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    A what if, where Hayden's accidental outing of Shane and Ilya happens while Ilya is in Russia.

    “I didn’t even know I was feeling that this until today when Ilya sent me-,” Ilya. Ilya is with his niece. His niece who lives in Russia.

    Suddenly, the whole world stopped. It felt like all the oxygen in the room had been sucked right out, Shane’s whole body went stiff, all the color drained from his face.

    “Ilya sent you?” His dad said tentatively, sensing the rising tension.

    Shane could feel the panic rising in his chest. It felt like his lungs were filling with water. The panic attack that everyone expected from the outing was now hitting, and not because he was outted, but because Ilya was. Because Ilya was outted, in Russia. Shane tried to control his breathing, squeezing his eyes shut, digging his fingernails into his palms.

    “Shane, what about Ilya?” Yuna tried again, her voice calm. Steady.

    “Ilya’s in Russia,” Shane croaked out, tears filling his eyes. By the time Shane opened his eyes, he could see that the color drained in the three of their faces as well.

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    23 May 2026

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    The NHL changes the playoff format, hoping for more rivalries, more chaos, and better ratings. Instead, they accidentally create the worst possible scenario for Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov: a legitimate chance they could face each other in the Stanley Cup Final.

    Naturally, Ilya responds by making a bet.

    “If I win the cup this year,” he says, “then I get to kiss you in front of the entire arena.”

    Shane fully expects the universe to stop them before it ever becomes a problem. The universe, unfortunately, thinks this is hilarious.

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    Or: the year after Scott and Kip's infamous Stanley Cup kiss, the NHL just so happens to make it possible for Boston and Montreal to meet in the finals, giving Ilya the perfect idea...

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    19 May 2026

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    Hayden wants it on the record that this is completely and totally, without question, Shane’s fault.


    or, 5 times a FitBit gave Hayden some data, and 1 time he crunched the numbers on his own.

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    17 May 2026

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    When Scott Hunter came out, there was no one else in the league to tell him he was not alone. Shane and Ilya at least always knew about each other.

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    What if Shane and Ilya let Scott know he's not the only one?

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    15 May 2026

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    Scott watched as Hollander leaned in, further, to hear Rozanov. This was the part that didn’t entirely make sense to him. The missing piece of something that felt like it was just beyond his reach. This was quiet ease and small moments of comfort and a look that makes the rest of the world fade away. This was how he felt with Kip.

    Scott stilled.

    It was as if someone had whispered it in his ear. It was as if the final piece of this insane, deranged puzzle finally clicked into place. His heart was pounding in his ears. He was probably wrong. In fact he was entirely wrong. This wasn’t like him and Kip. It couldn’t be Kip. Scott had been watching too many romantic comedies. His head was in the clouds.

    But they weren’t touching.

    Hollander and Rozanov were as close as they could be, without laying a single finger on one another. They were specifically, rigidly, separate. The warmth between them was bridled. Entirely. And this, Scott realized, his heart sinking into the floor, was also how he had felt with Kip.

    Oh. Oh fuck.

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    OR: Scott Hunter figures out Shane and Ilya are together at the NHL award ceremony and tries (and fails) not to freak out about it

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    14 May 2026