Preface
I'll Listen to Anything
Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at https://archiveofourown.org/works/79607771.
- Rating:
- General Audiences
- Archive Warning:
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Category:
- Gen
- Fandom:
- Heated Rivalry (TV)
- Characters:
- Shane Hollander, Cliff Marlow, Svetlana Vetrova, Coach LeClaire (Game Changers)
- Additional Tags:
- Ilya Rozanov's Voicemail
- Language:
- English
- Stats:
- Published: 2026-02-15 Words: 549 Chapters: 1/1
I'll Listen to Anything
Hi, this is Ilya. I will never listen to your voicemail.
Ilya – I… I know your greeting says you won’t listen to this, but you’ve had this number for years. If you really never listened to your messages, you’d be out of storage.
So, look, you didn’t go to Nashville, and you weren’t hurt. Just… I’m worried. Call me back. I don’t care how late it is. I need to know you’re ok.
Hi, this is Ilya. I will never listen to your voicemail.
Roz, it’s Marly. It's fucking early in Moscow, and I hope you’re sleeping, man, but… if there’s anything I can do…
Hi, this is Ilya. I will never listen to your voicemail.
Mr. Rozanov, this is Robert Hutchins with the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research Foundation.
We’ve received a generous anonymous donation in your honor. We’ll be sending you what we can share, but we would also like permission to include this donation on our website as a way to encourage others to give. If that’s something you would be comfortable with, please let us know.
I’ll reach out to the Raiders to make sure you get this message, or you can call me back at…
Hi, this is Ilya. I will never listen to your voicemail.
Hey, Roz, it’s Sarah, with the Raiders public relations office. I had a message from Robert Hutchins about an anonymous donation to support Alzheimer’s Research. I wanted to see if you would be open to setting up a memorial fund with them.
Given what it would imply about your father’s death, I’ll understand and support you if you’d rather keep this private. But your team and the people of Boston would appreciate a way to show how much they care.
I know the time difference makes calling back hard, so check your email. I’ve written up a proposal with a few options for what this could look like.
And… I’m sorry again, for your loss.
Hi, this is Ilya. I will never listen to your voicemail.
[Ilyusha, I’m worried. You walked out, and no one saw which way you went, and my calls are going directly to voicemail…
It is snowing, and it is late and cold, and…
Please don’t make me go to another funeral this soon…
Please…]
Hi, this is Ilya. I will never listen to your voicemail.
Roz, it’s Coach, I got the notice for your travel arrangements. I… uh… just wanted to say that, much as we’ll welcome having you back on the ice against Montreal. Son, if you need more time, take it. Just let me know.
Hi, this is Ilya. I will never listen to your voicemail.
Hello, Mr. Rozanov. This is Chad with the Raiders travel office.
I was just calling to confirm that you received your flight schedule from Moscow to Montreal. I’ve taken the liberty of having your kit and a suitcase with fresh clothes put on the team plane. If everything keeps to the schedule, it will be in Montreal about two hours before you will. I’ll have the hotel staff put it in your room for you.
Check your email for details related to airport transportation. As soon as I have your hotel confirmation, I’ll forward that as well.
Thank you very much and have a safe trip.
Afterword
End Notes
Inspired by my coworker whose voicemail box was full for nearly the entire two years we were in the same department.
I may turn this into a series. I like the idea of telling stories through voice messages.
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