Just Game Changer things that my brain needs to write
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Ilya ‘My husband Shane Hollander’ Rozanov by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-03-07
The Boston Bears find out that Ilya Rozanov is extremely obnoxious about being married.
or, Ilya Rozanov is forced to remember that his former Stanley Cup winning roster was made up of dumb hockey players.
POV Cliff Marlow because I think he's hot.
- Part 1 of Just Game Changer things that my brain needs to write
- Part 2 of Chronicles of the Boston bar with the sticky tables
- Part 2 of Hammer/Sebbin is my close personal headcanon
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 5,538
- Chapters:
- 2/2
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #80620356
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The Words We Cannot Take Back by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-04-08
Some things, once spoken, cannot be undone. David Hollander is sure he taught his son that. But when Ilya Rozanov and David have been getting along better than well, and Shane unwittingly fractures their efforts, leaving Ilya heavy under a loneliness the boy cannot quite name, David doesn't understand where he went wrong.
Set between Book 2: Heated Rivalry and Book 6: Game Changers.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 10,799
- Chapters:
- 5/5
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #78735981
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(Not) Too Hot to Handle: Ilya Rozanov Version by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-01-18
People on the internet defend Ilya Rozanov's slut era? It's a Twitter crack fic, sue me.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 2,283
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #77878451
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Princess Treatment or Bare Minimum?: Shane Hollander Edition by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-02-07
Shane agrees to participate in a reel (thanks Harris!), so naturally, Ilya’s right there with him. The internet has a lot to say about this viral interview.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,124
- Chapters:
- 1/2
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #77998831
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Marlow watches Sebbin and Hammer be weird on a kiss cam.
Or, as long as no one asked, the kiss both happened and didn’t happen.
POV Cliff Marlow because hothothot, and Ilya Rozanov being a science guy.
- Part 6 of Just Game Changer things that my brain needs to write
- Part 1 of Hammer/Sebbin is my close personal headcanon
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 2,503
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #81278111
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Things You Learn at a Gay Bar in New York on an All-Star weekend by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-03-17
Marlow attends the 2022 All-Star weekend in New York strictly for the gossip.
Or, Hunter finds out about Sebbin and Hammer.
Or, Roz has been Marlow's gossip buddy forever, and Vaughn might be a promising new one?
POV Cliff Marlow <3
- Part 7 of Just Game Changer things that my brain needs to write
- Part 3 of Hammer/Sebbin is my close personal headcanon
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 4,004
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #81385376
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Will You Maybe Be My Valentine Or Whatever? by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-03-18
Unfortunately for Brad Hammersmith, Cliff Marlow and Ilya Rozanov have working phones and zero respect for minding their own business.
Or, Marlow and Roz find Hammer a date in Sebbin for Valentine's Day.
It's a texting fic, and set during All Stars 2022.
- Part 8 of Just Game Changer things that my brain needs to write
- Part 4 of Hammer/Sebbin is my close personal headcanon
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,010
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #81430291
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Tequila Sunrise and the Dalton Investigation by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-03-19
The Boston boys have a mystery on their hands.
This one involves several tequila sunrises, Ilya Rozanov's heart eyes, Scott Hunter's help, and an out-of-control group chat.
Are they up for the challenge?- Part 9 of Just Game Changer things that my brain needs to write
- Part 5 of Hammer/Sebbin is my close personal headcanon
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,924
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #81503131
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Front Row Seats to Love by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-03-21
Couple watching is Sebbin’s favourite Valentine’s Day activity, and Boston on Valentine’s Day is full of restaurants with red paper hearts taped to the windows, red dresses and flowers, and a hockey player called Brad Hammersmith pretending they’re just best friends who sleep together sometimes.
Or, Seb loves love, and Hammer would like to stop overthinking their relationship.
POV Brad Hammersmith :)
- Part 10 of Just Game Changer things that my brain needs to write
- Part 6 of Hammer/Sebbin is my close personal headcanon
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 3,144
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #81599076
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This Quiz Will Reveal Whether You Are Hollander Or Rozanov Deep In Your Soul by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-03-22
Are you a Shane Hollander or an Ilya Rozanov?
This extremely illegitimate BuzzFeed-y style quiz will reveal the truth about you through a series of increasingly important questions.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 220
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #81609091
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The Scientific Method of Queer Discovery by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-03-24
Hypothesis: Marlow could be queer.
Method: Exposure to research materials provided by Seb.
Peer Review: Conducted by the group chat.
Results: See findings inside.
Spoiler: He's not.- Part 12 of Just Game Changer things that my brain needs to write
- Part 7 of Hammer/Sebbin is my close personal headcanon
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,616
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #81790461
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David 'I’m bringing my son’s friend to game night' Hollander by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-04-21
When David invites Ilya to game night with his old college teammates, Ilya expects poker. Instead, he finds a lineup of board games he doesn’t yet know, five old friends who still argue about things from thirty years ago, and increasingly interesting revelations about the Hollanders.
