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    an impulsive decision to snoop through ilya's phone for jane's contact leads to cliff marleau forming one of the closest friendships with someone he's ever had. unbeknownst to him, his new best friend is actually shane hollander.

    a canon divergent in which cliff marleau befriends jane, and accidentally forms the friendship of a lifetime ;-)

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    27 Jun 2026

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    Shane Hollander comes to New York expecting the world of sports journalism to finally recognize him, and instead it quietly shuts him out.
    Then he finds The Penalty Box—a chaotic hockey bar where attention is currency and performance is survival. Shane fits there in a way he never anticipated. He understands it immediately: the systems, the pacing, the control beneath the noise. And at the center of it is Ilya—effortless, magnetic, and always watching him back.
    What starts as observation turns into something sharper. The bar begins to feel more real than the career that brought him to New York, and Ilya becomes the fixed point where everything—ambition, identity, attraction—starts to blur.

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    21 Jun 2026

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    Shane Hollander accidentally comes out to his hockey team after years of hiding his sexuality behind carefully crafted personas and unfinished coming out speeches. As the Metros slowly begin icing him out on and off the ice, Shane spirals between rage, grief, and self-discovery—while Ilya refuses to let him forget exactly who he is.

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    18 Jun 2026

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    When the unsentimental financial imperative of the NHL sees Shane traded to the Boston Raiders, he and Ilya are thrown into closer extended proximity than ever before. As they adjust to life as teammates, they are forced to contend with the nature of their relationship -and must answer for themselves: is it even a relationship at all?
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    Sliding down the wall, Shane hunched over his untied sneakers, shoved on hastily when Coach had called him in for a meeting after morning skate.

    “Boston wanted you specifically. I’ve already spoken to their GM. You’re flying this evening or tomorrow morning: I’ll confirm once the paperwork clears.”

    “Mom,” Shane managed.

    “Oh sweetie. I know, okay. Those fuckers, how dare they do this! Two fucking cups! Now all of a sudden they decide they want a reset and you’re going to fund it.”

    Shane put his head between his knees and tried to breathe. God, Boston. They hated him there; it was so far away; he was fucking their captain.

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    14 Jun 2026

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    Sent back from 2021 to 2006, Shane is determined to find Ilya and secure their future together. At the same time, he finds himself on an unexpected journey toward self-actualization

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    13 Jun 2026