Preface

Boston Buddies
Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at https://archiveofourown.org/works/85764836.

Rating:
Not Rated
Archive Warning:
No Archive Warnings Apply
Category:
M/M
Fandoms:
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
Relationships:
Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Cliff Marlow | Cliff Marleau & Ilya Rozanov
Characters:
Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov, Cliff Marlow | Cliff Marleau, Rose Landry, Hayden Pike, Yuna Hollander, David Hollander
Additional Tags:
Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander, Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov, Anxious Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov is Obsessed With Shane Hollander, Shane Hollander Walks Ilya Rozanov Like A Dog, Jealous Shane Hollander, Good Friend Cliff Marlow | Cliff Marleau, Cliff Marlow | Cliff Marleau & Ilya Rozanov Friendship, Twitter, Texting, Miscommunication, Bad Friend Hayden Pike, Good Friend Rose Landry, Shane Hollander & Rose Landry Friendship, Protective Yuna Hollander, Alexei Rozanov | Andrei Rozanov Being an Asshole, Shane Hollander Calls Ilya Rozanov "Baby"
Language:
English
Stats:
Published: 2026-06-09 Words: 5,899 Chapters: 1/1

Boston Buddies

by brighterworld

Summary

When Ilya's phone is hacked and all of his private texts are leaked, Shane Hollander is grateful for insisting that he and Ilya delete their texts each day.

What he did not expect, though, was to find out that Ilya and Cliff Marlow were having sex throughout Ilya's time in Boston... and maybe still are.

Notes

This was meant to be funny but very quickly turned very sad

timelines might not make sense but I'm choosing to ignore that xx

You can hover over/tap the Russian text to see the translation :)

Also remember to have work skin/creator style turned on for the best experience!

See the end of the work for more notes

Boston Buddies

Lily

19 Sept 2020, 10:44

Shane
Ilya
Ilya what is happening?
Lily
what are you talking about?
Shane
have you not seen twitter?
they're saying your texts have been leaked
Lily
what???
hold on

19 Sept 2020, 11:06

Lily
well fuck
Shane
are they bad?
surely they didn't get any of ours right?
you do delete our text each day yeah?
yes???
Lily
yes Hollander I do I am not stupid
none of our texts were leaked
you are not in it other than being mentioned by other people
Shane
okay good
sorry I didn't meant to freak out
so the texts that did get leaked can't be that bad then can they?
Lily
maybe it is best if you do not read them

Cliff Marlow

18 Apr 2013, 16:34

Cliff
hey sexy
you free tonight?
Ilya
yes
you got something good for me in mind?
Cliff
bring that big dick to mine and I'll show you a good time 😉
Ilya
will be round in an hour
Cliff
YES
literally fucking shaking can't wait to see you 😫

Cliff Marlow

22 Jan 2014, 22:01

Ilya
you awake?
Cliff
yeah why?
is this a booty call???
Ilya
only if you want it to be
Cliff
you know I always want it to be 😍
Ilya
can't get enough of my big dick can you 🍆
Cliff
ugh you always know how to turn me on
I've got rum, want me to come round?
Ilya
yes
I will not drink your rum though
taste is like cat piss
Cliff
whatever asshole more for me!

Cliff Marlow

5 Sept 2016, 11:02

Ilya
what are you wearing?
Cliff
currently a gym top and gym shorts
Ilya
hmm I can picture you perfectly
Cliff
Ilya
fuckkk
💦💦
so hard
Cliff
just how I like you

Cliff Marlow

11 Dec 2016, 18:29

Cliff
need you
Ilya
what's up?
Cliff
need your big dick
Ilya
you got condoms and lube?
Cliff
always stocked up for you baby
also got that disgusting vodka you like
come over at 8?
Ilya
👍🍑
Read 18:34

Hayden Pike

19 Sept 2020, 11:24

Hayden
yo have you seen the tweets about Rozanov and Marlow???
Shane
yeah I just finished skimming through a couple of them
Hayden
not what I expected on a Saturday morning
Shane
you can say that again
Hayden
are they real?
there's no way they're real
Shane
I don't know
I think they might be
Ilya didn't say they were fake when I messaged him earlier
Hayden
wow holy shit
so him and Marlow are fucking?
Shane
I don't know
I mean at the very least I hope it was 'were' and not 'are'
Hayden
did you read all of the texts?
Shane
no only a couple from a few years ago
Hayden
aw buddy
some of them are from like last week
and they're not any better than the ones from when he was at Boston
Shane
what
Read 11:37

