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    This follows Shane and Ilya as they learn that they have a Dom/sub relationship dynamic and how they chose to navigate that moving forward. All about kink negotiations.

    All stories can be read as a stand alone. But they all do have elements of previous stories woven through them.

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    09 Jun 2026

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    Lily
    Send me your schedule
    I will go to things

    Jane
    But act like me

    Lily
    Yes yes
    I will be so boring, you cannot imagine

    Jane
    Fuck off
    What the fuck is going on here
    How did this happen?

    Lily
    I don’t know!
    I do not want your boring life, Hollander

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    Ilya and Shane wake up in each other's bodies a week before the All-Star Game.

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    07 Jun 2026

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    Built to Break is an highly requested alternate-universe story within The Quiet Fight series, where Shane—not Ilya—is the one facing cancer.

    During their eleventh NHL seasons, a lingering injury reveals a devastating diagnosis, forcing an early coming out and the potential end of Shane’s career. As Shane fights, he is forced to find a new purpose, proving that even when the body breaks, a life—and a legacy—can still be rebuilt.

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    06 Jun 2026

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    “Ilya,” he breathes into Shane's open, slightly panting mouth. Shane jostles their position, pointing his thumb at his own chest in an exaggerated manner.

    “Shane,” he replies. Quietly, like it's a request, not a statement. Ilya's eyes gentle, and he kisses Shane's nose.

    “Shane.”

    Or: another "Shane stays post-tuna melt scene" fic.

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    05 Jun 2026

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    “I can’t—” Shane tries to speak through the hysteria, but he gets caught trying to suck in a sharp breath. “I ca—

    Hayden brings the phone back to his own ear.

    “He can’t hear you, man, he’s freaking out.”

    There’s shuffling on Rozanov’s end, then, very distinctly, he says, “Put me on speakerphone.”

    Or: Shane finds out about the plane malfunction just a tad too late. Featuring: breakdowns in the locker room, Ilya's love put on blast, and Comeau being the canonical dick we all know him to be.

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    05 Jun 2026