The Very Loud Chirp
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“You’re starting to sound like him,” said Hunter.
Shane thought… if Hunter knew… he had had years to out them. He had been in the room next to Ilya’s. But he had never said anything. Feeling numb, terrified, Shane said, “I’m sorry, what?”
“You fucking heard me, Hollander.” Hunter’s face was so angry. Shane saw the truth, the threat, in the man’s face.
He was on a mic. He was mic’d. This would ruin Shane and Rozanov. He dropped his gloves without really thinking about it. He never dropped his gloves. Hunter couldn’t run his mouth without teeth. His teammates caught him and held him back. He chirped a lot, calling Hunter old and past it, hoping to distract him, get him to not say the worst thing he could possibly say. All Shane could hope for was a distraction.
When Hunter chirps at Shane while mic’d up for behind-the-scenes content, Shane feels sick. He knows his parents, Ilya and the world hear it, and he worries about the consequences.
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- Part 1 of The Very Loud Chirp
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Yuna Hollander had always been fiercely protective of her son. Shane had always had a gentle heart, and kids had noticed and bullied him mercilessly. By nine, he stood out from the other kids because he was so much better at hockey.
As the other boys discovered girls, Shane discovered new moves on the ice. Yuna was the team mom. She heard the boys whispering about girls and about first kisses. She would see Shane hear them and watch as he quickly laced his skates and skated away. He never joined in the talk.
Jessica had come and gone in less than a season, and Shane had always looked uncomfortable holding her hand. When she had brought it up with David, he had sighed and said, “When he’s ready, he’ll find a very nice young man.” She teared up, and he said, “Honey.”
“He wants to go into the MHL, David. They won’t be kind to our boy.”
He nodded but said, “We’ll be there for him. It will be okay.”
Then along came Ilya Rozanov.
Yuna Hollander has always done everything in her power to protect her son. But when Scott Hunter chirps at him while mic’d she realizes she might have missed the mark and Shane needs more help than just her.
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- Part 2 of The Very Loud Chirp
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It was heaven. Of course, the circumstances could have been better. But Ilya was in Shane’s apartment as his boyfriend. There was talking, cooking and working out together in Shane’s home gym. It felt unlike anything Ilya had had in the past. Nothing had ever felt solid like this.
After years of wanting Shane, Ilya finally gets him after Scott Hunter threatens to out them with a thoughtless chirp.
This is part of a series but could be read as a standalone story about how much Ilya yearns for Shane.
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- Part 3 of The Very Loud Chirp