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“Why are you so sure he’ll reject you? He was already fucking in love with you, Roz, literally all of us knew it, it was clear just from how he looked at his fucking phone—”
“That was— That was a fucking miracle, Pike. Miracles don’t happen twice.”
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shane doesn't remember his relationship with ilya after the hit. ilya was going to break up with him anyway.
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Welcome, Jane! by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
2026-05-14
"Jane" gets added to the Centaures WAGs chat shortly after Ilya moves to Ottawa. Maybe a group of girl friends is exactly what Shane needs in the face of hardship
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frequently, secretly fond of each other. by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-05-14
Shrugging one shoulder far more casually than he possibly feels, Ilya says, “I like both. Is secret, okay?”
“Okay,” Hollander says, voice cracking.
He doesn’t say anything else. The air’s so heavy around them that it feels like being in the middle of a scrum, the weight and heat of all those bodies pressing down on you. Danger always feels like hockey; it’s the most dangerous thing Ilya knows, except for this. Everything dangerous in his life involves men’s bodies and just how close he can get to them. Closer than he probably should.
A year after mysteriously dropping out of the 2009 draft, Shane Hollander is signed by the Boston Raiders, right behind Ilya Rozanov. Having the two biggest stars in the league on the same line is great for Boston — but playing alongside their worst rival was never exactly in Shane or Ilya's plans. Especially not when staying away from each other starts to feel just as impossible as getting along.
- Part 1 of frequently, secretly.
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“There is one more thing. Given the nature of your fall and the force of impact, we ran a full battery of blood tests to check for any internal issues. Everything looks normal, except for one result that… stood out.” Shane’s stomach tightened. Stood out? “Given your secondary gender presentation and hormone levels, we also ran a standard pregnancy panel,” she said, her words measured and clear. “And the test came back positive." For a moment, the words didn’t land. They floated in the air like dust in the sunlight. Positive. Pregnancy panel. Then, all at once, they crashed into him. or Shane Hollander discovers he is pregnant while at the hospital after getting hit in the ice by Marleau in a Boston vs. Montreal Match and after inviting Ilya Rozanov to his cottage.
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The Cost of Keeping You by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-05-13
Five years ago, Ilya and Shane were building something fragile, pieced together from long days, small comforts, and a future they believed they still had time for. Until it ended. Now Ilya has climbed the ranks of the mafia, commands a region of his own, and knows better than to show weakness in rooms full of dangerous men. Then someone else walks in, with Shane at his side. He is polished, untouchable, and no longer Ilya’s. Shane says he left because it didn’t work out. Ilya knows he’s lying. Or: A mafia reunion fic about old debts, quiet sacrifices, dangerous men, and a love that endures, even when there is nowhere left for it to be safe.
- Part 2 of Soft things in hard places
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And the Hart Trophy Goes To… The Guy In Labor by JustMeAndLife (CaramelCreamCoffee)
Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-05-12
Ilya gripped the envelope tighter. “The MVP,” he began slowly, still staring directly at Shane, “is…” Another pain slammed into Shane so hard his vision whited out. “…Shane Hollander.” The room exploded with cheers and applause . People rising to their feet. Shane barely heard any of it. His father hugged him first. Then Yuna. “Sweetheart,” she whispered against his ear, “you don’t look well. I don’t think you should be going up there alone..” He couldn’t answer. He stood carefully. Ignoring the concerned look both of his parents threw his way. The pressure between his hips was unbearable now. Every step toward the stage felt wrong. Painful. Wet. Why was it wet? Or Shane goes into labor at the NHL awards with a son they didn’t even know existed.
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i’m saying your name (when i think the plane will crash) by justhockey
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-05-12
Ilya had told Shane to leave because they needed space - they needed some room to catch their breath so they could talk about things properly. So they could say sorry and fix the mess they had made. But one day apart stretched into two, into three, into a week, and suddenly Shane was on the other end of the phone, saying, ”Maybe this isn’t going to work, Ilya.” At least Ilya is good at that part; he’s an expert in being left behind. (Or, Ilya and Shane breakup. Then the Centaurs’ plane almost crashes.)
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Been waiting on that sunshine (I think I need that back) by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-05-12
“But we have always kissed, we -”
“I know.” Shane says, face blushing crimson. “But like I said, I don’t want to do that anymore. We can still see each other, because I like what we do, but we have to keep that part out of it. Please.”
Ilya breathes in and out. He tries to be rational. Shane’s requesting that something change in their arrangement. It should be a simple answer. Yes. Of course. If that’s a boundary he wants to set, then Ilya should obey it.
But the feeling of loss is so overwhelming he can barely stomach it.
or, after Vegas, Shane doesn't let Ilya kiss him anymore when they hook up. Ilya doesn't take it very well.
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if you're scared of wolves by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-05-12
In another life — or maybe the next one, or maybe the one before — Ilya Rozanov learns that some roads only lead to one place. No matter how you take them, the wolves are always waiting at the end.
Maybe that's why, in December 2008, Ilya wakes up with the distinct, inexplicable sense, that he has already lived this life before.
