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  1. Public Bookmark 48

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    He awoke, launching himself off the bed. His body reacting before his mind did. It wasn't until his feet were on the floor, chest heaving, that he understood what happened.

    A strangled sob tore its way across the room. Hayden's eyes shot up, a bolt of fear coursing through him at the sound.

     

    Or - Rookie Shane begins to have frequent nightmares, his mood deteriorating as he desperately pretends he has everything under control.

    Hayden struggles to get his rookie to let him help, while Shane grapples with what happened to him. Over time, with the help of those closest to him, Shane comes to terms with the fact that it wasn't his fault.

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    26 Jul 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 97

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    It doesn't bother Shane. Really, it's not that big of a deal. Yes, Ilya and Svetlana used to sleep together, but they're just friends now. Shane knows that Ilya loves him. He isn't worried. Really. It's just that when they're sitting that close and whispering inside jokes to one another, it's hard to forget the way Ilya had once said, "I could marry Svetlana," like that was an acceptable option for him. Really, though. It's fine... Shane can make it one week with Svetlana in their home. Really.

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    26 Jul 2026

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    Shane pulls open a drawer where he keeps a pen and a note pad, and quickly pulls it out to start writing. Ilya won’t tell him what is wrong, but he at least has a few ideas.

    1. Ilya misses Boston. He lived there for years, had established a life there with friends. More of a clubbing and party scene than Ottawa. He misses Svetlana.
    2. Ilya misses the Raiders. He moved to a bottom of the barrel team, before Ilya came along they lost more games than they won and it’s only recently that they’ve been winning anything, and even then the losses are still frequent.
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    Shane stops writing. His heart hammers in his ears as he stares down at the notepad, the sad little list looking back at him.

    3. Ilya is lonely. He misses sex. He misses women.

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    Shane notices that something is bothering Ilya. He seems miserable, and the less he talks to Shane about it, the more Shane begins to spiral, searching for a reason and ways to make it better. Turns out, he could not have been more wrong.

    Based on chapter 21 of The Long Game, instead of Ilya suggesting that Shane should sleep with other men, Shane suggests Ilya should sleep with women.

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    26 Jul 2026

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    When Shane goes down on the ice, he isn't the only one to get hurt, and Ilya, broken and concussed, doesn't exactly keep his cool. Drugged up and so deeply in love they can't bear the thought of recovering apart, they come up with a plan to explain their sudden public friendship.
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    The long game isn't quite so long anymore, and the boys use the Irina Foundation as it was originally intended.

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    25 Jul 2026

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    It was a Friday when the video dropped.

    “What is happening?” He asked St Simon, who was holding his phone tight to his chest, his expression odd. “Someone has died?” 

    Across the room he could see Marlow moving slowly upright from where he had been doing floor stretches, his phone in his hand as well, his face pinched. 

    “It’s Hollander,” St Simon said. 

    The bottom of Ilya’s stomach fell out, closely followed by the rest of Ilya’s organs. His chest hurt so acutely that he thought he must be having a heart attack. 

    “Not dead,” St Simon added quickly, reaching out to grab Ilya’s shoulder when Ilya’s knees actually buckled. “Jesus, sorry. I should have - no it’s just -” 

    “Someone tell me what the fuck is going on,” Ilya snapped, “and everyone else shut up.” 

    Marlow reached him now, held his phone out to Ilya, open already to an article with a headline huge enough Ilya could easily make out the HOLLANDER blaring out of it even before his eyes focused and he took the phone from Marlow. 

    A video is posted online, for Shane it feels like a death sentence. For some parts of him, it is.

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    22 Jul 2026