nowhere to go but up

— Jacob Tierney on the stairwell scene [via Gold Derby]

Ilya knows by this point eye contact does not come naturally to Shane so seeing him actively seek it out and seem so comfortable and relaxed probably made Ilya feel all warm and fuzzy.

1.01 // 1.05

The way Ilya oh-so-gently nudges Shane into reaching for him, which then immediately turns into to the hug Shane clearly needs, but he still let's Shane take that step on his own and I just 😭😭😭

shane + worrying about ilya

ilya checking in with shane

THE COTTAGE

I have...Svetlana. She loves me. And I love her.

i've been thinking about it for hours

There were no nice men in Montreal?

also the idea of like when its just the two of them ilya can like just slip back into the more comfortable rudimentary accent he had at the start of their relationship :’) and that in itself being nostalgic for shane :’)

shane has never had to interpret a social cue again ik he's content

They exchange looks often, "you're hearing what I'm hearing?" and they probably cook together too.