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Lily
it was a bad time to talk to me
you should have stayed away from me
Sorry?
Who is this?
seriously?
ok i see how it is
i am an asshole to you and suddenly you do not remember who i am
you have it your way then, hollander
???
No, I'm sorry you're upset, but really...
Who is this?
what name do you see at the top?
Lily
ah
so why are you confused?
is this your attempt at revenge??
i tell you not to talk to me while we are in russia
you do anyway
you do not listen to me when i tell you to fuck off
and suddenly you are surprised i am an asshole?
Russia???
Why would I be in Russia right now??
winter olympics???
did you hit your head on your way back???
What?
Last time I went to Russia was 20 years ago
what??
it is 2014??
what do you mean 20 years ago??
are you shitting me right now??
Oh.
What?
No.
Wait.
This is impossible.
what is??
This isn't supposed to be possible.
What the fuck??
?????
hollander what is going on??
Stop texting me.
explain what is going on
i am starting to get worried
hollander answer me
i will call scott hunter right now if you do not tell me what is going on with you
i saw you were watching figure skating with him
NO!
Don't call him
And stop texting me.
no
You wanted me to leave you alone, but now you're the clingy one??
Take your own advice
And fuck off.
Don't text me anymore.
ok fine
fuck you hollander
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Lily
was this a stupid prank or what?
I told you to stop texting me
You're not even supposed to be able to text me
yes, but what does that even mean?
i am very confused
I won't explain it to you
Stop texting me
Block this number while you're at it
but why?
Just do what you're told for once in your life, my God.
Wait no-
I didn't mean that.
Sorry.
But seriously, stop texting me.
if you want me to stop texting you, you have to stop texting me too
would make this easier, no?
make up your damn mind, not-hollander
How are you suddenly sure that I'm not Hollander?
again with the questions to continue the conversation...
is because i can see him
he is also at the award show
What Award Show?
mlh awards
we are presenting an award together in less than 10 minutes
if you were hollander, you would know that
and also, even though i am texting you, hollander does not have his phone in his hand
so you are not hollander
Wait. Back up for a minute.
It's been over 4 months since you've last texted me??
It's not even been a day for me
?????
are you escapee from a mental hospital or something?
what are you talking about not-hollander??
I don't fucking know what's going on, okay??
Because I was just minding my business after a long day at work and wanted to unwind with my spouse, when I suddenly get a message from a number that was deactivated over a decade ago
I don't understand what's happening
Or how you're texting me
It annoys me that I don't understand
It's like texting through time or something like that
Because I'm fucking 43 years old and somehow talking to a 23 year old Ilya Rozanov...
It really shouldn't be possible
interesting
very, very interesting
but honestly, texting through time?
sounds plausible
In what fucking world does that sound plausible???
in mine
So, you're insane. Good to know.
for the record
you are the one who suggested that this could be a time travel texting situation, whatever that means really
not me
so you are just as insane as me
if not more
but is ok
The fact that you're just accepting that as a possibility is highly concerning
Do you not want any sort of proof?
Something that only I can know?
A picture?
Anything?
i will not say no to a picture
i am sure you are aging like fine wine
i would like to see a picture of you 👀
I didn't mean a picture of me, Rozanov. Don't get too excited.
I actually think I have the perfect thing to show you
Give me one second
*shared a photo*
[The photo shows a selfie taken by 23 year old Ilya of him and Shane in tuxedos on what seems to be a stage. It's glued into a photo album, the date says "June 24th, 2014" with a little note under it: "first selfie we took together".]
You'll take this selfie while we're presenting the award together.
interesting
i look very good in that picture
you look a little awkward though
...
Shut up.
I shouldn't have shown you that.
no, no i love it
is very cute
but now i wonder
did my self from your timeline take the picture because he wanted to, or because he had a future hollander tell him about the fact that he took the picture that night?
I-
Hmm... Good question actually.
This seems to be a chicken and egg situation, I guess
what does chicken and egg have to do with time travel?
