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    Hayden Pike found out who Boston Lily was through a mishap of his own making, in Boston, 2014.

    Cliff Marlow figured out the truth behind Montreal Jane through the power of friendship and vodka, in Montreal, 2015.

    In 2017, they found themselves working together to cover for the Most Obvious Secret in NHL, while Boston Raiders and Montreal Metros were trapped together during a snowstorm.

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    20 May 2026

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    "You want my advice?" He licks a long streak on Shane's neck and Shane moans. Ilya must interpret that as a yes because he keeps talking. "You are too predictable. You play safe. You don't switch it up, so the player learns to read you and from there on, it's easy."

    Shane looks at him deadpan. "Good to know."

    Ilya smirks.

    "Just trying to help," he feigns innocence, presses a hand to Shane's crotch. Shane groans.

    "How nice of you," he mutters, and captures Ilya's mouth again to shut him up.

     

    (or alternatively: Hollanov, tennis version)

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    12 May 2026

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    “Need a bet to get laid, Rozanov? You’re really that desperate these days?”

    “Nostalgic, maybe.”

    “Wow. Big word.”

    “Shut up, Hollander.”

    Shane shuts up.

    “When I win,” Rozanov continues. “I get you for…twenty-four hours.”

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    Shane and Ilya are in rival frats in their senior year and it's time for the annual Greek Olympiad. A bet is made.

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    01 May 2026

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    “How can Montreal be snowed in?” Ilya asks. “They are not ready for winter?”

    “It’s Montreal, man,” Marleau snickers, like that's an explanation.

    Ilya’s phone buzzes.

    Jane- 9:44 a.m.- Look on the bright side. If you’re stuck another day, you can come back here.

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    After Ilya leaves Shane’s apartment for the first time, he knows he’s on thin ice and at risk of falling into more serious feelings. He’s ready to put distance back between them.

    A Montreal blizzard has other ideas.

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    09 Apr 2026

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    “You’ll text when you land, right?” Shane asks as he takes an exit ramp labeled Airport Departures.

    “Yes. Promise.”

    “And you’ll call tonight?” Shane’s throat works over the words, like he still doesn’t trust this new thing between them. Ilya thinks he understands. He also doesn’t know how to trust this love. How can he when it has been trapped in his own heart so long. Neither of them know what the next year will bring. There is so much time before Ilya can have his agent, or his future agent, he will need a new one with no connections to Russia, reach out to Ottawa and hope that they’ll be interested in a future Hall of Fame center. The one thing Ilya is certain of is that he will do everything in his power to make their plan work. He spent his entire adult life lusting after, and then pining for Shane with his whole heart.

    “I will call.” Ilya reaches for the hand Shane has left on the gearshift and threads his fingers through his. He wants to say so much, but he has always been better with touch than words, especially when the only shared language was English. “We will talk every day.”

    Or, There is a year before Ilya can sign with Ottawa, Shane counts down the days until their forever.

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    09 Apr 2026