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The Rooms Left Unopened (The Man I Need)

Summary:

Shane and Ilya already know each other’s bodies, habits, and scars. Yet, there are still things to be discovered in marriage. Music becomes the place where Shane still hides, and where Ilya realizes there are rooms in his husband's mind he hasn’t unlocked, not because Shane kept them secret, but because no one ever asked to listen.

or; Shane Hollander's music choices and Ilya's discovery of Shane's autism and their shared experiences post-cannon.

Here is the Spotify Playlist for anyone interested!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2t9O9XqtauF0q0XeB0yVoC?si=xfXmI9OnTXyuoQDRhJDD9A&pi=obZKC4olTduKH

Notes:

Hello! Each chapter will have songs associated with them (definitely not actual time accurate I am not looking up what songs came out what year), and I encourage you to give them a listen! Not every chapter is explicit, but there will be a clear warning and notes at the end of the chapter for a clean summary of the important parts if you wish to skip that stuff.

Comments and kudos are appreciated!

*All chapters are planned, just working on getting the thoughts down in writing.*
EDIT: *I definitely thought I knew where I was going with this but it is taking a turn for a much longer than 10 chapter story so please bear with me.*

Chapter 1: Spotify playlist

Summary:

It has been highly requested, so here is the Spotify Playlist to accompany the reading experience. 😁

Chapter Text

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2t9O9XqtauF0q0XeB0yVoC?si=xfXmI9OnTXyuoQDRhJDD9A&pi=obZKC4olTduKH