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a bet for your heart [Cold Read]
GinevraReads (GinevraFangirl)
Summary:
"You see that?"
"yea," Ilya breathed, and he absolutely did see that. He'd been seeing that for months now, catching glimpses of Shane across campus, in the library, at the campus coffee shop where Shane always ordered the same thing; green tea. Ilya had maybe (definitely) developed what could only be described as a massive fucking crush, not that he'd admit it to anyone.
"No one," Jake said, drawing out the words like he was making a dramatic announcement, "has ever bagged Hollander. Not once. The guy's basically allergic to giving anyone below his iq level a chance. But you—" he jabbed a finger into Ilya's chest, "—If anyone could do it, it's you."
Ilya's alcohol-drawned brain was already latching onto the challenge before Jake even finished. "So what is the bet exactly?"
"One month. You get Hollander to go out with you, really go out with you like proper dating and I'll give you a thousand bucks."
It was the most idiotic idea he’s ever heard come out of Jake’s mouth (and that's saying a lot), so like any sane person; Ilya should just say no and move on with his life–
"Deal."
Notes:
- For forwardpass.
- Inspired by a deleted work
okay i did another! couldn't resist after the last one was so much fun, and i haven't recorded in so long and really missed it, so here you go. enjoy this silliness. no russian accent to be found, but i do look up the pronounciation to stumble my way through the two actual russian phrases in the fic. also some french. i apologize to people who actually speak either well!
thank you to the author farahatings for getting back to me so quick and letting me podfic this cute fic! (it features some sassy shane which i love for him)
this is also an early birthday present for my friend, who i met years ago as i was just entering the cql/mdzs fandom and i remember we talked about her coming from hockey rpf, and fast forward 6 years and i finally get it now. happy birthday you legend!!
EDIT 12/03/2026: several people commented asking where they could find the original fic, unfortunately it seems like the author's account and all their fics have been scrubbed/taken down, so the link to the fic was also removed :(( i couldn't find any socials of the author's either, so no idea what happened there.
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