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    A year after retiring at thirty-nine, Shane Hollander throws himself into house flipping and accidentally becomes comforting reality television.

    Ilya Rozanov makes fun of it.

    Shane retaliates by mentioning, on camera, that his husband is a raging Drag Race Fanboy.

    The internet notices.

    Things progress from there.

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    05 Jun 2026

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    Shane and Ilya are finally married and settling into life with the Centaurs, but the start of the season brings a realization: the team’s off-ice lives are a disaster of bad agents and "budget-bin" sponsorships. Enter Yuna Hollander. What starts as a simple team party at Bood’s house quickly turns into a full-scale forensic audit.

    From dismantling predatory contracts over homemade Chicken Parm to orating a "Hollander Standard" for road-trip luxury, Yuna isn't just the team mom anymore, she’s taking over. The thin walls are gone, the car wash deals are dead, and the league isn't ready for a Centaurs roster that is finally, officially, optimized.

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    03 Jun 2026

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    “What do you know about it,” asked Ilya. He looked up toward the night sky, which was starless under the bright street lamps. “The curse, I mean. What did she tell you?”

    “So you do know about it,” said Fabian. Ilya turned back to look at him. 

    “A bit,” said Ilya. He took another deep drag of his cigarette. “It took my mother. In a way.”

    “I’m so sorry,” said Fabian. He kicked his boot into the wall. “My friend mentioned it was a bloodline thing.”

    “Yes,” said Ilya. “Rarer for men to have it, but. Here I am.”

    Irina was a Siren. Ilya has always been cursed to be just like her.

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    02 Jun 2026

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    “You are planning to rob me or what?” He hears Rozanov call, and he can’t help but smile slightly even as he rolls his eyes, closing the door to the linen closet and feeling strangely lighter than when he opened it, reassured that he’s just trying to read into a blank page, that today doesn’t mean anything more than Rozanov doesn’t mind him being around, which is strangely flattering.

    “I don’t know,” he calls back. “Don’t Russians like diamonds and fur and stuff? Where should I start looking if I want to know what my options are?”

    He hears Rozanov laugh, and it makes him smile.

    When he joins him in the living room once more, Rozanov tugs him down to lean against him again. Shane goes easier this time, settling into it, knowing it doesn’t mean anything other than the fact that he just happens to be the closest warm body, the person on Rozanov’s roster who filled today’s slot.

    (the tuna meltdown doesn't happen) (this does not mean they get ANY better at communication)

    (or: how shane didn't realize he had a boyfriend for several months)

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    02 Jun 2026

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    The Boston Bears group chat had sixty-three new messages in the span of three minutes.

    His coffee forgotten, Ilya swiped open the chat, scrolling quickly to find the source of the commotion. A link to The Athletic, posted by Jensen, their captain, followed by a string of exclamation points. Ilya tapped it, the headline materializing on his screen like a blow to the chest:

    BREAKING: MONTREAL VOYAGEURS’ SECOND DRAFT SHANE HOLLANDER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

    Ilya's pulse jumped, hard and sudden in his throat. The mug slipped from his hand, not falling but landing too heavily on the counter, coffee slopping over the rim. He set it down properly, his movements mechanical, and forced himself to read the rest of the headline:

    20-YEAR-OLD ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STEPPING AWAY TO PURSUE HARVARD BUSINESS DEGREE

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    Shane Hollander has spent his entire life living and breathing hockey. At twenty, at the height of his career, he makes an unthinkable choice: he walks away to discover who he is beyond the ice.

    But some things don’t stay behind.

    What happens when the rivalry between him and Rozanov ends, but the pull doesn’t?

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    02 Jun 2026