Cliff Marlow

11 Sept 2020, 15:18

Cliff
when the fuck are you coming back to Boston?
Ilya
we play you in just over a month
11th October
Cliff
fuck yes I'm so excited
counting down the days
I have it on my calendar as 'seeing big sexy Russian daddy'
Ilya
I would laugh but I know you're being serious
Cliff
you're telling me I'm not on your calendar? 💔
Ilya
you're down as 'hottie in Boston'
Cliff
I'll take it
still can't believe you left Boston for fucking Ottawa
was it for that Montreal girl?
you know I give better head than her any day of the week
Ilya
oh I know you do
slut
Cliff
only for you 😋

Hayden Pike

19 Sept 2020, 11:46

Shane
oh my god
Hayden
Shane buddy
Shane
they can't be real
he wouldn't cheat on me
I don't care if they done whatever years ago
but I thought we were committed
I mean I love him
Hayden
shit Shane I'm sorry
I don't know what to say
I mean he was always with someone new each week when you guys weren't exclusive
I guess he just never stopped
Shane
Hayden don't please
Hayden
I'm just saying
fuck him
I've told you so many times that he isn't worth it
this is just proving my point
Shane
Hayden quit it
Hayden
sorry
do you want me to come over?
Shane
no it's okay
think I just want to be alone right now
wrap my head around it
Hayden
okay well I'll keep my phone on in case you change your mind
or call me if you need
love you bro
Shane
thanks hayd love you too
:
Read 11:51

Cliff Marlow

19 Sept 2020, 11:51

Cliff
you're a fucking idiot
how the fuck did you let your phone get hacked
Ilya
yes Marlow because I said to hacker 'here take all of my messages and post them is no problem'
obviously I didn't know fuckwad
Cliff
LMAOOO
Marlonov is trending on Twitter
Ilya
oh for fucks sake
Cliff
I've seen people arguing about who's the top and who's the bottom between us
Ilya
well I'd obviously be the top
Cliff
fuck off I'm not getting fucked in the ass
that shit would burn
Ilya
not if I was doing it 😉
besides pretty much all of the texts were you begging for my dick
is not very top behavior of you
Cliff
what can I say, you just do things to me Rozy

Lily

19 Sept 2020, 12:11

Lily
my name is #1 trending
it has been a while since that happened
I have been good to not get in scandal recently
Shane
yeah
Lily
your boyfriend is Twitter famous
Shane
my boyfriend
Lily
um yes?
unless I missed the part where we broke up
Shane
or maybe I missed it
Lily
Shane what are you saying
I don't understand
Shane
you're unbelievable
Lily
Shane what is wrong?
what have I done?

Missed call from Lily

Missed call from Lily

Missed call from Lily

Lily
Shane pick up the phone

Missed call from Lily

Shane
stop texting me
Lily
Shane

Missed call from Lily

Rose Landry

19 Sept 2020, 12:33

Rose
hey hun just seen everything happening on Twitter
sorry I can't call I'm on set
is it real?
Shane
yeah I think so
Ilya hasn't denied it and Marlow posted something about it
Rose
oh yeah I seen that
how are you doing?
Shane
I don't know
I feel stupid
I have been here counting down the times I get to see him every couple of months, while he's busy fucking sexting other people
I thought we actually meant something
Rose
oh honey :(
have you spoken to him?
Shane
he texted me some stupid joke about being Twitter famous
and then he was pretending to be confused when I was mad at him
I can't fucking believe him
he moved to Ottawa to be close to me, we've spoken about getting married and having kids and having a future together
why would he do all of that if he didn't want to be with me?
Rose
oh Shane I'm so sorry
I really have no idea what to say to make this any better
give yourself a few hours to think about it and let it settle, then have a conversation with him
Shane
okay yeah that sounds good
thank you Rose
Rose
no problem Shane I love you
I need to go back onto set but I'll keep my phone close ❤️
Shane
love you too
Read 12:50

Yuna Hollander

19 Sept 2020, 13:15

Ilya
hello Yuna
Yuna
hello Ilya!
how are you?
Ilya
has Shane spoken to you today?
Yuna
no not today, is something wrong?
Ilya
I am not sure
we were talking about the leaked texts and then he got angry and wouldn't answer my calls
I am not sure what I have done wrong
Yuna
leaked texts???
Ilya
you have not seen them on twitter?
Yuna
David banned me from Twitter before 2PM
have you and Shane been outed?
Ilya
no no nothing bad like that
do not worry about leaked texts
in fact do not even look for them
I just wanted to know if Shane is okay
Yuna
I'll message him
Ilya
thank you
Read 13:22