Or, David Hollander tries to fix Ilya’s daddy issues one board game at a time.
Or, the author tries their best to fit board game recommendations, an obsession with David Hollander and a love of writing Ilya Rozanov into one fic.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 9,651
- Chapters:
- 2/?
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #81916826
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How Long Until We Can Be 'Together' Together? by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-03-27
Seb loved Hammer. The only reason they weren’t together together yet, in Seb’s honest opinion, was the NHL.
Or, a character study of Sebbin, an almost former hockey player with no filter, hopelessly in love, and utterly incapable of keeping his thoughts to himself.
- Part 14 of Just Game Changer things that my brain needs to write
- Part 8 of Hammer/Sebbin is my close personal headcanon
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 2,443
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #81945836
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Last Seen 48 Hours Ago by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-04-05
Hammy <3 left the conversation.
Sebbin added Hammy <3 to the conversation.
Hammy <3 left the conversation.Or, Hammer doesn't want to be found, and Sebbin doesn't handle the silence well. The Bears try to help.
- Part 15 of Just Game Changer things that my brain needs to write
- Part 9 of Hammer/Sebbin is my close personal headcanon
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 9,967
- Chapters:
- 3/3
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #82020186
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@Connors TELL ME WHAT'S HAPPENING by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-04-09
On popular request, Connors liveblogs Seb and Hammer’s long overdue emotional conversation from Toronto.
Or, a group chat texting fic retelling of Last Seen 48 Hours Ago.
POV Cliff Marlow <3- Part 16 of Just Game Changer things that my brain needs to write
- Part 10 of Hammer/Sebbin is my close personal headcanon
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,578
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #82809061
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The Apology Tour of Brad Hammersmith by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-05-26
Hammer: Sorry for worrying you
And?
Hammer: And what?
That’s it?
Hammer: What do you want me to say?Or, Brad Hammersmith learns a few important things, some of which he really should have known already, while doing a rather poor job of apologising for ghosting everybody.
- Part 17 of Just Game Changer things that my brain needs to write
- Part 11 of Hammer/Sebbin is my close personal headcanon
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 5,582
- Chapters:
- 3/3
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #83699636
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It Occurred To Vaughn 🤦 by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-04-26
In which
1. Carter Vaughn remembers a conversation from Sochi and creates a group chat.
2. Shane Hollander says far too much for his liking.
3. Scott Hunter would like to unread several messages.
4. Ilya Rozanov makes a brief appearance.- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,164
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #83789281
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Everything Everywhere All at Once by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-04-30
After a long fucking weekend of unhinged revelations, a chase from Boston to Toronto, and the discovery that Seb has apparently been building a dream of the future Hammer didn’t even know he was part of, they finally hash it out in a Toronto hotel room.
Or, Hammer and Sebbin have really nice sex?
- Part 19 of Just Game Changer things that my brain needs to write
- Part 12 of Hammer/Sebbin is my close personal headcanon
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 4,092
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #84032151
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In Eric Bennett’s Defence by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-05-03
Rozanov said my girl, so what was I supposed to think? ft. Eric Bennett.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,633
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #84187411
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The Hollander-Rozanov Post Wedding Brunch: Competitive Edition by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-05-12
Marly is hungover and absolutely not ready for a trivia brunch about Roz and Hollander the morning after their wedding. The Bears know almost nothing about the couple, so they fall back on what they do know, the lovely Montreal Jane, but the more they answer, the stranger it gets.
Or, just how similar were Jane and Hollander, and how did Roz end up with what was a carbon copy of the same person? The lucky asshole.
POV Cliff Marlow, who is the real MVP!
- Part 21 of Just Game Changer things that my brain needs to write
- Part 13 of Hammer/Sebbin is my close personal headcanon
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 6,137
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #84711781
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So What Was The Media Strategy? No, Seriously. by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-05-15
“A lot of people were surprised by the video of Rozanov and Hollander last season, especially given the distraction it created around the playoffs. What was the reaction in the Bears locker room?”
Or, Seb and Marly are left unsupervised at a post-game Bears press conference, and share their unfiltered thoughts.
POV Cliff Marlow, set during the start of the 2021 season.
- Part 22 of Just Game Changer things that my brain needs to write
- Part 14 of Hammer/Sebbin is my close personal headcanon
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 2,228
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #84912496
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Svetlana is already invited to the wedding, and Shane assumes his conversation with Ilya means Sasha will be included as well, the wedding still being over a month away.
Or, Ilya’s childhood friends arrive in Ottawa earlier than expected and are unexpectedly helpful with wedding planning.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 5,327
- Chapters:
- 3/?
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #85497976