This is Love
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Safer in Chains Than to be Free by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-03-09
The name of your soulmate only appears once your realize you are in love with them.
"Shane Hollander" appears on Ilya's chest before the Sochi Olympics. He tells nobody, and then he disappears.Six months later, Shane gets a call from an unknown number. Ilya. In Montreal, and completely different.
It doesn't matter, though, and the next morning there's a line of Cyrillic across his chest.Timeline goes back and forth.
- Part 1 of This is Love
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- English
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- 21,589
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- 9/9
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- 1
- AO3:
- #80627716
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The Knife You Turn Inside Yourself by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-03-28
They're soulmates. They're out to the world, for better or worse. Ilya is safe and learning to heal. Everything should be good.
And yet.SEQUAL to Safer in Chains than to be Free
- Part 2 of This is Love
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- English
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- 30,679
- Chapters:
- 12/12
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- AO3:
- #80973721
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Love, Vodka, or the Sea by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-08-01
Recovery isn't linear.
Knowing this, and believing it, are two different things.Shane moves to Ottawa, ready to finally spend time with his soulmate, properly. Maybe the excitement is why he doesn't always notice.
Ilya wins the Cup with Shane at his side, but it doesn't matter as much as it should have. Not when his body hurts and his mind is fragile and he feels one moment away from collapse.
Timeline goes back and forth, but we start off one year after the events of the previous story.
In the end, everything will be okay.- Part 3 of This is Love
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- English
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- Chapters:
- 8/8
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- AO3:
- #88105341