hudson williams saying closeted pro hockey players and other athletes are reaching out to them and rachel reid, that they’re playing in the highest leagues and they have to reach out and this is their story makes me incredibly heartsick like there is one (1) out professional hockey player in all of north america there are none in the nhl this sport took one step forward and was wrenched two steps back and there are boys watching this show and seeing themselves and they want to tell someone so badly even if they can’t put their names on it it makes me it’s heartbreaking. these boys deserve better. these boys deserve sunshine.
I still can’t believe that the penthouse scene was the first scene that they shot for the show. The amount of chemistry they have is THICK in the air you would think they had known each other for ten years already. The tension? The eye contact? The freak of it all?? Ilya’s fucking stone cold desire? Shane’s delivery in that scene is one of my favorites of the entire show and you’re telling me he was trembling for it on DAY ONE???
godddd ilya pretending he’s gonna leave in the middle of their first hookup just to manufacture a situation where he gets to pin shane down with his body and promise not to leave him, man stop playing with your food he has anxiety
obsessed with this poor guy who gets dragged away from his takeout menu so his evil bisexual roommate can go have the worst club experience of his life
OKAY WHAT WE’RE GONNA DO HERE IS TALK ABOUT WHO THIS MAN IS. BUCKLE THE FUCK UP.
This is Harrison Browne. He’s a trans man, activist, actor, former pro, and the first openly transgender athlete in professional hockey. He came out in 2016 when he played for the now-defunct NWHL’s Buffalo Beauts. The same season he came out, he went on to win the NWHL’s Isobel Cup championship. A year later, he did it again. When he retired in order to medically transition, he retired as a champion.
In 2025 he and his sister Rachel Browne wrote a book everyone should read called Let Us Play: Winning The Battle for Gender Diverse Athletes. He’s an icon, a trailblazer, and a goddamned delight. Hockey is better for having him anywhere near it.
He’s also written and directed an autobiographical film that premiered last year at TIFF!
My therapist just told me my problem is that I need to write more fanfiction.
This sounds fake but the logic behind it is actually really interesting? She said obsession with a new fandom triggers quick dopamine release when we consume all this related content–it’s easy and addictive.
What we’re NOT getting is that ‘slow dopamine’ that’s more sustainable and engaging. That’s the kind we get from DOING things that take effort but are ultimately rewarding.
So like, she suggested that writing fic and making fanart are ways to balance the quick dopamine of watching a show/reading fic with the slow dopamine of working at something that takes effort.
Moral of the story is you should engage in the process of creation around your favorite things. You’ll feel better for it.
hudson saying closeted professional athletes have reached out to him and the cast and rachel reid about the show is so fucking heartbreaking. it’s amazing for like five seconds, and then it’s incredibly sad.
