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Shane starts a full blown donnybrook with the Metros when they target and injure Ilya during the playoffs.
Or: the Centaurs have a biting list, and the Metros who broke Shane's heart are at the top of that list.
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12 Mar 2026
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Shane delivered the Russian greeting flawlessly. “Zhenit'sya.”
The music from a nearby speaker suddenly felt obnoxiously loud in the abrupt silence that followed.
“Hollander,” Tanner said slowly, “did you just… propose to Rozanov?”
Shane decides to learn Russian for completely normal reasons, such as pride, spite, and being deeply in love with his boyfriend. Ilya agrees to teach him as a joke.
This goes about as well as you’d expect.
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12 Mar 2026
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The first thing Ilya’s brain processed was the text in the search bar.
normal amount of touching while watching a movie
how to initiate intimacy without being awkward
is asking “is this okay” too much
Shane accidentally leaves his laptop open. Ilya discovers an extensive Google search history on how to be a good boyfriend.
Ilya conducts a very thorough performance review.
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12 Mar 2026
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"I am flirting with you," Ilya said. "I have been flirting with you for literal months. Intentionally."
Shane stared at him.
"I like you," he said. "Romantically. I have for a long time - "
"Wait," Shane interrupted. "You were being serious?"
Ilya has a plan. It involves flirting, proximity, dates-that-aren’t-dates, strategic jealousy, and an unreasonable amount of patience.
Shane does not notice any of it.
Or: Five times Shane completely misses the signs of seduction, and the one-time Ilya stops being subtle.
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12 Mar 2026
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Ilya just looked him up and down slowly. “You do realize you’re wearing my coat right now, yes?”
Shane glanced down at the sleeves covering his knuckles. “Oh. Huh. Must have grabbed it by mistake. We have similar… builds.”
Shane does not steal. Unfortunately, Ilya keeps leaving jackets behind, and Shane keeps reaching for clothes that aren’t his - clothes that smell like smoke and safety.
This is not a problem. It’s just a reasonable coping mechanism for bad games, and it definitely isn’t intimacy. Right?
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12 Mar 2026