Some things, it turns out, are inevitable. The question is whether he is.
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forgive me if i jump at the rattle of your keys by justhockey
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-05-11
Ilya knew, right from the very moment he met Shane Hollander, that he would never be good enough for him. He’d seemed so…pristine, when they first met. Untouched. And Ilya knew his unclean hands would only dirty him up. He’s always been selfish, though; his father used to tell him that. So it’s no surprise, really, that Shane has finally gotten tired of it. Of him, always needing more from Shane than he deserves - always begging for more than he has earned. Ilya would leave himself, too, if he could. (Or, five time Ilya thought Shane would leave, and one time he knew he wasn’t going anywhere.)
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Break My Heart and Start a Fire by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-05-11
If standing out in the street screaming that he loves Shane Hollander is wrong, Ilya has no desire to be right.
Shane would prefer he didn’t though, so he can keep quiet. For now.
- Part 2 of 2014 Remix
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Lately, playing hockey wasn't even as much fun as it used to be. Games were always the highlight, but even that, it didn’t feel as good since his team had been falling apart.
And all that because he came out as gay.
He didn’t really fault them for taking some time to accept it, so Shane let them talk. If that helped them digest the news, so be it.
He let them distance themselves from him, let them gossip around to other teams, let them make him the butt of jokes he didn’t understand.Shane didn’t mind, all things considered.
Everything was fine.
- Part 1 of Everything is fine
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Shane leaves that Vegas penthouse suite feeling wretched, and like an idiot, and like he never wants to see Ilya Rozanov again.
Except, well. Then there are zombies.
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think twice (and come back for a third time) by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-05-10
Shane is heavier than he used to be; his weight bears down on Ilya in a new way. He’s put on pounds of muscle since Ilya last touched him like this. Ilya flattens his palms, skims them under Shane’s undershirt, feels the flat solidity of his abs, the bulk of his lats, the swell of his chest. It’s the same and it’s new, this body; it’s the boy he couldn’t stop thinking about when he was 18 and the man he loved enough to let go at 26 and the person who somehow always comes to find him when he’s lost.
A stranger, and the love of his life.
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or, Ilya's father doesn't die in 2017; Ilya breaks up with Shane instead of confessing his love. They get older, but not any less stupid about each other. Shane gets a boyfriend; Ilya gets on medication; they work on becoming whole people. And they always find their way back to each other.
OR a story for those who love Shane and Ilya's baby love but ALSO think it's hot when people in their thirties make active choices about who they are and what they want in their partner!!
Note: the "cheating" tag refers to the relationship between Shane and his aforementioned BF, not to Shane and Ilya cheating on each other.
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crawling back to you by LunarMoonstone
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
2026-05-09
“The arena is just buzzing with nervous energy after that hit, ladies and gentlemen at home. And down on the ice, it looks like we have-...hold on…is that-... Ilya Rozanov…crawling to Shane Hollander?” In which instead of Marleau, it is Ilya who crashes into Shane. The way they choose to deal with the fallout surprises them both.
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“Shane had been used to being alone. He'd never thought of himself as lonely. He honestly often craved the solitude, found it grounding. But that was before he knew what it was like to have someone to call, someone to touch. He was never lonely before Rozanov, but he'd been lonely ever since.”
April 2017: Shane does not get laid out on the ice.
Ilya goes through with ending it.
Shane lets him.
What follows is eleven months of distance, denial, and a quiet kind of devastation neither of them knows how to name, let alone fix.
They learn how to live without each other.
(Or at least, how to pretend.)
And then, almost a year later, the infamous collision happens and Shane goes down cold.
And suddenly, neither of them can pretend it doesn’t matter.
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5 times people believed Shane is trapped in an abusive marriage and the 1 time Shane sets the record straight ft. misunderstandings, good intentions and a bisexual Russian menace who loves his boring Canadian husband
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Far Longer Than Forever by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
2026-05-06
After years of spending summers detesting each other, Prince Shane Hollander and Tsarevich Ilya Rozanov were ready to never see each other again.
But as the two laid eyes on each other on the year of their 18th birthdays, something changed, and hatred turning into something far more precious and fragile.
But it would not be long lived, as other forces at work plotted to tear them apart.
Aka a retelling of The Swan Princess (1994) but I turn Shane into a loon.
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NHL Updates @NHLUpdates
Montreal captain Shane Hollander begs for information about a mysterious “Boston Lily” who he’s been secretly dating for six years, sparking a viral movement to reunite the pair. Full story below.metrooos @hockleberry
guys I think we might have to lock the fuck in????? #FindBostonLily--OR--
Amnesiac!Shane knows that he's in love, but not who he's in love with. The internet vows to assist.
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mine (in another lifetime) by luverslilac
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-05-04
“Don’t marry her. Don’t leave me.” Ilya Rozanov has planned dozens of perfect weddings. This one just happens to belong to the man he's been in love with for his for years. *Reuploaded after random deletion a while back*
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- AO3:
- #83446491