ilyarz
like heated rivalry or not, you can’t deny the fact that many of the greatest gifmakers of our generation(s) have sacrificed their micro blogs to the insanity of tumblr’s flagging and nuking system because spreading gay sex throughout the depths of the internet has been more important. and i think that counts for something
theonion
Accusing the HBO drama of egregiously misrepresenting their experiences off the ice, the National Hockey League Players’ Association blasted Heated Rivalry Friday for what it described as incredibly unrealistic depictions of anal sex between players. “The show’s portrayals of hockey players having sex with each other are wildly misinformed, and we are disappointed by the producers’ utter failure to accurately represent what we do to each other behind locker room doors on a daily basis,” read a statement cosigned by each of the NHLPA’s more than 750 active players, adding that the series’ glitzy, overwrought lovemaking scenes miss the mark on even the most basic details regarding the day-in, day-out sexual encounters that define their lives between games.
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ilyrozanov
sesamestreep
meanwhile the irony of all the speculation and pressure around the heated rivalry actors’ sexualities is not at all lost on me. like you have a book series and then a tv show adaptation where “coming out is an active threat to your livelihood, which is precarious on the best of days and you will realistically only have said livelihood for like twenty years if everything goes ridiculously well” AND “even if you personally as a public figure are comfortable and willing to take the risk of coming out, you have to consider the impact of that kind of pressure and speculation on your loved ones, including your partner, who will have little shot of anonymity or privacy ever again, before you take that step” are MAJOR THEMES and people take that and go “so why aren’t these public figures who just want to do their jobs telling me every detail of the private lives??” Well, see, you’re not gonna believe this but
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lucrezianoin
netfliximab
real people being partially closeted or ambiguous about their own sexuality while making Gay Art is not queerbaiting
princeofsparkles
Real people figuring out they’re queer through the process of making gay art is not queerbaiting either
lady-writes
wenellyb
missmitchieg
pandemoniumclub
Despite all the love and support for HudCon and Heated Rivalry, I still see the hate train to them ‘cause some people assume they did queerbaiting and their culture aka LGBTQ+ community wrong.
Did people learn nothing from “Kit Connor” case? 🙂🙏🏻
spicyvampire
HEATED RIVALRY (2025−) 1.05 "I'll Believe in Anything" (+ 1.02 "Olympians", 1.04 "Rose")
manichewitz
the thing about heated rivalry is that u start it because you want to watch hot guys be gay. like it could be good it could be bad but who cares, it will still have hot guys being gay. and then u watch it and realize every episode is like getting shot in the chest five times while experiencing every emotion imaginable bc you’re actually just witnessing a work of art unfold week by week. and you STILL get to watch hot guys be gay. absolutely top tier viewing experience
symphoniccowboy
ilya constantly jealousybaiting shane is one of my top five favorite things about him, especially before he finally cracks & tells shane that he loves him . he’s like a big fluffy cat showing you his belly like :) so soft :) i kiss you so gentle & tease you & look after you :) & then shane reaches for the belly with fascinated reluctance & ilya goes SCRATCH >:3 what if i greencard marry my old friend i used to fuck more often than you >:3 & shane’s eyes go so wet & shiny & his jaw is clenched . & some raw, young part of ilya heaves a big sigh of relief to know that even if he can’t make shane love him, at least he can affect him . & then as soon as he learns that shane has turned the precise, devoted attention that makes him a legendary hockey player onto ilya he has that flash of holy shit . he is going to love me forever in a way that no one but my mother has ever loved me & i am never going to be the same . & every ounce of tension in his body just evaporates & he melts into a puddle under shane’s hands .
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hatepotion
