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
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!
- 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
- 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
Lily
19 Sept 2020, 10:44
19 Sept 2020, 11:06
- 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
18 Apr 2013, 16:34
- 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
22 Jan 2014, 22:01
- 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
5 Sept 2016, 11:02
- 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
Hayden Pike
19 Sept 2020, 11:24
- 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 😋
Cliff Marlow
11 Sept 2020, 15:18
- 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
Hayden Pike
19 Sept 2020, 11:46
- 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
Cliff Marlow
19 Sept 2020, 11:51
- 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?
- Lily
- Shane pick up the phone
- Shane
- stop texting me
- Lily
- Shane
Lily
19 Sept 2020, 12:11
Missed call from Lily
Missed call from Lily
Missed call from Lily
Missed call from Lily
Missed call from Lily
- 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
Rose Landry
19 Sept 2020, 12:33
- 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
Yuna Hollander
19 Sept 2020, 13:15
- 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
Mom
19 Sept 2020, 13:23
Incoming call from Mom
- 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
Yuna Hollander
19 Sept 2020, 13:49
Missed call from Ilya
- 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
- Ilya
- Shane
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
Missed call from Lily
Message not delivered
- 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
Hayden Pike
19 Sept 2020, 16:39
- Rose
- how are you doing?
- 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
Rose Landry
19 Sept 2020, 17:18
19 Sept 2020, 19:25
- 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
2 Jan 2010, 03:02
- Andrei
- Почему ты, блять, не отвечаешь на телефонные звонки?why aren't you answering your fucking phone?
- 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
21 Apr 2012, 11:17
21 Apr 2012, 12:44
- 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
29 Sept 2014, 13:54
- 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
Andrei Rozanov
1 Jun 2016, 08:11
- 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
- ❤️
Rose Landry
19 Sept 2020, 19:59
- 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
David Hollander
20 Sept 2020, 07:14
- 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
Dad
20 Sept 2020, 07:33
- 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
- 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
- ❤️
Lily
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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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