all the things (they) said
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This is how Rose finds out.
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And there he is, Shane Hollander. Back against the rough brick wall. Ilya Rozanov, captain and starting center of the Boston Raiders is standing in front of him, close enough to cage him in. Close enough to kiss him.
The thought seems irrational for half a second, and then not so irrational at all, as Rozanov leans in and does exactly that, brushes his lips softly, delicately, against Shane’s. Shane sighs and opens to him, his body molding familiarly against Rozanov’s, broad chests crushed tight together.
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- Part 1 of all the things (they) said
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“I’m sorry if I—” Shane starts the sentence, and then is horrified to find he must finish it. He swallows, waiting, and Rozanov tilts his head, his body leaning in just slightly like he’s debating taking a step closer. “—fucked everything up,” he finishes. “I’m not good when things change, I’m, I feel like an asshole for running off like that.”
Rozanov blinks at him. This time, Shane is pretty sure he’s guessing right when he thinks the expression on his face is one of surprise. “You are apologizing.”
“I think maybe I hurt you?” Shane offers, awkward. “I didn’t want to do that. So yeah. I am sorry.”
Rozanov looks away. The light is dim, but Shane can still see the bunch of muscle at his jaw, a tic of the skin stretched over it as he grinds his teeth. “It doesn’t matter.”
“It does!” Shane says. He says it too loud, and they look at each other, frozen in the moment before something. Shane doesn’t know what the something is. “I’m just sorry, okay? I’m a mess, you don’t— you don’t know how bad it is. I never know what the fuck I’m doing.”
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- Part 2 of all the things (they) said