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  1. Shane's first year on the Centaurs as he navigates what it means to be gay and married in public with help from the queer men and straight women who make up the Centaurs WAGs.

    Shane: I’ve gotten so caught up in the idea of not being the gay hockey player and not defined by my relationship with Ilya that now people think Ilya and I are breaking up
    Shane: Harris said it’s kind of like I’m going back in the closet and he’s right
    Shane: but I have no idea how to be in a relationship in public
    Caitlin: You were in a public relationship with Rose Landry
    Selena: yeah, you two were everywhere
    Shane: I was so relieved to be straight I wasn’t paying attention to any of that!

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    5/9
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #89442676
  2. There were four pictures in the tweet that ruined Ilya’s life.

    Or, a woman secretly takes explicit photos of Shane while she is hooking up with him and later vindictively posts them online, causing a shitstorm of a media scandal that just keeps getting bigger. Shane freaks out, of course, but somehow Ilya is the one who really feels like his life is ending.

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    Chapters:
    5/5
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #92051191
  3. Shane didn’t remember his first time skating, but he remembered when hockey became a career, when he became the vessel for his parents’ dreams, when his hockey ability came second to where his ancestors were born or who he loved, when he became a brand. Somewhere in these memories, though he couldn’t say exactly where, he learned to hide himself.

    And then, behind an arena in Regina, he met Ilya Rozanov, who managed to see him anyway. The hours they spent together each year became the only time Shane could breathe, until being apart felt like suffocating. But Shane had entered the hockey world with two strikes against him, and he couldn’t let Ilya become his third.

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    3/3
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #79069226
  4. The Metros were fine with hiring for diversity but they don’t want him to be the highest paid player on their team. This leads to Shane to think the Metros aren’t where he will be his entire career.

    Svetlana knows Ilya, him deciding to come to the NHL, means he wants out of Russia even if it isn’t right away and forces him to apply for a green card.

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    Chapters:
    25/?
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #81038726
  5. We Dem Boyz
    Vaughny added J.J, and unknown number.

    Vaughny: Fellas, I just spoke with the rookie in Ottawa, Boodram, and we realized there is no safe space in the league for minorities for us. I would make a big group chat, but I think the four of us is good enough.
    J.J: Ahhh, shit. Sounds good to me. Welcome to hell – I mean welcome to MHL Boodram!
    Vaughny: No, you were right J.J. Welcome to hell.
    Boodram: 😂😂. Thanks guys. I appreciate it.
    Shane: Yes welcome!
    Shane: Also, what does the name of the chat mean?
    J.J: Ahhh Captaine….

    Or Carter Vaughn creates a group chat with Shane, J.J and Zane and they become each other's support system.

    Language:
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    43,001
    Chapters:
    25/25
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #79088911
  6. Puck Buzz @puckbuzzgossip
    Panic! At the Bell Centre! The Montreal Metros miss the playoffs for the second season in a row. Experts and fans are wondering: what’s happening in Montreal? We asked our experts: Link

    -or-

    Who's getting ready for the playoffs?

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    Chapters:
    5/5
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #89521511
  7. Outside, bugs swarm around the porch light. A half-moon hangs over the dark swath of lake, spider-spun white daubed across the oil-spill surface. That perfect day on the water was less than a week ago. The scabs on Ilya’s ankle haven’t even healed. He knew the rest of their lives would be an uphill battle; he just hoped they could lie in the grass for a little longer.

    There’s a hitch in Shane’s breath, a catch that brings Ilya’s attention back to him. He’s seen the ice tilt, analyzed the offense, and realization freezes across his face.

    The whistle blows. Ilya’s been caught.

    “You don’t want to figure this out,” Shane says finally. “You want him to billet with you.”

    Last season, Ilya broke his jaw. Next season, he'll break from Boston for Ottawa and a shot at making an impossible relationship work. This season, he breaks every promise he’s ever made.

    (aka the sequel to Alligator Bites Never Heal)

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    32,339
    Chapters:
    4/13
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #82560311
  8. On February 17, Ilya goes through with his plan to break up with Shane.

    On April 18, the MLH announces an expansion team in Arizona.

    On June 21, the Phoenix Coyotes draft both Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander, who were left unprotected by their teams.

    On Monday, Ilya decides he doesn't want to live anymore.

    On Thursday, Shane asks if he wants to drive to Phoenix with him.

    Huh.

    —

    This is a love story.

    Language:
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    Chapters:
    2/?
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #92744216
  9. “Shane, this is Ilya Rozanov.”

    For a world-ending moment, it felt like the ground was falling out from beneath him. The hand he’d been extending to greet the new bodyguard froze in midair, a stab of panic jolting through his entire body.

    Because it was the man from the night before. The man he’d slept with.

