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If I was worm

Summary:

Ilya
Shane

Shane
Yeah?
Why are you texting me? I’m literally just in the kitchen.

Ilya
Would you still love me if I was worm

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Ilya has a very important question for Shane.

Notes:

Russian translation available here

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Work Text:

Ilya

Shane

 

Shane

Yeah?

Why are you texting me? I’m literally just in the kitchen.

 

Ilya

Would you still love me if I was worm

 

Shane

What are you talking about?

Come downstairs, dinner’s almost ready.

 

Ilya

Is important

Tell me

If I was worm

Would you love me

 

Shane

Well, you would be a worm.

 

Ilya

Yes 

 

Shane

But that would be weird.

We wouldn’t be able to talk. Or communicate at all.

I can’t sleep in bed with a WORM.

 

Shane

Ilya?

Come down for dinner.

 

Shane

Your food’s getting cold.

 

Shane

I put a plate for you in the oven ♥️

 

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Ilya Rozanov @ilyarozanov81

So I guess my own husband hates me 😢

980 Retweets 10.1k Likes

 

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Mom

Shane? Why did Ilya just tweet that you hate him?

 

Shane

Why do you have twitter.

Wait, he did what?

 

Mom

[Screenshot attached: Tweet from Ilya Rozanov’s account]

Of course I have Twitter, I don’t live under a rock.

 

Shane

Omg

He is so dramatic.

 

Mom

What did you do.

 

Shane

I didn’t DO anything.

He asked me if I would love him if he was a worm.

I didn’t say yes.

 

Mom

Oh Shane.

 

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Group Chat: Centaurs sans Captain (DYKSTRA use this one when you’re talking shit about Roz)

 

Evan Dykstra

FUCK ME training was brutal today. Who pissed off Roz?

 

Zane Boodram

Hollzy, why is your husband in a mood

 

Shane Hollander

It’s nothing. 

 

Troy Barrett

Does this have something to do with Roz’s tweet last night?

 

Shane Hollander

No.

I don’t know.

 

Wyatt Hayes

That means yes

 

Evan Dykstra

Well whatever it is can you two make up already

I’m tired

Do whatever it is you do that has him walking in in the morning with that shit eating grin on his stupid face

 

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Ilya

Would you still love me if I was worm

 

Svetlana

sorry for late reply

Was at club until 7am haha

am still little drunk 

I dont understand question

 

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Ilya Rozanov @ilyarozanov81

So I guess my own best friend hates me 😞

461 Retweets 3.5K Likes

 

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Svetlana

[Screenshot attached: Tweet from Ilya Rozanov’s account]

Why is your husband so fucking dramatic

 

Shane

Omg. Did he ask you too?

 

Svetlana

What? Something about worm? Yes.

He is sulking now, isn’t he?

 

Shane

Unfortunately for me, yes.

 

Svetlana

🙄

Men.

 

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Shane

Heading to the grocery store, need anything?

 

Shane

What time do you want to leave for training later?

 

Shane

Ilya

Stop ignoring me.

We live in the SAME HOUSE.

 

Shane

I bought your favourite protein bars, the chocolate ones. They’re in the pantry ♥️

 

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Group Chat: Centaurs sans Captain (DYKSTRA use this one when you’re talking shit about Roz)

 

Evan Dykstra

I’m dead. I’m fucking dead

HOLLANDER why have you not made up with Roz yet

 

Zane Boodram

God, even I can admit training today was fucked.

Did someone check on Haas? Kid was face down on the ice by the end of it.

 

Troy Barrett

RIP 😩

 

Wyatt Hayes

Hollzy, everything ok?

 

Shane Hollander 

Yes.

I am working on it.

 

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Shane

Hi Harris, can I ask a question?

 

Harris

Sure Shane, what’s up?

 

Shane

What is this ‘would you love me if I was a worm’ thing?

Apparently it’s something on the internet?

 

Harris

Oh. Okay.

Ilya’s tweet makes sense now.

 

Harris

Yeah, it’s this meme thing that went viral.

People ask their partners if they would still love them if they were a worm and see what they respond. It’s kinda like a metaphor to see if you would love them unconditionally.

 

Shane 

I see.

 

Harris

Do you need me to manage a response to Ilya’s tweet? There’s been some comments about it on the Centaurs official Twitter.

 

Harris

Shane?

 

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Shane

Has Jackie ever asked you if you would still love her if she was a worm?

 

Hayden

Yes

 

Shane

And what did you say?

 

Hayden

I said yes

 

Shane

Fuck. How did you know to say yes?

 

Hayden

Buddy. It’s one of those questions you just have to automatically answer

Do I look fat in this? No.

