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  1. Ilya's Top Secret Super Gay(ish) MLH Society by

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    2026-10-12

    so maybe that random person who commented on Shane Hollander's twitter statedment after him and Ilya had been outed had been right, there was a secret MHL gay society...and maybe it had been Ilya's plan all along

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    Or

    Ilya creates a group chat with all the queer players he knows about and has the number for...and maybe one he doesn't know about yet but shhhh it's still a secret

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  2. You Know I'll Go Apeshit Just to Be Right by

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    2026-09-28

    “You are still on about this?” Ilya laughed. “You will have one beer, get tummy ache and want to go to bed.” “I will not!” Shane said, more shrill than he intended. “You want to bet?” “I thought you weren’t into gambling.” Ilya grabbed Shane’s hand and pulled it up to his lips, then placed a kiss on his ring finger. “I will bet on you any day.” Which, fuck, made Shane melt a little bit. Until, “Plus you will lose.” “Fine.” Shane ripped his hand out of Ilya’s grip. “Bet. Whatever.” OR: It's Luca Haas' birthday, and Shane wants to prove he's able to let loose sometimes.

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  3. Getting There by

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    2026-09-24

    Ilya: shane
    Ilya: [image attached - button up silk shirt laid out on a bed]
    Ilya: ???!!!!

    Jane: Why did you send me a picture of your shirt?

    Ilya: [image attached - Ilya’s torso with the shirt on, which is very obviously too small. The buttons will not close and the sleeves are squeezing Ilya’s arms]
    Ilya: why is it fucking ant sized?!?!

    Jane: Oh my god
    Jane: I’m sorry that is hilarious. What happened to your shirt?

    Ilya: you tell me!!!!

    Jane: I mean, it was in your laundry pile, so I probably washed it with the rest of the clothes.

    Ilya: …
    Ilya: shane
    Ilya: please tell me you did not put all my laundry through the machine at home

    OR: Shane and Ilya finally live together after over a decade apart. Turns out living with the love of your life is a lot harder than the movies make it seem.

    (OR: 5 times Shane and Ilya bicker over household things that you never know can piss you off until you are living with someone who does them.)

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  4. You Are The Best Thing That's Ever Been Mine by

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    2026-08-17

    Ilya being sick accidentally leads to a domino effect which causes Shane, and Hollanov, to come out a year earlier than canon, but on their own terms this time.

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  5. Exhibition: Year One by

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    2026-08-11

    The MLH decided to sponsor a week-long summer event for new players and up-and-coming prospects that they were calling the MLH All-Stars Summer Exhibition. And in the inaugural cohort, in addition to many talented prospects and players new to the league? Rookie of the Year Shane Hollander and runner up Ilya Rozanov.

    OR

    After their rookie season, Shane and Ilya have to share a room in Arizona. For a week.

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    #86111806

  6. Between a Rock Climber and a Hard Place by

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    2026-08-04

    There, in an overhung area that had been initially blocked from view, was what could only be described as a Greek god in Adidas track pants and La Sportiva Solutions. The god was hanging off a purple sloper with his left arm, shaking out and chalking up casually with his right. Shane barely noticed himself taking a few steps forward as he squinted at the grade. V9. Shane watched as the climber matched his hands and then carefully rotated on his toe to dip his left hand back into the chalk bag swinging at his hips. A little puff of chalk exploded out onto the man’s bare lower back, an area Shane had been trying to ignore, as he always tried to ignore the muscled backs of the bros who tore off their shirt as soon as they got in the gym. His eyes drifted upward, taking in the impressive lats, flexing and glistening with a sheen of sweat, and all the way up to the tousled blonde hair...

    What the fuck. Was that…? Shane blanched as he realized that he recognized the climber. He wasn’t a Greek god at all. He was Russian. And not a god either, but that was besides the point. It was Ilya Rozanov, the top male youth boulderer in Russia, winner of last year’s IFSC Youth World Championship, where Shane had gotten 4th place.

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  7. Mr. [Insert Here] (means I love you) by

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    2026-07-11

    Shane Hollander is the (lonely) golden boy of hockey, trying to decide what's best for his future.
    Ilya Rozanov is a (lonely) grad student and part-time waiter, having left the hockey world due to injury and Russia for his own sanity.

    They meet in New York, and fall in love.

