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When Shane pulls away, he swallows audibly and the breath catches in his throat when he says, “There’s something you should know, too. Um, before.”
Ilya traces a thumb over his lips, pouts his own to show he’s listening. “Hm?”
“I’m a man,” Shane says, carefully.
Ilya scoffs. “Obviously. I’m not—”
“No, no, I mean—I’m a man. You need to remember that. Because—”
“Oh,” Ilya murmurs. He brings his other hand up, settles it in the curve of Shane’s neck. “I understand."A hockey player and the most beautiful man he's ever seen walk into a bar.
- Language:
- English
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- 1/1
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- 1
- AO3:
- #84987791
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It's 2008. Due to an injury, Ilya Rozanov never made it to the International Prospects Cup. But Fate's gonna do what Fate's gonna do; this summer, Shane Hollander will be tutoring at an English language intensive hockey camp in Moscow.
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- English
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- 53,306
- Chapters:
- 10/10
- Files:
- 2 versions
- AO3:
- #81217916
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Like a House on Fire by Anonymous
Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-05-14
When Shane’s friends are too hungover to get out of bed on their first day of vacation, Shane is left to his own devices while they sleep it off. With nothing better to do, Shane finds himself bonding with a very attractive Russian hockey player at a beachside Tiki bar.
When Ilya’s teammates get on his nerves, he takes a chance and buys a guy at the bar a drink. Only to realize, they've crossed paths before.
Or, Ilya stayed in Russia after Juniors, but he never forgot about a certain pretty Canadian boy or his pretty freckles.
- Language:
- English
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- 5,658
- Chapters:
- 1/?
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #84847231
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The Minor Fall, The Major Lift by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-05-12
~And from your lips, he drew the Hallelujah
Ilya Rozanov leaves Boston and signs with Ottawa, trying to fight a slow slide into emptiness and find meaning in his life again. Shane Hollander is a lonely, struggling artist who lost his spark. When they meet by chance, they both have to decide what's worth living for.
Or…Shane never gets the chance to become a pro hockey player, so they meet later in life. Basically, they’re both sad boys, but the healing will be worth it (mostly soft fluff, very low angst). More baggage, fewer hangups.
~You see I used to live alone before I knew ya.
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“So maybe we would have played together,” Ilya said.
“Yeah. Maybe we would have been rivals,” Shane said, and that got a grin out of him. He couldn’t quite imagine it, but he thought that would have been fun, facing off against Ilya Rozanov. In another life.
Ilya nodded slowly. “And yet here we are, meeting anyway. Maybe we were meant to.”
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- English
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- 120,745
- Chapters:
- 16/16
- Files:
- 2 versions
- AO3:
- #83202531
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after the boys of summer have gone by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-05-07
“I went to Catholic school, you know,” Scott says, nodding at a painting of the Archangel Gabriel.
“Oh.” Kip sounds surprised that he’s sharing anything about himself unprompted and stands next to him to look at the painting together. “So you know all the saints and everything?”
“Saint Christopher,” Scott says quietly and he feels so brave and reckless when he brushes the back of his knuckles against Kip’s. He’s rewarded with a little smile. “Patron saint of travelers. You’ve been watching over this traveler anyway.”
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Instead of the smoothie shop meet cute, Kip and Scott meet in Spain the following summer. (The working title for this until 5 minutes ago was “people we meet on sexcation”.)- Language:
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- 5/6
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- 1
- AO3:
- #83688591
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Team management e-mails him early in the afternoon, but it’s just after helping Jackie feed Ruby and Jade dinner, when Hayden has the chance to go to the bedroom and sit against the bed headboard, that he manages to see and read it. The language is polite but friendly, and the person writing it actually identifies herself as the lady from the team’s media relationship, Nathaly, which immediately makes the exchange feel more real. She calls Hayden by his first name too, which also helps. Hayden has read some official communication before, but they addressed the team as a whole, so he knows this is different. Nathaly is talking to him to know if there’s any way he might billet for next season.
