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    “So let me get this straight. Our friend, who you’ve been in love with since high school, asked if you wanted to get married for tax reasons. And you said yes?”

    “Well, when you put it that way I sound like a moron.”

    “Jesus Christ, Hanamaki,” Iwaizumi groans through the phone.

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    20 Jan 2026

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    Lilia Baranovskaya tells Christophe Giacometti, in no uncertain terms, that no classical choreographer would take him seriously, least of all her. It's not until after the divorce, when Christophe seeks her out during the intermission for Tale of the Sleeping Prince, while Lilia is very bored and a little drunk, that getting out of Moscow feels like a great idea. Once the announcement is made, there's no turning back:

     

    Programme!: Broadway's Giacometti Announces Next Project Guyselle, Ex-Bolshoi Prima to Choreograph

     

    In which Lilia discovers that producing a show with Christophe is not for the feint of art.

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    06 Jan 2026

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    An impromptu singing competition, an evening at the banya, and a night snowed in at the village. These are the settings in which Yuri Plisetsky, favorite to win Olympic gold, reveals a few of his well-kept secrets. Is anyone else surprised that the surly upstart kid has a problem oversharing? For YoI Olympics tag!

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    The chopping stops. Her face is unreadable, eyes steady on Tooru. "And what kind of girlfriend does he need?"

    "Someone who understands him." Easy answer. "Someone who can keep up with him. Someone who supports him."

    Auntie mulls it over. "Those sound like things you do."

    Tooru's face flushes. "Well—well, yeah, he's my best friend."

    She cocks her head at him, eyebrows raised. "So you want him to get another best friend?"

    The visceral rejection of the idea fills him so fast, he's spitting out, "Never," before he even realizes it. Hajime's his best friend. His.

    When he sees the amusement on Auntie's face, his flush deepens. "I—I mean," he fumbles, then straightens and crosses his arms, chin tilted up. "I'm irreplaceable, of course. I just mean this girl shouldn't hold him back."

    Auntie nods, letting out a drawn out, "Ah." She grabs a potato and halves it. "I see. And you're sure it's a girl?"

    "Of course, who else—" Tooru freezes. Wait.

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    OR: Tooru learns he's homophobic, but only when it comes to Hajime.

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    I think my kids are gay and in love but I don’t know if I should talk to them about it.
    posted by u/overworkedunderpaidcoach • 9 hours ago

    For context; I (M26) have been out as a bisexual man for 8 years of my life. After some bumps, incognito Google searches and ‘am I gay’ quizzes, I came out when I was 17. Things were rough but my friends and family helped me through it.

    Fast forward to where I am now, I’m a coach to a high school volleyball team.

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    22 Dec 2025