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Summary
Post-cottage 2017 season Ilya goes missing for a night after a Raiders/Metros game in Boston. Shane becomes entangled in the police investigation. In the wake of the fallout from this incident Shane and Ilya must try to pick up the pieces and return back to normal life as external forces threaten to pull them apart. The weight of their identities, responsibilities, and love for each other clash as they confront how they can overcome the obstacles in front of them; real and imagined. Desperately clinging to each other as their relationship is pushed to the limit.
A bit of an angsty slow-burn. There’s fluff/comfort/smut eventually I promise. I wouldn’t torment you for so long without paying it off in the end. Mostly canon-compliant. Takes place between HR and TLG. Leans more TV show than book but Ilya is back in his penthouse. Check tags for TWs.