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    After a chaotic family barbecue, Montreal Metros player Hayden Pike discovers his children have fifth disease (erythema infectiosum) - and soon his best friend Shane Hollander is sick too.
    But when Boston Bears superstar Ilya Rozanov mysteriously catches the exact same illness, Hayden starts connecting years of suspicious behaviour, secret hotel disappearances and very specific chirping on the ice.

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    23 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 64

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    Two decades of performing the role of a functional adult is a grueling amount of work for anyone. For a disaster-waiting-to-happen like Dean Winchester? It’s a constant, white-knuckle strain of self-restraint. He needs Ozempic for the soul or some shit — a pharmaceutical-grade suppressant for his worst impulses. Instead, he has a dead father and a renovation project.

    Going back home to sell the family place was supposed to be about fixing up a house, not a total identity collapse. But that best-laid-yet-not-thought-through plan is currently circling the drain for the sake of a bad habit named Castiel Novak. While Dean’s husband, Benny, is preoccupied with the aesthetics of domesticity, the guy they hired to do the roof (coincidentally, the love of Dean’s life) is busy reminding Dean exactly who he really is.

    Dean knows logically that he should be protecting the life he built. Turns out, he’s holding the door open for the man who’s going to demolish it.

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    23 Jun 2026

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    “I, uh, came to ask for a ride."

    Luca glanced sideways at Boodram, who was frozen with one arm in his jacket. It truly would have been hilarious, the way they all watched this scene unfold like a car crash, if it didn’t also feel like one.

    They shared a confused glance, turning back when Rozanov’s incredulous “A ride?” rang through the locker room.

    “Yeah, I, uh, figured I could use one since I just…quit the Metros,” Hollander said slowly, heaving an exhausted sigh afterwards.

    In which Shane Hollander overhears his teammates talking about him before a game and ends up in the Centaurs' locker room, asking Ilya Rozanov for a ride.

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    23 Jun 2026

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    Shane is in a post-game interview when his world stops.

    He’s just answered a question about Montreal’s offensive strategy going into the game. Clean passes, avoid penalties, draw defenders wide. It had worked and the Voyagers had beat Colorado soundly, 4-1. Shane had scored two of the goals and assisted on a third.

    Usually, Shane would be eager to boast about the win to Ilya. But ever since their fight- since Ilya told Shane to leave- winning feels hollow. Losing feels better, somehow. As if Shane deserves to lose after being so selfish. Ilya gave up everything for him- his home, his team, and to some extent- his happiness. Hockey. Ilya gave up hockey- good hockey- for Shane.

    A ripple goes through the room of reporters. Shane swears he hears the word ‘Ottawa’ and ‘crash’. But no one is paying attention to him anymore.

    “What’s going on?” he asks into the microphone, feeling strange at the role reversal. Usually, he’s the one being asked questions.

    No one answers. And this time he knows that he hears the word ‘Ottawa’ and ‘Centaurs’.

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    Shane rushes to Ilya after the almost plane crash. Their secret is no longer a secret.

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    19 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 51

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    During the events of Age of Ultron, Sam is in Eastern Europe searching for Bucky Barnes, when he gets a call to come home to Louisiana, to his sister, who has just lost her husband. Unfortunately, due to the global threat from Ultron, all planes have been grounded.
    Sam's only hope to get home is to trust the very man he had been sent to find.

     

    “Get up,” said Barnes. Voice even. “We’re getting you home.” 

    Sam rose without thinking. He hated that he did, but the word home had woken up the last coiled hope inside him.  

    Barnes turned and moved away. He didn’t look back, didn’t slow. No request to follow.  

    Sam just stood there with his bag slung over his shoulder, frozen to the spot; every muscle caught between bolting and advancing.

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    17 Jun 2026