So it was EASY to say Olrox x Louis were prone to bone in the other poll, since Lestat!Olrox is still in the perfect position to offer Louis things that are most appealing to him: freedom, power, love, excitement, friendship, connection, company, etc. Esp. since Olrox & Lestat are HONEST about how gleeful & giddy they are to break thru all that holier-than-thou bullcrap and see the REAL freak buried under all that boring Catholic repression.
Conversely, Mizrak might initially be charmed by Armand, and be fooled by his idealism; but he’d quickly become disgusted once he realized just how meaningless Armand’s coven was–just like Louis was disgusted by the Theatre and refused to join. And once he finds out Armand’s played him; he’d burn everything down just like Louis did.
IMO Armand would represent everything Mizrak hates just in general: the hypocrisy of powerful people who act like “I could not prevent it,” meanwhile they’re the ones effing around causing all the effed up stuff: corrupt AF “stupid old men,” just like Maria called Abbot Emmanuel.
I’m too busy/lazy to make a fic, but just walk with me.
I’m seeing a Beauty & the Beast-meets-Nosferatu/Dracula scenario, where Prince Ilya’s run afoul (a-FOWL 🤣) of a magic loon, that just so happens to be an Eastern European vampire in disguise. Rather than helping the dying loon-strix, Ilya insults it (“stupid wolf bird!”), so she curses him with vampirism. He secludes himself in his manor in the woods; and as time passes he alternates from looking more fuzzy/furry like a wolf, to more feathery like a bird.
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And ofc Shane’s the beautiful local boy (also under a curse? 🤔 are we going full Howl’s Moving Castle?) who stumbles upon Ilya’s Castle. Ilya’s enchanted attendants offer him shelter–Wyatt (Cogsworth), Hayden (Lumiere), Jackie (Mrs Potts) & Arthur (Chip).
Ofc everyone loves Shane–Ilya included; and fluff ensues, with a healthy dash of Gothic horror cuz it’s a haunted frikkin castle and Ilya’s a “grumpy” vampire.
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No hockey, but ofc there’s ice skating for thawing the ice monster.
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There’s no iconic Disney Library scene; Shane’s not interested in books like that–but there IS a library where he DOES read up on how to cure the vampire curse–(Is it more like Herr Knock’s office with the Solomonari sigil under the rug? Or is it more like Dr. Von Franz’s office? 🤔)–esp. when it becomes clear that Ilya’s condition is getting worse.
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The vamp that cursed Ilya was dying cuz it was also cursed (hurt people hurt people); and no one came along to love/cure her in time before she turned into a full loon-strix. But it’s not too late for Ilya, thanks to meeting Shane.
Ilya’s vampirism is cured in a more Koschei the Deathless way, where his immortality’s hidden in a magic soul-egg that loon-strix laid when she cursed Ilya–instead of the Beast’s wilting rose, or Howl’s heart in Calcifer’s fire, etc.
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Breaking the egg, inside it isn’t the golden needle needed to stab Koschei the Deathless to finally kill him; but instead Ilya’s mother’s crucifix. When Shane puts it on Ilya, and the cross rests across Ilya’s heart, it cures the monster thru the power of both Ilya’s mother’s love and Shane’s love; in a true come-to-Jesus moment.
(Was Ilya’s mother the loon-strix, cursed by his father Grigori? 👀 That’s some Brothers’ Grimm type ish, I kinda like it, LOL.)
I was looking at this gif and I realized this is MLH 15.
Which would be multiple editions old by the summer of 2017. So there had to be a specific reason why they used MLH 15 rather than MLH 17. And wouldn’t you know?
That’s none other than eventual Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron on the cover of NHL 15. The attention to detail in this show is insane.
However, this also poses an interesting question. Why were Shane and Ilya playing an old edition of Chel with Ilya on the cover? I offer three options:
Ilya brought this version with him
Shane bought this version because Ilya was on the cover and won’t buy a new one
My personal favorite, Shane actually has every version and Ilya specifically pulled this one out to play
Hudson Williams not only knowing what a/b/o is but also fully embracing it and doubling down on Shane being a cute little omega???? Someone stop this boy. I can’t keep listening to him say exactly what I wanna hear. I’m gonna lose my mind
I know Hudson’s Ao3 history is a GOLD MINE, I just know it. 😤
Connor: Here you go: ‘I love watching Heated Rivalry, because it’s the closest I’ll ever get to watching an alpha and omega go at it.’ What is 'omega’? 🤨 Hudson: It’s a little bottom boy! 🍑👉👌 Connor: No, that’s a beta? 🤔 Producer: So there’s this thing called the Omegaverse. Hudson: Yep! 💯 Producer: The alpha is the top. The omega is the bottom. It’s werewolf dynamics. They be going at it, then going into heat. Connor: 🤯🫨 Damn! All righty! 😅 Hudson: That’s funny, cuz I like the animal thing when you’re acting; to use a bit of animal stuff. 🐺 And then, in Episode 2, too, in the bathroom. I wanted to be a little bit like a hungry coyote. I wanted Shane to be a little bit of a coyote. 😊 Connor: That was a coyote when you were–when you had tears in your eyes?! 😨 Hudson: Yeah! It was, like–it was a hungry little scrappy coyote, that just wanted to hump, and he was in heat 🥵, and he just wanted to whimper away! 🥺👉👈 Connor: 😨 But humping in heat is you wanting tears in your eyes?! 😭 Hudson: All I wanted was Shane to be a little coyote; you know, a little horny little mutt! 🐺🤗 Producer: Who would be the alpha, and who would be the omega? Hudson: Oh Shane is the omega! 😤 Connor: You’re the omega, 100%. Hudson: Yeah, cuz I’m–he’s crawling all over this [bleep 🤤🍆] man–he’s up inside these GUTS! 🍑💦🫃🏻 Connor: Does that answer your question a little bit? 😑 Producer: Yeah, thank you so much. 😏 Connor: You’re welcome. 🥰💀
Because I miss figure skating and IWTV is my current hyperfixation. Probably only fellow fs stans understand this, but whatever.
