He is so adorable. And I love his fashion sense. He does a good job of walking the line with double entendres and sometimes he just flat-out says stuff. The stretching at the end was hilarious. I loved it when he did it during the show.
And I read online a poster who questioned if a player really would have been so bold with the approach Ilya did with Shane. Well, there is this thing called gaydar. I think he sensed it and did subtle things like when he touched his hand while handing him the water bottle. Shane's body language was a dead give away. He kept looking down or away and Ilya knew it was because of the sexual attraction/pull they BOTH were feeling.
A few years back, a cow-worker came onto me at the conclusion of our holiday party. We were in the bathroom and he just turned to me and said: You know I'm attracted to you right? I was floored. I swear he was pulling my leg. He was like, why would I be saying this if it were a joke? I said because you're tipsy. He said what can I do to prove it to you. I said, kiss me. He did! He invited me over to his place and we um, played checkers. I ended up sleeping over b/c it was so late. In the morning he told me it was a one time thing. It was NOT lol. We never dated. But we remained friends.
ETA: I believed my friend was straight. He has a son and dating women. He told me he was bi-curious. A few years ago, he came out and is now gay.
