Shane shows up at Ilya's house a little after the club showdown, tears in his eyes, tremor in his hands.
Ilya is confused. He is also elated. He is trying not to let either emotions show.
"Why are you here?"
Shane blinks, a tear falls down his cheek.
"I was in my room,"
"I want you," he said, barely a whisper, "I need you."
And then, the final nail on the coffin.
"I love you," Ilya squinted his eyes shut, hoping his lids would stop the tears from escaping. "so much, and I don't know what to do about it."
Ilya: I don't think anyone will ever truly be in love with me.
Shane: Are you sure?
Ilya: yes.
Shane, aggressively pointing at himself: Are you fucking sure?!
Ilya: [doing some dumb shit]
Shane: I can鈥檛 believe I鈥檓 gonna sleep with him.
Hayden: Well. You don鈥檛 HAVE to.
Shane: Nah, I鈥檓 gonna.
Ilya: good job
Luca: thanks dad.
[...]
Luca: Why is everyone staring at me?
Hayes, amused: you just called Roz dad.
Luca: What? No I didn't! I said MAN
Ilya: Do u see me as a father figure Haas?
Luca: No! If anything I see you as a bother figure cuz ur always bothering me!
Luca: i think Shane is a little upset with you.
Ilya: what?
Luca: he told me to give you this note.
Ilya, reading the note out loud: "My beautiful ilya, i hope this message finds you before i do-"
Stranger at a bar: *Gesturing to ilya* Is this man bothering you?
Shane, sighing: Yes, but he is my husband. I signed up for this.
[Harris calling an emergency meeting]
Shane, sighing: okay. Which one is it this time? Ilya? Troy? Hayes?
Harris, somehow sighing louder: yes.
Ilya: Schr枚dinger鈥檚 cat is overrated.
Ilya: if you wanna see something that鈥檚 both dead and alive you can talk to me any time of the day.
Shane: *carrying all the groceries on both arms*
Ilya: *reaches his hand out to help*
Shane: *transfers everything to one arm to hold Ilya's hand*
Ilya: that's not what i- okay.
Harris: Yesterday, I overheard troy asking, "Are you sure this is a good idea?" and ilya replying "Trust me."
Harris: I have never moved from one room to another so quickly in my entire life.

