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honey bees and other doomed creatures by Anonymous
Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
2026-10-14
The beginning starts with an ending: Shane Hollander dies when he is twelve years old. It is not permanent, but it does linger.
(Shane, Ilya, and the great game of being good enough to be worth something to someone.)
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- AO3:
- #94631736
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Finally, something dawns on him, a way to handle two goals simultaneously. He’d seen Hollander’s mother flipping through papers rapidly when they first got here, seeming calm and in control and more than a little frightening in a way that made Ilya mildly glad he wasn’t one of the people responsible for a clipboard. If anyone can tell him if the long list of “Prohibited Items” he’d been sent in his email a few days ago is just standard practice for big shoots, it would be Yuna Hollander.
Or, hopefully, her son.
“Crazy we cannot even have peanut butter, eh?” He asks. “You also got giant list?”
Hollander stiffens, almost imperceptibly, and Ilya tilts his head, just slightly, confused, wondering if he’s stumbled somewhere unexpected.
(how ilya learns about shane's allergies) (and shane's sexual awakening tragically hits a speedbump in the process 😔)
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- 113,156
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- 10/?
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- 2 versions
- AO3:
- #87705801
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Outside, bugs swarm around the porch light. A half-moon hangs over the dark swath of lake, spider-spun white daubed across the oil-spill surface. That perfect day on the water was less than a week ago. The scabs on Ilya’s ankle haven’t even healed. He knew the rest of their lives would be an uphill battle; he just hoped they could lie in the grass for a little longer.
There’s a hitch in Shane’s breath, a catch that brings Ilya’s attention back to him. He’s seen the ice tilt, analyzed the offense, and realization freezes across his face.
The whistle blows. Ilya’s been caught.
“You don’t want to figure this out,” Shane says finally. “You want him to billet with you.”
Last season, Ilya broke his jaw. Next season, he'll break from Boston for Ottawa and a shot at making an impossible relationship work. This season, he breaks every promise he’s ever made.
(aka the sequel to Alligator Bites Never Heal)
- Part 2 of Alligator Bites Never Heal
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- English
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- 32,339
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- 4/13
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- AO3:
- #82560311
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those lovely myriads by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-09-15
Irina is beautiful and funny and smart.
Irina is a good mother. She does all the things good mothers are supposed to do.
And she is so, so bitter.
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- AO3:
- #92659661
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“-moya rybka, I am sorry, sweet girl-” Ilya is saying, on his knees in the middle of their living room and patting the rug near him with what looks like devastation on his face as Anya continues to ignore him, curled up on Shane’s lap instead. Fresh off of several stacked events to fit them into a weekend–because Shane’s mom is nothing if not efficient when it comes to the deals she makes–Ilya got home only a few minutes ago, still in the outfit he’d left his Buzzfeed puppy interview in, which Anya had clearly not appreciated, sniffing him suspiciously after her initial excited greeting and then retreating to Shane immediately when he patted his thigh in welcome.
Shane is trying not to be obviously enjoying Ilya’s turmoil as much as he is, shifting Anya to lay on her back like a baby in one arm and cooing at her.
“I know, huh? Papa left and played with who knows how many other dogs, and the whole time you were here missing him. I bet he wasn’t even thinking about you, huh?”
“Hollander!” Ilya says, sounding scandalized. “Do not tell her that! Is not true!”
(collection of standalone fics/ficlets prompted by my own tumblr posts) (will update as inspiration strikes)
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- English
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- 15/15
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- AO3:
- #81626591
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pour mercy, mercy on me (set fire to history) by Anonymous
Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
2026-08-02
“I was thinking summer,” Shane said. “Summer for what?” Shane lifted his head and met Ilya’s gaze. “For everything. Coming out. Going public. Getting married.” Ilya’s heart flipped. “Yes?” “Yeah. I know it’s going to be a shitshow, but I’m tired of being scared of being found out. I want to tell people, on our own terms. I think I can handle anything that happens, as long as going public is a choice we made ourselves. Together.” “That is what I want,” Ilya agreed. “We tell people ourselves. Together.” ~ The Long Game, Chapter 25 What if Shane and Ilya were never outed in Hayden's FanMail, and got to come out on their own terms?
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- #88629076
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Three rookies. One season. Cameras everywhere. The First Shift is a reality show following the NHL’s hottest rookies from Draft Day through their first year — on the ice, off it, and everywhere in between. Which is a problem for Shane and Ilya almost immediately.
