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your eyes, they turn me by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-04-27
The Boston Bears group chat had sixty-three new messages in the span of three minutes.
His coffee forgotten, Ilya swiped open the chat, scrolling quickly to find the source of the commotion. A link to The Athletic, posted by Jensen, their captain, followed by a string of exclamation points. Ilya tapped it, the headline materializing on his screen like a blow to the chest:
BREAKING: MONTREAL VOYAGEURS’ SECOND DRAFT SHANE HOLLANDER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
Ilya's pulse jumped, hard and sudden in his throat. The mug slipped from his hand, not falling but landing too heavily on the counter, coffee slopping over the rim. He set it down properly, his movements mechanical, and forced himself to read the rest of the headline:
20-YEAR-OLD ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STEPPING AWAY TO PURSUE HARVARD BUSINESS DEGREE
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Shane Hollander has spent his entire life living and breathing hockey. At twenty, at the height of his career, he makes an unthinkable choice: he walks away to discover who he is beyond the ice.
But some things don’t stay behind.
What happens when the rivalry between him and Rozanov ends, but the pull doesn’t?
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- #81766846
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Hayden hated what he was about to say, but he drew up his shoulders and stood up a little straighter. “Alright, so… look… Roz is a horny guy, I’ll give you that.” He and J.J. grimaced at each other. “And sure, he has just as much opportunity to sleep around as he did before they got together, but he doesn’t want to.” J.J. took a breath to argue, and Hayden held up a hand. “That man has taken all that… libido… desire… whatever you want to call it, that he had in his manwhore phase and turned it onto Shane. Only Shane.” He shrugged. “It’s kinda sweet once you get used to it… so long as you don’t sneak up on them.”
When the time came for J.J. to meet Shane's boyfriend, Ilya (rather than the menace on the ice, Rozanov), Hayden agreed to mediate. He just hoped he could keep J.J. from making the same mistakes he did and alienating Shane in the process.
*Sequel to Confidence in Confidants*
- Part 2 of Let My World Be Bigger Than a Closet
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- #83606936
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Gay or European by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
2026-04-21
Rozanov is due to arrive today. Cliff isn’t freaking out. Not even a little bit. He just has no idea what to expect from him.
Or:
Five people who fail to clock Ilya Rozanov and one who immediately figures him out. AKA "being a little transparent as a hockey player is fine, because it doesn't occur to other hockey players that you might be queer".
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- #83054751
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You’re Part of It by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
2026-04-14
The Boston Raiders 100% foolproof plan to get Rozy his man back
- Part 2 of With a Little Help from My Friends
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- #83084751
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Ilya should have been scratched before the game against Montreal, but what was a little bronchitis in the face of Boston's legendary rivalry? When he collapsed during a face off, Cliff assumed he was going to be the one nursing his sick friend back to health. Instead, he became party to one of the best kept secrets in Major League Hockey.
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- #82823781
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White Wedding by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
2026-04-06
A drunk night with the Raiders leads to a vegas wedding. For green card reasons, off course.
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"The Ottawa fucking Centaurs," Cliff spits, barely even aware of the words coming out of his mouth. "Eight years. Eight goddamned years, we've been building this team! We've made it to the playoffs for years now, we have a fucking Cup! You're the captain, you know this team would follow you anywhere. The fucking kids look up to you! And you've been in Boston since you came from Russia. You have a house here, you host get-togethers for the team, you know all our WAGs and families. And you want to leave this for fucking Ottawa, for the worst team in the league? What the hell, Ilya?!"
Or: Before Ilya Rozanov leaves Boston for the Ottawa Centaurs, he invites Cliff Marleau to his house for dinner. Cliff has known Roz for eight years and has been his best friend for almost that same length of time. None of that has prepared him to learn that his captain has, apparently, been in a secret relationship for the past eight years. With Shane Hollander.
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but I bet we’d have really good bed chem by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-04-02
They break apart after a few seconds, both turning to look at Ilya.
“Happy?” Shane asks and Ilya stares at him and then – laughs. A full-belly laugh, with a slightly hysterical edge to it. The sheer relief on Ilya’s face makes something in Shane’s chest come loose.
“Oh my God. Oh my God. This was – you kiss like twelve-year-olds!”
Rose snorts and presses her face into Shane’s shoulder, shaking with laughter, too. “You see the problem, yeah?”
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Ilya makes a new friend and has the most bisexual day of his life, not necessarily in that order.- Language:
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- #82323336
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After the cottage, Shane and Ilya’s lives look the same, but so much has changed. Hiding their love is hard, but maybe they don’t have to hide it from everyone.