Mom

19 Sept 2020, 13:23

Mom
Hi Shane
I just got a message from Ilya
Shane
I don't want to hear it
Mom
oh?
he said something about leaked Tweets?
I haven't looked at them yet
Shane
someone hacked his phone and leaked all of his messages
the ones that are trending are between him and Marlow though
Mom
Marlow? as in Marlow from Boston?
why?
Shane
they're just full of them two flirting
as if they've been involved for years
some of them are as recent as last week though
Mom
and you didn't know about them?
Shane
no mom I did not know that my boyfriend was cheating on me
Mom
okay let's take a breather
did he tell you that he was cheating on you with Marlow?
Shane
no but he didn't deny any of the texts
he had the nerve to act confused about the situation
I don't know what I did wrong
Mom
you have done nothing wrong
if this is true, none of it is your fault
Shane
but it must be
I don't understand how he can go from moving to Ottawa for me, starting a charity and summer camp with me, talking about marriage and kids and everything, to sleeping with other people
I thought he loved me
Mom
I think he does still love you
even if he wasn't faithful, it doesn't deny the love he has for you
but his love also doesn't excuse his actions
Shane
what does it matter though if he is still with other people
mom it hurts
Mom
oh Shane sweetie
Shane
I haven't stopped crying
I feel like I can't breathe
Mom
it's going to be okay
I'm going to call you

Incoming call from Mom

Yuna Hollander

19 Sept 2020, 13:49

Yuna
Ilya Rozanov
Ilya
did you talk to Shane?
Yuna
how absolutely dare you message me
Ilya
what?
Yuna
the absolute nerve you have to message me about my son when you have treated him like this
Ilya
Yuna I do not know what you are talking about
Yuna
I just got off the phone with Shane as he was sobbing to me
Ilya
sobbing???
Yuna please I don't know what is happening
Yuna
do not text me
Ilya
Mrs Hollander
Read 14:01

Missed call from Ilya

Lily

19 Sept 2020, 14:03

Missed call from Lily

Missed call from Lily

Missed call from Lily

Missed call from Lily

Missed call from Lily

Missed call from Lily

Missed call from Lily

Missed call from Lily

Missed call from Lily

Shane
stop calling me
Ilya
why?
Shane
because you've been fucking cheating on me that's why
I don't want to speak to you
Ilya
cheating???
Shane I have not cheated on you what the hell
is this about the texts with Cliff?
Shane you cannot be serious

Missed call from Lily

Ilya
Shane

Message not delivered

Hayden Pike

19 Sept 2020, 16:39

Hayden
hey Shane how you doing?
Shane
I don't know
I've blocked him for now
he kept calling and I couldn't stand seeing it come up on my screen
Hayden
that's good that's good
I know you think you love him and everything buddy, but in the end this will be a good thing
you're seeing him for what he actually is before you committed to marriage
Shane
I still love him
it's not like I can get rid of that
I just need to be away from him for a bit before I speak to him
Hayden
what you're actually going to hear him out?
Shane
I mean yeah
Hayden
wtf Shane no
Shane
what do you mean no?
Hayden
I mean no to talking to him
fuck him Shane, forget about him
move on, find someone who appreciates you
Shane
I can't just 'move on' Hayden
like I said, I still love him
even if we're still a secret, our lives are so intertwined I can't just cut him off
I don't want to cut him off
Hayden
you're too nice for your own good
you find out he's been cheating on you for your ENTIRE relationship and you still want to speak to him
just don't do anything irrational

Rose Landry

19 Sept 2020, 17:18

Rose
how are you doing?