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Alternate universe where Hayden was drafted two seasons before Shane and is three years older than him. He's not quite a veteran, but, somehow, he still gets picked by the Metros to house hockey's second coming of christ, Shane Hollander, during his rookie season. Shane never really leaves.
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- English
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- AO3:
- #79622401
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room for more by aurora_chiroptera
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-04-20
For several years, Shane and Ilya have been the center of each other’s worlds. But when a new kid transfers into their grade, their duo turns into a trio. Cue shenanigans from hockey rinks to stray kittens.
- Part 4 of what’s the price of being young
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- English
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- 4,714
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- 1/1
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- 1
- AO3:
- #83486641
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take it from the top by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-04-20
It's 2016. Scott Hunter is in his rookie year with the New York Admirals and at first glance his life is going great. He’s a generational talent slated to be Captain, a cinch for Rookie of the Year, and has just been named an MLH All-Star. Unfortunately, he’s also a closeted gay orphan with no swag, no bitches, and no friends.
But it’s fine. Scott just has to keep this one measly secret for another twenty or so years, and then he can retire and get a hot boyfriend and finally live his life as his true authentic self — whatever that means. Everything is going to be just fine.
Or: in which we are forced to contend with the hard hitting question of "what if Scott Hunter wasn’t old but Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander were?" and also "haha wouldn’t it be great if everybody was about 50% more Canadian?"
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- English
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- 40,830
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- 8/?
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- 1
- AO3:
- #80687726
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“Sylvia,” Shane murmured, clearly mortified.
“What?” she said innocently. “I’m just saying. And I’m also saying that a certain someone here, hasn’t stopped staring at someone else since they walked in. Their partner has been doing all of the work.” A brow was quirked towards the Russian paramedic.
Ilya nearly dropped his gauze “Da- I mean no, I—” he started, then stopped, flustered.
Shane looked like he wanted the floor to swallow him whole.
Cliff snorted under his breath and turned away, suddenly very interested in the supply bag.
Sylvia leaned toward Shane. “Ask for his number,” she whispered loudly enough that it wasn’t a whisper at all. “They’ll be taking me away in T-minus five minutes. You don’t wanna miss your shot kiddo!”
Or Shane is a Librarian and Ilya is a Paramedic. They meet , fall in love, have a baby together . Oh and Shane is Autistic and worries a lot.
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- English
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- Chapters:
- 1/1
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- 2 versions
- AO3:
- #83131456
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following the path; leaving a trail by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-04-14
With Russia banned from competing in World Juniors, Shane and Ilya don’t meet until draft day. How is their story different without those first few interactions and without the media’s “rivalry” obsession?
- Part 1 of how did we get here, my love
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- 15/15
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- 1
- AO3:
- #78610616
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Shane is drunk, concussed, and hiding in a phone booth when he calls the only number he knows by heart.
The man who answers is not Hayden Pike.
- Part 1 of Night Changes AU
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- English
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- 20,556
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- 4/4
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- 4 versions
- AO3:
- #81007671
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hold you by the heart by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-03-17
Ilya is immediately intrigued by his team's hot new massage therapist. He thinks he probably just wants to sleep with him, but the more he gets to know him, the more he fears he may actually want something real.
Meanwhile, Shane has just landed his dream job and has no interest in crossing any professional boundaries, no matter how much their star player might make him want to.
Featuring famous!Ilya who's at the height of his career and is tired of the playboy lifestyle, and professional!Shane who's far too busy achieving his goals to worry about his heart.