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- English
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- 32,296
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- 16/?
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- AO3:
- #81910611
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In 2000, Russia had 31,000 cases of HIV. In 2010, there were 530,000.
By fourteen, Ilya Rozanov is sleeping around Moscow. It's a complicated outlet, but he's good at two things: hockey and sex. At 16, he's diagnosed with HIV.
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- English
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- 19,799
- Chapters:
- 4/4
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- AO3:
- #83807126
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dream of walls that hold us in prison by Anonymous
Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-05-12
Two weeks after the photos get leaked, Troy is traded to the Ottawa Centaurs.
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- AO3:
- #84704766
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the space between us by noisehues
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-04-23
When the Hollander family trip to Moscow comes to an end, 8-year-old Shane swears he's never going to see Ilya again. He parts from his summer friend with a heavy heart and the certainty that that's the end of their budding friendship. Over a decade later, Ilya walks into his life again, all grown and handsome; his thick accent is a hint, but what gives his identity away is the bracelet tied around his wrist. There should be no reason for Ilya to be in Montreal, and yet here he is. Shane takes a deep breath and reintroduces himself, completely unaware of the whirlwind Ilya is about to take him in.
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- AO3:
- #83645981
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Set after Heated Rivalry, mini spoilers for The Long Game since it's set around the start of that book
An exploration of J.J and Hayden as not-so-great friends, from Shane's POV. Ends on a hopeful note for Shane overall but not in regards to his two longtime friends.
Also featuring a cute text exchange between Shane and Ilya + a sweet conversation in the Hollander family groupchat!
(I advise reading the tags)
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- AO3:
- #81609261
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The text reads: I’m not being fair to you None of this has ever been fair to you ~ There's no clean break for Kip. Takes place in the stretch of time between the Sochi Olympics to the 2017 Cup Final.
- Part 1 of The Distance
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- 3,706
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- #79933421
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In which Shane makes the headlines, Ilya has a history of terrible bedside manners, and the line between murder and manslaughter is the razor thin edge of intent.
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- English
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- AO3:
- #79294341
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“You’re not bothered that I’ve thought about another man?”
Rose smiles. “No, Shane, I’m not. I… Trust me, I’m not bothered, at all. But I do want to know what you’ve thought about doing with him.”
Shane still doesn’t look at her, but he seems a little less tense. “I’ve thought about… A lot, Rose, I…” He swallows. “Being on my knees, for one thing.”
Rose notices Shane making eyes at Ilya in the club, and invites him over for a threesome. She gets more than she bargained for.
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- 2/?
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- AO3:
- #77351871
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Ilya’s lips purse, and he gets that look on his face that means he’s about to say something terrible. “You are waiting for me to give you chocolate?” he asks, one of his eyebrows even more arched than usual. There it is. * In which the Boston Raiders are playing the Montreal Metros on February 15th, and it's totally normal for Shane to spend Valentine's Day with his very casual situationship.
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- 5,364
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- 1/1
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- 2 versions
- AO3:
- #76763746
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Then It Hits (That I'm Damned) by ssomethingwild
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2025-12-27
“Rozy—shit,” he manages, voice strangled, want bubbling molten and inescapable in his gut, hips trembling with the force of not rudely bucking up into Rozanov’s warm, far too talented mouth. Because I just wanted you to fuck me, he thinks after he’ s finished making Shane unravel with soft, unforgiving motions, as Rozanov—as Ilya—laves his tongue hungrily over the mess dripping down the planes of his abdomen, blinking overwhelmed tears away from the diminuendo of pleasure. But then I became greedy. And now all I want is for you to love me. Or: despite the initial fear, the world doesn't end when Shane Hollander realizes he loves Ilya Rozanov. Now, he just has to convince Ilya of that same truth. An adjusted timeline. A collection of moments. A story about completing someone, despite the odds.
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- #75915221
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Broken Dreams & A New Hope by Polarnacht
Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
2024-03-10
After the Centaurs beat the Voyageurs in the playoffs, Shane is condemned to sit at home and watch Ilya compete for the Stanley Cup. He’s proud of Ilya, but he also still feels bitter about the loss. Both things grow unimportant when Ilya gets brutally checked on the ice. Despite the severity of his injury and Shane’s vehement objection, Ilya wants to play the next game. Shane is not sure if he can stand by and let Ilya risk his life, but what other options does he have?
- Language:
- English
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- 17,728
- Chapters:
- 7/7
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #53267296