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    1
    AO3:
    #86533971

  8. Better Days To Come by

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    2026-06-25

    Refusing to let Ilya ruin his career by signing with Ottawa, Shane chooses to really give their relationship a try and moves to Boston to live with Ilya and become a Raider. What follows is enough public scrutiny and backlash from his team that it has him questioning if he made the right decision. Until moments with Ilya and the Raiders show him exactly why he chose correctly. --- Hayden’s eyes flickered to Shane as he sat on the bench, chewing on the edge of his mouth guard. “Don’t fucking look at him,” Ilya insisted as he bent down for the faceoff. “Excuse me?” Hayden mumbled, eyes darting back to him. “You heard me,” he retorted, his tone clipped. “He’s not your teammate anymore; he’s mine. If you think Marlow is a problem to your game, wait until you see what I will do to your team if you hurt anyone on mine again.” Hayden scoffed, dipping his head as he tried to focus on the game. Something about Ilya’s words still rang through his head though, sounding so definitive that he didn’t want to risk seeing what he was actually referring to when he said that. The puck dropped again, and Ilya stole it before he could comprehend how quickly it happened.

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  9. back into my old ways by

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    2026-06-19

    "No, it's okay, it's not that big of a secret or anything now, I guess. The worst part was pretending I did not like him, like, even as a friend. And it took so much to accept that, god."

    "Ilya partied a lot those years, if we listen to the rumors."

    Ilya raises his hands. "Hey, I was young and stupid."

    Shane looks at both of them confused for a moment. "Ah, no, no, I was the difficult one." Three heads point at him violently. Shane furrows his brow, confused. "What?"

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  10. you feel it too, don't you? by

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    2026-05-23

    Jane: You haven’t made plans for when you’re in Ottawa yet, have you?
    Lily: you are not supposed to be texting
    Lily: of course i haven’t made plans
    Jane: I might have a way to get to the city after all but you have to promise you won’t be mad
    Lily: how could i be mad about seeing you?
    Shane’s heart does about 5,000 backflips.
    This is extremely new.
    The flirting. The real, unironic, genuine flirting.
    God, he might throw up.

    aka rose offers to spend some time with shane during his concussion recovery and he almost says no until he realizes she's available while boston plays ottawa at home, set after the hospital but before the skip kiss

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  11. isn't he boring? by

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    2026-04-28

    “You are making 12 burgers this time?” came Ilya’s voice from behind him.

    “Yeah, I didn’t think eight would be enough,” Shane said, trying not to sound defensive.

    “And you found a completely new recipe for this, yes? Did not just multiply the one you made earlier this week, I mean.”

    “...Shut up.”

    “Never. You are too boring, I need to be interesting for both of us.”

    Shane’s arm stilled on the grill for just a second, the word boring prodding him right in a sore spot, like a finger pressing against a bruise.

    ===

    Part 4 of "hate Rozanov, not Ilya". Shane decides to invite JJ, Hayden, and Jackie over to the cottage to have a day to themselves and to introduce them to Ilya off the ice. They're mostly on the same page now, only, Ilya won't stop calling Shane "boring", and Shane doesn't know what to make of that, nor does he know how to ask about it himself. Things are pleasant, if awkward, until Hayden and JJ catch wind of Ilya's penchant for the (endearing?) quip and confront him, unaware that Shane can hear. But how will Ilya justify himself, when he thinks that Shane isn't around?

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  12. visiting hours by

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    2026-04-26

    "Papa just needs to give Daddy a bandaid. He has a small ouchie." "Ouchie?" "Just a little, itty bitty one." Or maybe his brain was hemorrhaging, but Ilya tried hard to shove that thought down. Mila frowned. "I wanna give Daddy a bandaid." "This is a special bandaid only Papa can give," Ilya said, thinking rapidly and coming up with very little. "You can give him a special Mila-only bandaid when we see him later. Okay?" Mila nodded slowly. She swallowed her fruit snacks and looked at Ilya in the mirror. "You have to ‘member to kiss his ouchie, Papa." Ilya reached his hand back between the seats and held it there until her small fingers wrapped around his. "I will kiss Daddy's ouchie." Or, Shane gets injured during practice. It is, to put mildly, a lot for his very attached husband and children to handle.

