you.