1 – 4 of 4 Works in character study [kind of]

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  1. all the signs i don't read by

    Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
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    2026-09-08

    The first time it happens, JJ's soul jolts in its neatly held spot, and then splits right down the middle.

    Shane—quiet, brilliant, dependable Shane—is smiling.

    At him.

    It's not his neatly caged media smile, or the smirk that Hayden gets; it's a tiny little grin, the corner of his mouth pulled up, a pinched furrow between his brow as if he's surprised that he thinks JJ is funny. His eyes are crinkled, his canines gleaming between the curve of his lips as he tilts his head to the side and says something.

    OR: For JJ, there is no fall. There is only Shane Hollander, and enduring.

    Language:
    English
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    2,628
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #92222891

  2. a white blank page and a swelling rage by

    Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
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    2026-07-16

    He shouldn't—he's not supposed to call her that. He's seventeen. He's an adult. Mama is for children, for people who are idiots and emotional, for the soft and tender. Alexei is not soft. He is not tender.

    He cannot be.

    He knew something was happening, had felt the hum of earth under his feet, the rustle of warning in the birdsong of the orenda of the world. Moscow sings, Mama has—had—always said. Open ears will hear the truth of the world if only one will listen.

    Still. He had ignored it.

    OR: Alexei Rozanov grows up in a home that becomes a grave.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    4,223
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #88374196

  3. but look at the trees, and look at my face by

    Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
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    2026-02-08

    He is grateful, so grateful to be on this team. They are loving and wonderful, and they don't mind that his mother calls after nearly every game, or that his father sends what feels like bushels of chocolate and treats to the office, always addressed to Luca Haas and his friends, as if he is somehow a star and not just a rookie.

    “Is it always like this?” he asks once, his tongue unstuck from his teeth, his eyes shining as he glances up at Roz, soaking in the celebratory mood after a hard-fought win.

    “No,” Rozanov says, smiling at him. His stomach flips and churns, dazzled by the glittering weight of his attention. “This is special, Haasy. A team powered by love and good hockey.”

    OR: Luca Haas and love, in the years leading up to the Ottawa Centaurs Stanley Cup run.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    6,623
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #79140336

  4. oh, tell me now, where was my fault by

    Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
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    2026-01-28

    When Shane Hollander sits down across from her, Rose's first thought is uh oh. Her next thought is, I thought he'd be taller. The rest, she supposes, is history. OR: A Rose can't bloom in a drought.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    2,876
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Files:
    2 versions
    AO3:
    #78454001