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    “I was thinking about the honeymoon phase thing.”
    “Yes?” Ilya said.
    “I think it’s different for us. I don’t want us to be all blissful and then only start fighting when we’re back to barely seeing each other. I think it’s good if we figure things out now, when we have the time. Whatever needs figuring out. So we have a solid foundation going into the season. Sort of like training camp.”
    “So this means you will keep getting mad at me for things,” Ilya said.
    Shane smiled, rolled his eyes. “Yeah, exactly,” he said.
    “Good, I find it very hot,” Ilya said, and kissed him.

    An insecure over-thinker and a self-destructive thrill-seeker walk into a relationship.

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    30 Apr 2026

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    Beautiful

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    Does it feel like agony for you too?

    On loving someone who gets chased by everyone else.

    Part 1: Ilya
    Part 2: Shane

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    29 Apr 2026

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    Wow

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    Ilya guides them to shift their weight in time with the music. Shane remembers trying to dance with Rose this way. He'd made a valiant attempt, to be sure, but dancing with Ilya now makes it very clear that it was only an attempt, like everything else with her had been. This easy push and pull between him and Ilya, the way Shane lets himself be guided by the gentle pressure on his waist, the way Ilya half-sings the song in a voice meant just for him—this is the real thing, or at least a glimpse of it. He knows there can be more. He wants all of it.

    "Fun, yes?" Ilya prompts, never one to let Shane hide his enjoyment.

    "Yeah. Fun."

    Or: The one where Ilya and Shane finally have a good time together at a club.

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    20 Apr 2026

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    Be still my heart

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    “You know, there are a lot of kids that look up to you—“

    It’s the refrain of Shane’s life. Everything circles back to this: a lot of kids looking up to you. That’s why you need to spend your summers doing ad campaigns. That’s why you need to let a social media manager handle your every interaction online. That’s why we need to sit here after family dinner with flash cards rehearsing the different ways you’ll answer reporters’ questions after you face Boston next week, and, oh, when we’re done, let’s do some French vocabulary flashcards, too, because it’s important to the Francophone fans that you’re thinking about them. There are lots of Asian Francophones in Quebec, Shane. Almost 13% of primary schoolers are of Asian descent, compared to less than 4% of hockey players. Isn’t that pathetic?

    As if Shane doesn’t know that it’s pathetic. As if Shane doesn’t know what he fought through to get here.

    Abruptly, Shane is furious.

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    17 Apr 2026

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    Hot damn

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    Raising Shane Hollander

    Title from "How Love Works" by Joe Mills

    "When Shane was born, Yuna had been overwhelmed by how very much she was willing to do for the tiny boy she held in her arms. The moment they handed him to her, she swore she would tear the earth apart if it would keep Shane safe and happy. 

    Now, 26 years later, she's going to prove it."

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    15 Apr 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    Beautiful character study