Nothing.
I meant, that you're kind of always wondering what came first. The chicken or the egg.
It's similar here
We don't know what came first. You taking the picture or me telling you that your counterpart from my time took the picture, because of this weird texting through time thing
ah, i understand
i think
i do not like this comparison
makes my head hurt
Yeah, I'm pretty confused about this whole thing too
well either way, i will take the picture
have to keep the timeline in tact
no matter how confusing it is
have to go or present-hollander will be furious with me
will talk to you another time, future-hollander 😉
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Lily
hello future-hollander
Hello Rozanov.
I'm still not completely on board with you texting me, but I guess I'll have to accept that.
You usually ignore me when I tell you what to do.
So, Anyway...
What day / year is it for you?
still the same day
just later
i took the picture like you told me to
*shared a photo*
[The photo shows an almost identical selfie to the one glued into future Shane's photo album.]
turned out pretty good, no?
Looks great.
But, I didn't exactly tell you to do that. I only told you that you took that picture before to prove who I am
same thing
tomato tomahto, yes?
Sure, whatever
Why are you texting me anyway? Shouldn't you be busy?
i was busy, but also wanted to show you the picture
and present-hollander left
i think i fucked up
What makes you say that?
should you not know?
I do, but maybe it could be helpful for you to talk about it.
I don't know.
talking me through it, huh?
that is usually my job
Ha. Ha. Very funny.
always am
but if i wanted to talk about it, i would not have told hollander to fuck off
he asked so many questions
Valid questions, if I remember correctly.
He was just worried about your safety.
i do not need anyone to worry about me
Maybe you do.
no, i really do not
If you say so. But bottling everything up is not healthy...
Rozanov?
Fine, have it your way. I'll stop pressing for now.
I vividly remember almost sending you a text after I left, though.
suddenly you want to share so many secrets with me
after telling me to fuck off many, many times
I can be rebellious too sometimes
i bet
what did you want to text?
"thank you for great sex but you are an asshole" ?
No. It went into a very different direction, actually.
?
"We didn't even kiss."
oh
He really cares about you, even if he isn't ready to fully admit that just yet.
He really didn't intend any harm by asking these questions
They were overbearing in that situation, not denying that, but he had no bad intentions
And I should know that
I am him
Or well, I was him once
You know what I mean...
i am sorry
I know you are. It was an uncomfortable situation for both of you
should i text him that i am sorry?
No, leave it alone for tonight
There'll be more meetings in the future where you can talk it out
With how emotional you both are right now, any attempt at a conversation or an apology would probably not go well
ok
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Lily
hello future-hollander
it has been a while
How long has it been for you?
Last time you've texted me is like 2 days ago.
is october 2016 now
have not texted you in over a year
but i wanted to give you an update anyway, if that is ok with you
Sure.
Did you talk about the post-awards situation?
no
it never came up again
and i also did not want to bring it up
things were comfortable and i did not want to ruin it by bringing up uncomfortable stuff
Makes sense
My best friend keeps telling me that we were quite "emotionally constipated" back in the day...
hayden pike said that?
No, not him
I have other friends, believe it or not
And Hayden is even worse at expressing emotions than we are
Most of the time at least
you should stop being friends with him
Because he is an idiot sometimes?
yes, and because he is bad at hockey
do not know how you, THE shane hollander, can tolerate a bad hockey player as your best friend
is an atrocity
Big word. I'm impressed.
But I mean, my younger self is also currently romantically involved with a worse hockey player than me, so cutting off Hayden for that reason would be hypocritical, no?
you are romantically involved with a bad hockey player?
do you mean, you are fucking scott hunter?????
i have lost so much respect for you, future-hollander
Scott Hunter wishes he could've pulled me
But sadly for him, I'm not interested in men that were born before the stone age
HAHAHAHA
very funny future-hollander
hilarious even
Don't sound so surprised.
But no, I don't mean Scott Hunter...
