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Deep Misunderstanding by some1_around
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
12 Mar 2026
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“Am I a bad friend?”
Hayden has always been the guy Shane joked with, the guy he trusted to feed him without mocking him, the guy he roomed with on the road, and Shane is the only man who has ever seen Hayden cry, and Hayden loves Shane. He fucking loves him. They are like brothers, and they have been for almost ten fucking years. He’s always been Shane’s guy, Shane’s best friend.
Except all along, maybe that wasn’t true. Ilya Rozanov, apparently, had been the guy. Before Hayden had ever met Shane, Ilya Rozanov had been there. And Hayden had never even noticed.
Shane is all over every inch of Hayden’s life. Hayden thought that was reciprocal.
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“You know I think about you all the time,
And my deep misunderstanding of your life,
And how bad it must have been for you back then,
And how hard it was to keep it all inside.” -
The Other Side of the Road by broccolicheddarchicken
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
29 Mar 2025
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"No m'not," Shane said, somehow pressing his face even more into Ilya's body. "All I ever did was play hockey. Now, I don't know what I'm gonna do. I hope we have a baby soon."
The car went quiet at that. When Shane looked up, Ilya was looking out the window, jaw set.
"S' something wrong?" Shane asked. He ran his fingertips along the warm skin of Ilya's forearm.
Ilya turned back to face him, expression softened. Whatever pensiveness had taken hold of him was gone.
"No. Everything is perfect."
After sixteen seasons of professional hockey, Shane Hollander retires from the NHL in the interest of starting a family with his loving husband. It's maybe a little earlier than he would've liked, but with his thirty-five year old knees beginning to protest, it makes sense.
He's happy. He and Ilya have been working towards this for nearly a decade.
He's also terrified, wondering if this is the biggest mistake of his life, and thinking that maybe he should take it all back. But mostly, he's happy.
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"And now,” Rozanov shook his head, frowning. “Now, the only thing I can ever think about is you doing it again.” He clenched his hands into fists and brought them to the countertop. "Of you putting your hands on me. I want it so much. Want you to just,” he made an abortive clawing motion with his hands. “Tear it out of me. Everything I think. Everything I feel. Nothing has ever fixed it like you.”
Shane thought he could understand that pretty well.
Or: Ilya wants Shane to take control like he had during their night in Las Vegas. He's not very good at asking for things he wants.
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- Part 2 of bad things
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i'm like a time bomb in a storm (in your arms, i'd start a war) by messyjessy08
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
01 Feb 2026
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"Ilya wanted all of it. He wanted Hollander to unleash it on him, then kiss him and order Ilya to fuck him. Ilya wanted Hollander to overwhelm him until he couldn’t think of anything else." - Las Vegas Remix, Rachel Reid
Or: A Vegas Fix-it where Shane actually notices how bad Ilya's headspace is, gets his kisses, and takes care of them both.
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- Part 1 of bad things
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your face is a language (i'm fluent by now) by messyjessy08 for farewell_lullaby
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)
25 Apr 2026
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“It feels so strange. I’ve known you for eight years. I love you. No one alive knows me more than you do. But also. There’s so many things I’ve missed–things that I should know.”
Shane worries his lip for a moment, thinking. “What if…what if we just. Ask. Everything you can think of. Everything you want to know. We spend the last day we have just. Learning everything we possibly can. No question’s off limits. Will that feel better?”
Ilya nods, eyes closing as Shane kisses his forehead. “Yes, I think so.”
Or: Ilya realizes that for all of the years he and Shane have spent together, there's still plenty left to learn. As their last day at the Cottage before returning back to their respective cities, they get one full day of questions and answers to catch up on everything they’ve missed.