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    headfirst into shallow pools by ,

    Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid  

    23 Feb 2026

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    Shane returns from the showers to find the locker room far more animated than when he left it. Everyone has their phones out, and when he sees Shane coming, JJ says, “Câlisse, Hollander, about fucking time! Ilya Rozanov got caught kissing a man.”

    After the tuna melt debacle, but before Rose, Ilya makes the reckless decision to go to a gay bar to take his mind off of Shane. When photographs get published, Shane has a realization and devises a plan: he's going to ask Ilya Rozanov to marry him.

    Ilya's going through enough without things he can't have being dangled in front of him. He needs to figure out a different way to avoid going home, because eventually Shane Hollander will realize what Ilya already knows: Ilya isn't worth what Shane wants to do for him.

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    Please Unblock Me by

    Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types  

    21 Jun 2026

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    Ilya's heart stuttered at the last clip. A video of hands toasting beer bottles. The camera rose and panned the hotel bar, swinging to Harris’s boyfriend and…Shane Hollander. Shane Hollander, in the same light blue shirt that Ilya had seen dashing around a street corner a few hours ago. Shane Hollander, a little rumpled, adorably jet-lagged, drinking at a hotel bar that Harris had conveniently tagged. Ilya knew, he just knew what he'd find when he clicked on the location. The back of his neck was buzzing, a bizarre intuition thrumming in him.

    The location opened, and Ilya had to bite back a laugh. Shane Hollander was in Hanoi, only a few minutes away from him.

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    AU Shane produces a travel show hosted by Rose. When the crew touches down in Hanoi, they cross paths with a pair of travel influencers that Shane would prefer to never see again.

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    Heteronormative? More like Homonormative by

    Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types  

    23 Jun 2026

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    A series of vignettes where Shane reminds everyone that he is ALSO the man in the relationship.

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    Bodyguard by

    Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid  

    21 May 2026

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    Complex Sports @ComplexSports
    “Good luck.”
    Former Montreal Metros Captain Shane Hollander-Rozanov gives an “inspiring” two-word message to his former teammates ahead of the much-anticipated rematch between the Centaurs and the Metros.

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    Everyone wants a piece of Shane Hollander. Ilya has something to say about that.

     

    *Now with a bonus E-Rated chapter 🤭

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    Matters of the ̶H̶e̶a̶r̶t̶ Soul by

    Fandoms: Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types  

    29 May 2026

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    “Surprised?” Rozanov asks.

    “There’s nothing – this is nothing,” Shane forces out.

    “Soulmates is something,” Rozanov says.

    “You know you should say Connected Person, not soulmate,” Shane says. “It’s old-fashioned and sugar-coating.”

    Rozanov takes a drag of his cigarette and looks Shane up and down. “Sugar? You think is always sweet and fun?”

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    Shane and Ilya are soulmates. A lot of it is sweet, and some of it is hard.

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