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June 2010. Ilya Rozanov is delayed after the CCM shoot. By the time he gets to the locker room, Shane Hollander is out of the showers and Ilya’s entire plan is ruined.
Only not quite fully ruined. Hollander invites him to dinner with his parents as a thank you for arranging the shoot and Ilya, in a burst of insanity, agrees. He hits it off with Yuna and David. They all exchange numbers. He and Hollander become friends.
At no point does Ilya stop wanting more from him.June 2016. Ilya Rozanov is a superstar. A Cup winner. An MVP. Women want him, men want to be him. He’s fucking miserable.
He’s in love with his best friend. He can’t deny it anymore. Only now Shane is dating a movie star and happier than Ilya’s ever seen him. Ilya can’t ruin that for him, can’t ruin their friendship by asking for what he knows Shane can’t give. No matter how much it kills him.A charity event in San Francisco. A catastrophic computer failure. A fateful decision to drive, not fly. Two days in a car, just the two of them. Alone. Together.
Ilya’s sick with excitement and with dread, because how can he keep his secrets with Shane so close for so long?What he doesn’t know is that Shane has secrets too.
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03 Jul 2026
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one of the most beautiful ways [to exercise choice] by Potrix
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
01 Apr 2026
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Ilya doesn’t remember slamming his fist down on the counter. Or even making the decision to do so. The thing he won’t ever be able to forget, however?
Is the quiet, almost inaudible intake of breath from behind him. The wide-eyed expression of pure, unadulterated fear on Dima’s face when Ilya, ripping the headphones off his head, whirls around to look at him. Dima’s defensive stance, his tense shoulders, his harsh breathing, the wariness with which he’s staring at Ilya as if Ilya’s—as if he’s everything Dima’s ever been afraid of in his life, made real and palpable right in front of him.
[5 times Ilya has to contend with the heartbreaking fact that his nephew is terrified of him, plus the 1 time he realizes that might not actually be true anymore.]
[Can be read as a standalone.]
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- Part 6 of heartache and safety
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30 Jun 2026
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who will love a little sparrow by weeb_grass
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
27 Jun 2026
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Spring of 2016: Ilya loses a father.
Summer of 2016: Ilya loses a brother.
Fall of 2016: Ilya gains a daughter, a lover, and a friend.
Or: another "what if Ilya gained custody of his niece" fic.
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29 Jun 2026
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Lily's Pilates class is joined by someone new.
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17 Jun 2026
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ay, recházame (oh, reject me) by vanillatunamelt for blankjournals
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
20 Apr 2026
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Shane
Last chance. Take your tank top back.Lily
no, it's a fucking gift
keep itShane
Fine.
I'll show you what I do with gifts from alphas like you.Lily
what the hell is that supposed to mean???
hollander
fuckShane doesn't get injured after Tampa, and Ilya breaks up with him to save both their hearts. (Un?)Fortunately for Ilya, Shane isn't letting him go without a fight.
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22 May 2026
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a year safe in your heart by Anonymous
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
13 Mar 2026
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“And you’re sure there’s nothing for you?” David says suddenly. “You’re not—you’re feeling okay? You’re not sick? Shane wouldn’t have any reason to think that you’re sick?”
Ilya blinks and turns to him. “I am fine. Totally fine. Better than fine, even, before today.”
“It’s just—Shane’s acting like you’re dying, Ilya.”
“Not as far as I’m aware,” says Ilya. “And I do not think he would learn this before me.”
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The summer before Ilya joins the Centaurs, Shane wakes up nervous. It doesn't stop from there.
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- Part 1 of anonymous cottage collection
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08 May 2026
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Jolene (Beyoncé's version) by bittlebarnes (monroesherlock)
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
19 Mar 2026
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Tea Time 🫖 @itsteatimewithj
Holy moly, look at that POLE-Y! Images of Ottawa Centaur’s Captain, Ilya Rozanov-Hollander, featuring his, ahem, sizable package go viral:-or-
Suddenly, there are a lot more eyes on Shane's husband than usual. He is not pleased.
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- Part 6 of Out On The Town
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26 Mar 2026
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Shane Hollander is Dating a Nice Man From Montreal! by trickysnail
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
16 Mar 2026
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Shane Hollander has a secret boyfriend, and it’s not Ilya Rozanov. That’s for the best, though, because Shane’s boyfriend is absolutely perfect on paper. He’s also completely on board with the need to keep their relationship out of the press to avoid ruffling any feathers at the MHL commissioner’s office.
There’s only one problem with Shane’s boyfriend. He’s not Ilya Rozanov.
(Canon divergence where Ilya and Shane do separate photo shoots pre-rookie season and never hook up. Somehow. So then Shane has a “normal” dating life.)
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25 Mar 2026
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To only ever know the cold by IbecomewhatIbelieve
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
12 Apr 2026
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Svetlana knows about Jane. It's frankly insulting for Ilyusha to think otherwise.
She just never expected to have to call him for help. During the Olympics. In Russia. In the dead of night.
