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    the weather of your youth by Anonymous

    Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)  

    07 Feb 2026

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    "Sveta," he says, before she can greet him. "I think I'm about to do something very stupid."

    "You're always doing something stupid," she laughs, her voice tinny over the speakerphone. "What is it this time?"

    "I am in a staring contest with a bottle of pills," Ilya says. "And I think the pills might win."

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    Or: An alternate take on Ilya's mental health after moving to Ottawa, featuring the reality of long distance relationships, Ilya learning to captain a new team, and a series of game tapes made by Ilya's dead father.

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    30 Mar 2026

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    Play Hard by

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

    14 Feb 2026

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    Spoilers for The Long Game. Post-Canon.

    The start of Ottawa's season feels like a promise. Ilya finally has all the people he loves in one place, a team that can keep up with him, the whole world knows he and Shane love each other, and they have the sweetest, most perfect dog. So why is he so nervous about their first game against Montreal?

    AKA Protective Ilya Rozanov momentarily forgets his husband is still the hockey prodigy he fell in love with at first freckle in Saskatchewan.

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    29 Mar 2026

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    desperate measures (the 2021-2022 season) by

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

    14 Jun 2026

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    19 Mar 2026

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    how do you feel? by

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

    19 Dec 2025

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    No one is going to win a Pulitzer interviewing him, and Shane is okay with that. He spends most interviews rephrasing the same five sentiments--I’m happy we won or We need to work harder after that loss.

    They are a good team; the win was hard fought or They are a good team; there is a lot for us to take away.

    And finally: I love playing on this team, for our fans.

    Then Ilya Rozanov bursts into his life, and answering questions becomes a little more complicated.

    or: Shane Hollander, interviewee, throughout the years.

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    13 Mar 2026

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    The Rooms Left Unopened (The Man I Need) by

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

    22 Jan 2026

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    Shane and Ilya already know each other’s bodies, habits, and scars. Yet, there are still things to be discovered in marriage. Music becomes the place where Shane still hides, and where Ilya realizes there are rooms in his husband's mind he hasn’t unlocked, not because Shane kept them secret, but because no one ever asked to listen.

    or; Shane Hollander's music choices and Ilya's discovery of Shane's autism and their shared experiences post-cannon.

    Here is the Spotify Playlist for anyone interested!
    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2t9O9XqtauF0q0XeB0yVoC?si=xfXmI9OnTXyuoQDRhJDD9A&pi=obZKC4olTduKH

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    26 Feb 2026