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In an incognito tab, brightness all the way to the bottom, he searches "Top gay bars in Toronto," keeping one deep breath locked inside his chest, and immediately finds the phone number for a place called Woody's.
Opens his history to see if it really doesn't show up there. Checks again as his phone sits freezing in his palm.Biting down on his lip like he'll tear it off, he hits call.
Shane Hollander, when he is alone in the dark, calls gay bars, just to listen.
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18 Feb 2026
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“Say something.” Ilya asks “in Russian. For me.”
Then softly, carefully, he does. “Я всё ещё скучный.“ I’m still boring. He tried to add humour to it. But he doesn’t know if it reached.
Still, Ilya's breath catches.“Oh.” He says like he’s just been handed something precious. “You’re perfect.”
Or, Shane had been learning Russian the whole time.
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18 Feb 2026
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Shane secretly learns Russian to understand Ilya better, and accidentally unlocks a whole new level of intimacy.
Ilya notices the suspiciously perfect timing.
Love, languages, and a husband who absolutely starts abusing bilingual privileges.
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18 Feb 2026
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Stupid, Dull, Boring by Caraphernellic
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
30 Jan 2026
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This was just…how he was. Why wasn’t it enough? Why wasn’t it okay to be a little quiet, and a lot particular?
Shane began to wonder if he would die alone with the only thing he loved and that loved him back as hockey.
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18 Feb 2026
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To be clear, Ilya is grateful the rookies aren’t growing up the way he did in the NHL. Ilya took the hazing to the chin – humiliation rituals, beat downs, grueling practices to prove he could “hang” with the big guns on the team.
That being said, there’s still some part of Ilya that balks at the request by the gaggle of rookies to watch The Iron Giant, a veritable children’s movie at the team’s latest movie night.
OR: Five times Shane and Ilya were the support system for the Centaur rookies they dreamed of having when they were younger.
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