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    "Ilya's leaned across the railing with a cigarette in his hand. For a moment, they could be nineteen again. The whole of it all laid out before them, waiting to unfold.
    Then Ilya glances over at him, and it rushes passed. All of it—all the years and memories between them. Whenever he looks at Ilya these days, that first split second it feels like looking at someone he loves, someone he'll grow old with. Then his body remembers that's in the past now."

    Shane and Ilya, post divorce and attending one last MLH awards

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    02 Jul 2026

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    "I don't mean to come here and freak you out," Scott said, though he knew there was no avoiding it. He'd been where they were before. It had felt like he was dying, back then. "I just don't want you to think you're the only ones, okay? There's lots of us."

    Their eyes snapped to him in unison, startled and intense. Hollander croaked, "What?"

    "There's over sixteen hundred guys in the MLH and AHL," he reminded them, because it had felt improbable to him when he first heard until he remembered the sheer size of the hockey world. "There's — well, we don't know how many of us there are, but there's at least seventeen of us that know each other. Plus you two. We watch out for each other."

    His eyes enormous, Hollander asked, "There's, what? A secret underground gay hockey network?"

    Scott shrugged. "Yeah, basically."

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    Ilya and Shane find their way into The Tennis Club, a network of closeted hockey players that hook up - so long as everyone keeps it casual. Which is no problem! They can do casual, right?

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    02 Jul 2026

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    Ilya tries to get Shane to be friends with Troy. It goes horribly.

    AKA Shane crashes out at Troy

    Chap 2: Shane and Rose talk about fame and rage

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    01 Jul 2026

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    All in all, it might be annoying and agitating but Rozanov knows not to take it too far. He will never go out of his way to make Scott’s life miserable. It’s all in good fun, mostly private, nothing to lose any sleep over. Until Scott makes the mistake of saying yes to a series of press events in which newly graduated sports journalists get a chance to write a piece about the MLH.

    Five times Scott gets harassed by a brand-new reporter and one time he tries to get him back.

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    29 Jun 2026

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    “Nah, Roz wouldn’t hold that against him. The guy’s a dick but he’s fair. Glad he doesn’t have to hide anymore now, they seem like a good couple. Both hot as fuck too. That wedding is gonna be fucking insane, I can’t wait.” It isn’t until Cliff finishes tying his skates and looks up, he realises that the entire locker room has fallen silent and is looking at him. “What’s up?” He asks with a confused frown.

    Cliff Marlow is a proud ally. And maybe not entirely straight.

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    29 Jun 2026