I know that “I’ll see you soon”
it comes after the sadness of ending something that forces proximity and talks about worrying you’ll never see each other again. like the summer camp friends from childhood that you’ve inevitably lost :(
except they kept the promise🥺
HE SKIPPED THE ALL STARS GAME WHICH IS A CAREER HIGHLIGHT AND A PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY WITH SHANE TO MAKE IT TO DUNCAN’S FUNERAL!
even Duncan’s own team couldn’t be bothered and then Ilya took the time to make sure Ryan was doing alright and invite him to their camp ☹️
pre-coming out ilya comes back to OTTAWA with a racoon and shane finds out that’ll be living in his/their home through tabloids posting fun memes about ilya’s “bachelor pad”
ilya gets an “absolutely not” text
the racoon does not make the cut when they pack for the cottage.
thinking back to his mother’s fears about hudson’s future as an actor, now that she gets to witness his success in person… oh hudson williams how do you not cry every day
ilya's always mean mugging it for photos bc sexy and people think he's unhappy or being rude but then he'll see the photo and be like "what?? no i was very happy there :)"
wyatt asks shane during a team workout how he gets his insane core strength & shane replies “yoga” at the same time ilya says “cowgirl.” shane glares at him before throwing an elbow, so ilya quickly course corrects with “sorry, shanya. obviously i meant cowboy. 😁”
he never queerbaited to “gain fans” he just loved his friend openly and you couldn’t handle it. he stopped because you crossed the line and started harassing his loved ones. he was never afraid of losing these “fans” he doesn’t give a fuck😭😭