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why do you hate him? by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
2026-02-12
So that’s how Hayden found himself in Shane’s hospital room with Rozanov, JJ, and Shane’s parents, Yuna and David. Shane seemed to have managed to fall asleep despite all of the commotion, his eyes shut like he hadn’t a care in the world, like he didn’t have a concussion and broken collarbone and his archrival wasn’t currently in the room with him. Hayden was thankful for whatever painkillers they had him on to allow him to sleep so soundly.
Rozanov was glancing between the four of them, the doorway, and the single window in the room, his body language guarded. Maybe he was trying to figure out if he could jump out the window and survive a fall from the fourth floor, since they were actively blocking his only other exit out of the room.
“So, you are going to tell us, yes?” JJ said through gritted teeth. “What you were doing with Hollander.”
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Yet another fic where Shane high on painkillers terrorizes his loved ones, especially Ilya Rozanov. But even while high, he does pose an important question: is there any reason to hate Ilya, the person, as opposed to Rozanov, the hockey player? Does anyone other than him even know Ilya well enough to really hate him?
- Part 1 of hate Rozanov, not Ilya
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- 1
- AO3:
- #79290216
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Ilya Rozanov, even at eighteen in an unfamiliar country and speaking a second language, had never seemed small. But now, at… what, twenty-five? He’s standing in front of Scott with his hands clasped in front of him, shoulders hunched, looking… shy. Nervous, maybe.
Rozanov flinches when a loud laugh breaks the white noise from the party inside, and Scott realises that Rozanov’s been doing the same thing he has all these years: cataloguing who is or isn’t safe, watching, noticing, waiting.
Or: Ilya talks to Scott at the MLH Awards
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- English
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- 1
- AO3:
- #79300731
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Kip is hit with a wave of relief when he sees Scott at the front of the crowd, sweat-dried hair a mess from everyone rubbing his head. He’s out of his pads and jersey, in a black Under Armor shirt Kip has only ever seen in the laundry. The charge of seeing Scott like this, sizzling with energy and salty with sweat, surrounds Kip like a net and pulls him under.
He is not used to this feeling, the thrill that courses through him that this Scott—team captain, public figure—can be claimed as his. He wants to do so, but has no idea how to negotiate this new world and new arrangement. Scott scans the room and sees him, eyes bright.
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Scott and Kip have only been back together, properly, for three months when Scott comes out. Now it's the summer after.
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- AO3:
- #79323811
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"Whatever. Just don't let yourself get distracted just to get your dick wet, Hollander." Cormeau sneered. Roz interrupted him. "It has been seven years and it has not distracted us yet. I do not know if you remember this, or maybe your brain is all fucked up from all the hits you take, but me and Hollander are captains and we have both gotten our teams to Cups. So mind your fucking business." Cliff sucked in a breath. Surely that wasn't true. It couldn't be true. 7 years. That would mean it had been going on this entire time. The entire of Roz's career. The entire of Hollander's career. 7 years. What the fuck. (flipping my fic love and other drugs on it's head. ilya gets hurt and is high when shane goes to visit)
- Part 9 of ways they didn't find out
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- 3 versions
- AO3:
- #78947421
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"The thought of coming out was terrifying, but the thought of lying to his parents forever was even worse.
He would tell them. He would have to."Shane has been meaning to come out to his parents, and he decides to finally do it.
- Part 3 of "second chances" universe
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- #79229786
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this, the tale of reckless love by justhockey
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-02-10
He wasn’t ready for this. Maybe he never would have been, not in two, or five, or ten years. Maybe he would have spent the rest of his life holding this secret inside, not telling a single soul about the way his heart beats for his biggest rival. Or maybe, in a year or ten or once he’s retired, he might have come out publicly. Might have shared his truth with the world. But that was supposed to be his choice. To tell or not to tell, to hide in the shade or step out into the sunshine. It was supposed to be his decision, and now it’s been taken from him.
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- English
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- 7,437
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- 1/1
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- 3 versions
- AO3:
- #79273551
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In which Shane and Ilya's teammates are observant, but not as observant as they think they are.
Extract:
“So wait, what does that mean?” Hayden said, and Wyatt could see the cogs turning in his head.
“I think it means we have two thirty-year-old men on our hands who haven’t figured out how to admit their feelings to each other,” Wyatt laughed. “And we’ve somehow decided they’re our responsibility.”
“Fuck,” Hayden said, putting his head in his hands. “We’re gonna need to get them together, aren’t we?”
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- English
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- 1/1
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- 1
- AO3:
- #79275821
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Outside of Ottawa by BetterLateThanNever
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-02-09
A snow storm forces the Cens' team bus to seek shelter on the way back from a game. Luckily for them they are close to the cottage. Unluckily for Shane and Ilya, Shane is also at the cottage. Set before Shane and Ilya are outed.
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- 2 versions
- AO3:
- #79212206
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There’s a sign in front of Shane. It says Welcome to Scott Hunter and Kip Grady’s Happily Ever After in a cursive font that makes Shane think of Etsy. Shane’s stomach churns. He briefly squeezes his empty ring finger. He feels, all at once, like he might cry. Instead, he swallows, and breathes, and pastes a smile on his face, and marches his ass down to Scott and Kip’s fucking wedding of the century.
- Part 1 of two weddings and a scandal
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- English
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- 6/6
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- 2 versions
- AO3:
- #79108616
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Shane hated getting mic'd, to the point where the media team knew it was useless to lav him up.
If only someone had told him Ilya didn't feel the same.Or,
Shane is flirty on the ice. There are consequences to this action.
