thethingspeaksforitself



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  1. Rec 66

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    Ilya had never thought being on the same team as Shane would turn out to be more complicated than being rivals.

    Or: Ilya tries to have one difficult conversation as Shane’s captain. Shane tries to fix the entire problem by fixing himself.

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    Living with Ilya, being married to him, is the best thing that's ever happened to him. Ilya is an amazing person, Shane's favourite person, and he just wishes people could see it, instead of trying to push some stupid stereotypes on them. But no matter, he'll always stand in defence of his husband, of their life together. Thankfully, they have great friends who understand they can be wrong.

     

    or shane is tired of people assuming he constantly nags his shitty messy husband so he fights to set the record straight. ilya isn't a slob, and shane isn't a nagging wife. get those toxic heteronotmative takes away from shane's cute queer marriage

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    "I will find you. In every lifetime, in every realm, in every possible confluence — I will find you and I will love you like I have loved you in all previous lifetimes. I give you my word, you and I, we will meet again, beloved."

    Or, an Ember & Ice retelling.

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    “You know what, old man? Let’s call it what the fuck it is,” Shane said, growing louder. “Because when I signed with this team, ya know, when you were six years into your sad career already, you guys never had even dreamed of a fucking cup. You’re welcome, by the way, I got you four.”

    “Wow, real humble Hollzy,” Stedlund scoffed.

    “You’re gonna tell me I’m wrong?” Shane asked, indignantly. “That’s fine. You all better really enjoy your days with the cup because you’ll never fucking touch it again. I don’t really think I can say the same.”
     

    OR: five times the Metros test Shane’s patience and the one time they see it run out

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  5. Rec 27

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    Ilya knows witches maintain wards on the rink. If they didn’t, players would be so plastered with curses they wouldn’t be able to finish the first period. However, he's never seen a witch work on the wards like this.

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    Ilya the hockey player meets Shane the witch

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