Summary:

Ilya doesn’t even know why he takes the bottle, maybe as some sort of weird memento of Shane bending for Ilya and the things Ilya likes, despite his diet and his no drinking during the season rule. And, of course, as a reminder of Shane’s moans echoing off of Ilya’s kitchen counters.

He’s not even thinking about what it looks like when he reaches for the bottle in the locker room after practice and chugs half its contents.

“Fuck, Roz,” Marleau says next to him. “Isn’t it a bit early for that?”

Or: Five times people think Ilya is drinking vodka straight from the bottle, and one time he actually does.