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- English
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- 29,104
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- 20/20
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- 1
- AO3:
- #79563606
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A Minor Interruption by Well0_0shizzz
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-03-09
"Sorry I ruined your date,” he said. His tone once again did not sound sorry at all. Shane huffed out a short laugh before he could stop himself. “No, you’re not.” The man’s smile shifted at that, turning a little more genuine for a moment before the smirk returned. This time it looked less mocking and more teasing, the corner of his mouth curling upward as his eyes flicked over Shane’s face. “No, I’m not,” he admitted easily. “I could not watch someone so beautiful suffer through such terrible date. I had to rescue you.” — After months of bugging, Shane finally gave in and let Jackie set him up on a blind date. He’s very quickly reminded why he always says no. It’s going to take him a while to trust Jackie again after this. Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately, Shane and his date happen to be sitting close to a certain blond Russian who can’t stand to see such a pretty boy suffer through such a terrible date.
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- #80892086
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“Thank you, Shane. For repairing my car.” Ilya shakes his hand one more time before pulling away. Shane might just be deluding himself once again, but he could feel how Ilya purposely dragged his palm slowly across his, even extending his fingers just so their skin would be touching each other longer; he took his time letting go. It felt way more sensual than it should be. His cheeks were now turning red. “Ah, don't thank me just yet, haha. Still have to actually fix your car later. But you can trust me on taking care of it, I’ll be sure to be very careful!” Shane says enthusiastically. This makes Ilya smirk again. “Hm. Then I will thank you tomorrow again. See you.” Shane Hollander works in an auto repair shop. Ilya Rozanov owns a ton of spare sports cars and has a lot of free time.
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- AO3:
- #80036581
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Tubes of Neon Light, Refracted by bluerosebouquet
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-02-19
His entire body felt tense as the door was pushed open. He trained his eyes on the floor, monologuing before he could stop himself, “Just so you know, my buddies paid for this dance for me and I’m sure you’re very nice and very pretty and good at what you do but I’m actually gay so you can just- Do what you need to do but I don’t want you to be offended because I’m not as into this as you’re probably… usually…used to…” He trailed away as he looked up, and met the eyes of the very tall, very broad, very handsome man leaning against the doorframe. They stared at each other, and Shane blinked, struck dumb. Or, the night of JJ's bachelor party, Shane is forced into a lap dance he very much does not want. Until he does, and everything changes.
- Part 2 of Tubes 'Verse
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- English
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- 59,100
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- 5/5
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- 2 versions
- AO3:
- #76567911
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The Stars We Dream Upon by Anonymous
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-02-16
In a world where omegas can’t play in the major leagues, Shane is stuck in the omega/beta league. He is one of the best players, but his dream had always been to create a path for himself and others to play in the major leagues. His fighting has been a lot behind the scenes, but a surprising Instagram post from Ilya Rozanov an Alpha playing for Boston in the NHL, causes his life and mission to take a surprising turn.
On the other hand, Ilya is getting bored and wants to find joy in the sport again. Little did he know that making a social media post about an omega hockey player would blow up in a whole social media discourse would change his life forever.
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- English
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- 78,348
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- 31/31
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- 1
- AO3:
- #73807036
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When Shane is 11, he and Ilya have their first sleepover, as best friends do. Shenanigans ensue and secrets are shared. Everyone needs someone who sees them. [Can be read as a stand alone.]
- Part 2 of what’s the price of being young
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- English
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- 4,341
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- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #79387226
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Irina flees Russia with 9-year-old Ilya, hoping for a new start in Canada’s capital. While she is working through asylum paperwork, Ilya runs into a boy his own age in the hallways of a government building.
- Part 1 of what’s the price of being young
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- English
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- 1/1
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- AO3:
- #79087771
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How stupid could Ilya have been, not only to be caught, but to be caught by Scott Hunter.
inspired by chapter two of we cannot waste time (—only ourselves.) by llamallamaduck !!
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- English
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- AO3:
- #77923181
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Shane I think you should go with the black shirt. It’s better if someone wants to tear it off you. Ten minutes later, his phone chimed. Unknown Number Oh shit That is not what I expected from my Friday night. But I’m not saying no. I like people who take initiative. Shane froze. That was definitely not Hayden’s number.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 2,333
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 2 versions
- AO3:
- #77905706
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