I actually meant you
what?
no, i am better hockey player than you
you always forget
silly hollander
Sure. Keep telling yourself that
Did you actually want to talk to me about something or do you just want to be an ass right now?
smooth topic change
Shut up or I'll leave
noooo! stay
i wanted to ask you for advice actually
i cannot ask hollander, or anyone he is friends with, for obvious reasons. so i have to ask you
Makes sense
Okay, what is it?
what is a food that you would eat that i would also eat?
your bird food diet is very annoying
It's not "annoying", it's strategic to enhance performance
same meaning with more words
Are you planning to cook for my younger self or why do you ask?
yes, i have invited him to come to my house
you should know that, yes?
Oh.
Yeah.
I remember.
want to be a good host
already bought his favorite ginger ale
but i am making a grocery list right now and i do not know what he and i could eat together
so i ask you for help
Maybe a Tuna Melt?
what is that?
A sandwich I like, I'll send you a recipe. One second.
*shared a photo*
[The photo shows a page of a handwritten recipe book. Ingredients and preparation instructions for a Tuna Melt sandwich listed.]
This specific recipe fits my dietary restrictions and tastes pretty good.
Your older self also really likes it, so it could be a good option
is my handwriting
What?
the recipe, that is my handwriting
Could be because you wrote it down
and you have it still?
Yeah? Why shouldn't I still have it?
nevermind
so you are saying your younger self will like it?
Definitely
What other plans do you have?
that is a secret future-hollander
only wanted advice for food
but i think it will be good
want to show him that i care
in my own way of course
Of course.
still have lots to prepare
wish me luck for today 🍀
You won't need it.
ominous
but ok?
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Lily
you should have warned me
told me that i am doing too much
that i will scare him away
future-hollander???
is that why you did not wish me good luck???
why did you not warn me to not do all of this?
you should have stopped me.
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Lily
why are you not replying to me anymore?
scared to take accountability??
hello???
it has been 2 months and i still do not get a text back from you???
fuck you hollander. future and present.
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Lily
i saw that hollander is dating a famous movie star now
rose landry is her name
she is very pretty
like a delicate flower
she is talented too. sveta showed me a movie she was in. the movie was horrible but her performance was very good
sveta likes her too. she says that hollander and rose landry are a very good match
i do not see it
but he looks happy, i think
gets to be with someone without hiding
she was at his game, showing off his jersey
something that i could never, ever do
not just because i am a man but also because i am supposed to hate him
because i am his rival
but i do not hate him
i never did
and never will
it would help me to hate him right now
i put my foot in my mouth when he was here
i am a fucking idiot
said stupid shit
but you know that,of course
i made him leave
like i make everyone leave
i made you leave too
is a similar situation here
i pushed you away too
why are you reading every message when you are not going to reply?
are you trying to teach me a lesson?
am i really not worth talking to anymore?
i wish i could go back in time.
i would stop myself from ever getting involved with hollander
this hurts too much
you would probably also be better off not knowing me
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Lily
are you married to rose landry?
it makes a lot of sense actually, now that i think about it
she is much easier to like than me
much easier to love, too
she is not an asshole to you
like i am
she is also not as pathetic as i am
constantly texting you, despite not getting a reply
i should stop texting you
but i do not want to
no matter how much it hurts me to not get any replies from you anymore
being left on read
i am sorry
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Lily
i saw him at a club in montreal
he never goes out clubbing
i thought i would be safe from seeing him here
but no
he was there
on the dance floor with his pretty soon-to-be wife
drinking a beer too
he never drinks during the season
but i guess rose has made him less uptight
good for him, i guess
i came here with my team to forget him
forget you
get drunk
pick up someone pretty that will make the hurt go away for one night
and get on with my life
hoping that i would at least get an invite to your wedding maybe
but probably not, right?
we are not even friends
never have been
never will be
we are not anything
just rivals that are supposed to hate each other
but i do not hate you
i do not want to hate you
i am sorry for making you watch while i kiss a random girl
i wanted to see your reaction
i hoped that maybe you will come over and tell her to fuck off
but you just stared at me and then left
you looked very upset
i cannot stop fucking up, can i?
i am sorry for ruining your night
you had fun, i think
until you saw me
i am so fucking sorry
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Lily
Hello Rozanov.
