Rating:

Mature

Archive Warning:

No Archive Warnings Apply

Category:

M/M

Fandoms:

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

Relationships:

Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander & Ilya Rozanov

Characters:

Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander

Additional Tags:

Crack Treated Seriously, Crack, Unconventional Format, Mixed Media, Social Media, Fluff, Fluff and Crack, Fluff and Humor, Established Relationship, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander, Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov, Meta

Language:

English

Stats:

Published: 2026-01-07 Words: 3,875 Chapters: 1/1

in this essay i will (survive attempted murder by the universe)

Summary

Ilya Rozanov has three problems: 1) he’s an NHL superstar 2) he’s hopelessly in love with his supposed rival, and 3) apparently writing fanfiction about it has cursed him with biblically proportionate bad luck.

Between engine failures, fractured ankles, choking incidents, apartment floods, broken noses, fire alarms, and getting stuck in elevators, a reasonable person would stop writing.

Ilya Rozanov is not a reasonable person.

(A documentary of one man’s war against the AO3 author’s curse.)

Notes

Look, I know what you’re thinking. “Another person claiming the AO3 curse is real?” But hear me out.

I’ve been writing on here for years now. YEARS. And in that time I’ve experienced: engine failure over the Atlantic Ocean (the pilots were very calm about it, I was NOT), and near sepsis in the ER (the nurses asked what I was thinking about during the worst of it and I said “unfinished chapter 6” and they looked so concerned).

I’m writing this at 2 AM because I physically cannot sleep until I get this idea out of my head. My sleep schedule is a crime against humanity. I’ve had the same cup of earl grey tea sitting next to me for six hours. I can’t remember if I ate dinner.

But you know what? The fic is WORTH IT.

If Ilya Rozanov can survive the curse and keep writing, then so can I. The curse is real but so is the hyperfixation, and the hyperfixation is stronger.

Anyway if this is incoherent blame the sleep deprivation and the near-death experiences. Happy reading! Stay safe out there!

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the space between your heartbeats

by RussianMachine81

Rating: Explicit
Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Category: M/M
Fandom: Hockey RPF
Relationship: Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander
Characters: Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Secret Relationship, Locker Room Sex, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Shower Sex, First Time, Loss of Virginity, they’re so in love it’s disgusting, Top Ilya Rozanov, Bottom Shane Hollander, Praise Kink, Multiple Orgasms, Overstimulation
Language: English
Stats: Published: 2019-11-15 • Words: 6,094 • Chapters: 1/1 • Comments: 201 • Kudos: 1,547 • Bookmarks: 392 • Hits: 12,483

Summary:

Shane tastes like mint toothpaste and desperation when Ilya finally gets his mouth on him after the game. They’ve been dancing around this for years, and Ilya is done pretending he doesn’t want to take Shane apart piece by piece until he’s nothing but trembling want.

Author’s Note:

okay so funny story I was literally writing this fic during a flight to Tampa and we had an ENGINE FAILURE. Like the plane dropped what felt like a thousand feet and people were screaming and the oxygen masks deployed and I genuinely thought I was going to die. All I could think was “I’m going to die and my last words are going to be an unfinished sex scene” which is actually kind of iconic if you think about it??? Anyway we had to make an emergency landing and I finished this in the airport while we waited for a new plane. If this is incoherent blame the near-death experience.

Also I knocked over my coffee on my laptop while I was editing this so if there are typos that’s why. RIP my MacBook, you served me well.

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Shane’s lips are swollen and red when Ilya pulls back to look at him, and his eyes are dark with want. The locker room is empty now — everyone else has gone home or out to celebrate the win — and it’s just the two of them in the shower, water cascading over their bodies.

“Ilya,” Shane breathes, and his voice is wrecked already, and they’ve barely started. “Please.”

Ilya grins, sharp and predatory. “Please what, solnyshko?”

“You know what,” Shane says, and his hands are in Ilya’s hair, tugging, demanding.

