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    “Ilya?”

    “I-I need to go back. To Russia.”

    “What?!” Shane reared back, taking away the comforting warmth of his hands on Ilya’s cheeks.

    “No, lyubimiy. Not for always. Just for… I don’t know. Maybe couple weeks?”

    “Why, what’s going on?”

    “Alexei… he’s….”

    “Alexei? I thought you said you weren’t helping him anymore. What did he do this time?”

    “He… he died.”

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    14 Jan 2026

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    “Olesya.”
    “Oh-lee-syah,” Shane repeated slowly, making sure he pronounced it right. “What… what are you going to do?”
    “I don’t know,” Ilya said, resting his head in his hand. “I don’t fucking know.”
    Shane’s voice was steady. “What can I do?”
    How long had it been since someone offered to help Ilya? He took care of his family, carried his brother’s financial burdens, tended his own injuries, paid his way through life without aid. The question, softly spoken and rich with genuine intent, was enough to bring tears to his eyes. Could he really trust it? Could he ask someone for help?
    For once, he wanted to try.

    OR: Ilya is left with sudden custody of Alexei's daughter and calls Shane to help.

    (Set just before the cottage.)

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    13 Jan 2026

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    “Did you decide to tell us because of what Scott Hunter did?” The question was gentle, almost as if his dad was afraid to spook him. “What he did was very brave.”

    “I had been thinking about it for some time, but that was definitely one of the reasons that made me do it now.” He took a deep breath. “After I saw him doing that, all I could think about was not having to hide anymore. Not from you, not from the team... not from the world.”

    He could see the fantasy in his head: him and Ilya walking around, hand-in-hand, traveling and having fun. Being together in the light of day, not just in dark hotel rooms, having to be quiet, hiding.

    “Would you want to? Come out, publicly, I mean.” There was worry in his mother’s voice.

    He thought about it, really, without letting the fear cloud his judgment.

    “Yes.”

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    Or: The timeline was different, and Ilya couldn’t go to the cottage because his dad died soon after Scott Hunter won the cup. Shane decides to come out.

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    05 Jan 2026

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    After coming out to Rose, Shane decides he doesn't want to lie anymore, even if he isn't sure coming out will mean he gets happily ever after with Ilya. When coming out to the Voyageurs leaves him wondering what his future in Montreal might look like, he lets himself be a little selfish, he lets himself wonder if there might be somewhere else he might be happy. If Montreal wants to get rid of a generational player, he's not about to stop them, especially if it means he can get a little closer to joy.

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    Or: Shane Hollander leaves Montreal in search of something better.

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