19 Sept 2020, 19:25

Shane
sorry I've had my phone on DND for the past few hours
I feel numb I guess?
Rose
it's okay to feel like that
Shane
I just don't know what to do
I blocked his number earlier in the day, couldn't stomach seeing his contact come up on the screen
I miss him though
it's stupid
Rose
it's not stupid
you're allowed to miss him
you love him, and you two barely go an hour without speaking
Shane
Hayden said it's stupid that I'm considering talking to him
that I should just forget about him and move on
Rose
well that's silly
you love each other
cheating is inexcusable, but that doesn't get rid of your history and feelings
Shane
yeah that's my thinking too
I understand what Hayden is saying, and I know he isn't Ilya's biggest fan, but I still care about Ilya
I'm not going to just lose my feelings for him
Rose
not to change the subject but I just went back onto Twitter
have you looked at it recently?
Shane
oh god no why
what's happened now?
Rose
they're saying that his texts with his brother have been leaked too
I haven't read them but from the looks of people's responses they're not good
Shane
what???
Rose no
Read 19:37

Andrei Rozanov

2 Jan 2010, 03:02

Andrei
Только что посмотрел ваше послематчевое интервью, вы звучали как идиотjust watched your post-match interview, you sounded like an idiot
Ilya
Я просто говорю то, что хочет от меня тренерI just say what the coach wants me to
Andrei
чертовски жалкоfucking pathetic

Andrei Rozanov

21 Apr 2012, 11:17

Andrei
Почему ты, блять, не отвечаешь на телефонные звонки?why aren't you answering your fucking phone?

21 Apr 2012, 12:44

Ilya
я был на практикеI was in practice
что это такое?what is it?
Andrei
мне нужны деньгиI need money
Ilya
Я отправил тебе деньги на прошлой неделеI sent you money last week
Andrei
аренда дорогаяrent is expensive
Не у всех есть высокооплачиваемая работа, как у тебяnot everyone has a big paying job like you
Не то чтобы ты этого заслуживал, блятьnot that you fucking deserve it
Ilya
Сколько вам нужно?how much do you need?
Andrei
1 000 000 ₽
Ilya
черт возьмиfucking hell
Я пришлю, но перестань, блять, меня спрашиватьI'll send it over but stop fucking asking me
Andrei
иди на хуйgo fuck yourself

Andrei Rozanov

29 Sept 2014, 13:54

Andrei
папа снова упалpapa fell again
Ilya
он в порядке?is he okay?
Andrei
Нет, я дал ему стакан водки, чтобы отвлечь егоno, I gave him a glass of vodka to distract him
Ilya
Мне нужно кому-нибудь позвонить? Что-нибудь сделать?do you need me to call someone? do something?
Andrei
Что, блять, вы собираетесь делать из Америки?what the fuck are you going to do from America?
глупыйstupid
Ilya
Зачем ты мне тогда написала?why did you text me then?
Andrei
Значит, тебе теперь на папу наплевать?what so you don't care about papa now?
Ты становишься важной персоной в Америке, и вдруг твоя семья для тебя ничего не значит?you become a big shot in America and suddenly your family means nothing to you?
Ilya
Я не это имел в видthat's not what I meant
Andrei
черт возьми, что угодноfucking whatever
Я буду продолжать вкалывать, заботясь о папе и своей семье, пока ты будешь заниматься проституцией по всей Северной АмерикеI'll continue slaving away taking care of papa and my own family, while you whore your way through North America

Andrei Rozanov

1 Jun 2016, 08:11

Ilya
Можно мне прийти навестить Катю в день ее рождения?can I come see Katya for her birthday?
Andrei
удивлен, что ты вспомнилsurprised you remembered
просто отправь деньгиjust send over money
Ilya
я ужеI have already
Я хочу увидеть свою племянницуI want to see my niece
Andrei
Она даже не знает, кто тыshe doesn't even know who you are
Ilya
Вы же знаете, я здесь занятyou know I am busy here
Andrei
чертовы оправданияfucking excuses
просто отправьте больше денегjust send over more money
Никто на самом деле не хочет тебя видетьnobody wants to actually see you
Ты нам, блять, не нуженwe don't fucking need you
Мы просто позволили тебе остаться из жалостиwe just let you stay around for pity
Ты ведь никому больше не нравишьсяit's not like anyone else likes you
Ilya
Я перешлю ей ещё денегI'll send over more money for her
Read 08:26

Rose Landry

19 Sept 2020, 19:59

Shane
oh my god I just read them all
there's so many
Rose
I just read them too
his brother is so awful to him
Shane
I'm going to be sick
I knew his brother wasn't a good person, but I didn't realize how bad it was
plus that's all over text where they know people could see it, I don't even want to think about what happened over phone calls or in person
holy fuck I'm really going to be sick
Rose
oh Shane deep breaths honey
Shane
I don't know what to do
I love him so much and seeing those messages makes me want to run to him
but I also don't want to see his face or hear his voice right now
Rose
that's understandable
why don't you go take a shower, do some night yoga, give your brain some time to think and process
and then maybe you can decide what to do in the morning
Shane
okay that sounds doable
thank you Rose, I don't know what I'd do without you
Rose
❤️

