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Shane wished he could see the sun rise with Ilya, not just watch it set. Shane wanted to walk in the light with Ilya by his side, hand in hand, but a reality where they could be friends publicly felt light years away, one where they would be accepted as lovers and respected as hockey players simultaneously felt even further. Shane couldn’t lose everything he had worked so hard to cultivate, the brand he had built in spite of everything working against him.
The secrecy killed him because loving Ilya felt so right, but he knew it was wrong. Shane wouldn’t mind being in love with Ilya if it didn’t mean being in love with a boy.
