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    “Careful, these patches are everywhere.” Keith glares at the ground.

    Lance’s heart is hammering, mouth clammy as his fingers try not to tremble at the soft touch. Keith’s arm around him makes him feel safe and warm. Lance doesn’t try to say anything, hopes the cold hides his blushing cheeks as he leans a bit into Keith’s side.

    Lance can only utter a quiet, “Thank you.”

    “Here,” Keith says, “Take my arm.”

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    28 Jun 2026

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    Shane Hollander, a lonely and longing househusband, calls pool cleaning services at the beginning of summer.

    Ilya Rozanov the pool boy shows up.

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    27 Jun 2026

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    In the mornings, afternoons, and nights, there is one thing that is always there for Ilya Rozanov.

    And that's McDonalds.

    While he does miss his usual spot back in Boston, he's been coming often to the closest one to his new home in Ottawa. It's convenient. Plus, who's gonna say no to a McGriddle?

    Unfortunately for Ilya, the breakfast menu items are all unavailable at 1am.

    Luckily, he has his perfect, regular late-night order that he always gets. And he orders it with pride, like a white girl at Starbucks.

    But the best part of the night isn't even Ilya's food, but the worker at the window.

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    27 Jun 2026

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    Shane Hollander is the guy standing beside every wedding, delivering every speech, and fixing every crisis. He’s indispensable to everyone else’s happiness… except no one ever really asks what he wants for his own.

    Until Ilya Rozanov, a cynical journalist with a dismissive view of marriage and everything it represents, crosses paths with Shane and decides to use his life as the subject of a feature on the “eternal best man,” a stepping stone toward more serious journalistic work, without Shane ever suspecting his intentions.

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    27 Jun 2026

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    “Who are you talking to?” Sveta is looking with a raised eyebrow, at Ilya’s delighted face.

    “Ah, I am talking to my catfish.”

    “What do you mean, your catfish?” Ilya angles the phone so Sveta can see the shirtless picture on the screen.

    “This guy is pretending to be Shane Hollander on Grindr. It’s pretty funny. He’s cropped the face out, but he’s using pictures from the billboard next to my apartment.”

    Or: Ilya Rozanov is sure he's being catfished- why would the real Shane Hollander be on Grindr, talking to random university of Ottawa students? But the more he talks to Wayne, the more he starts to like him, and the more he wishes Wayne would just come clean so they can finally be together.

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    26 Jun 2026