Crabapple 🦀🍎

Meanwhile Troy: ILYAAAAAA 💗🩷🌸 OMG ILYA WITH PUPPIES 🩷💐🌸 OMG ILYA AND THE KIDS IN THE HOSPITAL 🩷🩷 I'M ILYA ROZANOV'S NUMBER 1 FAN 💕 OMG ILYA PLAYING MARIO KART 💗💘 OMG ILYA BEST CAPTAIN BESTEST BEST FRIEND 💘💗💕🩷 OMG ILYA WEARING A SANTA HAT 🌸🌺 OMG ILYA 💗🩷 ILYAAAA 💐💗🩷🩷💘💞

troy & harris sketches from work today ~

Why?

Which is Troy never spends extravagantly on himself. I’m sure he has super expensive gym equipment or that his sneakers and workout clothes are way overpriced by a ‘normal’ person’s standards, but nothing super extreme.

But his mom’s birthday rolls around? That boy is dropping $5k on a diamond necklace like it’s no big deal.

Harris makes a passing comment about wanting to upgrade his laptop? Troy is up all night researching all the fanciest top-of-the-line models and how soon he can get overnight shipping.

The barista at Starbucks looks like she’s having a bad day? Troy is slipping a $50 into the tip jar without a second thought.

He sees picture of a sad-looking dog that’s up for adoption? Immediately donating thousands to the local animal shelter.

Harris’ mom says she always wanted to visit Greece? Troy is giving her and her husband an all-expense paid trip as a Christmas gift.

Um so like…here’s a list of some of The Terrors (also some Situations TM) I like to put Troy in

TW- death, child abuse, SH, rape, chronic illness.

Dead Mom- I know in Role Model Troy’s mom is very much alive and they do have a pretty good relationship, but like…dead mom just really helps to add to the next Terror…

Abusive Dad- again in the story Curtis is definitely abusing Troy in some way (we just never will be able to understand the scope bc it’s Troy), but I lowkey just like making it worse, sorry Troy

Past self-harm issues- now I don’t think in the main story he would experience this, but I do think Troy would in his teens/year twenties when he’s still with Toronto. This could be mainly bc of his self-worth issues and him thinking he deserves it (which could possibly cause a relapse when he is in Ottawa?), but I think it could also be in part a control thing? Or I could also see it in a way that it’s like a release thing. Idk if that makes sense tho (also like not to get like morbid but I think he would cut or scratch up his skin to the point where he is bleeding, exercising to the point of collapse, and sometimes purposefully not eat even when he knows he should(like after a tough practice or game))

Give him (bad) siblings- okay, I should be clear when I say ‘bad’ I don’t think it’s a situation like Ilya and Alexi, where Alexi is just a bad brother in the way he is intentionally abusive and manipulative of Ilya. Instead, I think his siblings would be bad in the sense that they unintentionally gave Troy a lot of his bad habits. Especially if they are older than Troy but could also apply to younger siblings.

Rape Victim- This is something that I am always a little unsure about how to approach. I think there are multiple people in his life who maybe could be responsible for violating him. In some fics (like one) I've seen people bring up the idea of a past coach. I dont think he raped Troy, but maybe he did molest Troy and Troy tried to tell his dad and was told he was being stupid and was being horrible for trying to ruin that poor mans life. I also can see Troy and Adrians relationship coming to the point where this happens. The last person I can see is Dallas Kent (shocker) but that is a whole other can of worms.

I think his dad is definitely abusive (already in cano), but Troy probably doesn't even realise it. In his head it's somewhere between 'that's normal' and 'I deserved it'.

Similarly with rape/sexual assault, I don't think he would necessarily recognise what happened to him, at least at first (combination of being told "it doesn't happen to men", emotional trauma and not being very in touch with his emotions in general). If it happened to someone else he would immediately call it out, but when it comes to him, he just can't piece it together.

Also, I remember reading a fic in which Troy admits to someone, Adrian preferred having sex with him, when he was drunk, because he was easier to manage, and he fully fails to realise that's assault, which, I think, is very much in character.

Harroy

Brover

Drarrett

(Throwing my hat into the ring here)

Bearrett

bc Harris is a bear (to ME!)

However, I'd like to present this for consideration:

CRABAPPLE

Cuz Troy is a crabby lil guy, and Harris makes apple cider. 🦀🍏

He was in a secret relationship with Adrian for years, both of them terrified and hiding until Adrian dumps him for another man he's been seeing on the side. Troy was worthless to him, a secret he never wanted to share.

Same probably goes for Troy and Adrian. And having Dallas Kent for a friend, Troy probably had to be even more careful.

So not only did Adrian just ditch him like old underwear, after their relationship ended nothing tangible was left of it, no proper proof it ever existed or mattered.

I know lots of people are afraid of Troy and Harris taking up too much screentime next season but, please PLEASE let us get this scene 😭🙏🏻