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Or, it's Sochi 2014 and Russia has lost to Latvia. Grigori Rozanov, not yet compromised by illness, punishes his son for shaming the family. When Svetlana finds an injured and emotionally fragile Ilya, she knows she needs somewhere safe for him to recover. And there's only one person in Russia who Sveta trusts with her Ilyusha: Canada's Golden Boy, Shane Hollander.Series
- Part 1 of To know the sun
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22 Mar 2026
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To catch a homophobe or two, (or twenty) by VicIsWriting
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
11 Feb 2026
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Shane volunteers to be mic'd up on his first game against the Voyageurs in his first season with the Centaurs. What could go wrong?
A lot... He hopes.
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Bookmarked by esseffbee
18 Mar 2026
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Shane reached out without thinking, his fingers brushing against the rough fabric of Ilya’s jacket sleeve.
Ilya flinched away. “Dun’ touch me!”
Shane blinked, thrown. “What the - ”
“I already have boyfriend!” Ilya declared, pulling his jacket around himself like a shield. “Are practically engaged!”
Shane just stared. “Ilya. It’s me.”
“Only my boyfriend may unwrap me.” Ilya announced. “Is respect.”
Ilya gets drunk and refuses to be touched by anyone except his boyfriend. Unfortunately for Shane, Ilya does not realize his boyfriend is the one taking him home.
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23 Feb 2026
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Public Bookmark 1944
Mystery Work
Part of WWAW
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This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!
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17 Feb 2026
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please leave a message by subcorax
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
18 Dec 2025
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Sarah
Does anyone have the number for Shane's girl from Boston? I feel bad that they've been seeing each other for this long and we've never added her here.Jackie
Oh good point! Let me ask Hayden.Jackie has added Lily to the conversation
Lily
what
what is thisOr: Ilya Rozanov is, apparently, one of the girls.
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- Part 1 of You Have (81) Unread Messages
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22 Jan 2026
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“That’s the fifth time I’ve hit my hip on the table,” he says, rubbing his side as if it’ll stop the sting. “Your kitchen is too small.”
“I know.” Eddie grabs for the butterknife and starts the precarious process of raking away the black streak without fucking up his masterpiece beneath. “We’ll look for a house with a bigger kitchen on Zillow after the bake sale.”
Buck makes a funny noise, like a raccoon caught in the trash. “What?”
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Eddie buys a new house, battles with the homeowner's association, omits the truth, almost dies, and during the process realizes yeah, he's a little bit in love with his best friend.
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12 Dec 2025
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Buck was going to kill him.
That was Eddie’s first thought when his brain processed the fact that he’d walked their kid right into the middle of a fucking bank heist.
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Or: Eddie vs. not picking a fight with three armed bank robbers; Buck vs. not intervening in an active hostage situation. Challenge level: impossible.
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- Part 2 of you could be my baby, baby, baby
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06 Dec 2025
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Buck writes postcards while he's out on the road and sends them to his sister's apartment in El Paso. Except, Maddie no longer lives there.
Eddie Diaz does.
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03 Dec 2025
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“My mom said, uh, that his name was Buck. That he was going to go to the fire academy and that he had a—” she broke off, rubbing her own forehead, exactly where his skin went pink. “She said he went by Firehose.”
Buck didn’t need all of his coworkers to look at him in alarm; he was pretty sure he’d gone deadly pale. His daughter knew four things about him, and one of them was his old tinder profile handle. He felt a little like he was going to die.
“She’s got your eyes,” Eddie commented, unhelpfully.
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Buck finds out he has a daughter, and also a stupidly big crush on his best friend. It's an adjustment.
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- Part 1 of you could be my baby, baby, baby
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10 Oct 2025
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“C'mere," Buck says, sitting up to scoot closer to Eddie.
"What are you doing?” Eddie asks, and Buck sighs.
"You can just kiss me, get a taste of the lip balm, and tell me what flavour you think it is.”
Eddie can’t believe his ears.
"That is such a stupid way to win a bet, Buck."
“Oh so you concede?"
Eddie rolls his eyes, shaking his head before planting both hands on the sides of Buck's face and hauling him in to press their lips together.
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Buck and Eddie make a bet on whether or not Eddie can guess all of Buck's lip balm flavours, and in order for Eddie to get a taste, they have to kiss.
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27 Aug 2025
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Evan Buckley was born a carrier to a family of high society. He longs for freedom, but he was primped, plucked, and trained for his future husband since childhood. When his family falls into misfortune and his father is desperate to find him a match, a marriage between Evan and a rancher from Texas is arranged.
Will he fail to thrive or grow like wildflowers?
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In Hershey, Pennsylvania 1902, Buck is a pure and innocent man raised properly in high society, longing all the while for love and freedom. A marriage is arranged between him and Eddie, a rough and tumble man from the country.Buck must learn who he can be in a place entirely different from his own. A place without judgement, and so very full of love.
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20 Jul 2025
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Eddie is an Alpha who left his pack and became nearly feral, leaving him unable to shift back into human form. He comes across a lone Omega in the woods who needs help. They become each other's solace, but when they have to face the rest of the world again, their relationship struggles to survive outside of their bubble.
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10 Jun 2025