[ oh, she's absolutely figuring out that he's not as much of an asshole as everyone would like the world to believe. like she said: tootsie roll pop. hard exterior, squishy center. she's willing to bet that deep down beneath all those layers of bullshit, ilya rozanov is a total softie. ]
Preaching to the choir on that one.
[ she faux toasts him with the final bite of her sandwich before finishing it off. ]
They love to run with things. Hence coming here incognito. Not ashamed to be your friend, but really not looking to start any new rumors. God forbid a girl have male friends that also happen to be extremely hot hockey players.
[ Disgustingly soft. He would never let it see the light of day.
He gives her a crooked grin at the sandwich toast, and gets to finishing his as well. It's nice to have her here, he has to admit. Sometimes he feels so alone here in this big place. ]
Sometimes rumors work, but mostly is just for show. Plus we will be on same team for All-Stars so we cannot hate each other too much.
[Ilya gives a shrug, setting his plate down, then carefully maneuvers his leg up onto the couch. His ankle feels pretty swollen right now. He should probably stop walking around on it so much.]
Maybe, maybe not. I did not ask him. Did he tell you he hates me?
If anyone gets media fixation... [ she points to herself as if to say that would be me. any actor, really, especially those who are staring in the increasingly popular superhero franchises. ] Anything to keep getting clicks and views. I suppose if it's getting people out to games... why would the League discourage it? The commentators are probably the worst at keeping the "rivalry" [ yes, she does lift her hands to do airquotes ] going.
[ He knows she understands. Maybe that's why it's easier to talk to her about it. He has very few people he can talk to who actually get it. Sure, he has his teammates- but he can't exactly talk to them about Hollander.
He can't really talk to Rose about him either, not completely. But he can talk about this. ]
Maybe one day it will get old. I mean I get it, we are young and hot and everyone wants to talk about us.
So long as it's competitive and not negative... [ she feigns weighing these two options (as if they are the only options available to him) in here head. ] I can live with that.
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[It's probably one of the nicer things he's been called. Even if he apparently has a squishy center.]
We are on same page. Same sentence. I would not do anything else.
[He really hopes he didn't come off that way. Not even a little bit. Friends are good. He has Svetlana, but maybe even that is different.]
I am also not here for trouble.
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Deal. No trouble, just friendship.
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He lifts his hand, linking his pinky with hers.]
No trouble, just friendship.
[And he adds.]
When I say I can see why he likes you is honest meaning. Not some rival thing. Hollander is not so bad.
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[ she's a bit shocked to hear that, having been under the impression that neither had a terribly positive opinion of the other. ]
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Sure. You know how media is. They make big deal of everything.
[Like about how much of an asshole he really is. But maybe she's starting to figure that out by now too.]
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Preaching to the choir on that one.
[ she faux toasts him with the final bite of her sandwich before finishing it off. ]
They love to run with things. Hence coming here incognito. Not ashamed to be your friend, but really not looking to start any new rumors. God forbid a girl have male friends that also happen to be extremely hot hockey players.
what are timelines, i dont know them xD
He gives her a crooked grin at the sandwich toast, and gets to finishing his as well. It's nice to have her here, he has to admit. Sometimes he feels so alone here in this big place. ]
Sometimes rumors work, but mostly is just for show. Plus we will be on same team for All-Stars so we cannot hate each other too much.
timelines are meant to be flexible in rpland 🤪
[ rose has no idea. not even an inkling. if she didn't, she wouldn't ask questions like this.
she would be much more direct]:D
Maybe, maybe not. I did not ask him. Did he tell you he hates me?
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[ deliberate on shane's part? possibly. ilya and their rivalry has also just... never come up in conversation. ]
But I pay attention to media buzz surrounding him.
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[Probably very deliberate. The opposite of Ilya, who apparently can't keep his mouth shut about Shane anymore.]
Media buzz doesn't say I hate him. They get stuck on this years old rivalry on the ice.
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He can't really talk to Rose about him either, not completely. But he can talk about this. ]
Maybe one day it will get old. I mean I get it, we are young and hot and everyone wants to talk about us.
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[ she's teasing, evident by her bright, good-natured laugh. ]
Is it hard keeping up negative appearances for the cameras?
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[He shrugs, but he also lets out a soft snort.]
Is not that hard when Hollander is so... what is the word... easily riled up. If you notice, is not really negative either. Just competitive.
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