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The video opens to Shane and Ilya sitting next to each other at a table, both are sporting their Centaur jerseys (if they were wearing each other's that was no ones business). Ilya is leaned close to Shane, whispering something in his ear that isn't picked up by the camera. Shane nods his head at whatever it is that he said. Ilya moves away a little — but not completely — and runs his hand up and down Shane's back gently.
Ilya: You sure?
Shane nods in response again and Ilya leans back in his chair but doesn't remove his hand from Shane's back
Harris: We ready?
Ilya: Yep.
Shane: Yes.
Harris: Okay, introduce yourselves and tell us what we are doing today.
Ilya pats Shane's back to urge him to go first.
Shane: Hello everyone, I'm Shane Hollander.
Ilya: Hollander-Rozanov.
Shane: Shane Hollander-Rozanov.
Ilya: And I am Ilya Hollander-Rozanov. And today we will be answering 20 couples questions.
Harris: Okay let's get started.
1. What was your first impressions of each other.
Ilya: I thought Shane was a very polite, slightly annoying, cute Canadian boy who was scolding me for smoking and shook my hand twice.
Shane rolls his eyes slightly, but he has a smile on his face still.
Shane: I thought Ilya was kind of an asshole when we first met.
Ilya: You still think this.
Shane: Well yeah but now I find it endearing because you are my asshole husband, back then you were just an asshole.
Ilya: An asshole that you married.
Shane: I did. And I am very happy I did
Ilya looks much too happy at Shane's statement. But do we blame him?
2. Does your spouse have any habits that annoy you?
Shane: Easy, smoking.
Ilya: I am cutting back.
Shane: I'll believe when I see it.
Ilya runs his hand down Shane's back again.
Ilya: You will see it. Shane has lots of habits. Most are cute, but he bites his nails and I don't like that. I tell him to paint them to help stop but he doesn't do it.
Shane makes a face, like he wants to say something but holds back.
Shane: I'll stop that when you stop smoking.
Ilya: Deal.
3. What is something you wish you could do together more often?
Ilya: Oh I like this one,I wish we could-
There is a cut in the video, stopping Ilya's statement and now showing a rather proud looking Ilya with a bright red Shane sitting next to him.
Shane: Please edit that out.
Harris: I fear I have no choice but to do so.
Shane: I wish we could spend more time relaxing together.
Ilya: How is that different from what I said? You know exactly how we relax! We-
There is another cut in the video, jumping to the next question.
4. Who is the big spoon and who is the little spoon?
Shane: I guess more often I am the little spoon. But I would say we both are little spoon and big spoon at times.
Ilya: Do not let his big jock exterior fool you, He loves being little spoon.
Shane: Oh my god, so do you.
Ilya: People on the internet you must not believe this smear campaign.
Shane: Wow a smear campaign? Seriously?
It may seem like they are bickering, but the couple are both smiling brighter than ever.
5. What is your spouse's beat physical feature?
Ilya: Freckles. I love them, love counting them, love that they are all mine, not for anyone else. No one else can even look at them.
Shane: You know other people see them right? They are on my face.
Ilya: No. I don't allow this.
Shane: You can't stop people from seeing them.
Ilya: They should learn to not look. Or pluck their eyes out or something.
Shane: You are so dramatic.
Ilya: You love it
Shane: I do. I like Ilya's eyes and his smile.
Ilya: I also love his-
Yet another sudden skip happens, jumping to the next question.
6. Who is better with money?
Shane: I think I handle most of our finances, but it's more so that I enjoy stuff like that rather than me not trusting Ilya.
Ilya: Yes, it works out well for me because Shane wears his sexy glasses while he looks over everything.
Harris: Shane I didn't know you wore glasses.
Shane: Mostly just for reading.
Ilya: Those really are just for me. The internet is too feral to handle it.
7. How do you feel about PDA?
Ilya: I love it, but it is important to make sure your partner is okay with it too.
Shane: Yeah. I have spent so long hiding myself so it is a process to work up to getting myself comfortable with showing affection in pubic. Also don't do like so much that is makes everyone else uncomfortable.
Ilya: There is no such thing as too much.
Shane: There absolutely is.
Ilya: Nope.
He leans over and presses and kiss to Shane's cheek, making the other man smile.
Ilya: He is okay with me doing that. We talked about it.
8. In what ways have you grown since meeting?
Shane: How much time do you have?
The couple both laugh at this.
Shane: I have grown in a lot of ways since I met Ilya. I don't really live in fear anymore — well not as much at least. I am out and married to the love of my life. Took a long time to get here but I am glad I made it, we made it.