David Hollander

20 Sept 2020, 07:14

David
good morning Ilya
Ilya
Hello Mr Hollander
David
I've told you before that David is fine
Ilya
yes sorry I know
just wasn't sure if that still applied right now
David
David is still okay
how did you sleep?
Ilya
was fine
David
you don't need to lie to me Ilya
Ilya
okay was not fine
was bad
spent most of the night awake staring at phone
David
I can imagine, Yuna told me that Shane blocked you
Ilya
I am sorry
I understand you are both very mad at me
I did not mean to hurt your son
David
I've seen the Tweets
be honest with me Ilya
did you cheat on him?
Ilya
No
I would never cheat on Shane
I love your son so much, with my whole heart
David
then what are all of those messages with Cliff Marlow?
Ilya
they are just jokes
we have spoken like that to each other since we met, it means nothing
we have never done anything together, never even thought about it
David
and that is the truth?
Ilya
yes, like I said they really are just jokes
I have no feelings for Marlow
David
then why are some of them recent? during the time you and Shane became serious?
Ilya
because I am an idiot
I never thought it would look like this, is just natural between me and Marlow
I have never seen it as romantic, so I never thought it might look that way
David
and that's the honest truth too?
Ilya
yes
David, I love your son with my entire heart
I love him so much that it physically hurts when we are apart
knowing that I caused him pain is killing me
I do not deserve him, I know this
but I am selfish and I love him
and I want to do whatever I need to so that I can have him
I just want the chance to explain myself to him
he won't answer my texts, my calls, he has blocked me
I have no options
I am completely alone here and I'm fucking miserable knowing I have hurt the only person who ever saw good in me
David
Ilya
there are so many people who see the good in you
I do, Yuna does, your teammates and coaches do, your friend Svetlana does, and so many other people I don't know
I think you get in such a big bubble of self-deprecation, that you don't let yourself see the goodness
Ilya
I don't think I deserve the goodness if I have hurt Shane
David
I'll message Shane, give me a minute
it's been a day, he's slept on it, he might be more willing to listen
he needed that time away, from his perspective, from everyone's perspective, it looked horrible
Ilya
I know
David
but maybe he is ready to hear the truth, to discuss what happened
Ilya
thank you David
you are a great father, Shane is lucky to have someone like you
David
you deserved that too Ilya, I'm sorry that you didn't get that comfort in childhood
and I'm sorry about your relationship with your brother, especially since it has gone public
Ilya
thank you
I did not have a good childhood, is no secret, made me very sad and angry person
but Shane makes the world so much brighter, makes life worth living
David
I think you two will be okay

Dad

20 Sept 2020, 07:33

Dad
morning kiddo
Shane
hi dad
Dad
how are you feeling?
Shane
I don't know
tired
Dad
I can imagine
I spoke to Ilya
Shane
oh
Dad
I think you two should maybe talk
Shane
I don't know dad
I'm still so angry at him
Dad
that's okay, you're allowed to be angry
but if you try to wait until it doesn't hurt, you'll never speak to him again, and I don't think you want that
Shane
no, I still love him
but I'm scared if we talk about it then we'll be over
Dad
it's good to be scared, it means you care about it
you're still young Shane, you have so much of your life to live
you don't need to forgive him, you don't need to stay with him, you can keep loving him or fall out of love or do whatever you want
but you need to speak to him
Shane
how did he seem?
Dad
sad, he misses you
I think the conversation with him will surprise you
Shane
okay, I'll go message him
thank you dad, I love you
Dad
I love you too kiddo

