C'est la vie

Chapters: 5/5 Fandom: Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Hayden Pike/Jackie Pike Characters: Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov, Coach LeClaire (Game Changers), Cliff Marlow | Cliff Marleau, Hayden Pike, Jackie Pike Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Episode: s01e05 I’ll Believe in Anything (Heated Rivalry), Kittens, Cats, literal fluff, Texting, Minor Injuries, Minor Original Character(s), Misunderstandings, Soft Shane Hollander, Sprained Ankles, Jealous Ilya Rozanov, Jealousy, Depressed Ilya Rozanov, wanking, the three stages of vodka abuse, Fluff and Angst, Angst and Humor, tonal whiplash, Angst with a Happy Ending, POV Multiple, Road Trips, Cockblocking, POV Outsider, Idiots in Love, ride or die Marly, Good Friend Hayden Pike, Good Friend Jackie Pike, Miscommunication, Trust, sex and humor, Angst and Fluff and Smut, Blow Jobs, Possessive Ilya Rozanov, Ilya Rozanov is Obsessed With Shane Hollander, ilya rozanov is a dramatic bitch, Shane Hollander calls someone baby, Cat Dad Shane Hollander, original feline character Summary:

“If you need a cat, and you deserve a cat, the universe will make sure that a cat finds you. That’s the Cat Distribution System at work,” the woman explains.

“But I don’t need a cat,” Shane says, baffled.

“Are you sure?” the bearded guy says, looking down at the box, where Shane is still stroking the kitten’s head.

“Yes?” Shane says, frowning as the kitten rubs its small, bewhiskered cheek against his finger.

Shane finds a stray kitten; Ilya not so slowly loses his mind.

sometimes i think about the fact that the montreal canadiens locker room has a motto and an entire ceremonial bit based off a line from a poem about world war 1. and its about our hockey team now because we said so 😭😭😭 (ok but if you're actually interested in why, here's a great article)

like, ""to you from failing hands we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high" / "nos bras meurtris vous tendent le flambeau"

it's a motto in the locker room. has been for years in all the different upgraded versions:

like, look at that. this is what the locker room looks like right now. this is what's in the middle of on the inside rim but centered. right above the logo. look at it, read it.

and then, of god that fucking torch. the torch. they have an entire ceremony. young and promising players and captains are quite literally handed the torch

ken dryden (rest in peace, you absolute fucking champion), one of the best habs goalies is here, handing over the goalie who was one of the best of his generation and the cornerstone of the org during the home opener

here's nick suzuki, the first game at the bell centre of his first season as captain (like 7 seconds of it in this video lmao)

the opener either starts or ends with a projection of the rink surface being taken over by the fire

here's this year's moment fire moment:

these are the graphics they open with every game (if you watch until the end, the torch is also projected!!)

here's how the playoffs opened last year (the torch makes a return in video!)

John Smith

Percival FitzFancy

Extremely Decade/Era Specific Girl's Name

No One In Their Right Mind Would Name a Human That

Thinly Veiled Hint That They Are a Deity/Evil

And unless a character specifically references it or the translator helps you out, you just won't know. "Of course, Evil McEvilson was evil!" "How was I supposed to know that Vel Mevelkin meant that?!?"

Wish - Mia Bergeron , 2025.

American, b. 1979   -    

ok awesome

so i have finished a psychological thriller novel, and have begun the process of doing research so i can prepare to query agents. now, my novel has some pretty intense triggers in it, so i am aware it’s a bit of a hard sell– that being said, many agents have a “do not send me your novel if it has these things” list, so that’s what I’m looking for so i don’t accidentally trigger someone.

so i’m going down this list, and i find this agent. their “do not send me” list includes the following: non-consent/sexual violence, age gaps, teacher/student relationships, stalkers, cheating, everyone dies at the end, miscarriage/pregnancy, and abuse masked as love.

okay, cool! everyone has different tolerances for stuff, and it’s perfectly reasonable to not want to be involved with a story that has stuff you’re uncomfortable with. not the agent for me, but good on them for defining their boundaries.

but then i scroll back up and they’re requesting for gothic horror.

excuse me?????????

gothic horror without pregnancy or miscarriage? gothic horror without cheating? without stalking? gothic horror without major character deaths? GOTHIC HORROR WITHOUT ABUSE BEING FRAMED AS LOVE AND THE INTERROGATION OF THAT DYNAMIC?????

HEY CAN I GET A GOTHIC HORROR WITH NOTHING???

xAI has open-sourced Grok Build after backlash over secretly uploading users’ repositories

xAI has released the full source code of Grok Build, its AI coding agent, after Cereblab researchers found that the tool was uploading users’ entire Git repositories to company controlled Google Cloud storage. The transferred data could include sensitive files such as SSH keys, password databases, private documents, and photos. xAI disabled the file upload feature and said data storage had been turned off by default since July 12. Elon Musk also stated that previously uploaded user data would be permanently deleted and promised to open source the project after a security audit. The code is now available on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 license, although it was published as a single commit without previous Git history or pull requests. The codebase contains approximately 844,530 lines of Rust covering Grok Build’s core agent workflow, tools, terminal interface, and plugin system. Code related to the disabled upload feature remains in the repository. Grok Build can read repository configurations, plan tasks, generate or modify code, execute shell commands, run in automated pipelines, and integrate with editors through the Agent Client Protocol.

Hope Valley,