Ilya: Similar to him. I am no long drowning my emotions in parties or any type of bad things. I know now that it is okay to let myself feel things, that emotions don't make me weak. I am much happier than I have ever been.
This time, Shane leans over and kisses Ilya's lips softly before turning back to the camera. Ilya looks at the camera with a pink hue on his face — not that he will admit it, even with video evidence.
Shane: You're blushing.
Ilya: No. Harris edit that out.
9. What makes your relationship so strong?
Shane: Relationships are a lot of work. We learned the hard way that communication is very important. Please make sure you are talking with your partner. No one is a mind reader.
Ilya: Yes. Our relationship is as strong as it is now because we worked hard and fought for it. If you think the relationship is worth it you must work hard to keep it strong. As a philosopher once said; Is it worth it? Let me work it.
Shane looks at his husband with a flat, unimpressed expression.
Shane: Are you being serious right now?
Ilya: I am always serious.
10. Do you have any traditions?
Ilya: Once a month we make pizza from scratch.
Shane: Yeah, it's pretty fun. We make our own personal pizzas without having to worry about if we both like the toppings.
Ilya runs his hand up Shane's back and rubs his shoulder.
Ilya: That is my husband's way of saying he likes boring pizza.
Shane: Edible pizza isn't boring Ilya, there is such thing as too many toppings on a single pizza.
Ilya shrugs his shoulders and — finally — takes his hand off Shane's back and places it on his thigh, like he has to to touching him in some way.
Ilya: Maybe, but I have not reached that level yet.
Shane lets out a small laugh and shakes his head.
Shane: We also try and do a phone free date at least twice a month. Time where we can just enjoy time without distractions.
Harris: Stealing both of those from you.
Ilya: As long as you are using them with Troy. Shane is a married man Harris.
Shane: Why did you instantly jump to me?
Ilya: You are very hot Shane. I must make sure people know you are spoken for.
Harris: That is not at all what I meant- You know what, whatever. I know Shane is taken Ilya, no threats here. I am also taken which you know.
Ilya: Can never be too safe.
11. What songs remind your spouse?
Ilya: Shane doesn't listen to music so I will answer. "18" by One Direction and "Right Now" also by One Direction. There is lots of One Direction songs that do actually.
Harris: We have a directioner in the house.
Shane: You claim I don't listen to music — which I do by the way — and then you say one artist.
Ilya: Fine, "Your Love Is My Drug" by Kesha. One Direction is good Shane, don't be a hater. And when do you listen to music?
Shane: I have my headphones in all the time when I work out. What do you think I'm listening too?
Ilya: Hockey podcasts.
Shane: Well- Yeah sometimes, but I also listen to music.
Ilya: Huh…Always learning new things about you.
Shane: That is part of the fun isn't it?
They stare into each other's eyes for a few seconds just smiling, before Shane turns back to the camera.
Shane: "Lie With You" by Ten reminds me a lot of the early years of our relationship.
Ilya: Who is Ten?
Shane: A singer. Also "Still Into You" and "The Only Exception" by Paramore makes me think of Ilya.
Short clips of each of the songs they mention plays.
12. Most romantic thing your spouse has done for you?
Ilya: When Shane told off that [Censored] [Censored] [Censored] [Censored] and almost left hockey for me, was probably the most romantic thing to ever happen to me.
Harris: I am gonna have to censor most of that.
Shane: More romantic than my proposal?
Ilya lifts the hand not touching Shane and tilts it side to side as if to say so-so
Ilya: That is a close second.
Shane: Ilya moving to Ottawa and giving up so much for me was very romantic in my opinion.
Ilya: We are very very romantic couple.
Harris: Making the rest of us look bad.
Ilya looks right into the camera and points at it.
Ilya: Do better.
13. Do you have a couples bucket list?
Shane: We have a lot of stuff we would like to do together but we don't have like an actual list.
Harris: Could we get some examples of things you want to do?
Ilya: Traveling places that aren't for work. Like we want to go in that big ass Ferris wheel in London.
Shane: I think it's called the London eye.
Ilya: That's what I said.
14. Who wakes up more throughout the night?
Ilya: Shane, he is getting out of bed every ten minutes.
Shane: Ilya could sleep through a natural disaster. I am a light sleeper.
Ilya: He also has…What is word? When you don't sleep all night?
Shane: Insomnia. Which I do have but I do sleep at night, just not as easily as most people.
Ilya: I sleep so well because Shane wears me out at night.
Ilya winks at the camera and Shane shoves his shoulder lightly.
Shane: Well then you must not wear me out good enough if I can't sleep.
Ilya's eyes go wide at the accusation.