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Comments:

hockeyfan2019: OH MY GOD???? THE TENSION??? I’M SCREAMING

rozanovstan: the way you write their dynamic is chef’s kiss

hollanderfanatic: this is legitimately the best characterization I’ve ever read of them. Like you NAILED Shane’s whole golden boy exterior but secretly desperate thing

anon: this is so good it almost feels real lmao

RussianMachine81:

replying to anon: haha thanks! I like to think I have good insight into their dynamic 😉 

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in the penalty box (and in your heart)

by RussianMachine81

Rating: Explicit
Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Category: M/M
Fandom: Hockey RPF
Relationship: Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander
Characters: Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander, Hayden Pike (mentioned)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha Ilya Rozanov, Omega Shane Hollander, Heat Sex, Mating Cycles/In Heat, Knotting, Claiming Bites, Secret Relationship, Scent Marking, Possessive Behavior, Breeding Kink, Mpreg (implied future), they’re FERAL for each other
Language: English
Stats: Published: 2020-02-16 • Words: 11,208 • Chapters: 1/1 • Comments: 457 • Kudos: 2,361 • Bookmarks: 621 • Hits: 18,923

Summary:

Shane goes into heat right before the playoffs, and there’s only one alpha he trusts to help him through it. Too bad that alpha is supposed to be his rival.

Notes:

Author’s Notes:

So I was writing this in the hotel room before game day and my roommate walked in and almost saw my screen and I literally threw my laptop across the room and cracked the screen. This is the second laptop casualty for this fandom. I’m starting to think there’s a curse.

EDIT: I JUST SPRAINED MY ANKLE TRIPPING OVER MY DUFFLE BAG. I CAN’T MAKE THIS UP. THE AO3 CURSE IS REAL.

EDIT 2: Update from the ER, it’s not sprained it’s fractured. I’m in a boot for 6 weeks. Worth it for the porn though.

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Shane can feel his heat approaching like a storm on the horizon. His skin is too sensitive, his body temperature spiking, and everything smells wrong except for one scent — cedar and smoke and something uniquely Ilya.

He finds Ilya in the equipment room after practice, and the alpha’s nostrils flare the second Shane walks in.

“Shane,” Ilya growls, low and dangerous. “You should not be here.”

“I know,” Shane says, and his voice comes out breathy and desperate. “But I need—I need you.”

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Comments:

omegaverse_enthusiast: THE WAY YOU WRITE HEATS OMG

hockeyrpfaddict: this is SO hot but also so tender??? How do you do this???

anon: okay but the attention to detail here ... like Shane being light sensitive during pre-heat and Ilya automatically dimming the lights? That’s such a small thing but it’s so THEM

anon: idk how to say this without sounding insane but this reads like it was written by someone who actually knows them??? Like the little details about Shane’s tells and Ilya’s scent and the way they communicate without words ... sus

RussianMachine81:

replying to anon: lol I just do a lot of research! I watch all their games and press conferences and stuff. Dedication to the craft!

anon:

replying to RussianMachine81: what press conference showed you what Ilya’s knot feels like tho 👀

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brooklyn steel and moscow nights

by RussianMachine81

Rating: Explicit
Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions of Violence
Category: M/M
Fandom: Hockey RPF
Relationship: Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander
Characters: Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander, Hayden Pike, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Mafia, Bratva Boss Ilya Rozanov, Undercover Agent Shane Hollander, Enemies to Lovers, Gun Violence, Explicit Sexual Content, Dom/sub Undertones, Power Dynamics, Bondage, Rough Sex, Angst with a Happy Ending, Identity Porn
Language: English
Stats: Published: 2020-09-03 • Words: 15,184 • Chapters: 1/1 • Comments: 698 • Kudos: 3,127 • Bookmarks: 873 • Hits: 24,951

Summary:

Ilya Rozanov runs the most powerful crime syndicate in New York. Shane Hollander is the FBI agent sent to take him down. Neither of them expected to fall in love.

Author’s Notes:

I ALMOST DIED. AGAIN. This is not a joke. I was at a restaurant and started choking on a piece of steak and had to Heimlich myself on a chair. The waitress asked if I was okay and I just nodded and went back to editing this fic on my phone. Priorities.

Also my apartment flooded last week and destroyed a bunch of my stuff including my notes for my next fic. The AO3 author’s curse is COMING FOR ME.

EDIT: I just got food poisoning from the leftovers of that same restaurant. I can’t. I genuinely cannot.

