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    I wanted to find a way to get some high-Shane-post-concussion-hospital-magic in a story, and what better way to do that than a nice little wisdom tooth extraction.

    When the opportunity presents itself, Ilya ditches the MLH awards weekend in Vegas to fly out to Ottawa so he can help Shane through his dental surgery. Shane says too much, naturally, and the boys end up sharing a whirlwind twenty-four hours that will change their futures in the most wonderful way.

    Because of some chompers, tuna-meldown never needed to happen.

    "Ilya regretted not checking his carry-on—while totally unnecessary, it would have bought him an extra twenty minutes of staring at a spinning carousel before he had to face his impulsive offer to comfort the man he was used to pounding his dick into. Instead, he had about a fifteen minute walk to reconcile how after seven years of the same shit, he was about to become the man who could maybe offer more than just nine inches and an orgasm. He was sure to walk slowly, knowing damn well that the slower he walked, the quicker Shane’s mind would spiral. If he walked any slower, he’d miss the surgery altogether."

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    23 Apr 2026

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    Shane should be proud because he was the only one who put a ring on and locked the notoriously untamable Ilya Rozanov down.

    Everyone knows. The world made it a big deal.

    So why are girls still acting like his husband is someone available? Why do strangers still look at his husband like he’s fair game? And why does he feel the pit in his stomach over some half-drunk thoughts of random girls in a bar or some girl’s wandering hands on Ilya?

    Maybe it’s the alcohol. Or something else.

    Either way, Shane decides to do something about it.

    OR: Shane Hollander-Rozanov realizes he has a dangerously low tolerance for alcohol and for watching other girls flirt with his husband.

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    22 Apr 2026

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    In Vegas, after they’d said everything right up to the edge of I love you, Shane and Ilya came up with a plan. It was long term, with many, many steps. There might be a spreadsheet somewhere that Shane won’t admit to.

    But it’s a plan, nonetheless. Over the summer of 2014, they tweak it and add things important to the both of them. There are even many, extensive, contingency plans.

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    Thanks to Shane's small lie the first time they hooked up, Shane and Ilya are together years earlier. Now, they have to figure out what to do about it.

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    22 Apr 2026

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    “My flight is early tomorrow,” Rozanov says. He bites his lip. Shane’s eyes stick there too. “You look in hallway, yes?”

    Shane sticks his head out. The hallway is empty.

    Would it hurt? To go another round? Rozanov has to fly out early anyway, it’s hardly like they’ll be spending time befriending each other. What is one night, when they’ve already crossed the line with eyes wide open?

    “Shit,” he says. “There’s a couple at the end of the hallway, arguing, you know? You better wait until they leave.”

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    Shane lies, that first night, to keep Rozanov to himself a little longer. The changes spiral out from there.

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    21 Apr 2026

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    Shane fidgeted for a long moment. There was probably a reason he waited until Ilya was basically asleep to ask. “How did you know you loved me, Ilya?”

    “It was the whole time, but it was slow. It was like, steps, or…”

    “Ah, the stages of grief,” Shane said. “I know them well.”

    Ilya laughed through his nose, turned to stare at Shane in wonder. “Yes. I think it was exactly like the stages of grief.” Shane lightly smacked the back of his hand against Ilya’s chest, so Ilya caught his fingers and squeezed.

    The best way he could understand the way he fell in love was visually. He saw love as layers, which he kept dropping down into without any warning and with no way to climb back out again.

     

    At the cottage, Shane and Ilya have a chance to talk about all of the things they were unable to before. They learn about favorite animals, revisit old stories, and, of course, try to unpack the way love works.

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    20 Apr 2026