“...Ilya does not expect his love to be returned. His bravado masks a lot of hurt, and even in this moment it costs him so much to be vulnerable with Shane... Ilya is ready to protect himself. He’s a hurt child.” ☹️
this montage is so perfect. it shows how different their lives are, how comfortable and familiar they’ve gotten with each other, their reliance on each other, their decreasing interest in anything that isn’t each other. i love it so much.