EDIT 2: My car broke down on the way to work this morning. Engine just ... died. I’m starting to think I should stop writing fic.

EDIT 3: I’m not going to stop writing fic.

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The gun is cold against Shane’s temple, but his hands are steady as he stares into Ilya’s darkened eyes.

“You should kill me,” Shane says, and he means it. He’s blown his cover, betrayed his team, fallen for the one man he was supposed to destroy.

Ilya’s smile is sharp as a knife. “Oh, solnyshko,” he purrs, and his accent is thicker now, dangerous. “I have much better plans for you.”

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Comments:

mafiaAUlover: THIS IS EVERYTHING

shanexyilya4eva: I’M LITERALLY CRYING AT WORK

anon: the parallel between the gun against Shane’s temple and Ilya’s hand on his throat in the sex scene later???? POETIC CINEMA

anon: okay I’m calling it. This author is either Ilya Rozanov or Shane Hollander. The details are TOO specific. Like Shane’s scar on his left shoulder from the fight in Ottawa? That was barely visible in photos and never publicly discussed. How would a random fan know about that???

anon:

replying to anon: you’re insane lmao

anon:

replying to anon: AM I THOUGH??? Explain the scar detail then!!!

hockeyconspiracy:

replying to anon: okay but also explain how the author knows Shane takes his coffee black with exactly one sugar and Ilya drinks it with so much cream it’s basically white. These are not common knowledge facts.

RussianMachine81:

replying to hockeyconspiracy: I’m literally just a dedicated fan lol. You can find this stuff if you look hard enough!

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overtime (in more ways than one)

by RussianMachine81

Rating: Explicit
Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Category: M/M
Fandom: Hockey RPF
Relationship: Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander
Characters: Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander
Additional Tags: Dom/sub, Dominant Ilya Rozanov, Submissive Shane Hollander, Bondage, Spanking, Orgasm Delay/Denial, Safewords, Aftercare, Established Relationship, they’re so in love it makes me sick, Praise Kink, Subspace, Collars, Ownership
Language: English
Stats: Published: 2020-12-10 • Words: 9,015 • Chapters: 1/1 • Comments: 712 • Kudos: 3,894 • Bookmarks: 1,683 • Hits: 28,395

Summary:

Shane needs to let go, and Ilya is more than happy to help him.

Author’s Notes:

I’m writing this from the hospital. Again. I was at a game and took a puck to the face and broke my nose. The doctors are concerned about how calm I am about this. I told them I’m just committed to my craft. They don’t understand.

The painkillers are making me loopy so if this doesn’t make sense that’s why. Also I may have told the cute nurse that I write hockey RPF smut. She looked at me with such concern. I think she thinks I have a concussion.

EDIT: I definitely have a concussion.

EDIT 2: My boyfriend found out I was writing fic in the ER and looked so disappointed in me. But did I stop? No. Because I’m a professional.

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Shane is already on his knees when Ilya walks into the bedroom, and the sight makes Ilya’s breath catch. Shane’s hands are folded behind his back, his head bowed, and he’s wearing the collar — black leather with a silver ring — that Ilya gave him last month.

“Good boy,” Ilya murmurs, and Shane shivers at the praise.

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Comments:

subspacestan: THE AFTERCARE SCENE MADE ME CRY

domsubdynamics: this is the most realistic portrayal of D/s I’ve ever read in fic

anon: okay the fact that this author knows Shane has a small scar on his right hip from appendix surgery when he was 12 is ... concerning. That’s not public information.

anon:

replying to anon: OKAY I’VE BEEN SAYING THIS. This author knows TOO MUCH.

investigativefan:

replying to anon: I’ve been keeping a list of suspicious details:

1. Shane’s appendix scar
2. Ilya’s coffee order
3. Shane’s tell when he’s nervous (touches his ear)
4. Ilya’s pre-game ritual (specific playlist)
5. The fact that Shane hates tomatoes
6. Ilya’s grandmother’s recipe for pelmeni

This is either the most dedicated stalker ever or someone with INSIDE information.

anon:

replying to investigativefan: the author also mentioned Shane’s childhood dog was named Gretzky in a previous fic. I’ve been a Shane fan for YEARS and I’ve never heard him mention that.

hockeydetective:

replying to investigativefan: Don’t forget the author mentioned that Ilya has a birthmark on his left thigh in the shape of Russia. How would anyone know that???

