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    If there's one thing Eddie's piece-of-shit father taught him, it's that nothing is free. Everyone is always looking for something in return. That's why, when Steve starts giving Eddie gifts, Eddie tries to find ways to pay him back.

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    09 Feb 2026

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    After the new year and the months since then, since his hair had grown back enough to hide the scar and he started letting them come to his house, she watched Steve carefully, learned what to look for.

    She noticed the headaches and the migraines—the way he'd squint and clench his jaw and move a little more carefully, like sudden movements hurt. She noticed how it took him longer to answer questions sometimes. She noticed how he'd forget words mid-sentence and have to pause, frustrated, until he couldn’t even remember what he'd been trying to say.

    Everyone called him slow. And stupid. They joked about it, teased him about getting dumber, and Steve always laughed it off or agreed with them, like it was a choice and not a consequence.

    But Max could tell it bothered him; could see it in the way his smile would tighten, just for a second, before he'd shrug and change the subject.

    And it bothered her too.

    So she started running interference.

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    07 Feb 2026

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    “It’s some young guy,” she said. “Or, like, not super young. Our age, I think. Maybe a little older? From out of town. Or he is now, but used to be from here.”

    “What? Who is?”

    “That bought the Radioshack. Turning it into a bookstore? Some guy,” Robin continued. “That’s why Vickie even knows. They were trying to keep it all hush-hush because he didn’t want to buy it without, like, zoning permissions so he could do a full scale remodel to turn it into a bookstore. Otherwise he didn’t see a point, or so Vickie said Mrs Wheeler said.”

    Or: Steve owns a movie theater, and a bookstore moves in across the street.

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    07 Jan 2026

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    Rozanov cocked his head. “You speak Russian? Or just the curse words?”

    “Yes, I speak Russian,” he snapped, defensive and angry. He knew that it had been a mistake to even try to be friendly with Rozanov. “Why? Do I not look Russian to you?” He scoffed.

    “No, not really,” Rozanov said. Some of his teammates laughed, although they mostly looked surprised that Shane was speaking to them at all. Rozanov didn’t laugh, though. “Are you Russian?”

    “Go fuck yourself.”

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    Despite an inauspicious start, when Russia’s Ilya Rozanov learns that Canada’s Shane Hollander is fluent in Russian at their first World Junior Championships tournament, it changes everything and sets them on a different course. Instead of being branded as rivals from the very beginning, Ilya and Shane start off as friends.

    And, after all, a little friendly rivalry never hurt anyone, did it?

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    20 Dec 2025

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    Gym owner Shane Hollander is captivated by new member Ilya Rozanov, a mysterious former hockey player turned youth coach. As their connection grows through workouts, walks, and quiet moments, both struggle with honesty and vulnerability.

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    05 Dec 2025