The Sunday Papers

Sunday, February 15th, 2026 12:00 pm
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Posted by Julian Benson

Sundays are for lying in bed and listening to the persistent rain beating at the skylight. It's a comforting sound but one that's become all too familiar in this seemingly endless winter. This week has at least brought murmurs of sunlight in the mornings, but for now they're often drowned out by the tap tap tap of rain.

While the sound of the rain is exhausting its welcome, the urge to stay in a cosy bed and pooh-pooh the outside remains very welcome. For now, I will put the thought that I need to go to the shops and pick up food for the week into a shoebox and hide it away under the bed, next to the lost socks and sleeping spiders.

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He Didn’t Hit The Road, So He Got Jack

Sunday, February 15th, 2026 01:30 pm
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Posted by Not Always Right

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Back in high school, way before the Internet and streaming became a thing, one of my professors was a huge fan of Ray Charles. Once it happened that he had planned a concert in a city nearby and, being us so to say, "in the remote outskirt of the Empire", it was a very rare occasion to see him live.

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An unverified script file for the planned biographical stage production about Shane Hollander has recently surfaced online. We cannot confirm its origin or accuracy, but given the extent of its circulation, we’re treating it as a working draft that was never intended for public distribution.

Unofficial reports also suggests the production is developed by a Texas-born director, and is considering a Canadian–Korean actor for the main role. No announcements have been made at this time. Further updates will be shared through official channels when available.

Words: 4094, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Your Mouth

Sunday, February 15th, 2026 01:21 pm
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“Thinking of my mouth?”

Shane’s eyes blinked open, and he saw Rozanov towering over him, looking down at him with that arrogant smirk of his.

Shane hated him.

“Yes.” He knew he sounded needy and pathetic, but he was too horny to care."

After Vegas, Shane can't stop thinking about Ilya's mouth

Words: 4403, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

The Gravity of Us

Sunday, February 15th, 2026 01:06 pm
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He turned toward the sliding glass doors, his heart beginning that frantic, rhythmic pulse he only ever felt when he was near Ilya. He wasn't just going to a hockey game; he was going to find the person who knew his real name. He pulled his phone from his pocket, his thumb hovering over the messaging app. He didn't send anything yet, but the mere thought of Ilya waiting on the other side of the flight made the fluorescent lights of the terminal seem a little brighter.

*What I imagine happened between dinner with Rose and Shane seeing Ilya at the All-Stars weekend.

Words: 4472, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Looking for You

Sunday, February 15th, 2026 12:49 pm
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Shane stops in the entryway for so long that Ilya circles him once, twice, before he swings back around and stops, too, ducking his head a little to try and catch his eye. “Hey. Hey.”

“Yep,” Shane says, senselessly. He’s breathing hard, chest heaving distractingly under its little buttons. “Yeah.” Then he has his arms up over his eyes and Ilya moves so fast he almost wipes out on the hardwood. Luckily, he’s a hockey player.

Words: 1462, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Contagion

Sunday, February 15th, 2026 12:44 pm
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Wei Ying, Jiang Cheng, Jiang Yanli, and Wen Qing are a group of survivors in the zombie apocalypse. Their current goal? Find Wen Ning and Jin Zixuan.
But Wei Ying, being Wei Ying, finds a man in need of help. Lan Zhan was in search for his brother.
What was just conveinence turns into feelings. A found family.
The only problem?
Wei Ying is already dead. And has told no one. And plans to keep it that way. Which means he can't kiss Lan Zhan or risks infecting him. But he can't say that to his face, now can he?

Words: 1860, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

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心之所系,若命再逢
xīn zhī suǒ xì, ruò mìng zài féng
Where the heart has long anchored itself, beyond choice and beyond farewell, with no reason left and no path to return, perhaps—if destiny so wills—we may one day meet again and find our way back to one another.

Lan Wangji never intended to summon a calamity-ranked spirit—much less the Yiling Laozu.

Bound by an amulet and sustained by borrowed time, Wei Wuxian exists as something neither fully present nor truly gone. Lan Wangji remembers nothing of their shared past, only the instinct that urges him to stay—and never let the amulet out of his grasp.

