Elise_Cross



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    Shane Hollander loves playing for the Ottawa Centaurs. Leaving Montreal, as painful as it had been, really has been one of the best decisions he’s ever made.

    He gets to play with his husband. He’s supported at all levels, from upper management down to the most casual of fans, and his teammates are genuinely kind and lovely people who care about him and his life and are invested in his well-being.

    Considering where he came from, Shane thinks it’s wonderful to work with such caring players who want what’s best for him and notice things about his life. It's really, really great.

    Until it isn’t, of course.

    “Hollander, what the fuck is that on your face?” Zane Boodram asks in the locker room while they’re changing for game five of the first round of playoffs.

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    Or Shane has a mysterious rash, and his teammates are very concerned.

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    27 Jun 2026

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    “No relationship is perfect, especially when you have to meet in the middle. But I’m very happy.”
    “I gather your Max is not from your world, then?” the reporter gently presses for details.
    “Uhm.” Charles looks down at his hands and smiles. His Max. “I’ll just say that… I know how to drive, he knows Aristotle.”

    Or: Charles is a F1 driver, Max is doing his PhD at Cambridge. It really shouldn’t work. Somehow, it does.

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    26 Jun 2026

  3. Rec 90

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    When everyone collectively wished to go back to 2016 for the New Year, they probably didn't mean what's currently happening to Max.

    Or rather, Max finds himself back in 2016, but he’s not alone—he’s with an old acquaintance who isn't exactly thrilled about returning to the past.

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    24 Jun 2026

  4. Rec 34

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    Max Verstappen, the Wolffs, and Kimi Antonelli.

    A somewhat unusual group, but one that offers Max a sense of refuge, calm, understanding, and sincere affection.

    After losing the championship, he feels deeply disappointed in his team and finds himself overwhelmed by stress he can’t shake: the pressure comes from all sides, both from within Red Bull and from his own father, Jos Verstappen.

    Amid that chaos, Toto appears, extending a hand and helping him see that he isn’t the source of the problems. Then he makes him an offer: to join Mercedes, but also something much bigger, to become part of his family and his life.

    Everyone knows how much Toto wants to see Max in silver. What if he finally gets his wish?

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    24 Jun 2026

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    Ricciardo:
    What does one do to secure another home race?

    Piastri:
    Adoption?

    Verstappen:
    Marriage?

    Gasly:
    Buy a house in that country?

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    • Part 5 of F1
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    24 Jun 2026