Louis de Pointe du Lac:
His most known program is definitely his The Swan. Choreo: Gubanova’s The Swan. Costume: Hanyu’s Notte Stellata. Strong skating skills as good as ice dancer, deep knee bent, flexible, so he can do layback ina bauer and difficult spins.
Tend to go to brighter music for short program (jazz, hip hop etc) while doing something heartfelt for free skating.
Pretty consistent as a skater. Keep getting high scores on Skating Skills and Presentation. Unfortunately he doesn’t have big quads (only 4T to 4F, when he wants to risk it) and he’s Black. so USFSA doesn’t really support him and doesn’t get that American over scoring. Even though he has saved USA’s spots at Worlds etc many times with his consistency (just like Jason Brown)
Lestat de Lioncourt:
Typical European showman. Known for his character free skating programs. Reference: Javier Fernandez (second example). Pretty good skating skills, jump technique is decent. Actually pretty stable jumper, has all big quad jumps except 4A, but he can’t focus sometimes so his axis is messed up.
Definitely always brings out the mostchaotic programs for Exhibition and they always go viral and give you secondhand embarrassement.
Representing France ofc. Complete with French overscoring. at least 3 times European champion in a row. For drama, the president of French federation is still Didier and they have love/hate relationship. Running his mouth like Scott Moir at press conferences. Sometimes do backflips just to send fuck you to judges if he feels they’re underscoring him (usually happen at Worlds, thanks to Russia and USA). He gotta continue that French tradition.
Armand:
For drama he is representing Russia. His coach is Marius. And Marius is basically Eteri, and he’s his (current) number one girl.
Has all the quads and he’ll backload the heck of them for score (that rule still exists here idc). Skating Skills aren’t as good as Loustat but he has a huge TES and Russia fed backing. And almost always land his jumps.
Tend to use warhorses in his programs. Known for his long limbs and fast paced transition. Has been skating since novice and gets called the prodigy since the beginning. References: Yulia, Evgenia.
European champions are always between him and Lestat. They’ve been rivals since junior. But unfortunately since Marius is Eteri, sometimes he has to skip competitions for injury. He’s way more relaxed during exhibition programs
Okay, now if they’re a team:
De Pointe du Lac/de Lioncourt:
(Not to be biased but) chemistry on Virtue/Moir level. Definitely representing France, because USFSA is stupid and Lestat points a gun on Didier’s head to take Louis. Coached by Zueva.
Combining Louis’ elegance and Lestat’s character by performing classic Hollywood pieces with storytelling. Debuting with this FD by Virtue/Moir. Ofc they go to the Olympics with this Moulin Rogue program as well, complete with the crotch kissing lift 😏
Definitely has a rumor they’re secretly married going for them.
De Pointe du Lac/(insert Armand’s last name here):
Unfortunately, no choice other than representing Russia. Coached by Tatiana Tarasova (but she likes Louis don’t worry!).
Tend to use haunting classical music. Very synchronized, very classy. Reference: (a must watch!) Gordeeva/Grinkov’s iconic Moonlight Sonata. Or Torville/Dean’s Bolero.
Bonus: Claudia
Definitely best known for her teenage spirit and her Romeo & Juliet program.
Known for her big jumps, 3A, and musicality. That one girl who goes “I’ll beat the men as well. Just watch” Reference: Kostornaia
😍 Now I need a 50k+ Yuri on Ice Loustat AU complete with fanart please and thank you fanfic spirits. 😭🙏
Louis’ obvs Yuuri, very skilled but woefully underconfident. He’s super depressed and stress eats and struggles with his weight cuz he’s always been a chubby boy; and has no idea just how hot he really is, just needing to find his Eros. He runs back to home to NOLA after utterly whiffing his last competition, and just wants to retire in defeat. He uses Lily’s skating rink to decompress, and has no idea that Grace’s twins & Benny recorded his clean skate to Lestat’s amazing championship win, those brats!
Lestat’s obvs Viktor, undefeated but unmotivated, until he sees the viral video of Louis’ skate. So naturally he announces his retirement from skating, hops on a plane from France to NOLA (Mojo in tow ofc), and arrives at the DPDL family bar the Azalea announcing that he’s looking for Louis, he’ll be his new coach!
And naturally Armand’s Yuri, the prodigy from Hell, temporarily poached by Lestat to find his Agape before Louis sends him packing back home to Mother Russia & Marius’ inferior coaching. 😤💪
Claudia & Charlie are the Crispino siblings. No weird incest vibes, Claudeleine is endgame, but Charlie does defend his sister from all the sexist misogynistic pigs who think she can’t skate as well as the men can.
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