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  1. Ilya's Top Secret Super Gay(ish) MLH Society by

    Heated Rivalry (TV)
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    2026-10-12

    so maybe that random person who commented on Shane Hollander's twitter statedment after him and Ilya had been outed had been right, there was a secret MHL gay society...and maybe it had been Ilya's plan all along

    -

    Or

    Ilya creates a group chat with all the queer players he knows about and has the number for...and maybe one he doesn't know about yet but shhhh it's still a secret

    Language:
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    49,021
    Chapters:
    19/?
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #83757481

  2. Beauty is in the Eye of Ilya Rozanov by

    Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
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    2026-10-11

    Ilya Rozanov is so excited about his new beautiful pup Anya! Except Ilya is blinded by his excitement. Anya is a bit weird looking, okay maybe she's kinda scary looking. Shane adjusts to life with a new dog and makes it his mission to protect Ilya from the truth about Anya.

    Excerpt:

    Unknown Number:

    Please you have to take her back, I can't sleep with her creepy humanlike eyes staring at me.

    [Close up image of a dog's face]

    She looks like one of the puppets from The Labyrinth. I had night terrors about that movie as a kid.

    Harris:

    Who is this? Why do you have Anya?

    Unknown Number:

    Seriously name your price, lie to Ilya and tell him you found her old family and take her away please🙏

    Harris:

    I don't know who you are but I'm calling Rozanov and maybe the police. This is creepy. Who are you???

    Unknown Number:

    This is Jane. Ilya's partner. Please. I'm desperate. I wouldn’t have reached out otherwise.

    Harris
    AS IN MONTREAL JANE??? ROZ'S MYSTERY GIRL!!

    I have soooo many questions for you!!!!

    Language:
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    41,006
    Chapters:
    15/15
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #91799521

  3. #12 by

    Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
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    2026-10-10

    "Did Scott tell you about the deal?" Rozanov asks.
    "Deal?" says Eric.
    "Does he not know?" Roznov asks, with some surprise.
    "Know what?" Eric asks, genuinely puzzled. For reasons he can't identify, his heart rate speeds up.
    "About you."
    Eric doesn't respond.
    Rozanov gives him another look. "Gospodi. Please tell me you know, at least."

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    1/1
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #93292796

  4. a soft place to fall by

    Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
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    2026-10-10

    Ilya clenches his fists, jaw tensing and loosening around the words he wishes he could say. His brain is far too jumbled for basic English right now, let alone the words to explain just how much he needs to bury himself in the arms of the one person who understands. He can deal with the fallout tomorrow. He just needs…

    A soft place to land.

    LeClaire doubles down, shifting his stance to block Ilya’s path. “Your personal life is your own, Rozanov, but right now, your personal life is under a microscope. It’s not right, or fair, but think about that before you do something that lands you in even hotter water.”

    “You mean the team,” Ilya grits.

    “No.” His coach’s face softens. “No, that’s not important. I’ve known you for nearly a decade, Ilya. Take the bench for once. We’ll take care of you.”

    But who will take care of Shane?

    -

    OR: Ilya gets outed, Shane comes up with a solution to keep him safe, and neither of them are happy.

    Language:
    English
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    66,682
    Chapters:
    7/16
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #87576866

  5. thy going out and thy coming in by

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    2026-10-09

    For nine years, Wilner Joseph drove the enemy to his hero's front door.

    The back door. It was the back door for a long time.

    Language:
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    10,454
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #94290596

  6. exposure therapy by

    Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
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    2026-10-04

    The Centaurs Rookies ask about Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov's coming out plans, only to find out that said plans are very, very bad.

    Upon pointing out the flaws in the plans, Shane and Ilya get defensive; insisting that they don't need help from "a bunch of stupid boys".

    Taking this personally, the Rookies then come up with a plan to fix their coming out plans by exposing them to the reality of what the internet is saying about them.

    Language:
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    7,612
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #93943046

  7. Five-Minute Major by

    Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
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    2026-10-04

    “Hello? What is going on? Did you mean to call me?” Ilya asked nervously, glancing around at his team to make sure they weren’t focused on him, confirming that most of them were either undressing and checking their own phones or teasing St. Simone about the new tattoo he had gotten the other day.

    “I—I think—” Shane stuttered, and Ilya frowned when he heard another scream from Shane’s end of the line that didn’t sound like a gleeful hockey celebration. Was there something beeping loudly, too?

    “I think the plane is crashing.”

    And Ilya’s world came crumbling down.

    -

    After the tuna melt incident, Shane calls Ilya from a plane that is going down.

    Language:
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    Chapters:
    2/2
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #93359491

  8. The Vocabulary of Exile by

    Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
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    2026-10-04

    At twenty-one, Ilya Rozanov is the Soviet Union’s most perfect weapon, a soldier of the Red Machine who has spent three years locked in a silent, jagged war on the ice with Canada’s golden boy, Shane Hollander.

    When the Montreal Metros claim him as a "wasted" mid-round draft pick, the rivalry transforms from a professional grudge into a desperate lifeline. On the final night of the 1988 Calgary Olympics, he risks everything, his family, his career, and his safety, to start a new life in the West. Forced into a high-stakes billet under the roof of his bitter professional rival, Ilya must navigate a world where freedom feels like a new kind of prison.

    As Ilya struggles to adapt, the crumbling Soviet empire reaches across the ocean, searching for leverage to help pull him back.