Lily

20 Sept 2020, 08:18

Shane
hi
Lily
Shane
hi
Shane
I'm sorry I blocked you
I needed to be alone
I needed to be away from you to think about it all
Lily
is okay, do not be sorry, I understand
Shane
can you just explain to me
and please just be honest
if you cheated on me, tell me, I don't want to have a relationship built on lies
Lily
I did not cheat on you
I never have and I never will
Shane
then what were all of those texts with Marlow?
Lily
they are just a stupid joke
Marlow and I have always texted each other like that
it means nothing
Shane
it doesn't look like nothing
Lily
I know I know
that's because no one was supposed to see them
it was just a silly thing we did
Shane
but you kept doing it while we were together
Lily
I know
fuck Shane I'm so sorry
I wasn't thinking, I never saw it the way everyone else has
it is just the way we have always spoke together, I never realized
Shane
that's all then?
it's just a stupid joke?
Lily
yes
I have never had sex with Marlow
I have never done anything with Marlow
I would never go with anyone but you
you are it for me Shane, you have always been it for me, you have ruined me
I do not even glance at other people
all I think about is your smile, your hair, your eyes, your laugh, your body, your hands, your everything
I fucking worship you
Shane
Ilya
Lily
it fucking kills me that I have put you in pain
I will never forgive myself for this
I am so sorry my love
I will spend the rest of my life trying to make up for this, if you let me
if you do not let me though, I will understand
getting to love you and being loved by you has been the greatest privilege I have ever had
even if it is over, this is so much more than I could have ever dreamed off
you let me meet amazing Yuna and David
you led me to Ottawa with the best teammates
which is reason I have little Anya
you have shown me happiness I have not known since my mama, happiness I did not think I would have again
thank you for all of those memories
Shane
baby
Lily
Shane
Shane
fucking hell
I need you to know that I love you
Lily
I love you too, so much
Shane
when I saw those texts, when I saw that they were still going on
Ilya I felt like I was going to die
Lily
I am so sorry
Shane
I know you are baby, but listen to me please
it wasn't even about Marlow
it was about the fact that we've talked about our future, we're doing the long game and making it work
and I felt stupid, like it was just some big joke for you
that I had made this all up in my head, that it doesn't mean as much to you as it does to me
Lily
oh Shane
is not true, this means everything to me
Shane
I went from thinking about what our kids and future home would be like, to having to figure out how I can live without you
Lily
were you planning to break up with me?
Shane
I don't know
I hadn't planned anything, but it was a consideration
I didn't want to break up with you, even thinking about being apart from you makes me want to scream
but I didn't know how I could continue to live if you had been with someone else
Lily
I will forever be sorry Shane
you do believe me when I say that it meant nothing, yes?
Shane
yeah, I do
it still hurts, but I believe you
Lily
thank you
I wish you had spoken to me about it, let me explain
Shane
I needed to be away from you, I couldn't have this conversation straight away
how would you have felt if you were in my position, if I was sexting someone else, even if they were just a friend
Lily
furious
I do not want to think about this
Shane
exactly
I know that part of this is just who you are, it's your personality, but it feels like you didn't even take into consideration my feelings
Lily
I agree, I did not, but I will not make this mistake again
I will be better
Shane
I don't like that
I don't want to you to feel like you need to work to have me, like you don't deserve this, like you don't deserve me
Lily
but is true, I don't
Shane
why?
Lily
it is obvious, Shane
you are sunshine, you are kind and smart and perfect, everyone loves you
I am rough and mean and lazy, everyone hates me
we are opposites, I do not want to ruin you
Shane
oh my god Ilya baby
I love you so much
you could never ruin me, never
I am who I am because of you, I have known you for over a decade, I practically grew up with you
I would not be who I am today if you weren't in my life
Lily
oh
Shane
Shane
and you are none of those things you said
you are so kind with the kids at camp, with Anya, with me, with my parents
sure you might be seen as 'mean' on the ice, but you never attack people for their insecurities, you are careful with what you say and how you say it
you are not lazy at all, I have no idea who told you that but they must've been an idiot because you are the hardest working person I know
and sure, some people might hate you, but so many people also love you
don't focus on the negatives when there are so many positives
you might not be perfect, no one is, but you are perfect for me

