#edenramblesss

Shane: “Statistically LGBT+ people are some of the most at risk groups for depression and suicide. We are doing our best to make hockey a welcoming space for them. It is already a difficult space in terms of skill level and schedule, any axis we can make it easier for anyone to join hockey, the better.”

I interpret the scene of Ilya being jealous of him texting Rose at the cottage not being about him having had sex with Rose but what the sex means. It means emotional intimacy. The fact that Shane is the one after sex engaging in pillow talk or even outside of it checking up on Ilya. And Ilya knows Shane has a very curated media friendly image and that he probably keeps that mask in private too.

Layered on top of that the mask exists because Shane is an autistic asian man in a predominately neurotypical white space and needed to fit in, so he definitely had that earnestness bullied out of him as a young child via “gullible” pranks, fake friends, and general bullying.

This isn’t even mentioning that Loving v Virginia’s ruling is still less than 100 years old (1967, my parents were born before this ruling!) and that Canada’s social pressures against interracial relationships had an informal extra-legal regime upheld by court decisions keeping interracial relationships in the low percentages until 1990s! That’s not even mentioning the Indian Act of Canada, the Chinese Exclusion Act of the US, immigration/residency/citizenship bullshit and general demonization against specifically Asian/White relationship that continues into modern day

If you want to see actual good interpretations of Yuna and David cannot recommend Learning to Fly by WriteSmart and Observations on Fatherhood by HH_Arrow enough. They do a fantastic and very realistic exploration of both characters and i really wish for the fandom to understand some racism and what having an interracial kid in north america means

The Fics:

Learning to Fly by WriteSmart

Yuna (Shane’s mom POV) of Shane’s childhood and him

https://archiveofourown.org/works/75629146

Observations on Fatherhood by HH_Arrow

David (Shane’s dad POV) of Shane’s childhood and him

ilya rozanov i’m coming for you and your coping mechanisms bc i know why you do them and what they are covering up