Shake off the shackles my love

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2
Complete:
Yes
Words:
54,471

  1. The Hands That Made You by

    Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
    • M
    • ✓

    2026-01-20

    Ilya has been watching hands his whole life. His father's hands taught him that touch meant pain. His mother's hands were the only gentle ones—until they went cold. Now he has his father's hands, and he's terrified of what they might become.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
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    Chapters:
    1/1
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #77997331

  2. Come Back Home (The Porch Light Is On) by

    Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
    • M
    • ✓

    2026-03-11

    ROZANOV DOWN: Ottawa Captain Carried Off Ice on Stretcher After Third Period Hit. Rozanov unconscious on impact. Fencing response observed. Cervical collar applied. Transferred to hospital by ambulance. Shane Hollander received game misconduct following altercation and did not return to the ice.

     

    A grade-3 concussion leaves Ilya Rozanov trapped in a "slow" brain, struggling to reclaim the elite hockey instincts that once defined his identity. Within the sanctuary of their darkened apartment, Shane Hollander anchors their life, managing every medical detail while privately bracing against his own silent terror. It is a portrait of the grueling, quiet patience required to wait out a neurological fog, hoping the person on the other side eventually finds their way back.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    37,110
    Chapters:
    2/2
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #80582376