20s. three raccoons in a trench coat. mainly the witcher, the amazing devil, and heated rivalry now too, apparently. 🌿 #toapoetwriting for my writing, hopefully.
for his mama - ilya reflects on what he wished for as a boy and what he has now, and wishes his mama was still here
THE WITCHER
geraskier
the sunflower is mine (in a way) - cozy, sleepy afternoon spent studying and snuggling
no name - two paragraphs about a grown ciri going out on a hunt on her own and her fathers being domestic with each other
yennskier
moment's silence when my baby puts the mouth on me - modern au. jaskier buys yen a necklace and after giving it to her they spend the evening being intimate. mildly spicy!
brief vignettes of jaskier and yennefer being married - exactly what it says on the tin. little blurbs of them being Married that are either too short for a full fic or don't fit anywhere else
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I love fics about Shane learning Russian or where his ability to speak Russian plays a role; however, I am a little tired of all the works that have him learning it is just a year or two and then proceeding to speak it fluently.
As someone who has learned multiple secondary languages and is relatively skilled with them, I can tell you that it is not easy, especially not when the language you are trying to learn differs so vastly in sound and syntax from your native one.
A native English speaker might be able to pick up Spanish relatively quickly as the two languages share most of their structure and almost all of their sounds overlap, but even then, if you learn it later in life, you are likely going to speak it with an accent.
A native English speaker learning Russian later in life is absolutely going to struggle with the language and likely speak with a significant accent as their are numerous places where to sounds differ greatly, this is also why native Russian speakers tend to have a more noticeable accent in English.
It just strikes me as weird when authors write Shane as being able to speak perfect, in accented Russian after a few years of study, when Ilya, who has been living nearly fully in English for his entire adult life, still has an accent.
Of course some people have an easier time with languages, but it is really not realistic to have someone be effortlessly fluent, and even more unrealistic to have someone speak without an accent, when they have little to no immersion learning.
Looking at this from a plot perspective, I also think it is just more interesting to have Shane struggle with Russian the same way Ilya struggled with English (he would likely struggle even more because, as previously stated, he does not have the same immersion Ilya does.)
Shane is someone who, at least in terms of skill and ability, struggles with very little in life, and I think it could be so interesting for him to truly struggle with this thing he is trying to learn so he can be closer to Ilya when everything else about loving Ilya comes effortlessly once he accepts his feelings.
This would be a really fascinating way to explore his character and how he would approach a problem that he can’t solve through money, hockey, or avoidance.
Russian is a difficult language, especially when one accounts for how vastly it differs from English, and I wish more people actually explored that or at least didn’t dismiss it outright. It would such an incredible way to explore Shane’s approach to a different kind of struggle and how Ilya supports Shane with his own experiences of learning a secondary language so different from his native one.
Shane. Look at me. Shut. Up. You’re too adorable. Too earnest. Too jocky. Too interested in learning about Ilya. Too good at subtle chirps about Buffalo. Too proud to be Canadian and a lover of her cities. Too liable to talk about weather when mentioning favorite cities. He likes the hot ones too. No, weather hot.
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In the very last second of ep. 6 Shane makes a very Hudson Face and grabs on to Ilya’s jaw and I think Tierney said he left that in to allude to a more playful side of Shane or something once and I’ve always secretly figured that in reality Hudson just broke character a millisecond too early and Tierney decided to leave it in because it was easier than either asking them to do it again or edit it out or whatever but I’ve also always liked that it was left in because actually I do think it’s in character. Like I don’t actually know if it was supposed to be, if Hudson stopped acting or not, if he was directed to do something like that or not, but I think it works. No Shane wouldn’t normally do that, but this is not a normal circumstance. He’s just come out to his parents, who have accepted both him and the love of his life, and he knows now that Ilya loves him, and they’re going to be together, and they have a plan, and they’re going back to his favorite place in the world with more days of their two weeks together than not. I think in a circumstance like that, a part of Shane he normally keeps locked up tight would break through, and I do think he would look exactly like he does in that last frame before the credits when it does.
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@ilyapasta I see your disgusting cottage habits Hollanov and I raise you feral cottage Shane.
