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    “—okay, that’s unusual,” the first commentator’s voice is saying over the footage. “Hm. Ladies and gentlemen, it seems that, thanks to some last-minute additions to the broadcast, we’ll be able to get an audio feed straight from the arena today!” 

    Ilya frowns. Who the fuck was stupid enough to get mic’d for this fucking game? Some idiot rookie from Toronto, probably. They really don’t teach kids how to handle anything these days. 

    “That’s right!” The second announcer pipes up with an annoyingly fake cheery voice. Ilya immediately wants to send a puck straight into his windpipe. “We just got confirmation that Captain Shane Hollander himself will be wearing a microphone during tonight’s game.” 

    Ilya sits up and spins to face the TV screen fast enough to give a lesser man whiplash.

    Shane doesn’t get injured when Ilya comes back from Russia in 2017, so Ilya follows through on his plan to end things between them. A year later, despite being miserable, he still believes he did the right thing for both of them.
    Except the Voyageurs have been acting weird around Hollander lately. And wait, what do you mean he’s mic’d for this game?

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    24 Jun 2026

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    Five years into their marriage, Shane and Ilya’s love finally fractures under the weight of Ilya’s worsening depression. After a night apart, Ilya returns only to ask for a divorce, leaving Shane blindsided and devastated. As Shane struggles to understand what went wrong, Ilya convinces himself that walking away is the only way to protect the man he loves even if it destroys them both. While separated Ilya and Svetlana find themselves in a difficult situation leaving Shane heartbroken by the news.

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    22 Jun 2026

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    Flight 771 shouldn't have been any different than any of the hundreds of other flights that Shane has taken over the course of his career, aside from the fact that it was taking him towards his lifelong dream—towards the Olympics.

    It shouldn't have been any different.

    BEND OVER, STAY DOWN.

    BEND OVER, STAY DOWN.

    BEND OVER, STAY DOWN.

    It is.

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    19 Jun 2026

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    "Regardless of your personal reasons for choosing someone like me, I promise to do anything the situation requires.” Shane lost his train of thought as something shifted in Ilya’s expression.

    He pushed past the stumble. “Um—If you aren’t satisfied at any point in the process, tell me and I'll make it right. That’s my professional guarantee.”

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    19 Jun 2026

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    In 2007, Shane Hollander pathetically falls in unrequited love. It’s the biggest mistake of his life.

    In the years that follow, it becomes almost easy to pretend Ilya Rozanov never really existed at all.

    In 2014, Ilya Rozanov signs with the Toronto Guardians. He's determined to make Shane remember exactly what he once felt, but seems to have forgotten the many ways in which he ruined Shane Hollander's life.

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    18 Jun 2026