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    Shane’s been doing some serious thinking over the past couple of months, about a lot of different things. He's finally worked up the courage, however, to ask Ilya for the biggest thing he's been wanting, more than anything: A Baby.

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    Shane wants to retire and start building a family with Ilya before it's too late. He loves hockey and he's struggling with the idea of leaving the sport, but his body isn't going to hold out for him forever.

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    03 Jan 2026

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    “It’s not something we’ve discussed too much,” Shane admits reluctantly. “I mean, I think we talked about it once or twice, after being around Hayden’s kids. But…I was afraid…I don’t know if you want…” His sentence falters and he presses a hand to his stomach, inhaling slowly like he’s trying to soothe more nausea.

    It takes Ilya’s brain a few moments to process, to catch up, to piece together this half-filled puzzle Shane’s laying out for him.

    “We talked about having babies,” Ilya supplies, arching an eyebrow, “are you trying to say we are…having a baby?”

    Shane sucks in another slow, controlled breath. “Um, yeah. That’s what I’m trying to say.”

    “You are pregnant?”

    Wincing, the shorter man nods. “Mhm.”

     

    -or, vignettes of shane's unexpected pregnancy-

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    01 Jan 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 40

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    Yeonjun leaned against the barrier, blades cutting soft lines in the ice, hair damp and cheeks flushed. “You could at least pretend to look proud,” he called up, voice bright with mischief.
    Soobin blinked down at him, arms crossed, trying to hide the fact that his chest felt ready to burst.
    “Show-off.”
    Yeonjun laughed, head tilting. “You liked it.”
    “I tolerated it.”
    “Liar,” Yeonjun’s grin widened. “You were the one cheering loudest.”
    “I was not—”
    “You yelled my name.”
    Soobin’s ears went red. “That was the people behind me, hyung.”
    “Mmhm,” Yeonjun tapped the ice with his blade, the sound sharp and teasing. “Come on. Get in here.”
    “I’m not— Absolutely not.”
    But Yeonjun was already holding out a hand, gloved and waiting. “Scared you’ll fall?”

    Or, Choi Yeonjun thought the hardest part was falling in love.
    Turns out it’s learning how to keep it when the whole world’s still watching and hold it through the sharp edges too.

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    09 Sep 2025

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    Soobin and Yeonjun have been dating for a while now—quietly, happily, and mostly under the radar. When they both got hired over their last year college break at the popular local coffee shop Brew & Bloom, they decided to keep things under wraps a little longer just to remain professional.

    But what started as a quiet little lie by omission quickly spiraled into the shop’s new favorite slow-burn romance, as their attempt at discretion got wildly misinterpreted for undeniable chemistry time and time again.

    Soobin was having the time of his life playing the part of someone making Yeonjun fall in love for the first time. Meanwhile Yeonjun was two espresso shots away from screaming because pretending not to already be in love with Soobin turned out to be so much harder than actually being in love with him.

    The worst part was that management had never even made it clear whether or not workplace dating was actually against the rules! So what else were they supposed to do, really?

    Or alternatively, Yeonjun and Soobin are recently hired at the same coffee shop while keeping their relationship status a secret and mistakenly let management believe they are the new resident, blooming coworker romance.

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    19 Jul 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 6

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    At St. Augustine’s Catholic Boarding School, Choi Soobin is the model of devout faith: an altar boy with perfect posture and strong belief. He’s everything he’s supposed to be—until Yeonjun transfers in mid-term. The boy is mysterious, smart-mouthed, and has a record on file that’s thicker than the Bible. As their bond deepens, the seeds of desire bloom in the shadows of devotion. They say God sees all things done in secret. Soobin prays he understands.

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    If our heart condemns us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and He knows everything. 1 John 3:20

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    15 Jul 2025