I'm gna write more on this tomorrow but shane and ilya still get outed in sugar au and it's fucking horrific for both of them bc by that point they're past the ndas and agreement stuff and they're just A Regular Couple. like ilya has met shanes parents and rose, he's living with him full time, they're prepping for his graduation (he's about 27 by this point) and suddenly there are pictures of him all over the internet . not cool
the more I'm thinking about it the more I think it's actually that one of ilyas former "clients" sees him and shane in the press after they had launch on insta and starts running to tabloids with his nudes / the gold digger/sugar baby/glorified hooker storyline. really awful disparaging stuff motivated by jealousy and bad faith
so it's less that they're outed (bc they came out when they got engaged and shane retired) but more that their relationship is suddenly being heavily scrutinized and misunderstood......













