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    The moment Ilya slips the wedding band onto Shane’s finger, it feels like the world goes quiet for the first time in his life.

    Peaceful in a way Shane has never known.

    They’re married. Husbands.

    And Shane is excited for all of the firsts that lie ahead of them as a married couple.
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    OR: A Bunch of "Firsts" from the First Year of Shane and Ilya's Marriage

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    It only took basically a decade but Shane finally has Ilya in every aspect. He should be celebrating and enjoying it, should be focused on slotting into his new team in Ottawa. Instead he's watching the news cycle with bated breath, waiting for the inevitable moment that his name pops up alongside words like "victim" and "Dallas Kent."

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    “I thought.. you’ve been a Canadian citizen for five years now, you’ve been playing for a Canadian team for even longer.. Maybe you could compete for Canada?”
    Ilya froze before looking at him with big eyes.
    “You think they would let me?”
    Shane had to laugh a little.
    “Honestly, they would be stupid not to. You’re obviously one of the best players in Canada right now, with you we might even have a chance at gold!”
    Ilya didn’t seem fully convinced yet, his hands nervously picking at his hoodie.
    “But they do not need to let me play. They could say no.”
    Shane put his hands on Ilya’s shoulders.
    “Look at me.”
    Ilya carefully lifted his gaze from his hoodie, surprised by Shane’s tone. He was very serious now.
    “Ilya. I would really like to go to the Olympic games with you. I want to win some medals with you. And this is honestly our last chance. I think we should at least try. What do you think?”

    or: Hollanov are going to the 2026 Olympics!

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    Shane and Ilya have built a full life together: illustrious careers, a solid marriage, and a carefully guarded hope for what comes next.

    An adoption fair forces them to confront the quiet grief, compromises, and unspoken fears that have shaped their journey so far.

    Their story unfolds in the tender, deeply human in-between moments, where love is steady, hope is complicated, and everything might be about to change.

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    Ilya asked Shane’s father while Shane and his mother were talking outside: “Is boyfriends correct? Lovers is incorrect, but I am not sure what is correct.”

    “Well,” Mr. Hollander said. “‘Lovers’ is usually used for, hm, a mistress or an affair. Something kind of sordid. Though--you would say Romeo and Juliet is a play about two lovers,” he said. He paused his knife on the chopping board. “Somehow that’s right and using it for real people isn’t right. English is a damn funny language, Ilya."

    “Yes,” Ilya said from the bottom of his heart.

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