I don't know when exactly you will receive these messages, but I just wanted to tell you that I'm very sorry for not replying to any of your texts.
I read them with the intention of replying, but something always stopped me. Like a mental block. I don't know how to explain it, really. And I also don't know if I could give you an explanation good enough to make up for all the hurt you've had to experience over the past few months.
This is the first time that I'm hearing about how you've felt during this time. It has always been an unspoken topic between you and me, even now. I feel absolutely horrible about all of this, trust me.
Though, asking you to trust me on this after basically ghosting you for however long it has been for you seems like a lot...
I would totally understand, if you don't want to speak to me ever again. I've abandoned you during your time of hurting and that was a really shitty thing of me to do. But, I also honestly don't know if me answering would've made anything better.
You would've asked questions that I can't answer. Shouldn't answer, more like.
You would've gotten even more frustrated and angry and I didn't want to risk that.
It was selfish of me to assume that, because looking back, you really just needed someone to talk to. I'm very, very sorry Ilya.
I will answer some questions for you though.
No, I'm not married to Rose. She is the best friend I've mentioned a while back. Our relationship is strictly platonic.
I should've answered that right away, but better late than never, right?
Sorry. I really shouldn't joke around right now.
I should probably also explain why my younger self acted the way he did. Why he ran off and then started dating Rose Landry.
You'll probably not hear this from my younger self any time soon, so I'll be the one to fill in the gaps for you.
I had fun that day when I was at your house, but it also stressed me out a lot. We had a routine that worked, but you decided to change that.
Which in and of itself isn't a bad thing. It was just too much change, too suddenly for my younger self. He panicked and bolted.
I should've warned you, but I didn't. And I'm very sorry about that. Especially because I had very selfish reasons for not telling you.
When you called me "Shane" instead of "Hollander" and I called you "Ilya" instead "Rozanov", I came to the realization that this fling between us was becoming much more serious. And that thought terrified me in that moment.
It terrified me because I wasn't ready to admit it. That I was interested in men.
Before that day at your house, I was certain that we were strictly casual, us calling each other by our last names exclusively and the little time we would usually spend together, being strong indicators for that. But things changed. Too quickly, too suddenly.
I started dating Rose to prove to myself that I can be "normal", that my feelings for you were temporary or at least didn't mean anything. That I could still do what everyone expected of me. Be successful in my career, find a pretty girl, get married to her and have kids. Continue the legacy of the Hollander name, whatever the fuck means. That always sounded so fucking stupid to me.
That night at the club was also one of the worst nights of my life. Not that hearing that makes anything better for you. Sorry. When I saw you kissing that girl, staring right at me, I understood it as you telling me we're done for good. Which I didn't want to accept as reality, so I ran away again.
My younger self will soon realize that he has no interest in ever being with a woman again. Or any other person that isn't you, really.
I know you're hurt, but please at least try to hear him out when he approaches you again.
I'm Sorry for only giving you this explanation now. But I swear to you that things between you and my younger self will improve soon.
If you still want that to happen, of course.
I hope I didn't forget to address anything.
It would be great to hear from you again, Ilya.
when will i see young hollander again?
At the All-Stars game in Tampa Bay
January, 2017
ok
i will hear him out
Thank you
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Lily
a stylist
really?
Make fun of me all you want, I think I looked great.
of course
very pretty
Pretty for you
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Lily
what does comepattible mean?
Do you mean compatible?
if that is how you spell it, yes
what does that mean?
your younger self said that you and rose landry are not compatible
That we don't work as a couple.
