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  1. Homecoming (Homebound) by

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

    2026-09-30

    “Who was it?”

    Comeau’s words fell over the room like a blanket. They were pointed, no soft curiosity, a demand for Hayden to reveal what he already knew.

    Who would Hayden have a video of? What two men kissing would make Hayden flip like he did?

    If it was two strangers he wouldn’t have freaked out.

    Or

    The FanMail video gets refunded to Hayden in the middle of the Metro’s locker room. No viral post, nothing about Ilya, but Shane gets exposed for being in a relationship. Ilya is safe, but everything crumbles around Shane. They get the chance to do things a little bit different, a little bit better.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    24,854
    Chapters:
    3/?
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #89668211

  2. I'll be the guard dog of all your fever dreams by

    Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
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    2026-09-30

    But then there are the things Kyle hasn't told Eric about. How he sometimes dreams about being chased through the forest by a large shadow of a wolf. He can hear it panting, can feel the ground shake beneath his own feet with the impact of its massive paws as it runs. When the wolf catches up to him, it stalks him, corners him. Its breath hot on the back of Kyle's neck and then he's pushed to the ground, on his back, front paws holding his shoulders down, and he really sees the wolf for the first time. Its features beautiful in the light of the full moon, and its strength deadly.

    But not for Kyle. He's tamed the beast. He's in control. This is just a game.

    -
    Kyle shares a fantasy with Eric.

    (can be read as a standalone oneshot or a bonus story to the Skip Autumn Bingo series)

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    4,212
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #93570341

  3. Rich and Bitter on the Tongue by

    Heated Rivalry (TV)
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    2026-09-29

    After they reunite at the 2017 All Stars Game, Shane asked Ilya to spend his heat with him. It was almost certainly a bad idea, but that never stopped them before and it certainly won't start now.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    31,668
    Chapters:
    2/2
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #93114261

  4. Bet On It by

    Heated Rivalry (TV)
    • T

    2026-09-28

    Some people wanted a fic based on this tweet of my #DontYouDareFuckingFreeMe fic:

    Josh @mtrlfan703

    I’ll be honest and admit that if those two had made out on the ice before this, I would have assumed they had lost a bet.

    JayJason @Youdon’tknowme

    ‘Losing a bet’ would have let them get away with so much, though… Like why are you at your rival's game? I lost a bet. Why are you wearing your rival's jersey? I lost a bet. Why are you hanging out together? I lost a bet. Why are you making him breakfast in bed? I lost a bet. 

    Josh @mtrlfan703

    Hell, I’d have believed it if they said they got drunk and their teammates dared them to get married in Vegas.

    JayJason @Youdon’tknowme

    ‘First one to annul the marriage loses’ and no one is surprised when they end up sharing a tombstone…

    So I decided to try and write it.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    28,777
    Chapters:
    6/?
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #88312686

  5. in the dark i thought i saw you by

    Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
    • M

    2026-09-28

    Ilya knows this room. He’s woken up here before, more mornings than he could count. He is here again, which means he failed. Again.

    He begins to write. The memories are sharp in his mind now, but soon they'll start to smear and dissolve across his consciousness, leaving only faint impressions that will disappear altogether in a day, two at most. This note, printed on cheap hotel stationery, is the only thing that stands between him and oblivion. 


    1. You will meet Shane Hollander today. Don't be an asshole.
    2. June 2009, Draft Day -  go to the hotel gym at 11pm. Use the bike. Bring water.
    3. July 2010 - CCM photo shoot. Make sure Hollander is also there. 

     

    Or, mom said it was my turn with the time loop/time travel trope.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    70,005
    Chapters:
    12/15
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #82772496

  6. (If The Plane Goes Down) I'll Remember Where The Love Was Found by

    Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
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    2026-09-27

    "If this is it," Shane whispered, so quietly only Ilya could hear, "you won't face a single second of it alone."

    Ilya closed his eyes. His fingers tightened around Shane's hand with everything he had left.

    He saw the fear in Ilya’s eyes.

    Then he saw nothing.

    *******

    It was supposed to be an ordinary flight. Instead, it becomes the worst day of their lives.

    They were never meant to be on the same plane. Then the unthinkable happens. It goes down.

    As terrified passengers flee the wreckage, Shane refuses to abandon the man he loves, even as rescuers and survivors alike order him to get out. Trapped beneath twisted metal, Ilya is running out of time. And while they wait for help, the secret they've spent years protecting slips into the hands of strangers with phones.

    In an instant, the whole world is watching. Hockey can burn. The headlines can wait.

    Shane Hollander has exactly one job: keep Ilya alive.

    Because if they survive this, he'll have to protect more than Ilya's life. He'll have to protect everything they've built together against impossible odds.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    137,668
    Chapters:
    25/25
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #87880721

  7. I’ll Believe in Anything (Except That) by

    Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
    • E

    2026-09-27

    In another timeline, Shane and Ilya hook up in Room 1410, Ilya slips out unnoticed, and they spend the next seven years trapped in the situationship from hell we all know and love.