    (Shane Hollander is the son of the Canadian prime minister. He is also the captain of his college hockey team. This obscene balancing act is seemingly going just fine, until he accidentally hooks up with his new bodyguard one night at the bar.)

    Language:
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    Words:
    141,034
    Chapters:
    14/14
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #81406536
  10. “Who was it?”

    Comeau’s words fell over the room like a blanket. They were pointed, no soft curiosity, a demand for Hayden to reveal what he already knew.

    Who would Hayden have a video of? What two men kissing would make Hayden flip like he did?

    If it was two strangers he wouldn’t have freaked out.

    Or

    The FanMail video gets refunded to Hayden in the middle of the Metro’s locker room. No viral post, nothing about Ilya, but Shane gets exposed for being in a relationship. Ilya is safe, but everything crumbles around Shane. They get the chance to do things a little bit different, a little bit better.

    Language:
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    24,854
    Chapters:
    3/?
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #89668211
  11. “Eyes on me.” There is a sharp satisfaction as those eyes lift immediately to meet his again. “I need your name.” The man’s lashes flutter. “Shane, sir.” Ilya nods and lets his hand move through Shane’s hair. It is soft, and Shane leans into the touch, eyes closing briefly as if the contact alone is enough to ground him. The response is so natural that it gives Ilya pause. “Tell me about your limits.” Ilya doubts he is going to be close to any limits tonight, as Shane looks like he already had a pretty rough night. But he still needs to ask, good hygiene. A small smile appears on Shane’s face, he looks at Ilya deeply, eyes not wandering away as he speaks, “There are no limit, sir.” He looks at the disbelief appearing on Ilya’s face and offers, “I’m the house slave.” Or, Ilya didn’t come for attachment, but Shane, bruised, obedient, and unraveling, becomes the one thing he can’t leave broken.

    Language:
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    142,524
    Chapters:
    24/24
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #85891081
  12. The scream that rips its way out of Shane’s chest is feral, inhuman. A wretched, mournful wail being torn from his body by the bony hands of grief. He collapses to his knees and sobs, anguish pouring out of him like a tidal wave. Suddenly there are arms around him, but they’re not the right ones. Not Ilya. Or, Ilya’s plane goes down.

    Language:
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    5,218
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Files:
    2 versions
    AO3:
    #93523206
  13. “Is Boston even interested.”

    Ilya scoffs at him like Shane is an idiot.

    “Is sky blue? Is water wet? Is English stupid language? Yes, Hollander, of course we want best player in the league.” Ilya mutters more in disgruntled Russian and Shane gets up off the couch to Google Russian lessons on his ipad while continuing their conversation.

     

    Or, a Shane goes to Boston story.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    62,948
    Chapters:
    29/?
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #80612101
  14. Bri is having what might be the worst night of her life.

    “I don’t want to be with someone who can’t be bothered to make time for me.”

    Those had been the last words Josh—her boyfriend of almost three years had said to her before he’d stormed away, leaving Bri to pick up the pieces of her broken heart.

    Of course the universe would choose to send a giant, blond Russian to torment her even further.

    ---

    Spin-off from another work, but can be read as a standalone.

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    Chapters:
    1/1
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #93461261
  15. "Shane," Ilya says slowly. "Are you aware you are holding a cat?"

    Shane has the decency to look slightly sheepish, as Ilya steps forward, the kitten peering at him with large green eyes while he reaches out a hesitant hand to lightly brush his finger against the cat's nose.

    "Um, so a funny thing happened," Shane begins, and Ilya knows he's about to launch into a lengthy explanation. "We were out for our jog, and this kitten started running with us, so Anya just gently picked it up by the scruff of its neck and started carrying it, and I couldn't just leave it, you know? And when I took it from Anya it just curled up in my jacket like it knew it was safe, and I know this is kind of impulsive and our lives are crazy, but…" he finally stops and takes a deep breath, his gaze locking with Ilya's. "I think I want to keep this cat."

    Anya wags her tail and barks, and Ilya looks from Shane's endless dark brown eyes down to the striking green ones that close as the kitten yawns so widely Ilya can see all of its tiny baby teeth. It's too cute. He's a goner. 'Fuck', he thinks, 'I'm totally screwed' and then promptly sneezes.

    Language:
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    Chapters:
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    1
    AO3:
    #93467586
  16. Still looking at the screen, Model Man says, “What is your stop?”

    “Ochanomizu?”

    “Hm.”

    There is suddenly a finger scratching at the hair at the nape of Shane’s neck, just above his collar. Model Man is touching him and looking at the train stops and manages to appear so casual that Shane almost convinces himself it’s by accident. A second finger joins the first, and now they are massaging a little instead of just tickling his hair, and it’s definitely not by accident.