Like, how a square peg can't fit into a round hole
We're not meant to fit
that analogy sounds quite sexual
For the record, I'm quoting Rose here.
of course you are
whatever makes you feel less embarrassed
but you are saying that i am square hole to your square peg?
I guess that I would be the hole rather than the peg in that equation, but yes
hmmm
What? No snarky comment?
no
it makes me think though
About what?
about what i should do now
normally i would know what i have to do in a situation like this
but now i do not know
what are you doing to me future-hollander?
Shane
what?
It's my name, you can use it
last time i did you ran away and went to date a pretty movie star
Just trust me, okay?
Later today, my younger self will be sitting on the beach, watching the sunset. It's important that you'll go to find him.
Strike up a conversation with him and when he asks for your room number, you give it to him.
Then, you two will have a very important, long overdue conversation.
does it not feel weird being your own wingman?
Focus, Rozanov.
ilya
Okay
Focus, Ilya.
everything will be ok?
More than Okay.
you promise?
I swear on my spouse's life.
ok
will try that
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Lily
coming out to your top of 7 years is crazy work, future-shane
Telling you was the first step in my journey of accepting myself. I also felt a little stupid telling you, but it was necessary
thank you for trusting me with that secret
Did you tell my younger self that too?
no, because it sounds dumb
but maybe i will at some point in the future
You should.
Did you call him Shane again?
i did
and he did not panic this time, like you said
he smiled with this pretty smile of his
content
no fear
it made me very happy
I'm glad. ❤️
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Lily
i am on my way to russia again
I figured that you would have to say that soon...
I'm very sorry for your loss, Ilya.
eh, is ok, i think
my father was not a good man
What are you feeling right now?
not much
i feel numb mostly
i think i should care more, but i do not
can also not bring myself to care more
i am a horrible son
No, you're not.
I don't know all too much about your father, or generally your family, aside from your mom, but from what you've told me, I know that how you're feeling right now is a completely normal response.
Please don't beat yourself up about not feeling how others expect you to feel.
You're reacting to your father's death however you think is appropriate.
sveta said basically the same thing
am surrounded by very smart people
The smartest!
Who all care about you.
thank you, future-shane. i appreciate it
I'm always here for you.
And my younger self is, too.
i saw he called me
i did not pick up
should i call him back?
I think you should. If you want to, of course.
He'll be there for you too, if you need him to be.
ok
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Lily
do you still wear glasses for reading?
Even better, I wear them all the time now
am jealous of your spouse for being able to see you in glasses every day
very pretty
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Lily
i left my father's funeral early
i do not know why i did it
i mean of course, i got into a fight with my asshole brother
but that is no reason to leave
I think it is a perfectly valid reason
You needed to get out of there and I don't blame you for it one bit
i really want to talk to you
your younger you, i mean
Call him
really?
He'll be happy to hear from you
ok
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Lily
did you understand anything from what i have said?
You mean when you spoke Russian to me?
yes
No, I didn't understand anything, because you didn't want me to.
I also didn't use a translator.
good
thank you for listening back then
even if you did not understand anything
it really helped to just let everything pour out
I'm glad to hear it. ❤️
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Lily
first game back and you get hurt
am i a bad luck charm or something?
I wouldn't say that. Maybe Marleau has something against me?
i am not in the mood for jokes right now
Of course, sorry.
He's okay though
My younger self, I mean
Generally speaking at least.
No career ending injury or something like that
If hearing that helps...
it does
but was still scary
i do not like seeing you hurt
Will you visit him in the hospital?
i want to, but i think i should not
Why not?
because we are not anything to the public?
we hate each other
is what the people believe
Fuck what the people think
You're the captain of the teammate that caused his injury, it's good sportsmanship to visit the injured player.
You can sell it as that if someone should ask
that will work?
It did last time
ok
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Lily
you are very cute when you are high on painkillers
You went to visit then? Good.
yes and your plan worked too
no one was suspicious of me being there
See? You should believe me more often.
