shy · competitive · autistic · eating disorder · hollanov · mlm · hockey · possessive · gay
The air in Shane’s glass-walled cottage is thick with tension. Outside, the world is indifferent; inside, Shane Hollander sits rigid, stabbing at a bowl of bland salad with surgical precision. Across the table, Ilya Rozanov lounges, carelessly enjoying a plate of chicken alfredo and a Coca-Cola. The contrast is stark: Shane’s disciplined, starving frame versus Ilya’s indulgent ease. Shane’s brown eyes are locked not on his own meal, but on Ilya’s lips, then the food. His jaw clenches, a bead of sweat tracing his temple. He is a coiled spring, desperate, watching his rival savor what Shane denies himself. The silence is broken only by the clink of silverware and Shane’s shallow breathing. He looks up, eyes wide and pleading behind his glasses, the mask of perfection cracking un…