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    Shane is made to be worshiped; he's a luxury. He’s perfect. A bona fide godsend. He shouldn’t have to deal with this. He shouldn’t have to lose sleep putting the pieces of him back together in the middle of the night. He deserves better than him; of course, he does. He deserves the world.

    Ilya needs to make it worth it. He needs to remind him what Shane was so captivated by in the early phase of their relationship. Shane fell in love with the flirtatious, bold, confident athlete who could make Shane swoon with a single kiss. Not this burdensome, troubled crybaby who had become, to his great humiliation, emotionally dependent on Shane.

    Make it worth it, Ilya tells himself.

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    (Takes place after the events of 'The Long Game')

    Ilya has a nightmare. Shane helps calm him down and soothes some fears that have been plaguing him at the same time.

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    No AI used! Fuck AI

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    10 Jun 2026

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    Shane and Ilya have a quiet night together when Ilya gets home after a night out at Monk's

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    08 Jun 2026

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    “I feel stupid,” Ilya admits, the words slipping out thin and brittle. “I should be able to do this.”

    Shane pauses for a fraction of a second, then resumes, gentler still. “I know you think that,” he says. “But right now, your job is to be here and let me help. That’s it. You’re doing great.”

    *ilya is stuck in a depressive episode and shane helps him through it*

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    03 Jun 2026

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    Shane Hollander doesn't fight. That's what everyone always says. But that doesn't mean that he can't, when someone fucks with what matters.

    During Shane’s first season as a Centaur, he learns to ignore it when the Metros start throwing chirps his way. But when one of them goes after his husband in the one way that could actually hurt him, Shane handles it the logical way: he drops his gloves. (And later, he drops to his knees.)

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    03 Jun 2026

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    Svetlana could give Ilya everything Shane could not.

    She shared his language, his culture, and knew what it was like living in Russia–she didn’t have to try and learn Russian in secret so if Ilya wanted to just talk freely with her he could. She’d known Ilya his whole life, known his father and brother and, most importantly, his mother–the most precious person to Ilya. She could date Ilya, in public, and it wouldn’t cause a scandal–Ilya wouldn’t have to sacrifice his country to be with her or have to secure citizenship somewhere safe just so that if people found out he wouldn’t get arrested. She could stay with Ilya during the hockey season and share his space–she could get groceries with him and argue with him in the produce aisle about what to make for dinner that week. She could love Ilya, freely, and Shane could not.

    In the end it was not about Ilya or even Svetlana at all really. It was about what Shane could not be, what he could not give, to the person he loved most.

    OR: Shane and Svetlana meet for the first time and Shane battles with his insecurities.

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    01 Jun 2026