Ilya: No, you don't sleep because of the insomnia. Tell the people the truth Shane. You cannot slander my name.
Shane: Obviously I'm kidding baby.
15. Who blushes more?
Ilya: Shane, next question.
Shane: He blushes too, don't let him fool you.
Ilya: Russians don't blush.
Shane: That makes no sense. You literally blushed as we were filming this.
A brief clip plays of Ilya's face turning red after Shane had kissed him.
Ilya: My husband lies.
16. When do you feel closest to each other?
Shane: Like physically?
Harris: I meant more emotionally but it is up to you to interpret.
Shane: I guess mine works for both. At the end of the day when it's just us at home in bed. We like to cuddle so that is usually what we do, and we just talk about the day, or random things. Just laying there and talking with him always makes me feel close to him.
Ilya: I like that. That is mine too.
Shane leans closer to Ilya, letting his head rest on Ilya's shoulder for a second before straightening up.
Ilya: Also when we have-
The clip cuts out, skipping to a new clip of the couple bickering.
Shane: You can't keep saying stuff like that. You know more much of this Harris is gonna have to censor and edit out?
Ilya: He should not be censoring me. I thought we had freedom of expression here?
Harris: You are making my job harder than it needs to be.
Ilya: Correction. I am making your job funner.
17. Who is funnier?
Shane: I think Ilya is. I'm not that funny.
Ilya: We are funny in different ways. I make lots of jokes yes, but Shane is funnier without realizing it.
Shane: What does that mean?
Ilya: You are very sarcastic, or you say things about other teams that are very funny without realizing. I will give examples, like when you said-
Shane: Please don't give examples.
Harris: Please don't, I already have to do enough censoring.
18. How do you overcome challenges together?
Ilya: Talking, again we learned the hard way that communication is important
Shane nods his head in agreement.
Shane: Yes. Whatever is going on we talk it out, figure things out or make a plan on how to work on it. If you talk to each other thoroughly you can make things work.
Ilya's smile grows when Shane says the word "plan".
Ilya: Sexy when he talks about planning right?
Harris: I mean if you are into that. Which obviously you are.
Ilya's smile drops as quickly as it appeared.
Ilya: So you don't think Shane is sexy?
Shane: Ilya.
Ilya: Shane is sexiest person to walk this earth.
Harris: Okay that's not what I mean. Of course Shane is a very good looking guy.
Ilya: Please don't hit on my husband in front of me- actually never hit on him. He is married. To me.
Harris: Are you joking right now?
Shane: No he is not.
19. Who said "I love you" first?
Shane: Ilya did.
Ilya: Twice.
Harris: Could you elaborate on that?
Ilya goes to say something before Shane jumps in.
Shane: It means explain, or like go into more detail.
Ilya: Ah okay. I told Shane I loved him in Russian before he knew what it meant. Later on I said it in English. So I win by two.
Shane: It's not a competition Ilya. But I was in love with you before you said it either time, i just hadn't said it yet, so ha.
Ilya: Well I was in love with you from first sight. Beat that.
Shane: Don't pull that asshole. I was in love with you then too.
Harris: This could go on a while so why don't we move to the last question.
20. How long have you been together?
Ilya: Ending with a strong one huh?
Shane: It really depends on what context.
Harris: What do you mean?
Shane: Because there is three different answers. How long we have been involved together, how long we have been official, and how long we have been married.
Ilya: By "involved together" he means how long we have been having sex.
Shane's face turns bright red rather quickly.
Shane: That is not what I meant.
Ilya: Of course it is.
Shane: No, because we didn't even have sex we just-
The video cuts out yet again, skipping forward to Ilya just smiling and Shane still red, but less than before.
Harris: How about all three?
Shane: We have been involved…
He shoots a look at Ilya before turning back to the camera.
Shane: Since the summer before our rookie season. Dating since 2017. And Married since 2021.
Harris: Wait seriously? That long.
Ilya: Yes, I locked that down right away.
Shane: You didn't lock me down till 2017, I just said that.
Ilya: Yes but you also just said you loved me when you first saw me.
Shane opens his mouth to retort, but knows Ilya is right.
Shane: Well- Okay you got me, but you said it too so that means I locked you down right away too.
Ilya: Yes you did.
He leans over again to kiss Shane's cheek.
Harris: Okay I have a lot of questions to ask after this so lets wrap this up.
Shane: Thank you all for watching, I hope it was entertaining.
Harris: The people are gonna love this.
Ilya: We are very entertaining people. Thank you for watching me and my very handsome husband answer questions.
The couple both wave goodbye to the screen when Ilya practically leaps from his chair to pull Shane in for a kiss before the video ends.