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    “I’m right here. And you are okay, and you are safe, and healthy, and you are at home, yes? It is quiet, and nobody is there, nobody is bothering you. And the world is full of stupid idiots, but you are not one of them. And I am here. When you need me, I am here.”

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    or: The whole world thinks Shane is gay because of some stupid internet rumors, and he doesn't even have to confirm it. He's losing control of his entire life and he needs somewhere to put what little he does have.

    Ilya has open hands.

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    04 Jun 2026

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    “Why did you want me to meet you here today?” Shane asked. When he’d heard the request, he’d had the same thought as Jared. Was he trying to rub it in? One last chance to retaliate for a long ago rejection?

    Shane had almost made it to Rozanov’s room that night in the hotel in Toronto. But when the elevator doors opened, Shane’s feet had stayed glued to the ground.

    He’d been so afraid of ruining everything, only to have it ruined for him barely a year later.

     

    Shane does not hook up with Ilya in Toronto. Six years later, his hockey career is long over and he has found a new calling that puts his media training, and his pretty face, to good use.

    Consider this a remix of sorts.

     

    Content warnings: homophobia and associated use of slurs

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    04 Jun 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    socko opening
    tbr

  3. Public Bookmark 28

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    He called Jackie. “Hey babe, are you still in a group chat with Wyatt Hayes’s wife? Yeah, Lisa, whatever. Listen, I need you to get Ilya Rozanov’s home address from her. What? No, I was kidding when I said I wished him bodily harm. Mostly. Look, I’ll explain later. Love you.”

    He turned on the car and briefly rested his forehead on the steering wheel, groaning.

    “Shane,” he muttered, “you absolute lovesick fool. I can’t believe I have to do this.”

    Shane has spent a year building a door for Ilya Rozanov, a KHL player he’s never heard of. The moment Ilya reaches for the handle, Shane burns the house down.

    Ilya’s only chance at saving what’s left is… Hayden Pike.

    TLDR; what if Ilya played for the KHL and drafted into Ottawa later?

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    04 Jun 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    Wyatt Hayes's
    possessives are so hard

  4. Public Bookmark 42

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    Rozanov might be exaggerating, just a little.

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    03 Jun 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    nice. just nice work.

  5. Public Bookmark 88

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    written for the prompt:

    you find a magic genie that will grant you one wish, but the genie can only transfer you to a dimension or world where what you're looking for already exists, he can't change the current reality. but you stump him with your request.

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    03 Jun 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    Oh my stars and whiskers, this is beautiful.