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    Several years into Rozanov’s career, ESPN hires a reporter fluent in Russian.

    Suddenly able to answer questions fluently and with a wide vocabulary, Rozanov’s interviews go viral. Hockey fans around the world get a new look at what they thought about Boston’s #81. This changes not only his public persona, but his whole life.

    Inspired by the look on NBA star Nikola Jokić’s face when he was asked a question in his native Serbian and my own struggles learning a new language.

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    03 Jan 2026

  2. Rec *

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    Shane is sick of this whole ally shtick, so he decides to do something about it.

    Cue Hayden and Jackie finding out about Ilya...

    The world finding out that their beloved ally is in fact a homosexual...

    Ilya being deemed the new face of hockey allyship...

    But wait! He's bisexual?!

    Hey why is Rozanov making dinner plans with Hollander in the middle of the game?

     

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    Shane comes out, Ilya comes out, wait they're TOGETHER?!

     

    A multi parted continuation of my previous fic!

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    05 Feb 2026

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    Ilya is relieved to get out of Montreal and forget he ever saw Shane at the nightclub. That is, until his plane starts to go down and he's forced to confront everything he's tried so hard not to think about.

    Or, what if this specific event occurs earlier on than it did in The Long Game?

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    22 Jan 2026

  4. Rec *

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    Shane Hollander is going to murder his agent.

    And he means that literally. Because his agent is the reason he’s currently wearing a hot mic during Hockey Night in Canada. Against the Ottawa Centaurs. Against Ilya.

    Ilya, who has no filter. Ilya, who thinks workplace professionalism is a hilarious suggestion for other people. Ilya, who has spent a decade perfecting the art of saying absolutely unhinged things to Shane on the ice, safe in the knowledge that nobody can hear him.

    Ilya, who definitely doesn’t know about the microphone.

    What follows is sixty minutes of Shane’s life flashing before his eyes while his secret boyfriend enthusiastically discusses their sex life, their broken furniture, and exactly what he wants to do to Shane after the game — all broadcast to millions of viewers.

    The problem? Shane can’t get a word in edgewise to warn him.

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    13 Jan 2026

  5. Rec *

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    Shane's been on the receiving end of Hayden's assessing gaze enough times to be able to guess at what he's going to ask next as he wrinkles his nose and juts his chin out, narrowing his gaze at them. “You know, you never really did say how long it was that you two were hooking up for before you got serious.”

    “Is a long time,” Ilya says, with more than a little bit of pride in his tone. Shane tips his head back to meet his eyes and shrugs. Neither of them has ever dropped anything more than several years in interviews, keeping the details to themselves, but it’s less of an issue than he expects. He sort of wants to brag about how long it’s been; he wants to celebrate the fact that they had all those broken years together and still managed to make it through.

    At this point, they’re coming up on more years together than not, which is insane if he thinks about it too hard.

    OR: As always, the truth shall set [Shane] free.

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    12 Jan 2026