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  1. Public Bookmark 5

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    Travis cracks up, as Nolan predicted. “Aw man! They want you boys acting like big tough rig pigs, is that it? Representing Oil Country and all that?”

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    06 Jan 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 6

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    Snippets set in Vegas hotel rooms.

    They don't mean anything. Kent can't let himself think that.

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    14 Dec 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 25

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    Kent told Jack once that if he ever felt like killing himself again, he should call him instead. Jack didn't expect to ever need to take him up on it.

    Or: After the Cup win, Jack spirals.

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    07 Dec 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 5

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    Kent should be riding high on their victory, but mostly he’s just proud of himself for having acted normal around Jack Zimmermann one (1) time. He played a good game, treated Jack like any other player, and is now with some teammates at a laid-back bar, celebrating without going too crazy. Exactly how he should have handled it.

    He should have known that wouldn’t last.

    (Jack comes bursting back into Kent's life just as Kent is starting to feel settled without him. Isn't that how it always goes? But maybe it's different this time.)

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    02 Dec 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 13

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    [“You weren’t you last season,” Yakov says. Victor is well-braced for the sting of salt-laced words in that particular cut, and he breathes in sharply and reminds himself that he’s never wanted Yakov to coddle him before. He certainly doesn’t need it now. “But you have discipline. Show him. In return, maybe he’ll remind you that you won’t be at the top forever.”

    Why should he have to, Victor doesn’t ask, when you seem to be happy enough to do it yourself? What he does say, after a long moment of affected consideration, is, “I’ve never fancied myself a role model.”

    Yakov shrugs. “Role model, rival. One of you will be the best. Just try not to break him while deciding who.”]

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    14 Nov 2025