Curious, E, fandom: heated rivalry, pairing: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rosanov, theme: A/B/O.
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Curious, E, fandom: heated rivalry, pairing: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rosanov, theme: A/B/O.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/76143791

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When do you fly out? Early.
I have only watched the HR show and I liked Hayden in that and thought he was a nice if humanly imperfect friend for Shane, but I've seen a lot of posts about how he and JJ suck in the books and are bad friends so now I have to hope the show adapts away from that bc I cannot with the trope of "all your supposed 'friends' are actually selfish traitors and your lover is the only person who gets you or cares about you" like it is bad enough that the series seems to be setting Shane and Ilya up so that the only way the relationship can succeed is if they both uproot themselves choose it over their careers and everything they currently have going on in their lives. I want love to be a part of their lives not something they get at the expense of everything else, to me that is not a happy ending.
I would like to say Hayden gives Shane a normal amount of shit about Ilya as men do. After that, it's just Ilya antagonising Hayden and him being like, seriously? Fuck him. One of the best moments in TLG is with Hayden's kids.
JJ ranks higher on the shit list for reasons but he does come around. Not enough to be forgiven imo. He takes issue with Shane's lack of trust in him and proceeds to not earn Shane's trust.
The main point people have is that barring Hayden, these men, his teammates, seem to forget who Shane is, Shane fucking Hollander, when they find out he's with Ilya. It's disrespectful to Shane and everything he's done until now. Particularly when they haven't known a version of him that wasn't with/in love with Ilya.
But the beauty of TLG is that Shane and Ilya build a life with their own friends. It isn't just the immediate circle of people that are around by virtue of work but people who genuinely care and support them.
I hath aged. I am blessed and full of cake.
anyway been writing omegaverse this week for the first time in uhh *checks notes* 11 years and have to say something i find interesting about it is that it's this like. frankly very normal fetish thing that's just breached containtment to a bizarre degree?
on 2 separate occasions i've had conversations with people where they've mentioned something they don't Get about omegaverse and I've been like 'well it's like that bcos it's a fetish thing' and they've been like 'it's a what??'
it gets treated as this like stock fandom AU and i'll see people like 'i don't understand why anyone wants to read this' and i'm like yes that's bcos it's pretty intense* fetish content & you don't have the right assortment of fetishes for it? there's a bunch of other similar Stock Settings that just haven't breached containment.
*intense as in like, Density of fetish content involved rather than intensity of fetish if that makes sense?
im alright with fetish ideas 'breaching containment' because then its less stigmatized but like its still fetish content and its a little perplexing how people could read omegaverse stuff and not realize its fetish content?
SO i think i've observed 2 separate but related things going on:
firstly the aforementioned demographic of people who have somehow genuinely failed to clock that it's a kink thing
but also a second demographic of people who seem to have taken its like. prominence in fandom spaces as a sign that they're somehow 'expected' to like it? i've not really seen this attitude with any other kink.
ppl will talk about it the way they might talk about say high school/college AUs or coffee shop AUs which are very common and i guess are sometimes presented as things that everyone finds fluffy & relatable? when in reality it's more like idk. piss kink. it'd be pretty weird to read a piss kink fic and go 'ewww why does the author expect me to find piss sexy??' well they don't. they expect people who already think piss is sexy to read the fic.
I think a lot of people have never realised that most (sexual) fantasy scenarios and fetishes aren't necessarily literal but set-dressing. They're shocked by Morning Glory Milking Farm because they can't imagine finding a minotaur attractive, but really that book is just about a size kink and like, having a hot older man spoil you a bit. Super basic, practically vanilla. Omegaverse isn't really about having a whole extra layer of gender and sex markers, it's more size kink and some kind of soul mate system and a smattering of cnc. When I taught a class on historical romance I really emphasised how important it is to try and look behind the set dressing and figure out why a trope or a kink might appeal to people and soooo many times it boils down to like, finally getting fucked right and not having to worry about student loans anymore.
okay but it's about having a whole extra layer of gender and sex markers for SOME people

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I love thinking I'm a hater and then meeting a real hater and going wow that does not look fun actually. Going back to my lukewarm hater ways. Performative haterdom. I couldn't name five hater bands.
I just saw a post that deeply annoyed me because it went, "Here's a story that's like a Regency romance, but I FIXED it by making the characters sexually liberated and shame-free and polyamorous!"
