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a light refracting by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-10-16
“I know you’re there,” he spoke gently, proud when his voice sounded nearly confident in spite of the way his hands were shaking under his desk, “I’ve seen you.”
The air in front of him seemed to shimmer in a way that was almost corporeal. Beneath his lab coat, the hair on his arms was standing on end.
Suddenly, so softly that it could hardly be called a whisper, a man’s voice answered, “So what if I am here? What would it matter anyway?”
Or, a scientist and a skeptic, new Team Physician Dr. Ilya Rozanov holds no belief in ghosts or ghouls or anything remotely supernatural, but soon even he can’t ignore the strange and inexplicable occurrences happening around the university’s sports complex.
Hollander Arena isn’t haunted… except for it sort of, probably is.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 25,761
- Chapters:
- 4/?
- Files:
- 2 versions
- AO3:
- #83408831
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have you really never thought that your words have a consequence? by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV)
2026-10-14
He told his team he was gay because he trusted them.
For weeks, Shane has made excuses for every stare and every uncomfortable silence. He has swallowed his anger every time one of them treated him like a freak, has spent almost two months twisting himself into something smaller, trying to convince them that he is still the same man who has led this team for years.
In return, for his efforts, they did this.
They went to a store—or, worse, sat together online—and selected every fucked up piece of this costume. They found a women’s jersey with Ilya’s name on the back, bought fucking fishnets in his size, found a cheap set of bunny ears plus tail, grabbed those ridiculous shorts, then brought all of it here so they could laugh when Shane opened the bag.
Shane presses the heels of his hands against his eyes, refusing to cry in Miitty’s guest room. He's not going to give them that.
He wants Ilya.
- Part 4 of Feral’s October Shenanigans
- Part 15 of Hollanov Smut
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 9,874
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #93211686
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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 😔)
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 113,156
- Chapters:
- 10/?
- Files:
- 2 versions
- AO3:
- #87705801
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one day i'll watch as you're leaving (and life will lose all its meaning) by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
2026-10-13
The fight on Boxing Day had been explosive and painful. But they'd decided they would make a new plan. One they could both live with.
But the more Shane tried to compromise, all the years of resentment and hiding crowded in at once. He spat an ultimatum across the table. Six months. A year at the absolute most. Or they were done.
“That’s not enough time. A year is… tough, but maybe,” Shane offered carefully. “Eighteen months?”
Ilya’s temper flared.
“I do not want to wait another eighteen fucking months!” The words echoed through the room. “I want to be like Hunter! Go on dates with my boyfriend. Talk about him to people. Not always feel like some awful, shameful secret.”
“You want to talk to people about me?” he asked quietly. His voice sounded so small and fragile and confused. But Ilya was still furious and raw.
“Well I would,” he sneered, “if there was anything about you that was fucking interesting to talk about! It would be nice to not be so fucking bored and miserable!”
As the words left his mouth, he knew he'd gone too far.
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What if the Centaur's plane never malfunctions, so Shane never proposes. Instead, Ilya gives him an ultimatum.- Part 3 of hollanov longfics
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 82,465
- Chapters:
- 20/20
- Files:
- 4 versions
- AO3:
- #80606411
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a plan for you by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
2026-10-13
NHL rookie Jamie Allens was forcefully outed to the hockey community after being arrested at a gay nightclub in Boston. After being dropped by the Raiders and recruited by the Centaurs, he now gets to see what life has to offer on the other side of the closet door.
Meanwhile, Cliff Marlow is living his best WAG life.Or - a very unserious extended epilogue to The Same Team, taking the scenic route tying up some loose ends.
- Part 5 of the system
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 9,445
- Chapters:
- 2/?
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #93677136
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under the chinook arch by quietferality
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
2026-10-13
In another life, Irina Rozanova dies. In this one, she takes twelve year old Ilya and runs. They arrive in Calgary, Alberta, with two passports and no luggage. Years later, hockey still carries Ilya toward Shane Hollander, but this time, they don't meet as rivals and instead build something neither of them is ready for. But Ilya has learned never to trust warmth in the middle of winter. The cold always comes back.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 182,279
- Chapters:
- 39/39
- Files:
- 2 versions
- AO3:
- #89750271
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nothing you can live without (nothing you can do about) by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
2026-10-12
“So, uh, look, we should forget that happened in there, okay?” he says, glancing quickly up at Rozanov before remembering he absolutely cannot do that.
“Is what you want?” Rozanov says, so goddamn nonchalant. For a second, Shane hates his guts.
Shane fully intends to say ‘yes’. He needs to forget what happened, and even more so, he needs Rozanov to forget what happened. He can’t have Rozanov telling anyone that Shane Hollander got a hard-on in the locker room showers.
He intends to say ‘yes’, but what he says instead is, “No.” He swears he opened his mouth and formed the word ‘yes’, but that’s definitely not what came out. He tries again, hoping it was just some Freudian slip, but what comes out is, again, “No.”
