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    Sometimes life came at you with a clenched fist and Ilya had never figured out how to duck.

    So here he was, twenty-eight years old, single, dealing with the fallout from injuries given to him by the game he loved, and the second youngest assistant coach in the league to one of the worst teams. Stability was hard to come by, but he was managing.

    Then along came Shane Hollander to knock him on his ass, one more time.

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    09 Feb 2026

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    collection of amazing quotes in notes app currently BUT OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD THIS FIC

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    Wyatt’s gaze shot up and it was like one of those moments in a fucking movie or something.

    Because the person bursting through the door like an absolute tornado at two in the morning was Shane Hollander. The man looked sweaty. And breathless. And panicked. No, haunted. His eyes were wide and tortured, chest heaving like he’d run here from Canada.

    What was he doing here in Tampa and not in Canada?

    Oh. OH. Oh shit.

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    **Spoilers for Book 6: The Long Game - Canon-Divergence**

    What if when the Centaurs plane trouble occurred, Shane immediately jumped on a flight to Tampa?

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    16 Mar 2026

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    [ @KipSmoothieBoy: holy shit I just lost the craziest bet with @ScottHunterOfficial congrats guys #howdidheknow

    @rozanov81: scott hunter i have become quite fond of u

    LAPOINTE: sorry bergy but did you memorize the insta caption??

    HOLMBERG: SO WHAT IF I DID IT WAS FUCKING ADORABLE OKAY?????

    ROZ: hey why am I not in damage control group chat with Yuna and our agent and your fucking ex-girlfriend???

    SHANE: BECAUSE YOU ARE THE DAMAGE WE ARE TRYING TO CONTROL

    ILYA: Let’s see. To young, closeted athlete like I used to be I would say, “don’t worry kid, you too could do something even more dramatic and shocking to social media than Scott Hunter if you really try.”]

    IM CACKLING

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    Later, he’ll blame it all on a momentary lapse of judgement.

    He’ll blame it on the loneliness maybe—on the fact that, despite never having been physically closer to Shane this consistently in his entire life—that despite regularly getting dinner with Shane’s parents—that despite finally having found what he’d spend his entire life searching for he’s also, somehow, never felt more alone.

    He’ll blame it on Cliff not texting him back since he’d signed with Ottawa. He’ll blame it on Sveta, face pulled into a perpetual frown during every facetime call.

    Or maybe he’ll blame it on Anya—sweet, beautiful Anya—who’d been just a little too cute not to share.

    or: Ilya accidentally rehabilitates his image one puppy tiktok at a time

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    16 Mar 2026

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    [“Yeah but I like you,” Shane says. “A whole lot, if you haven’t noticed yet. And this is the first things that’s….” he breaks off. Ilya can tell what he hasn’t said. Made you happy. Since Boston. “Your messes don’t bother me Ilya.”

    Ilya does his very best to smile. His lips feel—heavy, somehow. It takes more of an effort to smile than it should and speaking at all seems completely unappealing. Ilya is good at enduring though, and was raised to be polite to his elders—especially if he wants to marry their child— so he opens his mouth anyways

    ...

    He feels like a stray dog that got too attached, too used to scraps of food and affection. Tolerated but never quite wanted—and now that there’s no food or affection just sort of…there.]

    do not be fooled by cute puppy story this is actually an insanely interesting look into ilyas mindset on himself once he moves to ottawa,,, explores tons of insecurities i dont see looked into enough
    THE RETURN OF CLIFFS BOSTON ACCENT AND ROZ SPEAKING LIKE A BOSTONIAN LETS FUCKIBG GO

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    “Man, are we the gayest team in the NHL or what?” Tanner Dillon joked.

    “Ilya is bisexual,” Wyatt Hayes reminded him. Ilya raised his beer at Wyatt in thanks.

    “The queerest team in the NHL,” Dillon corrected with barely a beat.

    “We must be,” Shane said slowly, expression scrunched up as he seemed to seriously ponder the question. “There might be some teams with a closeted player, or maybe two, but five? Statistically speaking, that’s highly improbable.”

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    Luca Haas comes out to the team. Thank goodness queer sherpas Ilya, Shane, and Troy are there to guide him. And the Centaurs are supportive, obviously. Maybe too supportive.

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    16 Mar 2026

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    [Shane turned to look at Ilya. What the fuck, he mouthed, very clearly, as all their straight teammates argued about the fairest way to decide who should kiss each other if they won the Stanley Cup]

    oh the centaurs being a little TOO supportive,,, i love you so

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    Shane Hollander has a heart attack and "dies" on the ice after the hit from Marlow in the Montreal vs Boston Game.

    Ilya handles his emotions poorly and has a very public meltdown.

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    26 Feb 2026

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    [@IlyaRozanov
    imagine if I did all that crying and you rejected me when you woke up lol]

    this is in the end notes not even the actual fic but the fact that this is ilyas first statement about all of this is fucking frying me