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    After an emotional night in Tampa Bay, as Shane Hollander is returning to his hotel room, he receives a very worrying text from Ilya Rozanov. He rushes to his rescue, expecting to have to fight off masked intruders and instead he discovers a new, vulnerable facet under Ilya's mask of stoicism. His arachnophobia.

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    The want tears through him like a hurricane, entirely unconcerned with all the destruction it might leave in its wake. Right now, tomorrow doesn’t matter. Right now they don’t have to consider the consequences of this reckless night they’re about to spend together; a night where all their unspoken rules are being tossed out the window in favour of simply letting their bodies be honest.

    They can figure all this out later, but now…now Ilya needs Shane naked and writhing beneath him before he combusts.

    (Or, what happens in the hotel room in Florida.)

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    01 Jul 2026

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    “Christ,” Ilya mutters, fingers tightening at Shane’s hips, grounding himself. The cross at his throat swings forward with the movement, the familiar weight of it a comfort.

    Shane’s dark eyes flicker to it, then back up to Ilya’s face.

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    Shane sucks on Ilya's necklace during sex.

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    01 Jul 2026

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    Ilya hums, playing the card he's been considering for this entire conversation. “We could make more interesting, yes? A bet.”

    “A bet,” Shane repeats, eyes flashing. “Like what?”

    The reporter cuts in. “What about wearing the other player’s jersey?”

    They both turn to her, and Shane says, “Like, the loser wears the winner’s jersey?”

    “Maybe at the next game in a couple of months?”

    “Is a good idea,” Ilya muses, nudging Shane’s elbow. “You will look better in my jersey than in Montreal jersey.”

    Shane makes a low noise, his eyes holding a bit of a spark when he looks back to Ilya. It’s what Ilya was hoping for—the tiniest crack in the mask. He can see a hint of exasperated affection around the corners of Shane’s eyes, a little bit of fire burning just beneath the surface. It sends a thrill down Ilya’s spine, and he wonders if Shane will be snarky when Ilya gets him naked tonight.

    “That’s not happening,” Shane replies, shaking his head. “Because you’re not winning.”

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    Ilya should have known better.

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    27 Jun 2026

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    “You know that story in the Bible, where God makes Eve out of Adam’s rib?”

    “Everyone knows that story, Ilya”, Shane points out dryly. “Even people who aren’t religious.”

    “Mm. I was thinking. Maybe God made me from your rib”, Ilya murmurs, nosing at Shane’s shoulder while he trails a finger along the hollow space he’d found before, like that would somehow make it bigger – make it true. “I feel like I belong here. Inside you.”

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    25 Jun 2026