    In this one, Yuna Hollander walks in just as Ilya goes to leave and—through the combined power of misunderstanding, miscommunication, and a frankly alarming lack of follow-up—Shane and Ilya start dating in 2010.

    Given the chance to grow up with rather than against each other, Shane and Ilya build a life thats steadier, safer, and far less frightening than their canon. Their rivalry fizzles before it ever has the chance to fully ignite, replaced by hockey’s most beloved “bromance", and in 2015, they find the courage to do the one thing their canon counterparts never got to do: tell the NHL and the world.

    There is just one problem: No one believes them.

     

    OR: Despite Shane and Ilya being out for two years, Scott Hunter is still considered the first openly gay player in the NHL, much to Ilya’s indignation.

    ACT I: Ch. 1–11 | Complete | 2010–2015 | 107k
    ACT II: Ch. 12–16 | Ongoing | 2015+

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    146,116
    Chapters:
    15/16
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #84525081

  8. I'm Coming to the Cottage (No, Not That One) by

    Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Barghest | Barguest (Yorkshire England Folk Tale)
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    2026-09-26

    Shane Hollander desperately needs to disappear.
    After a spectacularly awful week, a remote Yorkshire cottage seems like the perfect place to hide from the press, rediscover himself, and drink an irresponsible amount of tea.
    Unfortunately, the cottage isn't empty.
    The Russian stranger insists it’s his, but Shane has paperwork that says otherwise.
    It's just after midnight, there's a storm outside, the roads are probably flooded, and the only available weapon is a stuffed fish.
    Clearly, this is all Svetlana's fault.
    They're both convinced the cottage belongs to them and they're both refusing to leave.
    A Yorkshire romcom.
    Inspired by The Holiday (2006), with lashings of Wallace & Gromit.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    79,447
    Chapters:
    12/12
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #87748931

  9. when it snows by

    Heated Rivalry (TV)
    • G
    • ?

    2026-09-26

    Alexei is dead. Anastasia is his. And Ilya has no idea how to be a parent, a captain, and a heartbroken man all at once.

    The only thing harder than keeping a five-year-old alive might be keeping himself together.

     

    [set after shane walks out on ilya in episode 4]

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    81,296
    Chapters:
    17/?
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #77520456

  10. Stop the Wedding! by

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

    2026-09-25

    “Oh,” Hollander says. Landry is still just kind of staring at the photos, face unreadable, but he must see something in her expression, because he reaches across the table to take her left hand into his—squeezes, covers it with his other hand as well. “I don’t think—well, her parents got married in front of this little pond area so—"

    Hollander turns to look at her. Landry is still staring at the flower arches: the baby breath, the forget-me-nots, the heaps and heaps of roses sharing her name. Sveta throws a questioning glance Ilya’s way, her perfectly sculptured eyebrows making a valid effort to fly off her face. Ilya shrugs.

    And then Rose Landry bursts into heaving sobs.

    -
    or: Ilya gets hired to plan Hollandrys wedding. And that would be--great! If only he didn't have to biggest crush on the groom-to-be. Only, maybe he's got some things backwards?

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    7,197
    Chapters:
    1/2
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #91588976

  11. It's All Gone to Hell (And That's Okay) by

    Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
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    2026-09-25

    Set several months before the tuna melt:

    The officer points at his entryway. “We noticed a doorbell camera when we entered. Is there a way we can take a look at that footage?”

    Ilya frowns. The footage would easily prove that he spent the night at home, but it would also prove that he wasn’t alone. And if these cops know Ilya Rozanov, then they definitely know Shane Hollander.

    “I’d like to know what this is about.”

    “Shane Hollander was attacked outside of his hotel early this morning. The medical staff report he was saying your name."

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    19,865
    Chapters:
    4/4
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #91513071

  12. Sentiment Analysis by

    Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
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    2026-09-25

    January, 2011, one week out from All-Stars: to the surprise of everyone except the Hollanders, the Rozanovs, a journalist, two editors, and in-house counsel, Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov announce they’re gay and bisexual in an exclusive for Men’s Health.

    Five + one reactions to the shocking news.

    Shane Hollander: I was in denial for a long time. I already stand out a lot as one of the only Asian guys in any given league. Having another thing that made me different was kind of a nightmare. But it turns out you can’t lie to yourself forever. I’m gay. (shrugs) Ten bucks says Rozanov’ll find a way to make this into a competition too.

    Ilya Rozanov: I knew I was bisexual from a very young age, maybe twelve or so. So, you see, even though you interviewed him first, I was still faster than Hollander. But in Russia, culture has changed a lot even just in my lifetime. [The city of] Moscow banned public expressions by gays and lesbians when I was fifteen. I knew to be quiet.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    12,397
    Chapters:
    2/2
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #93064581

  13. Rule 69.3 by

    Heated Rivalry (TV)
    • E

    2026-09-25

    “Just got the word from the officials, Metros are shutting Miitka down for the night," LeClaire says almost dispassionately. “Third period we’re up against,” LeClaire consults his clipboard, “Shane Hollander. Drafted 2009, current starter for the Laval Maples, posts a .905 save percentage.”