Did Shane ask you something maybe?
as if you do not already know
Well...?
he invited me to his cottage
but i will probably not go
Try that again.
what?
You remember who you're talking to, right?
i went?
why?
Because you wanted to, I'd say?
but right now i do not want to
Why not?
Ilya?
Just think about it, okay?
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Lily
i cannot believe that i decided to go to the cottage because of scott hunter??? 🤢🤢
You can't deny his influence
What he did was very brave
almost scary brave
So you've changed your mind?
you should know that already, no?
but yes, i just got off the phone with your younger self
i am going to the cottage
Good :)
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Lily
i just met up with shane
he picked me up from the airport in his very boring car
going to the cottage 🎉
Great!
But before you arrive at the cottage, there is something very important that I need to talk to you about
sounds serious
Because it is
I told myself that I wouldn't keep doing this.
Going against the rules of this Time Warp texting thing or whatever the hell this is
But it's very important for me that you know something
you are breaking rules for me?
so romantic 😍
Stay focused, Rozanov.
yes sorry
what is it?
While you guys are at the cottage, you have to make sure that Shane has his phone on him 24/7.
He needs to be able to read texts or get calls at all times.
No exceptions.
why?
Don't ask so many questions
Just do it
you literally told me before to question things more when we first talked to each other
so, why?
will something bad happen while i am there?
Nothing necessarily bad, I guess
But you two deserve better this time
i am very confused
i will make sure he is attached to his phone, of course
but i would like more context
Okay fine. But just this once...
In my timeline, I left my phone inside while we were in the lake. I didn't want to risk breaking it and also just wanted to be away from everything and everyone for a while.
So I can fully focus on you for once
awww 🥰
I'm not done.
But because I didn't see any texts or calls that I've gotten over the day, I didn't see that my Dad asked for something that he really needed
So, my Dad came by the cottage to get it himself
and he will catch us...
Yes
And trust me, it's difficult to explain why the man that is supposed to be your rival is...
1. at your cottage
2. half naked
And 3. grabbing your ass while sticking his tongue down your throat...
oh
yes, i can imagine that was very awkward
I wanted to die on the spot.
your parents were not ok?
No, not because of that. They were great.
Still are
I wanted to sink into the floor, because it was embarrassing as hell
And I also just had a very different plan for all that
I wanted to sit them down and tell them about my sexuality, ease them into the idea of me having a boyfriend, and then introduce Ilya as said boyfriend.
You know? Do it the right way...
But that didn't happen
The chance of coming out at our own terms was taken from us.
We actually never were that lucky...
But that's not important for now, though.
it will happen differently this time, i swear
but what do you mean, we were never that lucky?
it sounds very important
Nevermind that.
I already said too much.
Just focus on this one thing for now, please.
hollander, tell me
i want to make things better
try to at least
please tell me
hollander?
shane, please...
i will make sure that things are different this time. i will do whatever it takes
we will come out on our own terms.
when we are ready and not a moment before
i swear
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Lily
i will not ask about what you meant again
i swear
will you reply to me again?
Only if you promise that you really won't bring it up again.
you are technically already talking to me again
do i really still need to promise?
...
i am joking
of course i promise
Okay, thank you.
So, you're at the cottage now, right?
How are things going?
very good so far
very relaxing
the cottage is very beautiful, you have outdone yourself, mr real estate!
but right now, your younger self is very angry with me, i think
Why do you think that?
i make one joke about marrying sveta just to see his reaction and now he is staring at me like he wants to burn the cottage down
with us both in it
am just testing waters
so i can turn it into proposal maybe?
THAT was your intention???
What the actual FUCK, Ilya??
i found the intention quite obvious
Obvious to you maybe.
To me? Not so much.
Because, you know what?
I totally understand why my younger self got pissed off
Because what kind of "proposal" is that??
"Testing the waters" fuck right off actually.
Normally it goes like this. 4 simple little, words
Will
You
Marry
Me
And then a ? at the end to make it a question.
There. That's how it should go.