Words: 923, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

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Sunday, February 15th, 2026 12:45 pm
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I recently went to see a movie, “The Last Omen.” On the way out, I overheard a couple dudes talking about the movie. Dude 1: That was pretty good. I wonder if they’re gonna make a sequel? Dude 2: Yeah, it really seemed like they were setting up for another movie. For those who don’t […]

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The Gravity of Us

Sunday, February 15th, 2026 01:06 pm
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He turned toward the sliding glass doors, his heart beginning that frantic, rhythmic pulse he only ever felt when he was near Ilya. He wasn't just going to a hockey game; he was going to find the person who knew his real name. He pulled his phone from his pocket, his thumb hovering over the messaging app. He didn't send anything yet, but the mere thought of Ilya waiting on the other side of the flight made the fluorescent lights of the terminal seem a little brighter.

*What I imagine happened between dinner with Rose and Shane seeing Ilya at the All-Stars weekend.

Words: 2211, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

(sperm) bank shot

Sunday, February 15th, 2026 01:03 pm
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High-Paying Sperm Donors Needed, Confidential & Discreet.

After an injury ended his professional hockey career before it even began, Shane Hollander has struggled to make ends meet and cope with the tedium of a life with no prospects. A flyer advertising a new cryobank grabs his attention, and its head clinician, Dr Rozanov, even more so.

Words: 3276, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

in a world of boys, he's a gentleman

Sunday, February 15th, 2026 12:45 pm
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The clip opens up with Shane and Gabe sitting in the penalty box together. Gabe offers Shane a juice box, and he takes it with a nod. They put their straws in the same way, and drink at the same time. 

Words: 1756, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 7 of heated rivalry but shane is more audhd

unlikely animals becoming friends

Sunday, February 15th, 2026 12:14 pm
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Ilya joins Shane as he watches '30+ Minutes Of The Oddest Couples You've Ever Seen', expecting a hilarious documentary. Instead, he gets hit by the #feels and makes it the internet's problems instead.

Or: hollanov pointing at animals and saying 'you' 'no, you'

Words: 2463, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

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Posted by rekishi

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It starts in a bar.

A lot of things in the hockey world do.

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Joe did not think that a post-game beer with his friend would lead to the two of them uncovering a scoop on Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov. And they can't tell anyone about it.

Words: 4346, Chapters: 1/4, Language: English

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Sunday, February 15th, 2026 12:00 pm
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Back in the dark ages, when non-stick coated kitchen utensils had only just been invented and were very expensive, my mother decided to treat herself to a new frying pan, although she couldn’t really afford it. Next day, she couldn’t find it. Apparently my father had seen it and been disgusted at the “burned on […]

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Split Lip

Sunday, February 15th, 2026 12:28 pm
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Shane ends it.
Ilya loses control.

Things get physical, and neither walks away unscathed.

Words: 2707, Chapters: 2/2, Language: English

unlikely animals becoming friends

Sunday, February 15th, 2026 12:14 pm
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Ilya joins Shane as he watches '30+ Minutes Of The Oddest Couples You've Ever Seen', expecting a hilarious documentary. Instead, he gets hit by the #feels and makes it the internet's problems instead.

Or: hollanov pointing at animals and saying 'you' 'no, you'

Words: 2363, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

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Shane is still THE Shane Hollander but now he's undeniably the best and more importantly, he now stands alone at the top. What happens if Shane never has an Ilya Rozanov to push him in those early years, to make him curious?

What happens when he still comes out as gay, ten years into his career and it goes as poorly as in canon but he has no support system as the hits become harder and his teammates stop protecting their captain? Traded to Boston unceremoniously, maybe he resolves to solve his own problems, he's just not expecting the man he's hired to teach him how to fight to be so hot.

Instead of finding hockey and a way out as a teenager, Ilya stayed longer in Russia, caught up in his father's corruption and brother's criminal empire as their leashed attack dog. But he still found a way out, even if it cost him more than he had. Years later, he's hiding in Boston as an MMA instructor by day and underground fighter by night, working to repay his debt. When the city's new star hockey player shows up asking for his help, he finds himself unable to say no, even if letting a certain freckled pretty boy into his life could endanger them both and the life he's built.

Words: 3335, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Tell me to save you

Sunday, February 15th, 2026 10:35 am
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Freya is PR trainer for the Centauers and part of the socialmedia team. She loves her job and she can handle her chaotic home life. But what happens when Ilya notices something is off with her. She doesn't need help from anyone, but one night it all goes to shit and Ilya's phone rings. Maybe it's not a bad thing to ask for help.

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Words: 8100, Chapters: 6/?, Language: English

The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester

Sunday, February 15th, 2026 07:12 am
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Ben Reich plans a perfect murder in a world where getting away with murder is impossible.

The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester