1 – 5 of 5 Works in Internal Monologue

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  1. Thank You for Calling, How Can I Help? by

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

    2026-09-22

    "I'm not gay."

    "Okay you're not gay. But something made you call a gay helpline. Do you want to talk about it?"

    "I found this number on a poster in some bar, I don't… I can't tell anyone else about this. I need to tell someone…"

    "You can tell me."

    Or; Shane needs someone to confide in about Ilya so he calls a Montreal based LGBT helpline to talk things through anonymously. And then he keeps calling, through every anxious thought and major milestone, someone else is on the other end of the line listening and advising.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    11,274
    Chapters:
    8/16
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #85327811

  2. don't ask me questions (and don't wonder) by

    Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
    • E
    • ?
    • ✓

    2026-04-05

    Don’t ask me questions, he’d say to him, and don’t wonder. For wondering what Ilya was thinking about when he was staring up at Shane’s freckled face was the same as wondering why he needed to breathe - a pointless wonder with an obvious answer: without it he’d die.

    The missing intimacy scene in between Ilya's breakdown in Shane's arms and Shane's eventual departure.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    1,849
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #82499866

  3. How Long Until We Can Be 'Together' Together? by

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

    2026-03-27

    Seb loved Hammer. The only reason they weren’t together together yet, in Seb’s honest opinion, was the NHL.

    Or, a character study of Sebbin, an almost former hockey player with no filter, hopelessly in love, and utterly incapable of keeping his thoughts to himself.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    2,443
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #81945836

  4. Scotty Doesn't Know (Lily and Me Do It) by

    Heated Rivalry (TV)
    • E
    • ?
    • ✓

    2026-01-30

    Hayden Pike's best friend Shane Hollander is as predictable and reliable as it gets. But when Shane uncharacteristically fights with Scott Hunter, of all people, Hayden needs to know why. As he sits in Shane's living room, waiting for an explanation, things start getting progressively more confusing. Why is Shane coming out to him? And how does Lily play into this? OR Hayden finds out about Lily after Shane and Scott fight on ice. When Hayden throws down gloves to take on a dinosaur, his closest ally is the most unlikely person.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    14,388
    Chapters:
    4/4
    Files:
    2 versions
    AO3:
    #77866101

  5. so good by

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

    2025-12-23

    Shane Hollander is everything the NHL wants him to be: a Golden Boy, a captain, a rivalry- ready face of the league. Ilya Rozanov is everything Shane isn’t allowed to want: sharp-tongued, unapologetic, and devastatingly magnetic. From a charged first collision to a decade of stolen nights, staged girlfriends, and a rivalry that burns hotter than hate ever could, Shane and Ilya build a love that survives only in hallways, hotel rooms, and the spaces where cameras can’t reach. But some ghosts don’t fade quietly—and some loves refuse to stay secret forever. A story about ambition, fear, glass walls, and choosing each other even when the world says it’s a disaster.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    8,822
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #76266696