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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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    10 Jun 2026

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    “There’s no need to help. Everything is fine,” Ilya tries to reassure him and wraps his arms around Shane’s waist, pulling him closer. “Come here. Give me a kiss.”

    Give me a kiss.

    The words echo loudly inside his head.

    It’s not how he used to say it.

    Back when words didn’t come so easily and back when he was too scared to ask for what he wanted, everything was simpler and smaller.

    OR: As Ilya's English gets better, his Russian gets a little rusty. So, he has a crisis about it.

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    09 Jun 2026

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    so so good.

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    Everyone at McGill knows three things: their hockey team is the best in the country, the Rozanov family could buy half of Montreal, and Shane Hollander is completely off limits.

    So when new students start asking Shane out after winter break, Ilya Rozanov decides he needs to put a stop to it.

    Or: the horrifying realization that Ilya Rozanov might be in love with his best friend.

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    07 Jun 2026

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    Somewhere between all the blurred and shaky lines, Ilya falls in love.

    Or: A collection of unsaid I love yous.

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    06 Jun 2026

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    genuinely crying. this is Love.

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    world's first hollanov stan @hollanovfounder8124
    THEM THEM THEM

    [Images: Left: Ilya celebrating after his goal in the second period, a wide grin on his face and his stick is lifted and pointing in the direction of the bench. Right: A picture of Shane standing up at the bench, one of his arms raised in celebration and his mouth open mid-word.]
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    Or, Shane and Ilya, and the start of the 2021-2022 season.

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    05 Jun 2026