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    Shane was fourteen the first time a number felt like safety.

    The nutritionist worked out of an office in Kanata, framed certificates, a calm voice, laminated charts with columns. She explained it simply: fuel in, output required, timing of each. She said it was a starting point.

    Shane took notes in the margins the way he took notes on everything—completely, past what was required. Yuna had found the nutritionist herself, sat beside him, and took notes too.

    Like mother, like son.

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    Or: Shane’s system works until it doesn’t; Ilya notices first.

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    24 Apr 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 51

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    “My niece…” He swallows and looks down at Shane. Shane takes his hand and squeezes it.

    “Her mother, ah, caught her with another girl.” Shane’s eyes bug out. He knows what this means. He knows what Ilya’s family is like.

    “Is she…”

    “Sveta has her. They take the next train out to Kazakhstan. Then we figure out visa and Canada.”

    Or: Ilya’s niece is caught kissing a girl and has to run to Canada.

    Ilya and Shane have to learn to be parents and Arina finds out maybe some things (like gender and sexuality) aren’t so set in stone.

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    23 Apr 2026

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    "Rozy," Brian, the team doctor says, "talk to me, buddy. That puck clipped you pretty good, how’s the pain?"

    Ilya blinks. He clenches his jaw against a wave of nausea. He rests his cheek on the ice, and the cold helps a little.

    "Bad. Very bad." He swallows. "Is Shane here?"

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    or, in the final MTL/BOS game of the year, ilya takes a puck to the head.

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    13 Apr 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 73

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    Cliff Marlow is not gay. He's not. Seriously. He'd know, right?

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    01 Apr 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 12

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    “Briar,” Raven said slowly. “Have you talked to anyone since graduation?”

    “I thought it would be different,” Briar whispered. “I thought everything would be different.”

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    five years after graduation, briar and apple find each other again.

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    31 Mar 2026