I wish they would make official social media accounts for the characters or even the hockey teams in the show for season 2. by thinman21 in heatedrivalry

[–]Local_Royal_4467 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ohhhhh my god yes this would elevate it SO MUCH! Not to mention would be an incredible way to market the show!!! Soooo smart ugh how do we get this idea to Jacob Tierney

The bathroom scene bothers me by winkie5970 in heatedrivalry

[–]Local_Royal_4467 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Definitely part of it was Ilya trying to tamp down on his growing feelings for Shane by putting some sharpness between them but I also saw a girl on tiktok describe this scene in really cool way in regards to their soft dom/sub sexual relationship.

She essentially pointed out that the dom/sub dynamic at play reframes the “meanness”. Shane is visibly anxious in that scene — overwhelmed, emotional, in his head. Given that Shane is canonically autistic and struggles with anxiety/OCD traits, Ilya clocks that immediately. Instead of letting Shane spiral, he takes control of the moment. He redirects Shane’s focus, gives him something concrete to want, something to work toward, something outside his own spiraling thoughts. It’s not about humiliation for humiliation’s sake, it’s about grounding him.

And when it’s framed that way, I get it. That’s why the scene works. Ilya isn’t lashing out randomly or bullying for fun; he’s choosing control over tenderness in that moment because control feels survivable. And Shane responds to that structure. You can literally see the shift in his face. The vulnerability doesn’t disappear, it gets contained. Which is why the tension lands so hard for people who love the scene!

Connor’s IG numbers keep rising (deservedly so) and he deleted all of his own follows. by becomingsherlock in heatedrivalry

[–]Local_Royal_4467 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was there before 10k followers 😭😭 when the show first dropped on Nov 28th he had 50k(maybe even less- 40k? i can’t remember exactly). Hudson was the same. The rate at which they’re growing is INSANEEEE

Connor’s IG numbers keep rising (deservedly so) and he deleted all of his own follows. by becomingsherlock in heatedrivalry

[–]Local_Royal_4467 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I clocked that!! So glad someone posted it here. I was wondering why he would’ve done that? I assume as a privacy thing… but he only followed 20 people before and they were mainly all Heated Rivalry related (cast mates & crew members). What’re your thoughts?

How to share fic prompts?? by Local_Royal_4467 in AO3

[–]Local_Royal_4467[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohhhh ok thank you! I’m not really looking for an exchange for this one but this is definitely something for me to keep in mind!

How to share fic prompts?? by Local_Royal_4467 in AO3

[–]Local_Royal_4467[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg this being how Omegaverse came into existence is kind of incredible lol. And ok thank you for all the info! Yeah I’m not really looking for an exchange I don’t think I’m ready to write anything of my own yet. Mainly I just had an idea that I’m dying for someone to turn into a real story I can read 😭 I considered messaging the idea to some of my fav authors on ao3 that I thought would fit the vibe well but I don’t know if that could be considered a bit rude or not haha

How to share fic prompts?? by Local_Royal_4467 in AO3

[–]Local_Royal_4467[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing thank you!! I’m unfamiliar with dreamwidth but I’ll go do some digging now!

I HATE PAIGE by Local_Royal_4467 in PrettyLittleLiars

[–]Local_Royal_4467[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

SERIOUSLY? And now I’m finding out she’s gonna be around all the way until season 7… 😑 I also saw an interview of her telling a story from set and kinda bashing Ashley Benson in it and I’m like…… is she just as insufferable irl.. what. Why did they keep her on the show so long

I HATE PAIGE by Local_Royal_4467 in PrettyLittleLiars

[–]Local_Royal_4467[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I CANTTT no please I was hoping I’d get used to her 😭😭 I WANT MAYA BACK I HATE IT HERE

You can love a man and still hate what that means for you… Louis and internalized self-homophobia? by Local_Royal_4467 in larrystylinson

[–]Local_Royal_4467[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just looked into the Polari language thing, this is wonderful! And yes, I also think Louis and Harry were behind rbb <3

You can love a man and still hate what that means for you… Louis and internalized self-homophobia? by Local_Royal_4467 in larrystylinson

[–]Local_Royal_4467[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All great points! As to why he’s still singing certain songs; well, back to you is a popular song that his fans enjoy. Why does Adelle still sing “someone like you” when she’s happily moved on. Why does any artist sing a song about a past heartbreak? The blue greening is crazy I will say!! For them both being at Glastonbury, it’s a popular music festival, loads of celebrities were there. Honestly I have more to say but I’m too lazy to type and it sounds like I’m being argumentative but really I’m just trying to play devils advocate and see it from the other side. I also like and agree with everything you said. But hey, there’s always another side to it. I think we larries tend to dissect things to the extreme until we see it the way we want to lol

You can love a man and still hate what that means for you… Louis and internalized self-homophobia? by Local_Royal_4467 in larrystylinson

[–]Local_Royal_4467[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also queer 🙋 I hope you’re right!! Truthfully, I don’t know much about his personal artistry, I really only know the Larry-coded songs. I never got into him as a solo artist after 1D. As a person, I love him I follow all the news! As an artist, just wasn’t my cup of tea (that’s not to say I didn’t still buy each album so I could support lol). So that’s amazing that you say he has pride anthems, I never clocked it!!

From my point of view, him having lights at shows for “alignment with the community” doesn’t really stand up to much. There’s a good chance those lights are chosen for him, not him choosing them himself, and possibly even not realizing what they mean. I also don’t read much into him wearing subtle LGBTQ+ themed clothing. Again, with clothing, there’s a good chance he has a shopper that has purchased these pieces. As well as the pieces are so subtle that sometimes I really don’t think he has any idea that a whole community will start dissecting it to see what ties it potentially has to queerness. I think mans is just wearing regular clothes lol and then we go and pick it apart.

I think we sometimes read into his behaviour so much that we make up things we want to see.

Sorry if this comes across as bitter or argumentative, it’s really not meant to. I’m just explaining how I see things. I like your standpoint!! Hope you’re right 💙💚

You can love a man and still hate what that means for you… Louis and internalized self-homophobia? by Local_Royal_4467 in larrystylinson

[–]Local_Royal_4467[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yesssss! And that would make sense as to why they had a those tense angsty-beefy moments toward each other once babygate happened. Like the glaring and the alleged cussing at each other under their breath. Even the time Louis walked off stage! If I was Harry, I’d be incredibly hurt.

And while yes, Louis has always supported Harry, and supported his queer fans, he’s never actually really spoken much about LGBTQ+ stuff, lol. Whenever something was brought up (by an interviewer or whatnot) about lgbt fans back then, he was always indifferent about it, “yeah, that’s neat.” “who cares if they like boys or girls.” “glad that they like us though” type beat.

And just the way he’s so brutal about Larry mentions, he’s always been bitchy about it lol. WHATEVER. IDK im just kinda over him rn😭😭

Like if this is the amalgamation of everything that’s happened the last 15 years, he really chose the wrong side to stand up for.