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    Shane Hollander loves playing for the Ottawa Centaurs. Leaving Montreal, as painful as it had been, really has been one of the best decisions he’s ever made.

    He gets to play with his husband. He’s supported at all levels, from upper management down to the most casual of fans, and his teammates are genuinely kind and lovely people who care about him and his life and are invested in his well-being.

    Considering where he came from, Shane thinks it’s wonderful to work with such caring players who want what’s best for him and notice things about his life. It's really, really great.

    Until it isn’t, of course.

    “Hollander, what the fuck is that on your face?” Zane Boodram asks in the locker room while they’re changing for game five of the first round of playoffs.

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    Or Shane has a mysterious rash, and his teammates are very concerned.

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    “Communists don't belong in Canada!”

    Those are the last words Ilya hears as the ringing in his ears finally grows, and then eventually, everything goes still.

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    Alternatively - Ilya is a victim of a hate crime after a game, but he doesn't' have to pick up the pieces of himself alone. Not anymore.

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    22 Jun 2026

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    Shane had left. Ilya had told him to go, and Shane had listened. He walked out that door, after driving all this way, all because Ilya told him to.

    God, why did he tell him to leave?

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    AKA: after their fight over the party, Ilya spirals, and ultimately attempts suicide. Shane doesn’t want him to have to pull himself back together alone.

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    22 Jun 2026

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    Shane,

    You are what makes this decision so hard. I’m sorry.

    Ilya's unread suicide note from The Great Divide.

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    21 Jun 2026

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    “Perfectly fine. I’ll be good as new in a couple of days.” 

    “Good.” A moment of quiet on the other line. Shane could hear Ilya breathing. 

    “I love you so much. You know this, yes?”

    “Of course I do. And I love you too. I’ll see you…” Shane had to consider when the next day they could visit would be.

    "When you see me," Ilya supplied.

    “I'll see you when I see you. Okay. Sure.”

    “Bye, Shane."

    “Bye.”

    The Boxing Day argument doesn't happen, Ilya doesn't seek professional help, and he and Shane keep pretending everything's fine. In the last few weeks of the season, Ilya reaches a breaking point. After saving his boyfriend's life, Shane is forced to grapple with the broken pieces, figure out what went wrong, and try to slot everything back together again.

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    21 Jun 2026