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  1. Public Bookmark 49

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    Hayden exhales slowly. Shane is his best friend. Rozanov is Shane’s husband; Jackie’s voice fills his head, and he takes another meditative breath as he repeats it like a mantra, gripping the club a little tighter. “We’re just here to play golf.”

    “That is why Montreal will not win the cup,” Rozanov replies smoothly. “Too serious. No joy.”

    “There’s no one more serious about hockey than Shane, and he managed it three times.” Hayden reminds him as Rozanov steps up, twirling the club like a batter stepping up to the plate. “How many do you have again?”

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    Forced into ridiculous ‘bonding’ playdates by their spouses, Ilya and Hayden are adamant about doing it their own way

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    16 Feb 2026

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    When Hayden Pike’s mother is diagnosed with dementia, the last person he expects to understand is Ilya Rozanov. Grief has a way of finding common ground.

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    15 Feb 2026

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    Hayden hated the guy. Hated him.

    Hated his stupid, smug smirk and the myriad of insults he threw Hayden’s way and the way he made fun of Shane like it was a funny game then looked him up and down like a piece of meat and his reputation of sleeping with everything that fucking moved and the memories of being slammed into the boards by him and quite literally everything about this Russian dickhead.

    And he hated that he was now going to have to do everything in his power to learn how to tolerate Rozanov because Shane was inexplicably and hopelessly in love with him, and Shane was his brother in every fucking thing but blood, and Hayden was not going to keep being responsible for that sad puppy look on his face every time he realized how poorly they got along.

    So far, Hayden sucked at it. Big time.

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    It bothers Shane that Hayden and Ilya don't get along, so Hayden is putting in the effort to try and see these redeeming qualities Shane claims the guy has. Over the years it becomes easier and easier, until one day, he realizes he doesn't have to actually try anymore.

    or, 5 times Hayden realized he was starting to tolerate Ilya + 1 time they acknowledged they were actually friends now

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    15 Feb 2026

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    Hayden Pike's best friend Shane Hollander is as predictable and reliable as it gets. But when Shane uncharacteristically fights with Scott Hunter, of all people, Hayden needs to know why. As he sits in Shane's living room, waiting for an explanation, things start getting progressively more confusing. Why is Shane coming out to him? And how does Lily play into this?

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    Hayden finds out about Lily after Shane and Scott fight on ice. When Hayden throws down gloves to take on a dinosaur, his closest ally is the most unlikely person.

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    14 Feb 2026

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    14 Feb 2026