Maddy King’s Reviews > The Long Game > Status Update

THE PLANE SCARE - ilya’s messages to shane on jnstagram (so close to tears)
“safe in your heart” & “he needed to love shane properly”
pgs 260-261, 264-269, 271, 273, 287-289, 293, 297-299, 302-303, 310-311, 316-317, 321-323, 325, 331, 335, 342-343, 346-349, 351-355, 357, 362-363, 366-367, 371-373, 376, 378-379, 388-394, 396-405, 407–414

Yuna talking shane off a ledge once shane realizes that ilya has sacrificed a lot for him and their relationship
“you both think im an uptight wet blanket”
“or you could just be cool once in your life” - i love Yuna
shane realizing ilya’s entire instagram is all shane
ilya’s session with galina - you’re supposed to fix me
thank lord for galina (pg 246)
ilya talking to shane about seing galina - 250

Shane in the mirror while Ilya touched him - ilya liked him eager
ilya having mood lighting in his gym for shane’s workouts…and other things
ilya telling shane he could sleep with other men even once they admitted their feelings since shane had only ever been with ilya - fought about it but shane admitted he didn’t want that and ilya realized he didn’t either
queer NHL player meeting,shane was jealous
231

stalking about worst case and best case scenario if shane and him come out
“i deserve to have the career i want for as long as i want it. i’ve earned that. but if i had to choose…id choose him”
ilya talking about how shane would react if ilya too his own life and following it up with “i am trying to get better”

shane thinking what if they’d never met after ilya says “i’m so glad i met you”

“ilya had been carrying these photos around like precious treasure for years” - photo from NHL awards in vegas
ilya setting up for them to cook a meal they could both eat together (domesticity)
“how could anyone have seen this - seen you - and not known about us?” - when shane got hurt
FUCK COMMISSIONER CROWELL WITH A SWORD
kissing ilya was better than chocolate for shane

Hayden’s kids marrying them!! adorable !!
Hayden giving shane grief about being set up with JJ’s friend - says he can do better but also says he will definitely come to the wedding if ilya and him get married (asks if Rozanov is on the list for that)
“do you want to end your marriage and marry us both?”
“i would never marry rozanov!” “so you’d marry me?”
ilya bursting into tears - shane left

They delete their messages and photos - different from show (while they’re borderline sexting)
Rose’s pep talk to Shane about doing what would make him happy - pg 109
“he loved it when ilya made things challenging…and then rewarded shane for it”
“i look at you and im just…my heart goes crazy”
“is just being in love”
“he loves me”
“i will ask driver to make car fly”

“Shane knew it but hearing ilya say it in such a raw, unguarded way cut through him like a blade. the pain of not being in the same room as ilya felt physical”- shane’s thoughts after their skype call
shane wishing there was a solution to their problem - there is but ya wont’t do it bud !