RussianMachine81:

replying to hockeydetective: … good research? 😅

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blue line confessions

by RussianMachine81

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Category: M/M
Fandom: Hockey RPF
Relationship: Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander
Characters: Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander, Hayden Pike
Additional Tags: Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Coming Out, First Kiss, Mutual Pining, they’re idiots in love, Hayden Pike is (Regretfully) a Good Friend Language: English
Stats: Published: 2021-01-15 • Words: 6,234 • Chapters: 1/1 • Comments: 834 • Kudos: 4,523 • Bookmarks: 1,806 • Hits: 31,957

Summary:

Sometimes the hardest thing is admitting what you want. Shane wants Ilya. Ilya wants Shane. If only they could figure out how to tell each other.

Author’s Notes:

Okay so I was literally writing the confession scene when the FIRE ALARM went off in my building and we had to evacuate. It was 2 AM. I was in my underwear. I grabbed my laptop and my Shane Hollander signed stick and ran outside. The firefighters found me sitting on the curb finishing this fic while a stray cat judged me. One of them asked what I was working on and I said “hockey fanfiction” and he just nodded like that made perfect sense.

There was no fire btw. Someone burned popcorn. I risked hypothermia for burnt popcorn.

The AO3 curse is real and it wants me dead.

EDIT: I also locked myself out of my apartment because I forgot my keys. Had to call a locksmith at 3 AM. He charged me double. Worth it.

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“I think I’m in love with him,” Shane says, and Hayden doesn’t even look up from his phone.

“We know,” Hayden says.

“What do you mean ’we know’?”

“Everyone knows, Shane. You look at him like he hung the moon. It’s disgusting.”

Shane flushes. “That obvious?”

“Painfully.”

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Comments:

fluffmaster3000: this is so soft I’m MELTING

hollandersmile: the Hayden friendship is perfect

anon: the way Shane fidgets with his wedding ring (that he doesn’t actually wear yet but wants to) is such a specific detail

anon:

replying to anon: HOLD ON. Why does Shane has a ring??? He’s not married??? Unless ...

investigativefan:

replying to anon: OKAY I’VE BEEN TRACKING THIS. In three different fics, the author has mentioned Shane having a ring he keeps around his neck. A ring “with an inscription in Russian.” How would a random fan know this unless ...

hockeydetective:

replying to investigativefan: OH MY GOD. You don’t think ...

anon:

replying to hockeydetective: I think RussianMachine81 IS Ilya Rozanov.

anon:

replying to anon: That’s literally insane

anon:

replying to anon: IS IT THOUGH???

investigativefan:

replying to anon: Okay hear me out:

1. Username is “RussianMachine81” - Ilya’s nickname is The Russian Machine and he wears #81
2. The author’s posting schedule lines up PERFECTLY with Ilya’s game schedule - no posts on game days, always posts after wins
3. The near-death plane experience? The team plane DID make an emergency landing in Tampa in November
4. The broken nose? Ilya took a puck to the face at practice two weeks ago
5. The author knows things NO FAN should know

I’m calling it. This is Ilya.

anon:

replying to investigativefan: if this is real I’m going to lose my MIND

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power play (on and off the ice)

by RussianMachine81

Rating: Explicit
Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Category: M/M
Fandom: Hockey RPF
Relationship: Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander
Characters: Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander
Additional Tags: Porn Without Plot, Locker Room Sex, Semi-Public Sex, Blow Jobs, Face-Fucking, Rough Oral Sex, Comeplay, Dirty Talk, Ilya has a filthy mouth, Shane loves it
Language: English
Stats: Published: 2021-06-18 • Words: 4,892 • Chapters: 1/1 • Comments: 1,247 • Kudos: 5,396 • Bookmarks: 1,473 • Hits: 38,492

Summary:

Just two rivals having a totally normal conversation in the locker room. (It’s porn. It’s just porn.)

Author’s Notes:

I’m not even going to pretend there’s a plot here. This is just 5k words of them being horny.