    Ilya stays where he is, rolling the name around in his head once, without much interest.

    Hollander.

    Doesn’t ring a bell.

    Inspired by that one twitter post, what if Shane was a goalie?

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    222,288
    Chapters:
    23/27
    Files:
    2 versions
    AO3:
    #79054051

  14. it's hard to deny (when the sun finally shines on the city) by

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

    2026-09-24

    “So. The plan,” Ilya says eventually. “What should we do? Should you request a trade to Ottawa?”

    Shane pulls himself back, just enough so he can meet Ilya’s eyes. He had considered that, on the car ride over. Considered waiving his No-Movement Clause for the Centaurs.

    But then, he began to consider waiving it for a different team in a different city. A city that already has a house for them to share.

    Ottawa made sense before, when it seemed like the only option for the two of them to be closer together.

    But now?

    “I could,” Shane says. “Or, I could request a trade to Boston.”

    Or: it’s the Spring of 2018. A locker room incident disguised as a prank outs Shane, and his teammates discover his relationship with a rival NHL player— a player that Shane refuses to disclose the identity of.

    In the following months, it becomes obvious that Montreal can no longer be a home for Shane.

    Boston, however, just might be.

    (Can be read as a standalone)

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    9,502
    Chapters:
    1/2
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #93206956

  15. afterimages by

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

    2026-09-24

    Lily
    Have you seen the pictures

    Lily
    I did not mean for this to happen

    Lily
    Hollander pick up the phone

    OR

    When explicit photos of Shane are leaked from Ilya’s phone, they decide to pretend to be in a romantic relationship to save their reputations, while continuing their strictly-sexual relationship in private.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    29,566
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #88640251

  16. and all I ever want is just a little love by

    Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
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    • ✓

    2026-09-23

    “I had such a good time tonight,” Kip whispers, and traces his thumb over the curve of Scott’s smile.

    “Even with the unexpected werewolf encounter?”

    Kip knows he’s not entirely joking. Scott is always half-convinced they’ll get to a point where his life is simply too complicated and it will scare Kip off, but honestly, what’s a little surprise werewolf compared to what they’ve already made it through?

    -
    For the Skip Autumn Bingo prompt werewolf: Scott and Kip’s date night doesn’t go as planned.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    3,854
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #93143331

  17. Things Will Turn Around by

    Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
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    2026-09-22

    Shane fucks up his career, blocks his situationship, begins an ill-advised slut era, gets outed, traded, and forced to rebuild his life. It's kind of a worst case scenario.

    Or: The consequences of Shane Hollander's slump.

    [Posted as a full, completed fic with art for the Hollanov Big Bang ❤️]

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    68,043
    Chapters:
    8/8
    Files:
    2 versions
    AO3:
    #87723541

  18. The Butterfly's Mask by

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

    2026-09-21

    A butterfly flapping its wings in one part of the world may cause a hurricane somewhere else.

    A conversation with Rose Landry leads Shane Hollander to make a decision that he may ultimately live to regret. Far from the eye of the storm, he crashes along the waves, beaten down by wind and rain.

    Ilya Rozanov lies in the eye of a hurricane. Sometimes he drifts just close enough to the horizon to get into trouble. Just dangerous enough to keep life interesting - enough to remind himself that he's still alive.

    A safe harbor can be found for both, if they can only get there.

    --

    Or, Post Tuna-Meltdown but before All-Stars in Tampa, Shane comes out to the Metros and it does not go well. He comes up for air in Boston.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    63,798
    Chapters:
    8/?
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #82575586

  19. User Error by

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

    2026-09-20

    The ritual is simple: morning skate, home for a protein shake, then Shane strips to his briefs, lies in bed, and starts scrolling.

    Or, a Grindr AU

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    43,837
    Chapters:
    9/9
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #75461941

  20. Up Close and Personal by

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

    2026-09-20

    An AU where Shane and Ilya meet in very different circumstances. Ilya’s a generational talent, a star and recognised wherever he goes thanks to his talent on stage and the lucrative magazine and advertising contracts his fame brings him. He lives his life in Boston as best he can but recently someone has taken against him and while the threatening letters were unpleasant they didn’t bother him much. He was more bothered by the knife in his side that stopped him performing for months, but now he’s healed and due on stage in a few hours. He hopes he can still make it because he hadn’t been expecting a stranger with uncertain motives to approach him in a deserted alley. When he finds out exactly who he is his life gets much more complicated. Ilya Rozanov has various problems in his life but right now the most pressing one is the dark haired freckled man who’s crashed into his life.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    118,813
    Chapters:
    16/16
    Files:
    2 versions
    AO3:
    #85152181
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