After a few weeks of the isolation and the Canada of it all, he just goes a little wild. At first it's just like camp rules: a swim in the lake is a shower, a rinsed dish is a clean one. But after a while it gets...concerning. He's chopping wood they don't really need until his hands bleed. He stops wearing shoes inside and out, and his feet are disgusting. He rips meat off the bone with his teeth. Ilya is equal parts afraid and turned on. Shane's barking at him to start a fire so Shane can make dinner -- he no longer acknowledges that they have a kitchen --and when Ilya's like, "I can't?" Shane rolls his eyes and growls, "Fuckin' city boys" in a thick accent Ilya's definitely never heard before out of Shane's mouth. He goes so far as to call Yuna and David and they're like, "Oh, yeah. He does this. No idea why. I'm so sorry, honey. It is a little scary, we know. Want to come for lunch tomorrow?" And Ilya would say yes because it's a lot but also he kinda likes how dom-y feral Shane is...
And then at the end of summer Shane comes out of it like a fever dream psychosis, no memory of the absolute terror he's been causing for the past two months. The Centaurs are like, "How was your summer?" And Shane says, "Oh, it was good. We mostly just chilled, hung out by the lake." Meanwhile Ilya is having flashbacks, equal parts nightmare and wet dream.
first post for context / see the tag 'open relationship au' for more snippets or the masterlist so kindly put together by @tafkarfanfic.
2015
Seeing Rozanov in person for the first time since All Stars is a slightly disorienting experience.
Shane doesn't think he's alone in feeling that something has changed. Rozanov doesn't mouth off during the face off like usual but he smiles when Shane meets his eyes, small and private. Shane finds himself smiling back, despite the conflicting feelings in his chest. It's impossible not to, with the way Rozanov is looking at him.
Rozanov wins the puck, but Shane steals it right back.
The odd tension between them remains for the rest of the game but it doesn't hinder either one of them. If anything, they're playing better than they have all season, chasing each other with more fervor, their checks going harder.
It's a pity for Rozanov that the rest of the Raiders aren't matching his energy, because the Metros are in top form. They're hungry for the cup this season and Shane is starting to feel like this might be their year, though he knows better than to say it out loud.
The Metros win, a victory that tastes all the sweeter for being won on home ice. Rozanov has already texted Shane when he gets back to the locker room, a confirmation of his arrival time at Shane's apartment.
Feeling reckless and a little high off of winning, Shane texts back the code to his door in case Rozanov beats him there.
He doesn't, but someone else does.
"Brian?"
Shane slams the door shut behind him, heart in his throat.
Because his boyfriend, who never comes to see him after games, is sitting there at the kitchen counter.
"Surprise," Brian says with a smile, standing to meet Shane halfway.
"What are you doing here?" Shane asks, leaning in automatically when Brian places a hand on his waist and kisses his cheek.
"I closed with a huge client today and felt like celebrating."
Shane blinks. "You didn't want to celebrate with your coworkers?"
Brian's smile dims. "I wanted to celebrate with my boyfriend, who I thought would be happy to see me."
"No, of course I'm happy," Shane argues. "You just surprised me. I had plans."
He's gonna have to cancel on Rozanov, he realizes. It's their last chance to meet during the season, and now it's out the window. The thought sinks Shane's stomach like a stone, so disappointing that for a moment he feels like crying.
"I'm sure your team won't mind if you ditch."
"Not with the team." Shane swallows, feeling awkward. "I'm, uh. Meeting someone here."
"Okay?" Brian says, raising an eyebrow. "Who, Hayden? Just tell him you've got a girl coming over, he'd be thrilled."
Shane draws in a deep breath. Why is this so difficult? This is something Brian's expecting him to do, he's not gonna feel shocked or betrayed when he finds out Shane invited someone over to fuck him.
Well, he might be shocked by that someone being Rozanov. Which is why Shane needs to finish this conversation and text Rozanov before he arrives.
"Not a friend," Shane says. "A guy." Then, clarifying, "A hookup."
Brian stares at him, face blank. "What."
"Our relationship is open," Shane reminds him, more defensive than he meant to. "It was your idea."
