Raine

Gold ring inset with cameo gem of Achilles driving his chariot around the walls of Troy

Roman, Imperial Period, 1st century 

glass paste and gold

Rockin’ On Magazine / May 1996

Sveta is effortlessly beautiful and funny and intelligent. she fits in easily in Ilya’s glamorous, edgy world: she’s going clubbing with him and providing him with fast cars and coke and she’s open to non-monogamy. she has almost unparalleled hockey knowledge and connections. she has an intimate connection to Ilya’s past; she knew his mother and speaks his mother tongue

meanwhile Rose is also effortlessly beautiful and funny and intelligent. she’s the picture-perfect all-American girl-next-door who’ll wear his jersey to games and get along with his parents and introduce him to her nice, hockey-loving family. she’s even more famous than either Shane or Ilya — a huge brand in her own right, at the top of her field; she could elevate Shane’s golden boy celebrity status like no one else

how could Shane and Ilya not be jealous of them?

but Ilya doesn’t want Sveta, he wants Shane — the thrill of it, yes, but also his earnestness and stability and submission; his dedication and drive and triumph