In every universe

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Jun 02, 2026

We’ve been lead to a lot places in the past six months, including places we wouldn’t go with a gun. While we know that there are those out there who say “Shane is not Shane without hockey,” to that we say, “Shane is not Shane without [insert the thing he loves as much as he loves hockey].” Here is a breakdown of the hollanov multiverse as we know it:

Healthcare

• paramedics

• Shane is a doctor, Ilya still plays hockey (fyi this is Nikki’s favorite fic possibly of all time she srsly won’t shut up about magneticwave)

• Shane is a doctor, Ilya still plays hockey but it’s not clear to a hedgehog*

• Ilya is a pediatrician, Shane still plays hockey (Nikki hasn’t read this yet no spoilers- EG)

• Shane is a nursing student, Ilya still plays hockey*

• Shane is a physical therapist, Ilya is a trainer*

College/Post-Grad

• students but they still play hockey

• another students but they still play hockey*

• yet another students but they still play hockey*

• students but they still play hockey and the coding is INSANE*

• students but they still play hockey and I’m thinking I should have made this its own category*

• students but they still play hockey what if I threw my laptop across the room*

• students but they still play hockey i quit*

• students but only Shane still plays hockey*

• also students but only Shane still plays hockey*

• also students but only Shane still plays hockey bc Ilya is a stoner*

• students but only Ilya still plays hockey*

• also students but only Ilya still plays hockey*

• students i don’t think they play hockey!!! (could be wrong. anyway Ilya is an RA which lmao)*

• Shane is a student, Ilya is a bartender (added bc Shane in backwards baseball cap)*

• post-grad they do math (I really really love this one for its specificity, and it has the most genuinely educational footnotes -EG)

• Ilya is in college, Shane is married (this one is what the chat calls “hot and stressful —EG)

• summer camp counselors*

• Shane is getting his PhD, Ilya still plays hockey

• lifeguards*

• professors*

• professor Shane, student Ilya*

Film/TV

• Ilya is a producer, Shane still plays hockey

• Shane is a producer, Ilya is a travel influencer (?)*

• actors*

• actors (Nikki fic!) (DROP EVERYTHING AND READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY —EG)

Other Sports

• I am reliably informed F1 is a sport

• ballet because it seems more athletic than driving a car even a really fast one

• gladiators because that seems more athletic than anything ever

• fox-hunting but the fox is Shane (he’s not a fox. except he is. look this fic is crazy but it’s also crazy good).

• boxing (hot AF especially if you like bruises, which ok, yes, I do. A lot. —EG)

• figure skater Ilya, Shane still plays hockey (who knew figure skaters were so into BDSM! —EG)

• another figure skater Ilya, Shane still plays hockey (I love the OCs in this. I’d read a spinoff -EG)

• figure skater Shane, Ilya still plays hockey

• basketball*

Space

• astro-cosmonauts

• tbh i’m not really sure what this is. but it is in space.*

• Battlestar Galacticaish*

Food/Drink

• chefs

• Ilya is a chef, Shane is a money guy*

• coffee shop au my beloved*

• Chef Ilya, lawyer Shane, cross-posted with crime*

Bodyguards

• Ilya is a bodyguard, Shane is the son of Yuna the Prime Minister (contains one line of dialogue so hot it is now considered canon by the groupchat -EG)

• Ilya is a bodyguard, Shane is a popstar*

• Ilya is a bodyguard, Shane still plays hockey*

• Shane is a bodyguard, Ilya is a famous…skater?*

Commercial sex/adjacent

• Ilya is a dom, Shane still plays hockey (perhaps you’ve heard of this one -EG)

• Ilya is a sex worker, Shane still plays hockey*

• Ilya is a stripper, Shane still plays hockey*

• another Ilya is a stripper, Shane still plays hockey*

• sex worker Shane, bratva Ilya, cross-posted with crime*

• another sex worker Shane, bratva Ilya, cross-posted*

• Porn star Ilya, Shane still plays hockey

• Porn star Ilya, OnlyFans Shane (the idea that Shane Hollander would do OF is patently hilarious and yet. Well, here we are. - EG)

• OnlyFans Ilya, Shane still plays hockey*

Water, water everywhere

• lobstermen*

• they’re in the Navy now*

• Pirates!*

• Ilya is a pool boy*

• they still play hockey but the author gets them into a pool and yeahhh (EG loves a pool)

• lifeguards (as a former lifeguard I am so down —EG)

• Ilya is a merman*

• Shane is a merman*

Books/Writing

• Ilya owns a bookstore, Shane still plays hockey

• Sports journalist Shane, Ilya still plays hockey*

• Authors (Nikki fic!)(GOD-TIER —EG)

Mythical Creatures

• Shane is a vampire, Ilya is a bartender (a very promising WIP that hasn’t been updated since April but a girl can dream -EG)

• vampires, everybody give me a little clap*

• vampires plus hockey*

• Ilya is a vampire, Shane is a snack*

• zombies (they’re not the zombies. i don’t think)*

• a different zombie fic (not the one everybody is talking about)*

• also a different zombie fic*

Crime/Law

• Bratva Ilya, lawyer Shane*

• Chef Ilya, lawyer Shane, cross-posted with food*

• Bratva Ilya, sex worker Shane, cross-posted with sex*

• Another bratva Ilya, sex worker Shane, cross-posted*

• Murderer Ilya, kidnappee Shane*

The Arts

• Shane is an artist, Ilya still plays hockey

• Broadway! (one of my personal faves as someone who would absolutely read Chess! fic - EG)

• rock band*

Office

• advertising*

• Shane works in an unspecified office, Ilya is a bartender*

• HR (I’m so down)*

• Ilya is a CEO, Shane is his assistant*

• Ilya is a CEO Shane is an omega and still plays hockey (There’s mpreg look I didn’t know how to categorize)*

Religion

• Shane is a Mormon missionary, Ilya is a bad influence (God-tier —EG)

Childcare

• Manny Ilya, Shane still plays hockey*

• Dadager Shane, coach Ilya*

Yoga/PT

• Yoga instructor Shane, Ilya still plays hockey*

• another yoga instructor Shane, Ilya still plays hockey*

• Yoga instructor Ilya, Shane still plays hockey (Emily fic! EVERYBODY GO READ)

*Nikki hasn’t read it yet, she is wary of WIPs

This has been an exercise in realizing that there’s still a whole lot of hockey.