    “Get off with me at next stop,” Model Man says, brushing his knuckles up and down Shane’s neck.

    Shane quits hockey and moves to Japan right out of college, where he gets really fixated on the hot guy in the ad for cherry-blossom flavored beer on his train. And then, one day, hot guy is on his train.

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    46,684
    Chapters:
    4/4
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #91816936
  17. "If this is it," Shane whispered, so quietly only Ilya could hear, "you won't face a single second of it alone."

    Ilya closed his eyes. His fingers tightened around Shane's hand with everything he had left.

    He saw the fear in Ilya’s eyes.

    Then he saw nothing.

    *******

    It was supposed to be an ordinary flight. Instead, it becomes the worst day of their lives.

    They were never meant to be on the same plane. Then the unthinkable happens. It goes down.

    As terrified passengers flee the wreckage, Shane refuses to abandon the man he loves, even as rescuers and survivors alike order him to get out. Trapped beneath twisted metal, Ilya is running out of time. And while they wait for help, the secret they've spent years protecting slips into the hands of strangers with phones.

    In an instant, the whole world is watching. Hockey can burn. The headlines can wait.

    Shane Hollander has exactly one job: keep Ilya alive.

    Because if they survive this, he'll have to protect more than Ilya's life. He'll have to protect everything they've built together against impossible odds.

    Language:
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    137,668
    Chapters:
    25/25
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #87880721
  18. Heat spread across Ilya's face. His mouth fell open slightly. He let out a short, stuttered laugh of disbelief. This couldn't- he was straight, he wasn't-

    “Finally got you at your own game.” Shane's smirk widened to a smile, his hand clapping down on Ilya's shoulder to squeeze it slightly. For once in his life, Ilya was unable to find his voice.

    “Damn.” Shane laughed, jostling him a bit. “If I had known this was all it took to get you to shut the fuck up, I would have started flirting back years ago.”

    ----

    When old college friends Ilya and Shane show up to their mutual best friend's wedding, they are ready to fulfill their duties as bridesmen. Even after years of not seeing each other, they fall right back into their usual banter.

    Ilya loves to flirt with Shane. Shane loves to tell him to fuck off. It's a running bit. Nothing more than a joke between two friends; because Shane is gay and Ilya is straight and it doesn't actually mean anything…until Shane finally decides to flirt back, and Ilya's world suddenly tilts on its axis.

    Language:
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    Chapters:
    6/6
    Files:
    2 versions
    AO3:
    #90517896
  19. [Boss Babes]

    Jessica:
    I just had a revelation
    So we know the following information about Jane right:
    1. Rich
    2. Famous (enough for us to ALL recognize her)
    3. Powerful? (has contacts in NHL)
    4. PUBLICALLY well-known supporter of the HABS (EW!) but born in Ottawa
    5. Lives/spends a lot of time between Ottawa and Montreal
    6. Extremely demanding job which involves lots of travel
    7. Fluent in French/English
    8. Would lose job, friends, and family amid massive public scandal if relationship with Rozanov was leaked

    So far we've been stumped, no female celebs match that description
    But what if we're looking in the wrong direction
    Because I believe there's a MAN who fits the description to a T

    Jane:
    I don't like where this is going

    Jessica:
    What if (s)HE's actually…
    JUSTIN TRUDEAU

    - Jane has left the conversation -

    Jessica:
    I rest my case

    The Boston WAGs and their investigations into the curious case of Rozanov's Jane Doe.

    Language:
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    Words:
    73,191
    Chapters:
    8/?
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #80694286
  20. Shane and Ilya are coming out this summer. First they need to convince the fans that being competitive doesn’t depend on hating each other at all, actually. With a little [a lot] of help from Harris Drover, it’s all going according to plan. [Well, except Ilya keeps saying that being public friends means they're now officially friends with benefits. Shane did not buy Ilya a ring to be demoted to friends with benefits.]
    -----
    The camera tracks Shane and Ilya as they race back up the ice. They cross the finish line in a blur of speed and round on Harris.

    “I don’t-,” Harris says, “It was so tight. Maybe we call it a draw?”

    Ilya throws his arms up. “[Beep], is not a f-[beep]-ing draw, is-”

    “Harris, what the [beep]?” Shane shouts, eyes wide. “What do-”

    The two of them abruptly fall silent.

    “Um, sorry, sorry.” Ilya shrugs.

    Shane flushes. “Sorry, yeah, sorry Harris.”

    “So I’m guessing,” says Harris, “you want a re-do?”

    “Cannot be a tie,” Ilya says at the same time Shane says, “draws aren’t a real thing.”

    Harris can’t help it. He bursts out laughing.

    Language:
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    Words:
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    Chapters:
    13/13
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #92708246
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