They move in together full time and Ilya notices that Anya acts differently with Shane than she does with him, more quiet and less playful, and he worries that means she doesnβt like Shane or is jealous, so he hires a dog trainer to come over and see if thereβs anything they need to do to help
After a while of talking about how Anya acts the trainer says thereβs nothing to worry about, Anya likes Shane just fine, itβs just that she sees him as the boss and is acting accordingly
And Ilya is like. But. Iβm the one who adopted her? And raised her before Shane got here?? And the trainer is just like yeah well she sees you more like an equal. And Ilya is like WAIT she thinks Shane is in charge of both of us?? And the trainer is just like well do you interact in a way that would make her think that?
Ilyaβs life flashes before his eyes as he thinks of all the times Shane has come over with a snack for Ilya and a treat for Anya, or all the times Shane has announced theyβre all going for an after dinner walk, or pets Ilyaβs hair and tells him he did a good job at practice, or the fact that he uses the same warning tone with Anya when she misbehaves as he does with Ilya when heβs causing problems on purpose
Shane comes home to Ilya with his face in his hands going oh god Iβm not Anyaβs dad Iβm her brother and she thinks weβre both your pets. And Shane just goes. What.