Inspired by the idea that coming out happens over and over again through our lives.
- Part 1 of Let My World Be Bigger Than a Closet
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- AO3:
- #81346331
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I’m not gay (but if I was) by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-04-01
“Nah, Roz wouldn’t hold that against him. The guy’s a dick but he’s fair. Glad he doesn’t have to hide anymore now, they seem like a good couple. Both hot as fuck too. That wedding is gonna be fucking insane, I can’t wait.” It isn’t until Cliff finishes tying his skates and looks up, he realises that the entire locker room has fallen silent and is looking at him. “What’s up?” He asks with a confused frown.
Cliff Marlow is a proud ally. And maybe not entirely straight.
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Hollanov Wedding ft. THE BOYZZZ 🙌🏽 by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-03-31
...Or, more appropriately, THE BOYZZZ 🙌🏽 ft. Hollanov Wedding.
No angst, no chairs—just vibes.
Only makes sense if you read the first installment of the series before this.
- Part 2 of THE BOYZZZ 🙌🏽
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so it's gonna be forever by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-03-31
Ilya is plummeting to his death when he closes his eyes, heart full of regret.
When he opens them in what feels like just a second later, he is standing outside a rink in Regina, Saskatchewan. There’s a banner on the building across the street:
World Junior Hockey Championship 2009.
What?
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sure grandpa, let’s get you to bed by Anonymous
Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
2026-03-29
Scott can’t stand Ilya Rozanov. Sure, Rozanov is a generational wunderkind, but he’s also annoying as hell and always ready with a chirp.
“Do you have a spot in the nursing home yet, Hunter? I am hearing from my grandma they go fast!”
“Are you getting tired? It must be past your bedtime already!”
“What kind of skating is that? Is your arthritis acting up again?”
Scott’s age is Rozanov’s favorite topic, but now that Scott has come out, he shudders to think about what Rozanov will throw at him this season.
Or, 5 times Rozanov makes fun of Scott for being old, and 1 time he makes fun of Scott for being gay.
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- #82067596
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if you knew it was the end of the world (would you like to stay a while?) by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-03-28
It happens six months after their wedding.
Scott has never been happier in his entire life. Things were amazing for a little while there, so picture-perfect in all areas of his life that it felt almost too good to be true. Too easy. The kind of happiness where you wake up every day asking yourself if it’s actually real, if you can really have this, just like that.
Turns out you can’t.
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Scott is injured during a game and has to deal with the fallout.- Language:
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- AO3:
- #82011041
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Shane Hollander: Captain of the Montreal Metros.
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"I am going to call him," Ilya said.
Or how Ilya drunkenly comes out to the Raiders and they stop him from making a call he'll regret.
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the friendships we made (and ruined) along the way by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-03-22
Jackie: Just think of it like this:
Jackie: Let Hayden and Ilya plan your birthday, and then it’s just a few hours on one day in one year that you might have to spend being a little uncomfortable being the center of attention.
Jackie: …but it could bring us a lifetime of peace.Shane: You really think that’s even remotely possible?
Jackie: Well. They either work together and find common ground, or they kill each other.
Jackie: Either way, our problem is solved.Shane: That’s actually kind of genius.
Jackie: I know it is. It’s me 😉
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Carter Vaughn stands out from the beginning.
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Inspired by flashback/bottle episodes of old: an ode to friendship, as told through injury, recovery, and reflection on a legacy formed through the bond of generational talent.
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Ilya can hear the squeak of wheels on linoleum floor, feel his body being moved along a hallway. Maybe the light dims in front of his eyelids when he’s pushed into an elevator. Maybe he’s just falling asleep.
How is he supposed to tell?
“Wait; is he okay?”
Ilya knows that voice, hears the panic in it.
“Please; how is he? Where are you taking him?”
Shane’s here? Why would Shane be here in the hospital?
If he’s in the hospital, how badly is he injured?Ilya gets injured during the playoffs, upending all of his and Shane's plans.
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- #78731691
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Look in the mirror at you looking at me by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-03-20
Cliff isn’t proud of it, but his first thought when he sees the video is that he knew Roz was going to be involved in some kind of sex scandal one day. He always kind of assumed there was a sex tape out there somewhere, that would end up spreading like wildfire.
It’s just that the scandal in Cliff’s mind involved something more like the adulterous wife of a Voyageur, and less like the anonymous dick of some guy in a club bathroom.
So, point to Roz, he guesses, for still managing to surprise him after all these years.
- Part 2 of The body aches when you tell it to quit
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