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    The only trick is to have no fear, and even less fear than that the more trouble one is in. Ilya cannot teach that to a man who has directed his energies into becoming, not like a saint, but like a painting of a saint, all dripping in symbolism: the way the robe drapes here, yes, that is on purpose, and the angle of the light, the patron’s face in the crowd, the instrument of the martyrdom in his hand and the fruit in the bowl on the table, all arranged except when—

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    23 Jun 2026

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    Maybe before, Shane would get jealous. Jealous every time Ilya mentioned Svetlana even after he knew better, jealous of every tabloid photo of Ilya with yet another woman at some club. Not that Shane was ever looking. Not that Shane let himself think that he cared.

    Now, Shane cares a little too much. He cares so much, so wholly and so wildly sometimes that it scares him. He loves Ilya, and part of loving someone means trusting them too. Shane trusts Ilya with every fiber of his heart and his soul.

    Ilya’s hot new physical therapist, maybe not so much.

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    Or, Shane gets jealous. Maybe. Just a little.

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    22 Jun 2026

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    Ilya hurts Shane.

    It’s an accident, of course, but his mind goes to the only place it knows how afterwards: He deserves to hurt too.

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    20 Jun 2026

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    Shane Hollander was not a boring person. He knew this at heart. He had his own private world of intricate thoughts and was a man of discipline, with a dry wit and a capacity for passion and love that had once felt bottomless. But he had never ever considered his life dull. That was until he started seeing himself through Ilya Rozanov’s eyes.
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    Or: years after him and Ilya got together, Shane starts to resent the 'boring' banter.

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    16 Jun 2026

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    “I’m late,” Ilya finally says.
    “Oh! Yeah, of course, I’m sorry. It was good to see you, man.”
    Man. It’s patronizing.
    “You too.”
    Shane searches his face for a second, eyebrows creased slightly, face an open book just like before. Ilya tries to push past him, tries to see how fast he can forget that this encounter ever happened, but Shane stops him at the last second.
    “Can I give you my number?” he asks, already digging in his pocket for his phone. “We should catch up.”
    Ilya doesn’t want it. He really doesn’t want it. Shane is being polite. He’s being a good boy. He’s saying exactly the type of things you’re supposed to say when you run into someone you haven’t seen in years.

    Nine years after Ilya decided to end things with Shane, he runs back into him. Shane is working as a hockey commentator, while Ilya is married to Svetlana and living in the US as a retired hockey player. Although he knows he shouldn't, he allows himself to get to know Shane again.

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    15 Jun 2026