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  1. Public Bookmark 9

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    Peter steps close into Daniel's face so that they're nose-to-nose. It's an attempt to scratch for some semblance of control, because he can feel his grasp on the situation slipping. "Why do I get the feeling this is not the first time we've had this conversation?" he questions, just this side of threatening.

    "Dunno," Daniel says, grinning, a twinkle in his eyes that indicates he knows more than he's letting on. "Deja vu is funny like that, huh?"

    What's the big deal about reality, anyway? It's not like there's a way to tell the difference between what happens and what only seems to. Not anymore, at least.

    Or... One year in the life of Peter Parker. Twelve fics for twelve months. A chapter a day, for 365 days straight.

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    04 Jun 2026

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    As it turns out, hooking up for 8 years does not make you an expert at being in a relationship.

    Shane and Ilya know each others hockey game, the right way to get each other off, their drink of choice, and roughly as much as you can learn about another person on a 2 week cottage trip.

    During the 2017-18 season, they very quickly learn that they hadn’t cracked the surface of one another. In particular, Ilya learns that Canada’s Golden Boy has some cracks.

    OR: wtf happened in that year between HR and TLG?

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    28 May 2026

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    Shane is in the front pew. His face is—Ilya does not have words for what Shane's face is doing. He has seen Shane angry and afraid and exhausted and soft and undone. He has never seen this: living at the very bottom of a person, surfacing only when every single thing above it has given way.

    This is what it looks like when Shane has nothing left to manage.

    Ilya reaches for him.

    His hand passes through air.

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    Or: Ilya Rozanov turns the same age his mother was when she died. Featuring strange dreams, tarot readings, and a woman with her back to him who keeps appearing where she shouldn’t.

    A man who spent twenty years preparing to die, and one husband who refuses to let him.

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    23 May 2026

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    It’s winter in Ottawa and Ilya has hunkered down in his big, empty mansion to weather a nasty flu. Then his phone buzzes.

    — Guardian™ Security Alert: Movement detected at front door
    — (1) Missed Call: Yuna Hollander

    Or: The Hollanders have a new son to take care of. Ilya has no idea what’s going on.

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    22 May 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 55

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    Shane and the Montreal Voyageurs screw up.

    Shane's responsibility as team captain is clear, outlined explicitly in the contract:
    For unprofessional conduct, the captain must dole out the traditional smacks from the team paddle to everyone involved.

    Shane's a good captain, so he's going to see it done, and done well.

    But who's going to help him get the punishment he's earned, for letting his team down when they needed guidance and leadership?

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    15 May 2026