Did you take out the trash? Yes.

Would you love me if I was a worm? Yes.

 

Shane

I may have fucked up.

 

Hayden

Is this related at all to Rozanov’s tweet?

 

Shane

Does everyone have fucking twitter except me?

 

Hayden

Yeah dude

 

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Shane

Would you still love me if I was a worm?

 

Rose

Yes!

We would be best worm friends

 

Shane

Oh for fuck’s sake.

 

Rose

Ilya asked you and you said no, didn’t you?

I saw his tweet lmao

 

Shane

I hate you.

 

Rose

You would probably enjoy being a worm, they eat mostly organic 

 

Shane

Again, I hate you.

 

Rose

🫶

 

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Shane

Hi Jessie, may I please have the login details to my Instagram account?

 

Jessie (PR)

Hi Shane. Omg, you’re finally going to post something? It’s been ages since your last one!

Besides the ones I post on your behalf, obviously.

 

Shane

Yeah. 

It’s our wedding anniversary in a few days. Thought I would make a post.

 

Jessie (PR)

That’s so sweet!

Your password is: hR$tw6pc!23

 

Shane

Thank you.

 

Jessie (PR)

Btw, I’ve been meaning to touch base about Ilya’s recent tweet. There’s been some discourse online. Did you want to discuss a response?

 

Shane

No need :)

 

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Please do not respond to this automated message.

 

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shanehollanderhockeyplayer on Instagram 

Photo: [Shane and Ilya on their wedding day. They are beaming at each other and are both holding up their left hands, showing off matching wedding bands. Ilya’s right arm is wrapped tightly around Shane’s waist.]

Happy 1st wedding anniversary to my husband. 

If you were a speck of dust in the Milky Way, I would become an astronaut to search for you. If you were a leaf, I would climb every tree to find you. If you were a worm, I would find a way to also become a worm so we could be together always. 

Life is infinitely better with you. я тебя люблю

321K Likes, 1.8K Comments

 

Comments:

roselandry YOU GUYSS 🥹🥹

officialottawacentaurs Our favourite husbands! Happy anniversary!

realhaydenpike Welcome to the Old Marrieds club! 

yunahollander Happy anniversary boys! Love you both.

svetlana_v mr and mr dramatic 

 

ilyarozanovofficial мой любимый 😭😭😭

ilyarozanovofficial I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

ilyarozanovofficial You are stuck with me forever мой червяк

ilyarozanovofficial It has been the best year of my life ♥️

shanehollanderhockeyplayer @ilyarozanovofficial Ditto. I love you ♥️

 

svetlana_v you two are so gross

ilyarozanovofficial @svetlana_v you are homophobe

svetlana_v @ilyarozanovofficial @shanehollanderhockeyplayer 😘😘

 

evandykstrahockey jesus who knew Hollzy was such a poet

wyatthayesgoalie Happy one year boys! <3

harrisdrover You guys give me premature gray hair but I love you both. Happy anniversary!

zaneboodramofficial Both of you stop being so cute, my wife is giving me the side eye now. Happy anniversary though 🥳

troybarrett17 Happy anniversary to the Centaurs’ 2nd hottest couple 🤪

ilyarozanovofficial @troybarrett17 you fucking wish

 

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Ilya Rozanov @ilyarozanov81

Photo: [Ilya’s view from bed. Shane is standing at the foot of the bed with a huge bouquet in his arms, the colourful flowers half-hiding a shy smile on his face. He is wearing only a pair of sweatpants and nothing else.]

I have the best husband in the whole fucking world 🪱♥️🪱

4.2K Retweets 15.2K Likes

 

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Group Chat: Ottawa Centaurs Team 🐴

 

Ilya Rozanov

Training is cancelled tomorrow morning, I have anniversary plans with my husband.

 

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Group Chat: Centaurs sans Captain (DYKSTRA use this one when you’re talking shit about Roz)

 

Evan Dykstra

THANK YOU HOLLZY 

Notes:

Russian translations:
я тебя люблю (ya tebya lyublyu) - I love you
мой любимый (moy lyubimyy) - my beloved
мой червяк (moy chervyak) - my worm
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In my personal headcanon, Shane relinquishes control of his social media to a PR person after they go public because he thinks it's healthier to not have to read negative shit about them online. On the other hand, Ilya continues to terrorise people on social media with unhinged comments and is the number one cause of Harris's high blood pressure.

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I'm sure someone has already wrote a hollanov would you love me if I was a worm fic, but this idea would not leave my head.

Also, I know their wedding anniversary would be in the summer and would not occur during the hockey season but for the purposes of this fic please suspend your disbelief okay lol.