Triple A: Anti August Alliance

I have in the recesses of my mind this like novella length fic where for some reason Ilya has a really serious mental health issue after the draft but before the ccm shoot. And accidentally on purpose attempts suicide and Shanebug kind of awkwardly visits him after as a result of his big bleeding shaneheart. Shane and the public think it was an accidental injury + Ilya will start his rookie year like nothing happened but of course Sveta knows and Shane begins to suspect after he finds out Ilya’s staying in Boston all summer instead of going home. and they’ve been texting for a bit about hockey and stuff and so Shane is like I’m staying in Ottawa at my apartment so you could like. Come hang out. This summer. Um. Or whatever. And Sveta is being insanely protective and is like Ilya you do not know this boy but Ilya’s like it’s a week or two I’ll call you every night. So Svetlana is finally like fine but every night means EVERY night. Meanwhile of course yuna drops in unannounced and hears Shane laughing a laugh so free and big that she’s never heard before, walks inside and sees him and Ilya sitting on the floor playing grand theft auto. Shane who has by now definitely figured out what happened with Ilya bc they’re best friends now and kind of keep falling asleep together on the couch and waking up cozy noses pressed together don’t worry about it shoots to his feet and is like (murder in his eyes) Mom This Is Ilya He’s Staying With Me This Summer Don’t Make It Weird He Is My Best Friend Ever. Conflict comes when yuna is like you’re being taken advantage of and Shane overhears an Ilya/Sveta phone call and thinks they’re together. Anyway it all works out when yuna insists Ilya comes over for dinner one night and sees her awkward lonely son so at ease and happy around this young man who’s healing from something very hard and obviously head over heels. She looks at David and they have a whole conversation with their eyes where she’s like this is going to be really hard as their careers start and David says back with his eyes but it’s going to be worth it

shane is living out some pretty universal fantasies (the stripper does love me, the badboy has a soft spot for me, oh no this attractive man is cornering me into living out my sexual fantasies etc) but ngl ilya is living out some odd shit that i think is pretty specific to him

shane fixing his hair at the hotel before he goes to ilya and ilya fixing his hair before he opens the door to let shane in and both of them wanting to look good for each other and being a bit nervous about it all because they both have a big huge crush on each other even if they can't or won't fully admit it to themselves yet let alone put it out there in the open but they still fix their hair like of course i'm crying over it

shane really likes being on the team bus after games now bc it means ilya will lean into him heavily and yawn a lot and shanes in his softest hoodie with the hood up and its kinda dark on the bus and some of the cens are talking quietly but its mostly silent and shanes reviewing the game on his tablet and ilya starts out commenting stuff (mostly either how great his goals were or how hot shane looked) but dozes off quickly and its just really really cozy and so so nice

transgender shane hollander

our age of shane hollander is flourishing

shane and ilya are best friends by the way. like they literally like each other BY THE WAY

i do not really understand the fanon desire to make shane out to be a "bad captain" like firstly what does that even mean and secondly. why

revisiting this bc its still bothering me: you know shane would never have been made captain if he was genuinely bad at it right. yes hes the best player on the team etc but that isnt the only factor like. you do have to demonstrate leadership skills to be made captain... this idea that he would be "cold" "unforgiving" or be bad at leadership because uhhh sorry i cant think of a reason for this other than thats how you assume an autistic person would behave in that scenario... anyway you dont lead your team to 3 stanley cup victories with poor leadership skills or without the support of your locker room behind you it just doesnt happen IT JUST DOESNT HAPPEN

OR the idea that he wouldnt like it either is crazy. shane loves hockey he loves seeing things other players dont see he loves to talk about what he sees and this is the way he connects with people. its maybe the ONLY way he connects with people successfully!! which is why he is so lonely outside of hockey and why he is willing to stay closeted and keep ilya a secret to protect this. like its sacred to him. omg this is like a core tenet of his character

ilyas probably returning from his morning run with anya to shane doing yoga in their house wearing the most fuck me outfit ever right now. did you ever think about that