Do you have any prey!shane headcanons to share with the class?
Oh boy do I! I'm still kind of tired, so these won't be super comprehensive, but here are some of my thoughts :))
Shane is an adrenaline junkie. He loves rollercoasters and horror movies and kind of wants to go skydiving one day. The swoop in his gut and the rush that comes with it is pure fucking feeling and he loves it. The chase gives him that same rush, that surge of adrenaline that urges him to run, get away, don't get caught is his favourite feeling in the world. It leaves him giddy and bright-eyed, and Ilya loves that version of Shane almost as much as Shane himself does.
We all know this, but Shane is fucking competitive. He never lets Ilya catch him. If Ilya wants him, he has to put in the fucking work an earn it. This only adds to the fun because, when Ilya finally catches him, they're both panting, but Ilya's won, he's overpowered Shane and is now going to claim his prize, which makes them both absolutely feral.
That being said, if Shane does manage to outrun Ilya, he'll be a little pouty about it, but he stands his ground. If Ilya's gonna give Shane what he want, he's just going to have to try harder next time, isn't he?
Sometimes, when he's caught, he'll widen his eyes and let tears well up just so that Ilya will coo condescendingly at him and trap him further, tell him that there's nothing Shane can to to get Ilya to let him go.
On that note, biting gets to Shane like crazy in moments like these. Ilya's grin is wide and sharp and predatorial, he looks like a wolf looming over him. Ilya will play into this and say that the wolf has caught the little bunny, and now he's going to tear him to shreds (aka gnaw and drag his teeth across Shane's neck while he squeals and breathlessly protests.
At the end of it all, when they're cuddled up and Ilya's draped himself over Shane or has tucked Shane snugly against his chest, Shane feels wonderful and small and safe. His mind drifts back to those youtube videos he likes to watch sometimes of unlikely animal friends and he falls asleep with a soft smile on his face.