None of this "I cOuLd mArRy SvEtLaNa" bullshit
still a sore spot, huh?
...
Shut up.
There's a reason why I was the one who ended up proposing to you. Just saying.
what?
we are married?
Shit.
Ignore that.
I didn't say anything.
shane are we married in your future???
am i the spouse that gets to see you with your pretty glasses every day????
Maybe
shane
Fine.
Yes, we are.
But I really shouldn't have told you.
why not?
timeline is not changing for you, is it?
No, it's not.
why do you not wanna tell me more then?
how did you end up proposing?
when?
did you cry????
I'm not answering any of that.
so you did 😌
...
You did too
More than me
you do not have to lie to make yourself feel better, is ok ❤️
*shared a photo*
[The photo was taken right after Shane's proposal to Ilya, both crying. Ilya crying a lot harder, though.]
ok wow
did not expect to get photo evidence
fine, i accept defeat
probably cried more because i saw beautiful man with freckles go down on his knees for me 😍
As if you don't see that enough already
shane hollander!!!! you should not joke that way with another man
you are married!!!!
You're so annoying
apparently not annoying enough
because you got married to me
YOU asked ME to get married 🥰
Yeah, yeah. Have your fun with that
i am looking forward to marrying you already 🥰
Wow, uhm
That was surprisingly sweet.
But don't get ahead of yourself, Rozanov
You haven't even said "I love you" to your Shane yet
alright bet
What?
i will tell him that i love him
Wait no-
Don't just tell him because I'm teasing you
You have to actually mean it
The first "I love you" is arguably the most important one
i know
is not because of that
and you should know that
you are married to me
i will say it because i want to
i mean, i technically already did
but he will understand it this time
What do you mean?
Oh wait
You told me you love me in Russian???
In the tunnel??
In RUSSIA???
you did not know?
No
Wow
That changes a lot, to be honest
give my older self good head tonight as a thank you for being brave like that 😍
You're impossible
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Lily
you came up with a whole plan for our future in less than 5 hours
you are a crazy man, future-shane
I'm efficient, what can I say
and the plan worked?
What do you mean?
me moving to ottawa
starting a charity with you
changing the narrative
that worked?
like you planned it?
Yes, and no.
You moved to Ottawa and your team became a family to you
The family that you so desperately needed, even if you don't want to admit that
The money that we've raised with the charity helped a lot of people and the summer camps gave a lot of kids the chance to discover their love for hockey. We're making sure that the camps are as accessible as possible for everyone who wants to participate. Everyone is welcome, no matter their race, sexuality, financial status or whatever could get them "excluded" otherwise.
It's a success because we're passionate about it. A lot of other professional players help us too.
So yes, the plan will work.
i love that
it makes me very happy to hear that
but you did not answer the part about the narrative
is there something i should know?
do people still think that we hate each other?
No, the world knows about our relationship
that is good, no?
was part of the plan that the world will eventually know about us, yes?
It was, but the world learned about us against our will.
Before we were ready.
oh
Yeah...
what happened exactly?
i will make sure it will not happen again
cannot change anything for you and your ilya, but maybe i can for me and my shane
Just make sure that you're not making out with my younger self in the background whenever Hayden films a fanmail
Or at least make him triple check every video before he sends it
pike is responsible for the outing against our will?
Unfortunately.
and you are still friends with him?
He never intended for any of that to happen, he apologized and we forgave him.
And I really mean WE.
You actually forgave him before me.
hm ok
if you say so
but i still think that killing pike would be quicker and a more idiot proof plan
If you do, you will miss out on his daughter being your biggest fan
And him absolutely hating it
compelling argument, future-shane
i am reconsidering my plan
but in all seriousness, i will not let the outing happen again
we will have our happily ever after, at our own pace.
Thank you.
And I know that my younger self will also appreciate that.
our future will be everything that you could possibly dream of
It already is, but I hope it'll be less turbulent for you this time around ❤️
❤️
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