"I know," Brian says, snappish back. He steps back, hand dropping from Shane's waist. "Obviously. I'm just surprised, you didn't tell me you'd found someone."
"You haven't told me about your hookups, either."
Brian's jaw flexes. He looks - not angry, exactly, but something approaching it. Shane doesn't understand. This was his idea and he had to know Shane has been seeing someone, since he explicitly asked him to.
"Who is it?" Brian asks.
Shane frowns. "I don't - he's closeted. Why are you asking, that's not how we've been doing this."
"Maybe that should change."
"Okay." Shane crosses his arms. "Who else have you been fucking, then?"
Brian draws in a breath, but before he can respond the doors open with a soft click. Shane turns, heart dropping to the floor as Rozanov steps inside.
"Ah," he says, stopping on the doorstep. He at least has the presence of mind to close the door. His eyes dart between Shane and Brian, understanding dawning on his face. "Am I interrupting?"
"What the fuck," Brian says softly.
Shit.
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Yuna is representing Ilya in a brand meeting and they are trying to undervalue him. She goes full tiger mom telling them what a great athlete and person he is and he’s objectively handsome af and they should be BEGGING this amazing man to be the face of their brand.
Ilya is sitting in silence with his heart swelling and in his head he’s telling himself, “Don’t cry, don’t cry, don’t cry.”
Shane has a little ancestral altar set up in the corner of their bedroom with memorial tablets for his grandparents and a small statue of Kannon and he does his meditation in front of it, lighting the incense and ringing a small bell and then, when he's done with his meditation, often spends a few minutes talking to his grandparents, telling his grandmother about a bird or plant or bug he saw recently, because she loved nature and telling his grandfather a joke.
There are a few other things on the altar too; a picture of Shane's dog Lucky, who died when he was a teenager, some fruit and flower offerings, a Buddhist rosary that had belonged to Shane's grandmother. Ilya gets used to the altar being there and hardly ever looks at it, so he doesn't notice when Shane adds an extra picture.
But one day, when Shane has finished his meditation and Ilya is in the room looking for something he hears Shane say 'Ilya taught Anya to roll over and he is so pleased with himself he's been showing her off to everyone,' and then 'I'll take care of him for you, I promise'. When Shane has finished and wandered out of the bedroom, Ilya goes over and opens the little cupboard the altar is in and sees that Shane has put a copy of one of the only pictures Ilya has of his mother, the one where she's holding Ilya and smiling at the camera, on the altar beside his grandparents' tablets and he has to sit down and breathe deeply for a few minutes until he no longer feels like he's going to cry.
I think Shane would be way more of a possessive and protective mf than people think he'd be
He stays near Ilya like a body guard whenever they go out in public, especially in bars. His eyes are constantly sharp and calculating, only softening when Ilya turns to him
Someone goes to make a move on Ilya and Shane wraps his arm around his husband's waist as tightly as humanly possible, dead staring at anyone who tries
He's sharply correcting any reporter that doesn't say Ilya's full name or reminding them that Ilya is HIS husband.
He answers questions for Ilya when the reporters are being idiots too
He's replying to tweets thirsting after Ilya in the most deadpan and borderline threatening responses
If there's an event they have to go to with a lot of people, he's sucking marks into Ilya's neck as dark as he can get them in the most visible spots
He makes sure Ilya's wedding ring is visible in every picture taken
He gets into more fights on the ice than he has in his entire career, laying out anyone who decides to talk shit about Ilya, or the gods forbid, Ilya's mother.
Shane is a possessive, protective, no bullshit person for his husband and he's proud of that shit
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While I'm thinking about it, I absolutely believe that on the rare occasion Shane has a beer, he sometimes sits there running his fingers up and down the length of the bottle as a stim because it's cool and the condensation feels nice against his fingers.
But then he suddenly, out of nowhere, finds himself being dragged off to the bathroom by an Ilya who can barely speak, but just about manages to choke out that if he's going to be giving out handjobs to beer bottles, he's got to be willing to be giving them to his husband too. And Shane is only too happy to oblige. His fingers are still cold and a little damp from the bottle, but that's Part Of It now.
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