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    For one, singular, blissful moment, nothing is wrong when Ilya wakes up.

    And then the bubble pops.

    With something less like a pinprick and more like a gunshot.

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    After Ilya is outed he has to deal with being the only openly queer player in the league, being Russian, and being in love with Hollander even after he ran away all at once. It sucks. He does it anyway.

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    09 Feb 2026

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    Scot's new boyfriend brings up a lot of past regrets for Eric.

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    07 Feb 2026

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    Wei Ying distantly registers the sound it makes, too busy gaping at the person on the other side. His body is turned a little as if to head back down the steps, but Wei Ying would know that profile anywhere, even if it’s been years since he’s seen it in person.

    “Holy shit,” he says, trying his hardest to stop himself from gaping, mouth open and all. “A’Cheng?”

     

    Jiang Cheng shows up at Wei Ying's door out of the blue after years of living overseas with his mother, with nothing on him but presents for his nephews and siblings, asking if he can stay. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that something isn't right.

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    07 Feb 2026

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    “That man has a boyfriend,” Rose says, certain.

    “He does,” Rae agrees easily, their voice equally certain.

    “He’s never gonna tell me who it is,” Rose says.

    “Definitely not,” they agree.

    “I’m gonna figure it out,” Rose says.

    Rae doesn’t comment on that, just dips their sponge back into the blue paint. Silently begins to layer it over the back of Rose’s hand, carefully dabbing to make sure that it fills the creases of her knuckles, the dips between each finger.

    It’s impressive, really, how much doubt Rae manages to communicate though the gentle press of a sponge.

    Whatever. Rose figured out Shane’s sexuality before he did. It shouldn’t be that much more difficult for her to figure out who his boyfriend was. She does have excellent gaydar after all. Though she really wishes it would more frequently kick in before she started sleeping with yet another gay man.

     

    Or, Shane Hollander has a boyfriend. Rose is going to find out who it is, one way or another.

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    05 Feb 2026

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    "We're setting you up with a billet situation," Fletcher continued. "It's pretty common for first-year players, especially international guys. Gives you a chance to settle in, learn the city, have someone looking out for you."

    "Okay," Ilya said slowly, not entirely sure what a billet was, but not wanting to admit his ignorance.

     He could guess from the context – he’d heard of rookies being assigned to live with older single players, veterans who could show them the ropes. Maybe that was what Fletcher meant. Connors maybe, he was probably a handful of years older than Ilya. Or perhaps Becker. Ilya just hoped it was someone who–

    "You'll be staying with Nikolai Petrov and his family."

    The words hit Ilya like a punch to the gut. For a moment, he forgot how to breathe.

    "Petrov?" he managed, his voice coming out strangled.
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    The Bears decide that Ilya should be set up with a billet for his first season. The idea of spending a year living with a man that Ilya is sure hates him is completely terrifying. And yet, it ends up being the best thing to ever happen to him.

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    04 Feb 2026