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HR | In Defence of the Rivalry

*Book excerpts and commentary

Part 1: Why Shane Needs the Rivalry

1A: ShaneHollanderHockeyPlayer

1B: Relief through Contest

1C: Dropping the Mask (off the pedestal)

1D: Coping with Discipline (OCD?)

Book Refs: Diet and D/S | The HS GF | Beware the Femme

Part 2: Why Ilya Needs the Rivalry

2A: Hockey as Escape

2B: Thriving in Adversity (King Ragebait)

2C: Thrill of Victory (Grounding in Power)

2D: For Wont of a Coping Strategy

Book Refs: Menace on Ice | Battle Epic | Worth it? |

Part 3: The Rivalry as a Game in 4D(irections)

3A: Battling Personas / Media POV

3B: Hockey Is Their Third

3C: Erotic Dynamic

3D: Life, the Universe, and Competition

#fuck the Ottawa Plan *

Part 4: Breaking the Rivalry Weakens the Story

4A: Undermining the Premise [Part 2] *

4B: Rivals, not Enemies (no villain required)*

4C: Resentment & Unexplored Toxicity*

4D: Character Assassination*

4E: Plot Contrivance Absent Interiority*

4F: The EvilTM Closet Returns [Part 2] *

4G: Fixing The Long Game (Concept)*

4H: If HR/TLG Stood Alone

4I: Plausible S2 Changes [Part 2 | Part 3]

Miscellaneous HR Posts

Watsonian vs Doylist Criticism [Part 2 | Part 3]*

Miscommunication Trope [Part 2]

Ilya and Immigration [Part 2]

The Dickscourse [Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5]

Ilya’s Sexual History [Part 2 | Part 3]

Tuna Meltdown

Sergei Vetrov & the Rozanovs

Russian Trio & Fandom Biphobia [Part 2]

Compulsive Binarism [Part 2]

- He is infatuated by his ship. To the point of it being like how a weird retired dad sweet talks his dream car.

- Has bad luck with the law, always getting in trouble for random things.

- He isolates himself to extreme measures. Wanting nothing but to fish and be at peace amongst the stars alone.

- He is an alcoholic.

- For most of his life, he was Mouthbottom-free. But at some point his other half appeared under mysterious circumstances.

- Has been married and divorced many times. Possibly has children.

- Has a protective soft spot for George. He did return his arms as a gesture of good will after all!

- Hates Fred. (Valid)

- Part of a species that host two personalities in a shared body and doesn't physically age past maturity. Basically a cycle of "mental death and rebirth."

BONUS MOUTHBOTTOM HEADCANONS:

- Has a crush on Sue.

- Talks with a bit of theatrical flair, semi posh.

- Will eventually take over OFH's body and will become "Old Mouthbottom."

Harry Styles Aperture at the BRIT awards

I never thought much about Harry Styles at all in my life. I was not a 1D fan and while I did follow the Don’t Worry Darling drama, it was not for him. He seems to be one of the few child stars that has grown into himself as a musician, and who seems to truly love what he does.

It’s interesting to watch this era of child stars grow up and out of the machines they were built by; the boy/girl bands, the Disney and Nickelodeon machines. Some of them are broken by it like Britney Spears and Amanda Bynes, but others seem to be able to grow into true artists, like Miley Cyrus, whose vocals I will fight anyone about. Harry Styles seems to be taking the Miley road.

Watching performers, musicians, actors, singers, dancers is always a little bit misleading to me. If they’re doing it well, they portray fun and ease, and only when you understand the difficulty of the craft, or see it done poorly, do you understand their degree of expertise. Their life's work and absolute dedication allows you to sit in a comfy chair and watch 50 people dance on stage to a catchy pop song, and maybe not quite understand why it tickles something so deep inside your brain. I’m not a good dancer or singer or actor, but I really, really love all of these things. I’ll buy the tickets, I’ll travel, I’ll listen to things on repeat so many times that it affects my end of the year wrap up in ways that are pretty embarrassing. One time I got stuck in an autism repeat loop on a 5 day trip and ended up with Everlast as my most listened to artist for the entire year! Did not share that gem on social medias, not because I don't stand behind it, but because it just feels hard to explain.

Pop music gets so little respect because people think it’s easy and formulaic. I used to think about Justin Timberlake in the early 2000s when he was transitioning from boy band into I guess our mid-aughts approximation of a heart throb? (Everything is clearer in hindsight.) I thought it was kind of funny that he would be on stage with Timbaland and TI and we were supposed to think that he was a bad ass hard edged dude. When in reality he spent all of his time rehearsing dancing and thinking about dance music and worrying about his falsetto vocals and thinking about how to sharpen his moves and doing things that most men would not agree are aligned with classic machismo or alpha male posing. But the truth is that he was very good at those things. Turns out he was kind of a dick as a person, but it’s hard to argue with Cry Me A River. It’s just a good pop song

Pop music and the dedication it takes to put on what is essentially an entire Broadway number is pretty amazing, and I don’t think it should be devalued because it’s not miserable or emo or self-referential or overly ironic or meaningful or deep. It’s just another genre of music, not better or worse except I think it's better because it's both joyful and enjoyable.

(There is obviously lots to say here here about how we allow men to have fun and we are able to join in on the fun while don't always allow the same of women. Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan are working arguably much harder every day of their lives if only because they're doing all of it in huge hot wigs and 7 in platform heels and no pants and full makeup, but somehow we know that's work and can appreciate the performance of that work while Harry's just a lad having a time! Also lots to say here about the ways that white musicians are benefitting on the backs of centuries of Black and indigenous traditions of music, but this is just a lil tumblr post so let's stipulate all of it.)