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  1. Summary

    A mostly crackfic series that asks, what if Shane and Ilya were slightly out of character? Shane is bitchier, Ilya is manic and philosophical, Cliff Marleau and the Boston boys take turns babysitting their crashing-out captain, and Shane finally gets recognized as the pretty, funny, sassy player he is.

    Please enjoy these silly boys and their silly relationships! Four works so far with more to come! How much more? I don't know, they keep doing silly things and my brain keeps writing it down.

    Nothing is too serious about this, it's a mix of show and book canon, and a healthy dose of fanon (himbo king Cliff). Ilya is allowed to catch feelings early, as a treat and Shane is allowed to let his inner mean girl out. <3

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    At the 2017 All Star Weekend, Ilya takes fate into his own hands to produce at least one out MLH player by the end of the season. Thus begins his part-time side hustle as community organizer, mastermind, and Commander-in-Chief of the Gay Hockey Army.

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    15 Apr 2026

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    WIP waiting ch38 - in which Ilya organizes a gay hockey mafia

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    Cliff Marlow is not gay. He's not. Seriously. He'd know, right?

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    22 May 2026

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    Cliff Marleau vs gender - WIP waiting ch 15

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    All Stars weekend 2017: Ilya is outed, Shane panics, and things get worse before they get better.

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    03 Jun 2026

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    Sex tape link, then a relationship. Ilya and Shane are going through it! WIP waiting ch21

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    When the long game falls apart, Shane and Ilya need a new plan.

    I recommend reading the series in order it was posted, even though the second fic is a prequel to the first one.

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    01 Jun 2026

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    Hollanov canon rewrite to give them more time! Shane loses it on Day 1, traded to Boston. Lovely, light and domestic! 💕

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    “Hello,” Ilya repeats, still kind of stuck on those freckles.

    “Hi?” the man says.

    “Hi,” Ilya says—again.

    Oh god, he's said hello three times now. He should literally say anything else. His name, probably. His phone number, preferably.

    “Hi,” Ilya says again, because he can’t help it. “I am—”

    “Are you Nick?” the man asks, and it comes out as a breathless sound.

    OR: Shane gets stood up on a blind date, and Ilya comes to the rescue, and proceeds to make a series of questionable decisions.

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    01 Jun 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    Pick up on CH8, aka the 2/3 of the way through the narrative which means it's about to BLOW THE FUCK UP and you need to be emotionally okay with this!! Don't read while at work, and wait until the kids are definitely asleep, then you can drink some tea, read this through to what I am sure is a lovely, happy rom-com ending.