Whenever they go out with the Centaurs after games, Shane will find a table and Ilya will head to the bar. That's how it has been since Shane signed with the Cens and none of the guys really think twice about it anymore, it's just the way they do things. Division of labour or whatever. But even as the night goes on, no matter how many rounds they get, Ilya is always the one who goes to the bar to order.

The reason behind it is simple. Whether Shane will be drinking tonight, what he will be drinking, and how much is Ilya's decision. It's his responsibility.

Ilya knows that if the decision was up to Shane he wouldn't really drink at all during the season and, most of the time, he respects that. The majority of the time, he'll return with a beer for himself and a ginger ale for Shane. But sometimes he'll bring over a beer for Shane as well. Shane will usually wrinkle his nose a little at the first sip but he'll always thank Ilya, regardless. Ilya usually makes do with one round for him but sometimes it's two or three and with every beer he brings over, Shane dutifully thanks him and drinks it.

A few times, Ilya has brought shots. He'll never bring Shane shots during times where they would truly impact his performance; never the day before a game, never when the pressure of the season is ramping up. But when their schedule allows for it and the mood strikes, Ilya will bring him shots. For no other reason than because he wants Shane to take them. He wants to watch the way his face scrunches up, like he bit down on a lemon. He wants to watch him sputter at the burn of the alcohol. He wants to hear him thank him for something he knows he didn't want. He wants to watch him get loose and sloppy. Sometimes he just wants to see Shane drunk. And Shane is his. If Ilya wants to see him drunk, then he'll see him drunk.

On nights when Ilya buys Shane shots, he usually stays sober himself. At most, he'll have one beer before switching to Cokes. He wants to stay alert enough to make sure he doesn't make Shane overdo it and he wants to stay alert enough to get to enjoy Shane's lack of inhibition. He also knows that if both of them got drunk, they'd likely end up with a public indecency charge, because drunk Shane loves nothing more than putting his hands on his husband's body. He'll stroke up Ilya's chest, run his fingers through his hair, he'll hold his hand and hardly ever let it go. On more than one occasion he has fully crawled into Ilya's lap and stuck his tongue down his throat without any prompting.