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    “Alexei, I fucking told you to never call me again, you fucking piece of—”

    “Am I speaking with Ilya Grigorievich Rozanov?”

    Ilya went silent immediately. That was not his brother’s voice. Nor was it Katia’s, his sister-in-law. It was an aristocratic, cold voice. He went completely still.

    “Yes.”

    “I’m calling from the Child Services Department, Ilya Grigorievich,” the woman continued, and Ilya frowned deeply. “Your brother Alexei Rozanov and his wife died yesterday in a car accident.”

    Twice in his life, Ilya had felt like this. The ice around his heart melted just enough for the numbness to vanish and give way to a sharp, stinging pain. It lasted only two seconds before he managed to compose himself. He didn’t want to feel anything for Alexei, so even if Katia’s death carried a trace of sadness—she was a mess, but she always tried to smile at him and cook warm meals for him when he visited Russia—, he dismissed the feeling entirely.

    “So what?”

    “You are the only living family member of their daughter. Your brother named you as her legal guardian, Ilya Grigorievich.”

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    08 Apr 2026

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    Shane can’t look at him, stares at the corner, at the mirror, unseeing, everything a little hazy around the edges. He can’t focus, everything in shapes and colours, his mind not catching the minutiae. It’s like he’s staring into an abyss. His lungs struggle to take in the acrid air around them. He feels separate to his own body, like he’s staring at the situation from somewhere far away.

    Then Rozanov is grabbing his face and his fingers are just the right pressure and the touch feels like a life preserver, like he could sink into it, like he could be safe there. Like Rozanov is holding up his whole body in one hand.

    But those hands have been on him before and he was left alone, untethered for six months.

    He slaps Rozanov’s hand away. Shane takes satisfaction in the surprise splayed across his face. So obvious, even Shane can recognise it.

    When Shane’s eyes meet Rozanov’s, the bland disinterest has been shuttered by something he can’t recognise. His face looks both the same and completely unlike it ever has before. Now that their gaze is locked, Shane can’t look away. Doesn’t even blink.

    “Fuck. You.”

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    OR: The MLH Awards ends differently.

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    07 Apr 2026

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    After the tuna melt meltdown, Shane meets Rose Landry, has several deeply inconvenient revelations, and decides to do the only sensible thing: win Ilya back with sincerity, logistics, and a frankly alarming amount of emotional effort.

    Ilya, meanwhile, mistakes every tender gesture for the kind prelude to an inevitable goodbye.

    Or: Shane is living in a romcom. Ilya is living in a Russian tragedy.

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    07 Apr 2026

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    Ilya chuckles. “You don’t know why the team might be scared of you? You cannot think of any reason?”

    “Scared? Of me?” Shane says.

    “Yes. They adore you. But they are terrified.”

    “But – but why? What did I do?”

    Ilya pretends to think. “Hmm. What did you do? Maybe it was the first Stanley Cup. Or the second. Or the third. Or your MVP wins. Or every single fucking game you have ever played in your life. You are Shane fucking Hollander. Did you forget?”

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    Or, five times Shane scares the Centaurs, and one time he (accidentally) terrifies them.

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    07 Apr 2026

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    The evidence is mounting. It’s getting very difficult to ignore: first that sweatshirt, then the definitely-not-a-dick-pic in the locker room, and now the phone call. It’s a shame really; Lily’s such a sweet girl. She makes Shane so happy.

    And Shane? Hayden’s almost positive Shane is cheating on Boston Lily with Ilya Rozanov.

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    07 Apr 2026