This is like saying, "Here's a story that's like a thriller, but I FIXED it by having the serial killer go to therapy instead of trapping victims in his evil maze and dismembering them."
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The thing a lot of people don't seem to get is that the entire appeal of a Regency romance is watching a deeply repressed, perfectly controlled, buttoned up, straight-laced person who has never expressed an emotion before fall so hard for someone that something in them just breaks and they come completely unhinged.
It's a very specific kink that this genre is tapping into.
People who think the characters in a Regency novel are boring are missing the whole point. The characters are supposed to be boring, right up until they fall so madly in love that it drives them insane, at which point they become very interesting. Regency romance novelists are doing the writing equivalent of putting plain white featureless uncooked whole eggs in a microwave and waiting for them to explode.
#shane glanced down at ilya's crotch in the gym and immediately decided that was the perfect place to build a home#mr real estate indeed i'm dead
but am i wrong though
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reading: The Will of the Many by James Islington (physical), re-reading Heated Rivalry (eBook) and the Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood (audiobook) which I've read before.
last show: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
last movie: Wicked: For Good - it was on in the background at my sib's birthday for the kiddos. Not exactly how I wanted to see it for the first time. XD
last song: The Cure by Lady Gaga. I have a hyperfixation playlist which is called "Shower Playlist" because I originally listened to it in the shower but now it's just my collection of faves.
sweet or salty: sweet. But like chocolate only.
coffee or tea: gonna get my English credentials revoked. Coffee. I have had people coming in to do work on place comment on how my coffee set up is like Costa coffee. I don't have a tiktok girlie station. I just like sugar free syrup (half serving of what they give you) instead of sugar. Sue me. :P
working on: myself? I'm writing a second chapter to my Ember and Ice audio fic because brain go brrr.
Y'all are going to get the dreaded "if you see this post you have to do it" tag. Chop chop.
What are you majoring in?
Stress

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Connor nerding out about a camera is killing me.
Hollanov cuddles sketch :P
oh this is so them
broke: Connor and Hudson are the exact opposite of their characters
woke: Connor and Hudson are who their characters are inside; Ilya is secretly a big tender softie and Shane is secretly a giant freak
I am currently vibrating out of my skin waiting for the HEATED RIVALRY finale and the cottage and the only thing that has kept me in the general vicinity of sanity has been the absolutely god tier fic. I can't tell you how many times I've had to practically shove my face into my hoodie to try to muffle the cackling laughter because I was not going to explain what I was reading to the people around me, but all the lolz-worthy fic really did help take the edge off the desperate intensity of feelings I had after episode 5.
I meant to post this sooner, but then wound up adding to it and adding to it because I couldn't stop reading and I still am further behind on my reading list than the last time I checked the tag on AO3. What an incredible fandom to get to watch explode, from this medium-sized book fandom I joined just a month before the show started, not even realizing that it was about to get such an incredible adaptation, but goddamn is there some fucking talent here. Hayden and Jackie are getting the love from fandom that they deserve! And you have no idea how many loopy!Shane or social media fics I have read and how each of them are incredible! Centaur team shenanigans! THIS FANDOM IS SO GOOD TO ME.
HEATED RIVALRY - NO I WON’T BE CHILL ABOUT THE GAY HOCKEY PLAYERS SHOW:
please leave a message by Ravenesta, ilya(/shane) & jackie & ocs, 2.4k Sarah Does anyone have the number for Shane's girl from Boston? I feel bad that they've been seeing each other for this long and we've never added her here. Jackie Oh good point! Let me ask Hayden. Jackie has added Lily to the conversation Lily what what is this
lost in translation by gurlsrool, ilya/shane & troy/harris & centaurs & oc, nsfw, 4.5k The Centaurs' newest rookie speaks Russian. It's too bad that Shane and Ilya don't know that.
it's a fine line (between love and hate) by londonfoglatte (nimbus2003), ilya/shane & centaurs, nsfw, 4.1k five times shane and ilya's friends worry they're are on the verge of divorce -- and one time they realize they're flirting.
don't ask (and i won't tell) by londonfoglatte (nimbus2003), ilya/shane & troy/harris & centaurs, NSFW, 4.2k five times shane and ilya's friends have questions about gay sex -- and one time they wish they knew less.
