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First Chapter out now of my "What if Ilya and Shane did summer training together?" AU. Starts immediately after The Cottage. Set in show canon for the most part and later follows events in TLG influenced by this change in trajectory.

This story will involve: Shane gaining more friends against his will, Ilya thirst posting about Shane "for the fans," examinations on how Shane's autism and orthorexia influence on their relationship, Ilya's #OttawaGirl, and more!

Summary:

“You should train together in the off-season.” Ilya lifted his head off Svetlana’s lap. “What?” “If your Canadian really wants to marry you someday, you might as well get used to spending your summers together,” she said, smooth and practical as ever. “You need to fix your public relationship from rivals to friends, and being publicly seen together will help. You need a new trainer anyway, now that you aren’t going to Russia.” - Or: Svetlana knows who Jane is. And it changes everything because she is smarter than both of these idiots.

Imagine you are Hayden Pike, a top line winger for the Montreal Metros. You don’t even wanna go to the All-Stars. You get to have some great lovely time with your wife and kids while Shane has to do stupid interviews and play up the stupid rivalry with Rozanov.

But like. You’d like to be recognized, you know? You are a three-time Stanley Cup champion! And you don’t get to go to the fucking All-Stars??

Instead, you have to sit at home and watch as Ilya Rozanov gets to play winger to your best friend and he’s kissing his helmet, and you’re like I don’t even wanna kiss his helmet, but that could be me. It should be me! I’M his liney!