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  1. Shane Hollander is a Slut by

    Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, NHL Hockey Setting
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    2026-09-16

    Shane Hollander comes out and unleashes Shane Hollander Hysteria across the NHL.
    All-stars circle like it's free agency and he’s the only contract available.
    DMs combust. Rival captains get bold.
    Connections start forming faster than anyone can keep up.
    The Metros couldn’t care less because Shane keeps dominating on the ice while getting fucked in multiple time zones.
    It becomes the worst-kept secret in professional hockey: everyone wants their turn.
    Or:
    Shane Hollander comes out and discovers freedom can look like a lot of things.
    Sometimes it looks like sex across time zones.
    Sometimes it looks like queer community forming around him across the league.
    Sometimes it looks like becoming the most confident version of himself he has ever been.
    Shane Hollander is having a great time.
    This fic is loud, messy, and sometimes a little ridiculous until it isn’t.

    Shane-centric.
    Multiple partners/poly dynamics.
    Character studies of many different men.
    Finding queer joy and community.
    Autism, mental illness, and different attachment styles.
    Or as I like to say..
    A slow emotional horror story inside a romcom porno.


    Language:
    English
    Words:
    506,097
    Chapters:
    47/?
    Files:
    2 versions
    AO3:
    #80154636

  2. to thine own self be true by

    Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
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    • ?

    2026-09-14

    Six months before the NHL draft, Shane is forced to come out of the closet.

    Overnight, his meticulously crafted 10-year plan falls apart.

    He finds a way to pick up the pieces.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    56,122
    Chapters:
    10/35
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #86554961

  3. Babydoll by

    Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
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    • ✓

    2026-08-31

    When Ilya promised his therapist that he would do something special for himself after Ottawa’s roadtrip, he didn’t tell her that something special would involve high-end lingerie. She might suggest he tell Shane.

    Shane liked him masculine and strong, but Shane was stuck in Montreal for meetings. Ilya had plenty of time to indulge in his harmless little secret. His boyfriend would never know.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    3,342
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #91738456

  4. worse to be nothing (with you) by

    Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
    • E

    2026-07-09

    After winning the cup two seasons in a row, Shane Hollander is inexplicably traded to a west coast team just two days before Montreal and Boston are to meet for the first time of the season. Shane reaches out, Ilya doesn't reply. Then Ilya reaches out, Shane ignores him.

    What now?

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    61,376
    Chapters:
    20/36
    Files:
    2 versions
    AO3:
    #83455676

  5. Show Up by

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

    2025-12-21

    Five times the Centaurs show up for Pride Night on the road, imperfect and unscripted. Plus one time they do it at home, deliberately and out loud.

    Takes place after The Long Game, once Shane has joined the Centaurs.

    Featuring: rainbow tape, merch tables, fashion mistakes, friendship bracelets, and Pride as something you do, not something you announce.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    8,848
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Files:
    2 versions
    AO3:
    #76110446