thawinglilies

"Government funded" in the title font of the show Heated Rivalry.



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  1. Public Bookmark 87

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    Shane gets almost dizzy as he pictures a future (soonsoonsoon) where he gets to come home to this every day.

    Keys that clatter in the bowl by the front door, and a call of Malysh, I’m home! A shared shopping list and laundry that gets so incredibly mixed that they both forget who originally bought which clothes. Grumbling about the kitchen being left untidy and arguing about weekend plans, because there now are weekend plans to even argue about.

    Shane has to take a deep breath, at risk if passing out from the force of his desire. It drums beneath his sternum, the steady pulse of want that he knows so well. The same want he feels every time he steps out onto the ice.

    or, it's Shane's first time seeing Ilya's house in Ottawa. He feels normal about it.

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    01 Jul 2026

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    ahh i love it so much. ilya building a home for himself *and* for shane, and getting to show it off. even though they're not quite there yet, it's hope. there's future planning here. aughhh.

     

    i love the way you describe shane's insatiability here:
    “Great. Let’s start in the bedroom. Or the couch, I’m not picky.” Shane nudges his nose against Ilya's cheek, encouraging him to turn his head just so, offering Shane enough space to drag his tongue along the column of Ilya's throat.

     

    and this is very very sweet and silly:
    However, Shane can’t complain too much about the hockey porn, because Ilya also sends him pictures of the romantic scenes, simply captioned ‘us’. 

    And sex scenes captioned: ‘us?? next weekend maybe??’ 

     

    they know each other!! equals!! ilya has a degree in shane hollander:
    He seems to read Shane the same way Shane reads the ice during a game. That specific way you look at something you know inside out, almost like you were born with an intimate understanding.

     

    theyre SO into each other!!! nothing you can do about it shane just embrace the ride:
    And Ilya's breathless chuckle shouldn't turn Shane on even more than he already is, but at this point in his life, Shane's coming to accept that everything about Ilya turns him on. For better or for worse.

     

    i love the way you describe the way ilya loves shane. the fact that e feels importsnt due to the consistency of shane's character,, aughhh:
    “Shane, moy lyubimyy. You are very particular. But I love this about you, too. You are particular about your food and your clothes and your sheets. And you are also particular about the people you let into your life. It makes me feel like I am precious. And you are also particular about loving me. Like how you keep my favorite snacks in the house especially for me even though I know you would rather be held at gunpoint than to eat them.” 

     

    ohhh what an emotionally devastating way to put it ilya rozanov the man that you are:
    “I learned English to understand America and to be understood by my team. You learn Russian to understand me. To be understood by me. Is very different and very romantic and it would give me heart attack. So you have to stay boring forever so I can live long, healthy life.” 

     

    brilliant! thank you!

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    This time yesterday, he’d already gone for his morning run, showered and had breakfast. Honestly, he should get up soon. He should go for his run. Just because it’s the off-season doesn’t mean he should forego exercising completely. But the idea of going for a run while Ilya is asleep in his bed, makes something in Shane’s chest twinge. Ilya, asleep and comfortable and safe, should not wake up in an empty bed. Not after the night they had, vulnerable and aching.

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    01 Jul 2026

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    ahhh i love the energy you capture between them. it toes the line perfectly between competitive and soft. they push each other but they also really enjoy how that means they touch!

    this makes me smile every time:
    “Yeah? You want to have your way with me?” Shane asks, barely able to get the words out when Ilya drops himself down directly onto Shane. They both laugh at the oof that bursts out of him.

    and this aughh:
    The words had been stuck in Shane’s throat for a while before he actually said them last night, in the sanctuary of their room. He’d learned to swallow around them, learned to ignore the I love you-shaped sentence. Still, he’d been worried to let them slip accidentally. Quiet moments where he’d held them on his tongue, between his teeth, just to savor the taste of them.

    and of course:
    "Oh my god, Hollander, why are you trying to win at falling in love? Not everything is a competition."

    Shane rolls his eyes, but still asks, "Isn't it? With us?"

    “Maybe a little.” 

     

    thank you for writing this! your works are lovely!

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    This is a tutorial on how to create Twitter / X templates for AO3, includes both Tweets and profile card.
    - Scalable so it's also accessible to mobile users.
    - Tweets (chapter 1): text, tags, quote tweet, photo(s), replies, verified checkmark.
    - Profile card (chapter 2): displays a user's profile as shown on Twitter.
    - Please let me know if there are bugs and/or requests.

    Ao3 Twitter Template Generator now available! (Made possible by the amazing Anlanther): Now you only have to fill in your text and copy-paste the generated code!

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    18 Jun 2026

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    excellent resource thank you for your service to the community!

  4. Public Bookmark 31

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    Shane has been so careful for so many years, scheduling his housekeeper and his prepped meal deliveries and his laundry service and everything else around Boston games.

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    16 Jun 2026

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    theyre at the calendar sharing phase!!!!
    no but actually i love the way you've integrated the hockey into the conversations here. it comes across very naturally--theyre professional hockey players in season, one of which is obsessed with it. i'm glad you mentioned the importance of going to the hall of fame together, because there's something so,,, intimate,,, about sharing your literal dreams. of course they want this, but they also want that. together. it's a great exploration!

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    What begins as a sweet nickname quickly becomes a Russian language crisis involving affectionate suffixes, grammatical gender, tomato-based endearments, and an increasingly alarmed Shane trying to figure out the rules before Ilya can invent three more.

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    11 Jun 2026

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    I LOVE THIS

    Of *course* shane would approach another language this way. the breakdowns and questions feel so in character. and ilya being a lot more relaxed because it's always been that way. i love reading stories where authors have extremely specific knowledge and use it in fics and find a way to perfectly apply it to the characters. while it's understandably difficult to learn, it really is fascinating to read about! ilya speaks russian and i *always* want to see him do it more!

    the side comments in the dictionary definitions are hilarious