the system breaking beneath us
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the velocity of seconds by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2025-12-23
Ilya barely manages to swerve in time to avoid turning the Hollander-Marleau collision into a three-man pileup. He watches as Marleau stands up and apologizes to Shane — Ilya has no idea if it was a clean hit, but from Marleau’s face, he’s pretty sure it was accidental. And then Ilya waits for Shane to get up.
He doesn’t move.
Marleau glances at him as Ilya skates up to Shane, putting a hand on his shoulder as he says, “Hollander?” When he gets no response, he says it again, this time louder and with a steadily rising sense of dread. “Hollander, come on, get up.”
- Part 1 of the system breaking beneath us
- Language:
- English
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- 10,756
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- 3/3
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #76017851
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every invisible barrier between us by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2025-12-28
There’s a kind of ringing starting up in Shane’s ears. He’s spent the last four days replaying parts of his conversation with Ilya in the hospital over and over in his head — mostly Ilya’s explanation of the plan, and the pit of dread that opened up inside him when Ilya said he’d outed them — and he’s just considering now what Ilya had actually said to him: I told them that I am in love with you.
- Part 2 of the system breaking beneath us
- Language:
- English
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- 9,056
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #76581496
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absolutely certain by Anonymous
Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-04-29
“Hollander, you’re thinking too loud. Is keeping me awake.”
Shane and Ilya have sorted out most of their misunderstandings, but that doesn't stop Shane spiralling just a little.
- Part 3 of the system breaking beneath us
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- English
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- #83944366