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    The man's lips moved.
    Shane shook his head slightly, wetting his lips. "S-sorry. Did you say something?"
    "I asked if I could help you. Three times." The man was smirking slightly, holding up three fingers as if Shane was daft. Fuck, he had an accent. Something Slavic.
    "Um…"
    "We serve drinks," the man said, gesturing to the coffee machines behind him. "We also have pastries. Really, whatever floats your ship."
    "Boat," Shane managed to let out. "It's… boat. Whatever floats your boat, not ship."

    * * *

    Or, Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov meet at a time when each other might just be what they need the most.

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    02 Oct 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 75

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    "Perhaps fate is nothing more than two people running through a thousand ordinary moments until, at last, their paths cross" -unknown

    Shane is meeting his new Russian study buddy at the campus cafe at 6pm.

    Ilya Rozanov is meeting a blind date at the campus cafe at 6pm.

    Misunderstandings ensue (or fate intervenes)

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    26 Sep 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 56

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    On the wall in the hallway by Shane's childhood bedroom there's a photograph of Shane next to the MLH cup. He's got his hands behind his back and a rapturous expression on his face.

    Shane was about six years old when he really got what it meant to win the MLH cup. That year, the Detroit Falcons end up winning the cup, and their forward Ryan Connelly does a few hours of his cup day at the rink where Shane skates. It's the first time Shane sees the cup in person. Most of the kids on his team swarm the cup, eager to touch something that's such a huge part of what they do.

    Shane doesn't. He holds his own hands behind his back so that he doesn't touch the cup. It's a superstition he's heard about a few times: if you touch the cup before you win it, you'll never win it. That means if you want to touch the cup, you have to win it.

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    23 Sep 2026

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    When Spidey!Shane finally caves and makes a Twitter, Ilya decides it’s time to finally shoot his shot. After all, Spider-Man HAS to come if Ilya needs to be rescued, right?

    (a #spideyweek smau cross-posted from twitter)

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    19 Sep 2026

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    Ilya Rozanov does not make it two weeks on Zoloft before the worst side effect hits hard and fast.

    or,

    “Barrett, I fucked up,” he says.

    “Roz?” Barrett sounds dazed.

    “I fucked up,” he repeats, and he realizes how drunk he sounds. He’s in so much trouble he almost hangs up.

    “Roz, what's going on,” Barrett says.

    Bozhe, he’s going to have to say the words.

    Now with part two, featuring buckwheat pancakes, psychiatry for millionaires, important conversations, and Troy and Ilya’s worst “your mom” joke.

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    16 Sep 2026