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- AO3:
- #78389811
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Hoodies and Fire Alarms by Anonymous
Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-02-09
The realization hit Ilya like a body check. They weren’t just evacuating for a fire, they were in the middle of a hotel, full of Ottawa players and hockey fans. Shane let go of Ilya’s hand. He turned to look at his boyfriend and that’s when he noticed what Shane was wearing. A black Centaurs hoodie with the bright red letters and numbers printed on the back: Rozanov 81. Ilya was sure Shane hadn't noticed what he was wearing, but he had pulled the drawstrings of the hoodie tight, leaving a small a hole at the center of his flushed face.
The rookie, clearly starstruck, stared. “Are you Shane Hollander? Like, the Shane Hollander?” Ilya wasn’t sure who was going to faint first, Shane or Luca.
The others stood there staring at the two men, mouths slightly agape. Bood broke into a slow smile. “Nice hoodie, Hollander. Supporting the enemy now?"
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- #79173336
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Quit While You’re Ahead by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-02-09
Cliff had to approach this correctly, or Ilya was liable to sock him in the jaw and clam up entirely. Subtlety was his friend here.
And all of that flew immediately out of his head the moment that Ilya opened his front door, looking sweaty and shirtless and mildly pissed off, which was pretty much his standard look.
“Are you moving to Canada for some fuckboy?” was how the question came out of his mouth instead.
AKA the time that Cliff Marleau figured almost all of it out
- Part 3 of Connecting the Two Dots
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Sings the tune without the words by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-02-09
“I know, season is over. You probably want to sleep, snuggle your wives and your kids—or boyfriend,” he grins at Troy, “but I need my team for one more night.” He swallows hard. His heart beats harder. He thrums with energy. “I have big life announcement to make, and I don’t want to do it in stinky locker room. So. Everyone come to my house for dinner tomorrow night. Bring partners, children, whatever. We will celebrate our season, and I will tell you my big news."
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In another world, where Hayden views his fanmail BEFORE posting, Shane and Ilya get to come out on their own terms.- Language:
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- AO3:
- #79166396
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something that looks like love by baby_blue24680, holyhollanov (baby_blue24680)
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-02-09
During their years of hooking up, Shane and Ilya stopped booking hotel rooms altogether, instead choosing to stay at the other’s apartment. It changes everything, it changes nothing.
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- 2 versions
- AO3:
- #78035891
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it isn’t hard to see with eyes closed, the love we made by justhockey
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-02-08
It’s perhaps the sweetest Svetlana has ever known Ilyusha to be. She has always been granted access to the more affectionate side of Ilyusha, the one that he rarely shows to anyone else, but it was never anything compared to this. This tenderness, this adoration, that he gives so freely to Shane. It’s like her best friend is a completely different person right now, and she starts to wonder if maybe she was wrong earlier. Maybe, instead of being too boring for Ilyusha, perhaps Shane Hollander is giving him the space to become something soft. Something without walls, or masks, or armour. (Or, 5 times people doubt their love for each other, and 1 time they are certain of it.)
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- AO3:
- #79153686
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but look at the trees, and look at my face by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
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.
- Part 17 of heated rivalry masterlist
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i'd share a life and you'd share a life by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-02-08
“My eye is fine, I don’t know how Matti’s knee is, and yes I asked for extra olive oil for the bread before I left Lulla’s,” Scott lists as he sweeps into the kitchen, holding two large paper bags in his hands. Rozanov follows Scott with his own Lulla’s bag, a half-step behind Scott because he stumbled slipping his sneakers off. “Rozanov, say thank you to Kip. I wouldn’t let you in here otherwise.”
Kip doubts that but he lets Scott believe it for now.
“Thank you Kip,” Rozanov says with a crooked grin.
or, the grady-hunters have dinner with ilya rozanov.
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Shane and Ilya aren't outed, but they're still planning to get married in July and now have to tell the people they care about that they're together and getting married. Ilya told Marleau and Troy face to face, and made a funny joke about just showing up to camp and acting like everyone had always known, because just telling his best friends had given him so much anxiety he'd nearly been sick. Except Shane hadn't thought it was a funny joke. Shane thought it was a GREAT plan. It probably needed a dry run at the Kingfisher first.
- Part 11 of In The Loonie Bin (Mars' Hollanov Fics)
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- #79042586
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Pike and Boiziau, Amateur Detectives by gurlsrool
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-02-07
Usually, Hayden can accept that Shane's private life is none of his business. When he’s at home waiting on four kids hand and foot, it’s not like he's filling his days making deranged cork boards connecting Shane to every gay man in North America. But on the road, he has nothing to occupy his time besides the occasional Skype call and cable TV. It gets harder to ignore the fact that Shane’s swapping sweet nothings with a man he still won’t let himself talk about. Or: After the cottage, Shane comes out to his teammates but swears that he doesn't have a boyfriend. Unfortunately for him, Hayden and J.J. don't believe his lie for a second.
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- English
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- AO3:
- #79076396
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“I’m right here. And you are okay, and you are safe, and healthy, and you are at home, yes? It is quiet, and nobody is there, nobody is bothering you. And the world is full of stupid idiots, but you are not one of them. And I am here. When you need me, I am here.” --------- or: The whole world thinks Shane is gay because of some stupid internet rumors, and he doesn't even have to confirm it. He's losing control of his entire life and he needs somewhere to put what little he does have. Ilya has open hands.
- Language:
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- 2 versions
- AO3:
- #79024196