I'll be Your Father Figure by Signsofsam, ilya/shane & david, 1.5k Five posts David Hollander makes about Ilya, and one time Ilya returns the favor.
I'll Make It Better by imperfectcircle, kenopsia (indie), ilya/shane, 4.3k "Hey," Ilya says, magnetized and moving towards him. Shane looks — soft, he looks fine, so fucking breakable but not broken. "There's my man," Shane says, in a small voice, musical. Ilya closes the distance between them, needing to touch him and needing him to lower his voice in equal measure.
it started with a whisper by gurlsrool, troy/harris & ilya/shane & centaurs & cast, 5.8k When Adrian Dela Cruz reveals he dated an NHL player, chaos and damage control ensue. A story told through texts, tweets, and one pretentious Variety article.
The Waiting Game by Rizandace, ilya/shane & hayden & svetlana, 16k Hayden Pike and Ilya Rozanov are waiting for Shane to wake up after he took a bad hit on the ice. They get to talking.
still the best (still an asshole) by pucksandpower, ilya/shane & centaurs, NSFW, 18.2k Four times Ilya Rozanov reminded everyone exactly who the fuck they were dealing with (spoiler: still an asshole, still elite, still not going anywhere), and one time he didn’t have to be anything except soft.
Hop, Bunny, Hop by theemporium, ilya/shane, NSFW, 4.8k Or, a bet was made and Shane is a good sportsman. That is the only reason he is putting on rozanov's jersey. Promise.
Troublemaker by White_Noise, ilya(/shane) & (scott/)kip, 5k Kip's first outing as Scott's partner after the Stanley Cup results in an unexpected friendship with Ilya Rozanov.
The same number of stars by GlitterCity, ilya/shane, 2.9k “Ilya?” Shane said in that same dreamy, loopy voice as that morning. Ilya exhaled in a rush. “Shane,” he said, and wanted to sag against the glass with relief. “What happened? Is something wrong?” “Not! Any moooooooore.”
a long way to go by goldengalaxies, (ilya/)shane & hayden & j.j. & voyageurs, 2.2k "He's a fucking liar-" J.J shouted. The anger in his voice finally did it for Shane. The emotions bubbled over. "I get it okay! Yes, I lied! Fuck. But it wasn't just my secret to keep. Don't you get that?"
Concussion Protocol by cjr2, ilya/shane & cast, NSFW, 26.7k wip Instead of Shane, it is Ilya who suffers a concussion during the Boston-Montreal game in April 2017. Dazed and agitated, Ilya briefly starts speaking and responding only in Russian and the medics can’t calm him down. Luckily, Shane started studying Russian after Ilya spoke to him in Russian on the phone from Moscow.
Confidence, Poor Judgment, and a Death Wish by TheHeartWantsWhatTheHeartWants, ilya/shane & troy & centaurs, 17.5k wip “Hey, Ilya?” Troy asks, already regretting it. “I was actually going to ask you about someone.” The moment he says Shane Hollander’s name, the locker room goes quiet, and Troy knows he’s crossed a line he didn’t fully understand.
The Long Weekend by elephantshoes, ilya/shane, 2.8k A long weekend at Shane’s cottage is meant to be quiet, private, and uncomplicated. Then Ilya discovers canoes, wildlife, and the exact limits of Shane’s patience—and somewhere between turtles, bets, and stolen kisses, Shane realizes he’s already given Ilya more than a key.
The Way Hockey Is by Erisenyo, ilya/shane & cliff & hayden, 5.6k “Oh fuck,” Cliff hears himself say out loud as his brain suggests—something. “Roz and Holl…oh, fuck.”
Is Ilya Rozanov Really....? (A 5+1 story) by Ubiquitously_Ubiquitous, ilya/shane & ocs, 12k Is Ilya Rozanov really . . . ? Or after Ilya signs with the Ottawa Centaurs, five times Ilya’s new neighbors in Ottawa learned he was nothing like they expected, plus the one time he was.
All The Things He Said (Running Through My Head) by lipstickliterature, ilya/shane, NSFW, 6.7k In Episode 4, Shane leaves the nightclub with Rose. In the book, he leaves alone. But what if he had left with Ilya instead?
MORE RECS UNDER THE CUT because I have zero self-control about the amount of fic I want to shove at you all.
I have only just started reading this rec list, but the few fics I’ve already read have been great.

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