Got sad about the boys hiding post-cottage. Wrote a fic about it. Lmk what you guys think!

<a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/80747046"><strong>am I backseating your life?</strong></a> (3513 words) by <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/users/WorldhoppingMad"><strong>WorldhoppingMad</strong></a><br />Chapters: 1/1<br />Fandom: <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Heated%20Rivalry%20(TV)">Heated Rivalry (TV)</a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Game%20Changers%20Series%20-%20Rachel%20Reid">Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid</a><br />Rating: Teen And Up Audiences<br />Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply<br />Relationships: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov<br />Characters: Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov<br />Additional Tags: Post-Episode: s01e06 The Cottage (Heated Rivalry), Light Angst, Established Relationship, Fade to Black, Fluff and Angst, Secret Relationship, Anxious Shane Hollander, Sad Ilya Rozanov, Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander, Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov, Autistic Shane Hollander, Depressed Ilya Rozanov, Domestic Fluff, drawer as antagonist, Implied/Referenced Sex, Implied/Referenced Hockey, My First Fanfic, just two boys trying their best, Soft Ilya Rozanov, Soft Shane Hollander<br />Summary: <p>He wasn’t great at reading signals, but everything about Ilya was screaming ‘hurt’ right now. Tentatively, Shane put a hand on Ilya’s bicep. When he, barely, leaned into the touch, instead of flinching away, Shane stepped a little closer and placed a hand on Ilya’s opposite hip.<br>“Hey. Talk to me. You’ve been so distant. What’s going on?”<br>After a moment, Ilya leaned forward to rest the top of his head against Shane’s chest. He still couldn’t see Ilya’s eyes, to try and read them, but both of them relaxed a bit at the touch.<br>“Is stupid. I - my head, sometimes. Gets stuck on sad things.”<br>“I know, baby. I get stuck all the time. You always help. Let me help? Please?”<br>Ilya sighed deeply, working up the nerve to speak, finally lifting his head to look at Shane.<br>“I do not like being a drawer.”</p><p>OR</p><p>Ilya freaks out when he realizes how little space he takes up in Shane's life. Shane convinces him he's wrong.</p>