Ilya Rozanov's No Name Niece- A to be continued Character Thesis (or; i can prioritize any minor female character)
NAME: Yekaterina Rozanova
NICKNAMES: Katya, Katinka (Ilya) - Rozy (Teammates, Self)
BORN: 2007
FAMILY: Andrei Rozanov (Father), Viktoriya Rozanova (Mother), Ilya Hollander-Rozanov (Uncle), Shane Hollander-Rozanov (Uncle in-law)
Yekaterina; the girl her father can't stand because she looks so much like his dead mother (Your grandma who has haunted the family since long before you were born.) Because she acts just like the brother he scratched out of all the family pictures. Because she was born a girl, because she was born. She has anger issues and a cocky smile and a deep insecurity about knowing she doesnt matter to people. She knows she's easy to leave. She's just so lonely and angry all the time and she's so afraid she inherited the family violence.
Her uncle Ilya is her hero, he did what shes always wanted to do- he escaped. when she was just a young girl she would look forward to summer the most, because she knew her uncle Ilya would be back home. When he stopped coming home she was so heartbroken, what did she do, yknow?? to make him think she doesnt need him. of course she needs him- LOOK AROUND! so theres this huge part of her that resents being left behind, and she cant get past the subconsious thought of like. well if i try hard enough to prove myself, this wont happen again. i won't be left behind again.
When her father screams in her face that shes just like her no good uncle; she leans into it. hard. shes aggressive on and off the ice (of course she wanted to play hockey, just like him.) and she cant keep her mouth shut for her own good.
and like I love the idea of her idolizing not just Ilya but the idea of ilya and shane as a unit. I looove the idea that she has such conflicting emotions about Ilya picking Shane that she can’t decide if she hates shane so so much or if he really must be the best player in the league for the best player in her eyes to choose him. Over and over again he chooses Shane and she’s so jealous. What would it feel like for someone to choose me, even just once because like the way everything she does is just am I good? Am I good enough? Am I good enough to be in your life again? If I’m good enough will you choose me this time?
"Ilya the guard dog, Shane the puppy learning how to play, and katya the abandoned stray" -@femmeilya (mwah ily)
every game she plays, she plays with intention of impressing Uncle Ilya; if only he was actually watching. she wishes she could know if he was watching. When she gets her teeth knocked out and she smiles bloody for the camera, theres this sense of. look- i bleed hockey like you bleed hockey like he bleeds hockey. do you see it? do you see me? am i seen?
When people ask her about Ilya, because of course they do, she doesnt know what to say. something vague about how she models her playing after him, always has. she wants to be able to say more but what can she say? she hasnt seen him in years. she doesnt even have his phone number.
