balletandbow



Recent bookmarks

  1. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    Shane was there when Ilya got the call, his arm heavy across Ilya's stomach, like even in sleep he could tell something was trying to take Ilya away from him.

    When Boston realize Ilya wants out, they send him to the highest bidder. The highest bidder is LA.

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    73,872
    Chapters:
    8/8
    Collections:
    1
    Comments:
    2,473
    Kudos:
    3,429
    Bookmarks:
    1,198
    Hits:
    91,267

    16 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    Ilya's hand closes around Shane's on a chilly December morning, and he feels the seed of Shane's soul sink into his skin and make a home there.

    He's just not sure that Shane was seeded in turn.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    33,424
    Chapters:
    7/7
    Collections:
    1
    Comments:
    182
    Kudos:
    1,856
    Bookmarks:
    502
    Hits:
    18,249

    07 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    “Hey,” Hollander’s voice changes to something low and soft. He moves quickly, and Ilya realizes suddenly that Hollander is sitting right fucking next to him on the ground.

    “Rozanov, it’s okay. It’s okay.”

    ___

    Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov met at the Prospect Cup when they were seventeen. Ilya doesn't play in North America, he plays in Moscow. Five years later, Shane and Ilya reunite at the Sochi Olympics. Ilya is not doing well.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    46,877
    Chapters:
    19/19
    Comments:
    251
    Kudos:
    1,463
    Bookmarks:
    428
    Hits:
    27,516

    31 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    After the tuna melt meltdown, Shane meets Rose Landry, has several deeply inconvenient revelations, and decides to do the only sensible thing: win Ilya back with sincerity, logistics, and a frankly alarming amount of emotional effort.

    Ilya, meanwhile, mistakes every tender gesture for the kind prelude to an inevitable goodbye.

    Or: Shane is living in a romcom. Ilya is living in a Russian tragedy.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    75,309
    Chapters:
    5/5
    Comments:
    2,687
    Kudos:
    14,714
    Bookmarks:
    5,462
    Hits:
    275,474

    29 May 2026

  5. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    Shrugging one shoulder far more casually than he possibly feels, Ilya says, “I like both. Is secret, okay?”

    “Okay,” Hollander says, voice cracking.

    He doesn’t say anything else. The air’s so heavy around them that it feels like being in the middle of a scrum, the weight and heat of all those bodies pressing down on you. Danger always feels like hockey; it’s the most dangerous thing Ilya knows, except for this. Everything dangerous in his life involves men’s bodies and just how close he can get to them. Closer than he probably should.

    A year after mysteriously dropping out of the 2009 draft, Shane Hollander is signed by the Boston Raiders, right behind Ilya Rozanov. Having the two biggest stars in the league on the same line is great for Boston — but playing alongside their worst rival was never exactly in Shane or Ilya's plans. Especially not when staying away from each other starts to feel just as impossible as getting along.

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    222,222
    Chapters:
    28/28
    Comments:
    17,390
    Kudos:
    43,817
    Bookmarks:
    17,095
    Hits:
    1,991,213

    25 May 2026