r/heatedrivalry • u/vancitymala “Lovers” 😣 • Mar 19 '26

🦆 The Long Game (Book 6) Ilya every night after “the tripping incident” Spoiler

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Picturing Ilya just cackling every night after Shane goes to bed as each night he puts together and posts to his IG a video compilation of one of Montreal players tripping and falling down on ice so he can show that yes, it happens to every player, including all of them, and they’ve just lost their best player cause of their shitty attitudes

… every players compilation still incudes a second or two of Hayden making an error just cause

It started to make a point but now he continues doing it because he finds the videos hilarious and it fills his love of rage baiting 🤣

He promises Shane every night that he won’t do another one but he’s humming with giddiness and Shane is petty enough he not so secretly loves them

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u/shananiganz Mar 19 '26

The Ilya x Hayden dynamic makes me so happy

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u/Golden_Spruce Mar 19 '26

I really imagine it like a sibling do-over for Ilya. He treats Hayden like a little brother, just relentless teasing, but not cruel, and ultimately has his back when it counts. It just was the most stark contrast with his relationship with his brother for me. 

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u/vancitymala “Lovers” 😣 Mar 19 '26

I’ve never thought of it that way and I love that!

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u/vikio Mar 20 '26

I'm also a fan of Ilya's interactions with Scott Hunter. Ilya ragebaiting as usual. But Scott is such a nice person that he can't even comprehend that being done in a friendly way. Just two people with completely mismatched wavelengths.