Also I got stuck in an elevator for 45 minutes while editing this. The maintenance guy asked what I was working on and I said “work” and he said “must be important” and I said “very” while literally editing a blow job scene. I have no shame anymore.

The curse is real. The curse is coming for all of us.

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Shane drops to his knees like he was made for it, and Ilya’s brain short-circuits. They have maybe ten minutes before someone comes looking for them, but Shane’s already reaching for Ilya’s belt, his hands steady and sure.

“We don’t have time,” Ilya says, even though his body is screaming the opposite.

“Then stop talking,” Shane says, and takes Ilya into his mouth.

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Comments:

sinfulhockey: I NEED A COLD SHOWER

hockeysmutlover: the dirty talk in Russian has me FERAL

anon: okay the fact that Shane apparently understands Russian is ... interesting

anon:

replying to anon: wait does he actually???

investigativefan:

replying to anon: I looked it up. Shane has never publicly stated he speaks Russian. But the author keeps writing scenes where Shane understands what Ilya says in Russian without translation. How would the author know this unless ...

hockeydetective:

replying to investigativefan: Because the author IS Ilya and KNOWS Shane understands Russian

anon:

replying to hockeydetective: this is the wildest conspiracy theory I’ve ever seen but I’m fully on board

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between periods

by RussianMachine81

Rating: Mature
Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Category: M/M
Fandom: Hockey RPF
Relationship: Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander
Characters: Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander, Various Hockey Players
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Secret Relationship, Team Dynamics, Fluff and Angst, Coming Out, Happy Ending, Found Family
Language: English
Stats: Published: 2021-12-22 • Words: 12,416 • Chapters: 1/1 • Comments: 1,839 • Kudos: 6,127 • Bookmarks: 1,704 • Hits: 43,892

Summary:

Keeping a secret relationship is hard. Keeping a secret relationship when you’re both NHL superstars is harder. Keeping a secret relationship when you’re both NHL superstars who were supposed to be rivals is nearly impossible.

They manage anyway.

Author’s Notes:

So I’m writing this from my in-laws’ house for Christmas and my mother-in-law walked in while I was working on the sex scene and I had to pretend I was checking my email. She asked why my face was so red. I said I was hot. She turned on the air conditioning. I’m going to die of hypothermia but at least she didn’t see the porn.

CHRISTMAS MIRACLE: Nothing terrible happened to me while writing this one!

EDIT: I spoke too soon. I slipped on ice and bruised my tailbone. The curse is relentless.

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Scott Hunter finds out by accident.

Ilya and Shane are careful — so careful — but careful doesn’t account for the veteran walking into the equipment room at exactly the wrong moment and finding them kissing like their lives depend on it.

Scott freezes. They freeze.

“So,” Scott says slowly. “This is happening.”

Shane’s face is bright red. Ilya just shrugs.

“Is long story,” Ilya says.

“I bet,” Scott says. He looks at them for a long moment, then grins. “Took you losers long enough.”

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Comments:

teamdynamics: SCOTT BEING SUPPORTIVE MAKES ME SO HAPPY

familyfeels: the found family aspect of this is CHEF’S KISS

anon: the detail about how Ilya’s stall is exactly three down from Shane’s during the All Star Game and how Ilya always “accidentally” leaves his water bottle in front of Shane’s stall so he has an excuse to walk past ... that’s so specific???

investigativefan:

replying to anon: ADDING TO THE LIST:

• Locker room layout details no fan would know
• Specific pre-game rituals that aren’t public
• The exact way Shane ties his skates (left before right, double knot)
• Ilya’s superstition about his mouthguard

This is Ilya. I’m 100% sure now.

hockeydetective:

replying to anon: STOP I’M GOING TO SCREAM

anon:

replying to anon: what if Shane KNOWS and that’s why the characterization is so perfect??? What if they write it together???

anon:

replying to anon: my brain just exploded

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hat trick (and other ways to score)

by RussianMachine81

Rating: Explicit
Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Category: M/M
Fandom: Hockey RPF
Relationship: Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander
Characters: Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Post-Game Sex, Celebration Sex, Multiple Orgasms, Praise Kink, Body Worship, Ilya is obsessed with Shane, Shane is obsessed with Ilya, they’re gross and in love
Language: English
Stats: Published: 2022-03-28 • Words: 8,125 • Chapters: 1/1 • Comments: 2,496 • Kudos: 7,803 • Bookmarks: 2,158 • Hits: 52,346

Summary:

Ilya scores a hat trick. Shane has ideas about how they should celebrate.

