DarknessOfSilverShadows



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    Hello! Hello!
    Here's just a random collection of alternate, non-canon, relationship reveals. None of the works belong together so feel free to read in any order you like! :)
    If you want to listen in to my writing playlist/general HR vibes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/34S7xZUjTo6axcbqqd7gjZ?si=EM1G-yx5RjG00lH6aly8Bw&pi=UoUvEiEYSiGaE
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    02 Feb 2026

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    Several years into Rozanov’s career, ESPN hires a reporter fluent in Russian.

    Suddenly able to answer questions fluently and with a wide vocabulary, Rozanov’s interviews go viral. Hockey fans around the world get a new look at what they thought about Boston’s #81. This changes not only his public persona, but his whole life.

    Inspired by the look on NBA star Nikola Jokić’s face when he was asked a question in his native Serbian and my own struggles learning a new language.

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    02 Feb 2026

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    Troy Barrett comes to Ottawa wanting stability. He tells himself he wants the team, the routine, the structure, the safety of fitting in without needing too much from anyone. This is his clean start, and he needs to do whatever it takes to keep it.

    What he finds instead is Shane Hollander, amazing perfect Shane Hollander, and the uncomfortable realisation that the thing he’s been trying hardest not to want might be the only thing that actually feels like what he needs.

    As lines blur and tempers rise, Troy learns the hard way that wanting to belong can turn into wanting to keep, and that some things aren’t up for negotiation, especially when there’s a Russian captain who’s already decided what’s not on offer.

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    “Hey, Ilya?” Troy asks, already regretting it. “I was actually going to ask you about someone.”

    The moment he says Shane Hollander’s name, the locker room goes quiet, and Troy knows he’s crossed a line he didn’t fully understand.

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    Troy’s POV of the events best called ‘Ilya’s worst nightmare’

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    02 Feb 2026

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    After coming out to Rose, Shane decides he doesn't want to lie anymore, even if he isn't sure coming out will mean he gets happily ever after with Ilya. When coming out to the Voyageurs leaves him wondering what his future in Montreal might look like, he lets himself be a little selfish, he lets himself wonder if there might be somewhere else he might be happy. If Montreal wants to get rid of a generational player, he's not about to stop them, especially if it means he can get a little closer to joy.

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    Or: Shane Hollander leaves Montreal in search of something better.

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    02 Feb 2026

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    After nearly a decade of observing and cataloguing and analyzing the man sitting beside him, on and off the ice, Shane knows his tells pretty well. At least he likes to think so. And right now… Well, right now he thinks Ilya is up to something. 

    Or, 5 times Ilya buys Shane a sex toy + 1 time he doesn't

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    26 Jan 2026

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