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Billy had never thought of himself as the caretaking type. His mother hadn’t lingered prior to her death, and he’d planned to be well away at sea long before his father ever entered his dotage. Let that be a burden for his sisters to manage, or his father’s young new wife.
It was different when it was Cornelius, though.
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02 Mar 2026
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“It’s—a nice, neat thing to know,” Billy says. “I’d practice when I was alone.” This is true. In a hazy shaft of light in his garret bedroom, stooped so as not to strike his head, he’d sometimes trot a methodical box-step. It was neither the romance nor the grace of the thing, but its order; the mercy of its repetition. One might enter a space outside of time; each turn twin to the one before. It was as though there was always, somewhere, a room in which he might be found waltzing and he only had to step into it to meet himself there. (His mother characterized him as a lonely child, but she was wrong: he was a solitary one.)
“And when you weren’t alone?”
“Jealousy is unbecoming of you, Cornelius. You get a face like a kicked pup. All stung-looking and wide-eyed.”
“I’ll show you a kicked pup—I know a fine long greyhound could use a swift boot to the ribs.”
“Oh, darling. I’m not in the mood. And anyway, there’s no one else now, is there?”
“Is there?”
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01 Mar 2026
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"Now that he knows, Billy wonders how he could have missed it. At dinner service, Jopson smiles at all of them, serves all of them, but it's Little who gets a lingering look as Jopson fills his glass. It's Little whom he brushes against when taking his plate, subtle but in a way no properly trained steward ever touched an officer. Jopson is expertly trained. That is no possible excuse."
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01 Mar 2026
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I'd Share A Life (And You'd Share A Life) by noedovenest
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
10 Apr 2026
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“Olesya.”
“Oh-lee-syah,” Shane repeated slowly, making sure he pronounced it right. “What… what are you going to do?”
“I don’t know,” Ilya said, resting his head in his hand. “I don’t fucking know.”
Shane’s voice was steady. “What can I do?”
How long had it been since someone offered to help Ilya? He took care of his family, carried his brother’s financial burdens, tended his own injuries, paid his way through life without aid. The question, softly spoken and rich with genuine intent, was enough to bring tears to his eyes. Could he really trust it? Could he ask someone for help?
For once, he wanted to try.OR: Ilya is left with sudden custody of Alexei's daughter and calls Shane to help.
(Set just before the cottage.)
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30 Jan 2026
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the trade off by bikadoo
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
28 Feb 2026
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@ESPN: Breaking: Ilya Rozanov has been traded to the Ottawa Centaurs.
@hollanovtruther: who wants to bet Shane Hollander is to blame?
Or how a high-profile trade sparks one of the greatest conspiracies in hockey history... that just so happens to be true.
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