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    Shane Hollander never got that concussion, and Ilya Rozanov breaks up with him. Shortly after, Shane suffers a career ending injury. They don’t speak again.

    Of course, stories don’t end like that. At least not theirs. When Shane adopts a little girl with familiar curls and deep blue eyes, Shane writes letters to Ilya, imagining he was with him, raising the girl together.

    Movers get things mixed up. Letters get sent. And after 4 years of no contact, Ilya moves to Ottawa to see Shane again. The only question is—will Shane let him in? Or is he still just as scared as he was in 2017?

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    19 Feb 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 31

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    A single phone call (with two missed ones), push Ilya and Shane into parenthood for the very first time. Even if they've been preparing for a long time, so much about their lives changes overnight.

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    18 Feb 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 26

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    “Oh – hi.” Shane says.
    “Hi?” The other man doesn’t stop swinging the crying baby.
    “Um – y-your baby. It’s crying.”
    The man thinks for a second that this is a hidden camera joke of some kind.
    “Yeah, dude. Thanks for pointing it out, I didn’t notice.” He’d punch him in the face if his hands weren’t occupied.
    Shane can hear a very noticeable Russian accent.

    or; Shane Hollander is a student doctor under the spectrum that decides to help his neighbour when his baby doesn't stop crying.

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    18 Feb 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 96

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    Shane's eyes burned. "What if I hadn't noticed?"

    "But you did."

    "But what if I hadn't?"

    Ilya pulled Shane against his chest, wrapping his arms around him. "You would have. Because you are Shane Hollander. When Shane Hollander has goal—like goal to keep our baby safe—nothing gets past him." He pressed a kiss to Shane's temple. "Is blessing and curse, yes? But mostly blessing."

    Or,

    3 times Shane's hypervigilance caught something wrong with their kids before anyone else did, and 1 time Ilya had to confiscate his laptop.

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    17 Feb 2026

  5. Public Bookmark *

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    When Ilya and Shane decide that they want to start a family, the universe seems to listen.

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    17 Feb 2026