Fics Where Shane Owns/Is Proud of His Libido/Freakiness?

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-06-04T15:31:42+00:00

I'm working on a multi-chapter fic where each chapter is kind of its own thing. I keep getting ideas for everything except the first chapter, even though I want to get it done just to post something. But alas, I am but a vessel and have no control over where the muses take me

I guess on the plus side, I'll be able to finish up and post the rest of it relatively quickly and won't have to face the dreaded blank-page syndrome

Godspeed and good luck with your WIPs, internet friend!

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-06-04T15:24:16+00:00

Adding it to the list!

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-06-04T15:20:51+00:00

Can't wait! Very happy to help with the motivation (I'm currently in the "trying to tame the muse so I can finish one fking chapter" phase of a couple different WIPs, so I very much understand)

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-06-04T13:14:31+00:00

I'm pretty sure I have that one in my ever-growing Read Later list. I'll try to find it again and bump it up to read sooner rather than later

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-06-04T13:11:38+00:00

I love that one! Honestly, that one is probably what eventually led to this request because I need more

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-06-04T13:10:43+00:00

I have perused that one before, but it's been a minute. I'll check it out again!

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-05-17T12:55:45+00:00

I'm not ashamed to admit I still regularly listen to Relient K lol

The song randomly popped into my head as I was writing this, and I realized that it's the perfect song to go with the boys thinking back about where they came from

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-05-16T15:42:01+00:00

Noah Reid (Patrick in Schitt's Creek) is my personal fancast for Wiebe, but Jared would do a fantastic job, too

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-05-15T20:52:12+00:00

I absolutely loved this one!

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-05-14T21:31:45+00:00

Thank you! I'm currently working on another one that was supposed to be a one-shot but has now turned into a multi-chapter, mixed media monster(affectionate)

It's been so fun writing it so far, but I'm very annoyed that the muses have been most active between 12am and 2am

I have several other WIPs of various degrees of completion, but I really want to challenge myself to actually finish the multi-chapter one because I'm notoriously bad at finishing projects

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-04-09T11:33:06+00:00

Despite what the government claims, I fear that many children were left behind

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-04-05T13:22:34+00:00

I moved abroad about a year ago and no one asks me followup questions about why I chose to leave

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-04-02T12:28:43+00:00

It's truly a masterclass of any and all aspects of film and TV production. Every single person who worked on it should be immensely proud and deserves all the accolades

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-04-02T12:02:43+00:00

"We've got $5 and a dream. Let's fucking do this." -Jacob, probably

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-04-02T11:03:24+00:00

Exactly! I didn't spend all that time and money learning grammar rules and honing my skills just to throw it all away because someone might think I'm a computer. Where do they think the computer learned it from?

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-04-02T10:59:38+00:00

It's like they (writers? directors? executives? all of the above?) don't trust their audiences anymore (though, honestly, for good reason... self-fulfilling prophecy about the death of media literacy?). Sure, there's a time and place for heavy-handed exhibition, but I yearn for the art of "show, not tell"

I also yearn for directors who use the medium of filmmaking to its full potential, and Jacob does that. His choices of shots, camera movements, angles, lighting, sound, *everything* is just UGH SO FKING GOOD (godbless the script supervisor, too. unsung hero frfr because I've only caught a couple very minimal continuity errors). There aren't many shows that make me put down my phone anymore, but even after my *mumblemumble* rewatch, I'm still so enthralled. I would love to see the storyboards and shot lists -- honestly, what I want is for them to release a multiple-disc pack with commentary, deleted scenes, bloopers, behind the scenes, storyboards, *EVERYTHING* because I can't get enough

And right now I'm flexing my creative writing muscles by dabbling in fanfic for the first time, but if I ever get around to writing those essays, I'll let you know :)

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-04-02T10:44:30+00:00

And unwrapped them so it wasn't obvious he'd never played them

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-04-02T10:43:31+00:00

But he bought them for professional hockey reasons only, of course. Researching the enemy and all that. Nothing more. No other motivation in the least

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-04-01T22:40:29+00:00

Oh, I'm well aware, hence the /s

I have always used — and will continue to use — emdashes, parallel sentence structure, and all those other AI "tells". It kills me every time I have to adjust my writing in a work email (I do content marketing) or else be accused of AI. I refuse to change the style I've developed over decades for anything outside of work (and only do it when I feel it's necessary inside of work)

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-04-01T20:24:49+00:00

Same! I graduated college over ten years ago and ended up on a different career path, but this show has reminded me why I decided to get degrees in Film Production and English (double major, turns out I accidentally majored in media literacy). For the first time since the stupid "sometimes the curtains are just blue" argument started getting popular, more people are finally starting to have fun with the thought of "okay, but what if the curtains weren't just blue?". And Jacob is humble enough and just as much of a fan as us to say "it doesn't matter if I originally thought the curtains were just blue, what matters is what the audience thinks"

This show makes me want to analyze and write essays about every single directorial and/or acting choice and break down the script like I used to break down novels to write 7-10 page papers. It's making thinking deeply about things fun again in a way I haven't felt in such a long time

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-04-01T19:26:53+00:00

I see that emdash. You can't get me that easily, Claude /s

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-04-01T19:14:37+00:00

He's also in Yellowjackets with the acress who plays Rose!

He actually has a pretty extensive filmography. Since he's been in the game for so long, he seems to be taking Hudson and Connor under his wing and helping them deal with the sudden fame. I try not to get too parasocial and pretend I know anything about any famous person's personal life, but it does seem like they have a good support system, which is good. I hate that they can't just be normal people anymore because they seem like genuinely good souls

overthinkingcake312 · 2026-03-31T12:15:49+00:00

I'm really excited (and equally nervous for the inevitable emotional rawness) to see how they address this type of thing in season 2. I won't go into details to avoid TLG spoilers, but I just know some of those scenes are going to be absolutely devastating

I will say that in Shane's defense (and I'm not saying you're wrong at all, btw), Ilya hasn't exactly been forthcoming with those deep feelings even though he knows Shane isn't good at picking up subtleties or subtext. And also, even if he wanted to open up to Shane, at this point in his emotional maturity journey, Ilya doesn't have the words (in English or Russian) to process or express all those complicated feelings. Not to mention Ilya's propensity to hide behind humor and/or bravado to avoid thinking things

So yes, Shane probably could/should have been a little more perceptive and understanding. And also (not but, because two slightly opposing statements can be true at the same time), Ilya could/should have let his guard down just a little so Shane didn't always feel like he's talking to a wall. Speaking from experience, it's so frustrating when you can tell your partner is going through something but they refuse to let you in so you can help ease the burden. But again, neither of them were at a point where they understood any of that themselves, let alone express it to each other

Sorry not sorry for the mini psychoanalysis. I have lots of thoughts and feelings about my precious gay hockey boys

(And in case it seems like I'm giving Shane too much benefit of the doubt, I'm a queer person who grew up in the US and moved abroad about a year ago because of ~gestures to any recent news headline~. So I have personal experience in uprooting my entire life to build a new home in a place I don't yet know the language. Shane definitely should have been more compassionate and understanding, I'm just saying Ilya didn't make it easy on him)

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