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    Rozanov cocked his head. “You speak Russian? Or just the curse words?”

    “Yes, I speak Russian,” he snapped, defensive and angry. He knew that it had been a mistake to even try to be friendly with Rozanov. “Why? Do I not look Russian to you?” He scoffed.

    “No, not really,” Rozanov said. Some of his teammates laughed, although they mostly looked surprised that Shane was speaking to them at all. Rozanov didn’t laugh, though. “Are you Russian?”

    “Go fuck yourself.”

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    Despite an inauspicious start, when Russia’s Ilya Rozanov learns that Canada’s Shane Hollander is fluent in Russian at their first World Junior Championships tournament, it changes everything and sets them on a different course. Instead of being branded as rivals from the very beginning, Ilya and Shane start off as friends.

    And, after all, a little friendly rivalry never hurt anyone, did it?

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    17 Feb 2026

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    five times their friends realize shane might be the scary one, after all -- and one time ilya reminds the world he's only soft for shane.

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    their friends – and hayden fucking pike, who, for some reason, remains shane’s best friend – are slowly realizing they can be more complex than Hollander and Rozanov. they can be Shane and Ilya, too.

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    "I think you're hiding something."

    "Well, that sounds like a you problem."

    Levi crosses his arms. He's staring at you, those skeptical grey eyes piercing your soul. "You're not denying it," he points out, eyes narrowing.

    You laugh dryly. "We're in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. What the hell could I possibly have to hide?"

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    When your world flips upside down, you find yourself stuck between a rock and a hard place: a seemingly never-ending army of zombies and an ambitious group of survivors, one of which doesn't trust you at all and looks like he'll kill you in your sleep.

    You're not sure which is worse. Hey, at least the undead are easier to kill...

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    06 Aug 2025

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    Izuku must learn his place in a broken and cruel world. He must learn the cost of being a hero. He must learn the cost of changing the world to his own image. In a world divided by factions vying for control, oppressive governments, and sympathetic villains, Izuku must decide his place amongst the chess pieces. He'll have to decide what to make of the broken dreams and shattered faith of an indifferent world. He'll need the power to rise above the mire and muck of despair.

    Thankfully, he was never quirkless.

    Sometimes quirks hide until they are triggered. Izuku tasted death and found it lacking, every flavour bitter and lacking spice. In the moments between death and life, he gazed into the howling abyss and it followed him home. Everything he thought he knew about the world is a lie. There are monsters lurking in the dark below, always waiting and always watching.

    They wait patiently, waiting for one to sit upon a throne of crystal madness and eternal suffering. They have waited for aeons and will wait until the end of eternity.

    They wait for Izuku Midoriya.

     

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    SmallMight and Dynamight are two streamers that nerd out over All Might video games and often interact, both on and off stream, though never with their cameras on. Izuku and Katsuki two are college students that find solace and friendship through online streaming, and occasionally think about their estranged childhood best friends.

    It all changes when SmallMight reaches a milestone and finally turns his camera on.

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