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    “I thought Ilya was, like, the man here,” Hayden motioned. Something suspiciously sounding like Jackie’s voice in the back of his brain told him that wasn’t the right wording, but he was too tired and already too buzzed to care. Besides, this was Shane, he didn’t need to say the perfect thing. Shane knew what he meant.

    Scott shifted. “They are both men, Hayden” he said very formally. Hayden suddenly felt like his dad was lecturing him.

    Hayden sighed. “No, Shane, you know what I mean.”

    Shane’s brow furrowed in concentration. “Like, because I bottom?” He said, slightly embarrassed.

    Scott’s steady gaze on Hayden suddenly turned very sharp.

    “No!” Hayden started. “Well, maybe? I don’t know how that works. I just mean, like, you’re real gay and Ilya likes women, right?”

    OR 5 times Hayden realizes other people know his best friend better than him, and the 1 time Shane tells him himself.

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    07 Jul 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    The author keeps Hayden in character, so much so, that it might take a while to realize that Hayden's surprise about his different interactions with Shane's family and friends is not for fun*, but shows how much he does not understand-and his total lack of knowledge about Shane's and JJ's challenges within the league. They are showing the reader how clueless Hayden is about his own role in Shane's and JJ's harassment by the Metros. It's an incredible way to show the toxicity of unacknowledged privilege.

    *If you didn't read the author notes.

    The notes by the author are highly recommended as well. Explaining their thinking and giving an idea about the challenges with socalled allies.

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    “Ilya, are you deflecting because YOU don’t want to go?” The brown eyes Ilya folded for every time narrowed, flashing from pleading to suspicious in an instant. “C’mon, it would be so nice to just be in real nature for a bit.”

    Okay, fine. Ilya did not want to go. As much as he loved their team, he did not want to share his precious summertime with Shane paddling around a lake like some kind of 1800s fur trader. And frankly, he did not want to find out what constituted “real” nature in Shane’s mind.

    Or: When Shane insists they partake in the annual Centaurs canoe trip, Ilya wants no part in it. Throughout the trip though, Ilya gets to reflect on all the ways he and Shane have grown individually, together, and by being well-loved by their team.

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    13 Jul 2026

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    "Do I growl at him?" Anya thought. She didn't do that at other people a lot. Papa told her to be a good girl and she didn't know if she was good at that. "Do I get Papa?"

    As Anya was trying to decide, she heard the familiar steps of Papa walking up the back deck stairs. "Oh good," she thought, as she focused on pressing herself into Shane.

    Sure enough, a few moments later, Papa stepped into the room. It couldn't have been soon enough, because Shane's heart was going very fast and Anya was very worried about how he smelled. He went right to Shane, Anya felt one of his hands join Shane on her as he hugged Shane with the other.

    OR: 5 times Anya took care of her family +1 time they took care of her.

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    13 Jul 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 17

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    Ilya has secrets. Not big secrets, not anymore. Little secrets, like the small tube of lipstick he bought once during a particularly long and boring layover.

    A character study in queerness in which Ilya does drag for charity and Shane has Feelings™️ about being attracted to men in heels. Also, Irina haunts the narrative, Kyle is an enabler and Fabian is fab.

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    12 Jul 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 63

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    “Wait,” Haas finally chimed in, holding up a hand. “You were so afraid of being caught you bought a building to hook up in?”

    “…Yes?” Shane answered.

    Haas went a little pale. “You must have been so scared.” The mood had suddenly changed. No one thought it was funny anymore.

    Shane sat up a little. “…Yes? It could have ended both of our careers. Almost ended both of our careers. And not to mention, Ilya still had a Russian passport. It was fucking terrifying.”

    Luca’s face fell. “That is so sad. I’m so sorry.”

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    A humorous game of sharing funny sexual exploits among friends turns into Shane and Ilya’s friends attempting to convince them that the entire secret part of their relationship was at least a little bit traumatic.

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