    OR: What if Ilya fled Russia in 1988 to play for the Montreal Metros?

    Language:
    English
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    260,211
    Chapters:
    33/40
    Files:
    2 versions
    AO3:
    #78926751

  9. Homecoming (Homebound) by

    Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
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    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
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    24,854
    Chapters:
    3/?
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #89668211

  10. on winning and losing (and ilya rozanov) by

    Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Heated Rivalry (TV)
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    2026-09-28

    Twenty years after everything fell apart, Shane Hollander is on the cusp of becoming MLH Commissioner when Ilya Rozanov walks into his office and back into his life.

    "I don't know, I’m pretty late to the game," Shane says.

    “Everything good happens in third period,” Ilya counters.

    Language:
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    237,562
    Chapters:
    28/28
    Files:
    4 versions
    AO3:
    #82087191

  11. (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:
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    137,668
    Chapters:
    25/25
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #87880721

  12. The Benefits of Friendship by

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

    Shane and Ilya are coming out this summer. First they need to convince the fans that being competitive doesn’t depend on hating each other at all, actually. With a little [a lot] of help from Harris Drover, it’s all going according to plan. [Well, except Ilya keeps saying that being public friends means they're now officially friends with benefits. Shane did not buy Ilya a ring to be demoted to friends with benefits.]
    -----
    The camera tracks Shane and Ilya as they race back up the ice. They cross the finish line in a blur of speed and round on Harris.

    “I don’t-,” Harris says, “It was so tight. Maybe we call it a draw?”

    Ilya throws his arms up. “[Beep], is not a f-[beep]-ing draw, is-”

    “Harris, what the [beep]?” Shane shouts, eyes wide. “What do-”

    The two of them abruptly fall silent.

    “Um, sorry, sorry.” Ilya shrugs.

    Shane flushes. “Sorry, yeah, sorry Harris.”

    “So I’m guessing,” says Harris, “you want a re-do?”

    “Cannot be a tie,” Ilya says at the same time Shane says, “draws aren’t a real thing.”

    Harris can’t help it. He bursts out laughing.

    Language:
    English
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    39,107
    Chapters:
    13/13
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #92708246

  13. Poster Boy by

    Heated Rivalry (TV)
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    2026-09-27

    “Do you think I could get into the dressing room hallway?” Ilya asked.
    The photographer cocked their head, “Why?”
    “I feel that doesn’t matter to you.”
    Ilya could feel his stomach sinking. How was he supposed to get to Shane Hollander if he never stayed still? “Do you know when he will be done with everything?” When the photographer gave him a confused and irritated look, he reached for his wallet. “Better yet, do you have his phone number?”

    OR

    The model AU inspired by all the stunning runway looks and the love that, in every universe, Ilya has for Shane Hollander.

    Language:
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    99,782
    Chapters:
    11/11
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    1
    AO3:
    #92178606

  14. Shane Hollander: The Man Behind the Hockey Legend by

    Heated Rivalry (TV)
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    2026-09-26

    “You are in bathroom now having panic attack, calling your boyfriend because you just told journalist you are gay?”
    “Fuck you, Ilya,” Shane scoffed.
    “I am just making sure I understand the situation. Okay, okay, you just go out and say you misspoke. You meant to say that you are… gray.”
    “I’m not a fucking paint sample.”
    “Maybe you said that you pray?”
    “I definitely did not say I pray. Also, I’m not religious.”
    “You're not?”
    “Ilya, can you fucking focus?”

    ****
    When Yuna books Shane a sit-down interview with GQ, she has no idea she's about to derail the carefully laid ten-year plan Shane and his secret boyfriend had only just begun to build. Shane never realized how exhausting the secret had become until it slipped out. Suddenly, telling the truth felt just a little more bearable than forcing himself back into hiding.

    This is a story about bravery. About being scared and doing it anyway. About being too exhausted to keep lying. About deciding which truths are finally safe to share, and which must still be protected while real danger remains.

    Language:
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    45,960
    Chapters:
    29/29
    Files:
    2 versions
    AO3:
    #90744736

  15. 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.

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    2/2
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    1
    AO3:
    #93064581

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

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

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    1/2
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    AO3:
    #93206956

  17. No, really! I have a boyfriend! by

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    2026-09-24

    "Where were you this weekend, cap? We missed you at the barbecue."

    "I was at my boyfriend Shane Hollander's house."

    "Okay then! Keep your secrets, cap!"

    --
    No one believes Ilya that he's dating Montreal player Shane Hollander.

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    2,489
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    1/1
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    1
    AO3:
    #93204391

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

    Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
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    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:
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    11,274
    Chapters:
    8/16
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #85327811

  19. 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
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    68,043
    Chapters:
    8/8
    Files:
    2 versions
    AO3:
    #87723541

  20. All Eyes On You by

    Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
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    2026-09-21

    Summer, 2021. Shane Hollander is Major League Hockey's hottest free agent. MLH fans and organizations alike must grapple with their expectations: Hollander is not the young man the league discarded in 2017, for better or worse. There is more to his life than hockey, even if he says frustratingly little about his boyfriend, another player known only as Lily.

    When the Ottawa Centaurs lace up for the 2021-2022 season with a stacked lineup, failure is not an option. What the world believes to be the newest iteration of a longstanding rivalry just might be hockey's greatest love story.

    Language:
    English
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    86,488
    Chapters:
    26/35
    Files:
    1
    AO3:
    #83150341
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