20 Sept 2020, 08:47

Shane
Ilya?
Lily
sorry sorry am back
Shane
you okay?
Lily
yes
no
messages made me cry, couldn't see screen to respond
Shane
I love you
Lily
I love you too
we are okay now, yes?
we are still together?
Shane
we are, if you still want to be
Lily
of course I do
I will never want to leave you
Shane
we can't do this again, though
I don't want you to stop talking to Marlow, but I need boundaries
or I just need to know that it means nothing
I'm really sorry, I know Marlow is your friend but I can't do this
Lily
do not be sorry
I will speak to Marlow, make different friendship
I will do anything for you
Shane
thank you
and I promise that if something bothers me, I'll come speak to you instead of running away
Lily
thank you
was hard not being able to speak to you, not knowing what was happening
I nearly texted Pike, would have been a new low for me
Shane
LOL I don't know how far you would've gotten with him
he isn't very happy
he didn't want me speaking to you again at all
Lily
that does not surprise me
Shane
Rose said I should take a break, walk away before speaking to you
but it was dad texting me that pushed me to speak to you
Lily
your father was very kind to me, despite everything
does your mother still hate me?
Shane
I don't think she ever hated you
she's probably still mad, but I'll speak to her
Lily
she told me to not text her again
Shane
yeah she was angry
you know what she's like though, she gets worked up easily
once I speak to her she'll calm down, you've always been her favorite anyways
Lily
I like your mother, is nice having someone like that in my life
Shane
she loves you Ilya
Lily
I hope so, I want things to go back to normal, was not fun having no one
Shane
having no one?
Lily
yes, having no one to speak about us to
the only people I can speak about you to, other than you, is your parents
or Pike or Rose, but they are not my friends
Shane
fuck, you had no one
I wouldn't talk to you and I took everyone away from you
Lily
is okay
I do not mind waiting for you
would do it for the rest of my life
Shane
shit
Ilya I'm so sorry
I have been such a terrible boyfriend
Lily
do not that say, is not true
Shane
it is true
I have my parents, Rose, Hayden, Jackie
and I haven't let you have anyone
Lily
I do not need anyone, I only need you
Shane
no you need more than me
I made you move to a new country, made you leave the team you signed with as a rookie, where you made so many friends
I made you give up Svetlana, and Russia
I made you join a shitty team and give up your chances of a Stanley cup, while I get to stay comfortable in Montreal and change nothing about my life
Lily
I was happy to give up Russia
I was happy to give up it all, if it meant I got you
Shane
but it shouldn't be like that
this should be a 50/50 relationship, yet I've done nothing to change my life and meet you halfway
fuck Ilya I'm so sorry
god I've been such an asshole
Lily
I survived
Shane
that isn't good enough
tell someone
tell Svetlana, or Marlow, or someone on the Ottawa team
have someone on your side, don't be lonely anymore
Lily
really?
Shane
yeah, really
Lily
thank you Shane
I think I will tell Svetlana, I have not spoken to her in a long time, miss her
she likes you too, always spoke about how hot you are
Shane
oh
Lily
well she is not wrong 😘
Shane
gross
I'm glad you have Svetlana, I'm glad you have someone connected to Russia
Lily
yes so am I
is nice to be able to speak Russian to someone, is nice to have good memories of Russia
Shane
shit I just remembered the texts between you and your brother
Ilya
Lily
do we need to talk about them?
Shane
we don't have to, but I think we should
Ilya he was so horrible to you
Lily
I have never been nice to him either
is a complicated relationship
we have always been like that, nothing new
Shane
it was still awful
I could barely stomach reading it, never mind actually being the one it was directed to
I hope you know none of the awful things he said about you is true
you deserved a better family than the one you got
Lily
maybe
but I have you, so it is okay
you are my family now, for as long as you will let me stick around
Shane
forever, you'll have me forever
you're in Ottawa just now, yeah?
Lily
yes, we leave for the road in three days
Shane
okay cool
I'm coming over
Lily
now?
Shane
yeah now
if that's okay?
Lily
of course is okay, I would never say no
you do not have practice?
Shane
there's practice tonight but it's optional, I'll just skip it
Lily
skip???
who are you and what have you done with my Shane
Shane
shut up
I just need to see you
need to feel you
Lily
ah, you need my dick 😏
Shane
well I'm not going to say no
but I more meant that I just need you
need to hold you, and kiss you, and see your smile
I just need to look at your face and know we're okay
Lily
oh
I need that too
I will be waiting for you
I love you
Shane
I love you too, so much
let's never fight again, let's just be happy forever
Lily
agreed
now stop texting me and start driving
Shane
will be there soon baby
Lily
❤️

Afterword

End Notes

Update: just want to quickly say that this is a fanfiction guys, I'm not being paid to write this and it literally makes no difference to your life or my life if you don't like it lol. If you don't agree that the texting was sexting that's fine, I understand that it was 'tame' but I didn't want Cliff and Ilya to actually get each other off via text and have Ilya actually cheat on Shane, and Cliff isn't gay so 😭 I didn't write this for it to become the next Moby-Dick it's just a silly little story and isn't meant to be taken seriously lol, if you want something serious go read my other fanfic Still Then, Even Now 😋

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