Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander（Heated Rivalry烈愛對決TV版; 1965黑幫AU） Love is Instinct; Deceive is Business #2: DEBT ↪前集 Love is Instinct; Deceive is Business #1: THE EXILE *** BLACKWOOD RINK OFFICE, OTTAWA, ONT. 15:24, 28-OCT-1965 SUBJECT: SHANE H OLLANDER *** Shane reached for the long pipe on the rack behind the desk. Custom-made in Japan, it was nearly twenty inches long. The bowl and the mouthpiece were made of a smoky, silver-gray metal, while the ebony stem was decorated with white shell inlays. The pattern looked like tiny, hanging white bells—suzuran (すずらん). They were flowers Shane knew all too well. He carried the pipe back to the coffee table, where the charcoal in the tobacco tray was still smoldering. Shane dropped to one knee, took a pinch of golden, thread-like tobacco, and rolled it into a tiny ball before pressing it into the bowl. Holding the pipe with both hands, he brought the tip toward the glowing charcoal while offering the mouthp...