Author’s Notes:

Anyway this is porn. Enjoy.

EDIT: Okay I’m just going to address the elephant in the room. Yes, I’m Ilya Rozanov. Yes, I’ve been writing fic about me and Shane. Yes, Shane knows. Yes, he thinks it’s hilarious. Yes, we’re disgustingly in love.

No, I’m not going to stop writing fic.

Shane wanted me to tell you all that he’s reading every single comment and he’s very entertained. He also wanted me to tell you that his favorite fic is the mafia AU because “it makes him sound badass.”

The AO3 curse is real but I’m Russian, we don’t back down from curses.

See you in the next fic.

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Shane is already pulling off Ilya’s suit jacket before they make it through the door, and Ilya laughs, giddy and breathless from the win and from Shane’s hands on him.

“Three goals,” Shane says, walking Ilya backwards toward the bed. “You were incredible.”

“You assisted on two,” Ilya points out.

“Then we’re both incredible,” Shane says, and kisses him.

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Comments:

hockeyfan2024: WAIT WHAT

hollanderfanatic: IS THIS REAL

investigativefan: I CALLED IT I FUCKING CALLED IT

anon: ILYA ROZANOV WRITES FANFIC ABOUT HIMSELF AND HIS BOYFRIEND I’M LOSING MY MIND

anon: THE AO3 CURSE NEARLY KILLED HIM MULTIPLE TIMES AND HE KEPT WRITING

hockeydetective: this is the best thing that’s ever happened to me

anon: Shane reading the comments is sending me

anon: “it makes him sound badass” SHANE HOLLANDER I’M OBSESSED WITH YOU

fantheories101: I was here for this historic moment

omegaverse_enthusiast: so does this mean the A/B/O stuff is based on ... research?

RussianMachine81:

replying to omegaverse_enthusiast: A writer never reveals his sources 😉 

anon: I can’t believe Ilya Rozanov, NHL superstar, writes better fanfic than most professional authors

anon: the dedication to the craft WHILE EXPERIENCING THE CURSE ... iconic

anon: Shane if you’re reading this: you’re the luckiest man alive

anon: Ilya if you’re reading this: never stop writing

RussianMachine81:

replying to anon: Never.

anon: this is the most unhinged thing I’ve ever witnessed and I’ve been on AO3 for 15 years

hockeyrpfaddict: certified romcom moment

anon: they’re really out here living the fanfic life

anon: somewhere Don Cherry is losing his will to live

RussianMachine81:

replying to anon: He already called. Shane answered. It was hilarious.

anon: PLEASE tell me you’re going to keep writing

RussianMachine81:

replying to anon: Already working on the next one. It’s about breeding kink. The curse can’t stop me now.

anon: this man nearly died SEVEN TIMES and kept writing I’m in awe

anon: the commitment. the dedication. the AUDACITY.

anon: Ilya Rozanov: NHL superstar, nine-time all-star, and AO3 legend

anon: put this in the hockey hall of fame

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End of Chapter Notes:

The rumors are true. I survived the curse. I’ll keep surviving it.

Because some things are worth risking everything for.

(Shane says I’m being dramatic. He’s probably right. But he’s also reading over my shoulder and blushing, so I must be doing something right.)

Next fic drops next week. It’s a coffee shop AU. Shane hates that I’m writing a coffee shop AU. This makes me want to write it more.

Love you all. Thanks for coming on this wild ride with me.

P.S. Shane says hi.

P.P.S. He also says stop asking about the A/B/O dynamics.

P.P.P.S. (This is Shane now, I stole his laptop). He’s NOT going to stop writing. I’ve accepted my fate. Also the mafia AU really does make me sound badass.

P.P.P.P.S. (Ilya again) Get your own AO3 account if you want to leave notes, solnyshko.

P.P.P.P.P.S. (Shane) Never. This is more fun.