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  13. blowback by

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    2026-04-24

    Rather than give him the joint, Ilya takes it back between his own lips and sucks in a deep breath, the tip glowing as he does so. Then, before Shane can process it, he’s reaching up and sliding one large hand around the back of Shane’s neck, pulling him down so their lips meet. Shane gasps softly, and Ilya takes the opportunity to blow smoke into his open and waiting mouth. Oh, God. Are you there? It’s me, Shane Hollander. We’ve had our differences, but I think I’d like to convert for real this time. I’m ready. Open the pearly white gates. I’m coming up. Shane goes to a house party, gets high, then gets on his knees. bon appetite now a multi-chapter saga bc i couldn't help myself

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    2 versions
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  14. the space between us by

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    2026-04-23

    When the Hollander family trip to Moscow comes to an end, 8-year-old Shane swears he's never going to see Ilya again. He parts from his summer friend with a heavy heart and the certainty that that's the end of their budding friendship. Over a decade later, Ilya walks into his life again, all grown and handsome; his thick accent is a hint, but what gives his identity away is the bracelet tied around his wrist. There should be no reason for Ilya to be in Montreal, and yet here he is. Shane takes a deep breath and reintroduces himself, completely unaware of the whirlwind Ilya is about to take him in.

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  15. Kip Grady Has a Type by

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    2026-04-07

    Shane only hooked up with two men other than Ilya. One of them was Kip Grady.

    Years later, when Scott introduces his boyfriend to him at a gala, Shane panics. Thankfully, Ilya is there to calm him down.

    Kip is just trying to be supportive.

    Scott Hunter is very confused.

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    #82675586

  16. Sweetheart by

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    2026-04-07

    After a busy day, Shane gets overstimulated at a Centaurs party. Ilya helps him.

     

    “Do you want to tell me what happened, moy lyubimyy?”

    Shane leans forward until his forehead rests in the space between Ilya’s neck and shoulder.

    “Just a lot,” he mumbles. “Smells. Noise. Too much.”

    “Busy day, hmm? Good thing we have a break now. We can do whatever you want next two days. We can do it all of the next two days. Make the team jealous.”

    He waggles his eyebrows even though Shane can’t see. But Shane doesn’t smile or huff. He just presses harder into Ilya’s shoulder, ducking his head like he wants to hide.

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  17. the light flashes in your eyes when you're with me by

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    2026-03-25

    “I am not scared,” he lies. Each word is soft but crisply enunciated so Shane can't miss them. “Do you want me scared?”

    “Obviously not,” Shane snaps at him. He gestures toward Ilya's waist, toward the slim outline of what he had clocked as a folding knife the second Ilya started carrying it, and adds, “but I know you're not just ‘happy to see me.’ I want the truth, I need to hear that-” he chokes over his words, his lips moving too quickly for his brain to keep up. “Please, be honest with me, for once.”

    For a long, silent moment, Ilya just stares at him, grinding his teeth behind a placid expression as if Shane can't tell. 

    -

    Shane and Ilya talk about their feelings, kind of.

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  18. you want a revelation by

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    2026-03-24

    Without a word, Ilya snaps his fingers and when Shane looks up he is holding Bood's phone in his hand. For a fleeting moment, Shane considers throwing the phone the full length of the bus just to get it away from his husband.

    He watches the way Ilya's eyes drag across the screen, reading whatever is in front of him. Ilya's jaw muscle twitches, his eyes narrow, and his nostrils flare. His whole face shifts from the beautiful man that he loves into some chiseled marble statue depicting the depth of man's rage.

    ———

    On the way back to Ottawa, the team (and twitter) find out just what was said during their game against Montreal.

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  19. Of all the florists in Boston by

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    2026-03-18

    “Did Boston Lily send you all these flowers? Shane??” Hayden asks.

    “Um,” Shane says helpfully.

    ——

    Or, Shane gets hurt in the Boston vs. Montreal game. Ilya crashes out and buys all the lilies in Boston for him.

    No one knows about them.

    Except for Ilya’s new florist, who never asked to get involved in dumb hockey boys and their messy drama. Also, Cliff is a good friend.

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  20. red ropes of fate by

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    2026-03-06

    "It starts with an auction at his mom’s charity. Shane’s eyes scan through the various pieces, and finally settle on a mannequin at the end of the row. The black felt is wrapped in layers of corded red rope. Layers and layers of intricate knots, lines doubling back on one another, building tessellating diamonds and swirls in luxuriously-soft silk. It cages the mannequin’s torso, running over nondescript lumps in its chest area, under its arms, and—Shane’s tongue darts out, moistening his dry lips—down around the androgynous pubic mound. A thought flashes through his mind. I wonder how that would feel on me. "

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