Soulmates can't lie to each other. Somehow, this fixes absolutely nothing.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 25,787
- Chapters:
- 7/10
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #82586966
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Into Focus by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-10-12
A medical retirement took Shane Hollander off the ice, but photography gave him a way to stay close to the game. Now a prestigious editorial photographer, he’s the obvious choice when ESPN revives the Body Issue.
And Ilya Rozanov, fresh off the best season of his career, is the obvious choice for the cover.
They haven’t spoken in nearly seven years. And all the reasons why are suddenly coming back into focus.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 11,271
- Chapters:
- 5/6
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #92606396
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we've only just begun by imbihesgay
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
2026-10-11
“It is nice to meet you, Shane Hollander.” Ilya nods his head at the crumpled paper in Shane’s hand. “What is that you have there?” “Oh.” Shane’s cheeks are a perpetual state of flushed red. “Before I came, I made a list of, um, things I am looking for in a car? Practical things, I guess. I didn’t want to forget.” Ilya’s lips quiver, and he resists the urge to let an incredibly fond smile overtake his face. This tall, muscular omega could not be more precious if he was made of teddy bears and heart stickers. “May I see it?” Ilya inquires, extending his hand again. With visible reluctance, Shane passes over the piece of notebook paper. Ilya glances up at Shane, arching an eyebrow. The omega smiles shyly at him, his warm brown eyes glimmering. “Am I completely out of my mind to try and find all of these things in one car?” he asks. “I never let a customer leave unhappy.” He winks at Shane, who lets out a small, startled laugh. It’s an utterly breathtaking sound, even as brief as it is. -ilya is a single, playboy alpha car salesman. shane is a pregnant, unmated omega, trying to start his life over. they meet, and starting over gets a bit more complicated-
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 62,478
- Chapters:
- 13/13
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #92370506
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Don’t Let the Sun Go by Anonymous
Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-10-11
After dying in a plane crash in 2021, Ilya wakes up in a nondescript hotel room, identical to hundreds he has stayed in during his decade-long NHL career. Is he in Hell? Mama is not here. Neither is Shane.
But then the phone rings; a representative from CCM wants to confirm Ilya will be on time to his photo shoot with Shane Hollander.
On the way to the rink, Ilya, who learned from the very best, makes a multi-step plan:
1. Texting
2. No sleeping around
3. Friends
4. First names
5. BoyfriendsIlya made Shane fall in love with him once. He can do it again.
He has to.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 64,615
- Chapters:
- 5/5
- Files:
- 2 versions
- AO3:
- #93742091
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In late October, Ilya picks up some kind of freakish Canadian flu that dogs him into November.
It is the weirdest shit. He has to duck out of practice because his nose starts bleeding twice in one week and he wakes up in a hotel in Columbus with another one that leaves stains on the pillow. On the flight back to Ottawa, Hazy drops into the seat next to Ilya midflight and asks, "This isn't, like, a cocaine thing, right?"
Ilya laughs so hard it's probably a little rude.
They have a plan. Ilya's body has a different plan.
- Part 1 of Malysh
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 141,309
- Chapters:
- 18/20
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #81976711
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Shane Hollander enters his rookie season focused on one thing only: playing the best damn hockey he can, and earning a spot in history as one of the greatest players in the league. Standing between him and his goal is Boston’s own promising young rookie, Alexei Rozanov.
Shane doesn’t particularly care about having a rival, but Rozanov seems as good a choice as any. He’s rude, arrogant, obnoxious off the ice and frustrating on it. And he’s pretty damn good at hockey.
Unfortunately, he also has a younger brother, who Shane finds much more interesting.
The Hollander-Rozanov rivalry is alive and well. And caught in the middle of it, is Ilya.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 6,432
- Chapters:
- 1/?
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #94197561
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The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
2026-10-07
There was no “No Son of Mine” lecture, no slurs were ever thrown around, and neither Shane nor Ilya were ever banished from Yuna and David’s house or life. Instead, a quiet questioning began, where all of Shane’s choices were investigated for motive and reason.
When did this start? When did it become serious? Are you sure about this?
When David first walked in on Shane and Ilya kissing, and Shane had to make what felt like a walk of shame to his parents house with Ilya in tow, he assumed that all he had to do was rip the bandaid off. There was no more hiding, there was no pretending this didn’t happen. The truth was out there whether he liked it or not, and he was vocal with Ilya about not liking it at all. But, he told himself, he just had to man up. He could do this. Rip the bandaid off, tell the truth, and tomorrow will be better.
He was really incredibly wrong about that.
Or: When Shane’s parents find out he’s gay and dating Ilya, they don’t accept it – instead, they push back. What follows is two of the most difficult years of Shane’s life. AU after Book 2/Season 1.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 69,076
- Chapters:
- 10/10
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #89939276
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Hayden is a good friend. The best, probably.
Sometimes good friends have to do bad things, to protect the people they love.
Or,
What if the fanmail leak wasn't an accident?
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 38,564
- Chapters:
- 7/7
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #88860566
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losing his grip by okay_so_yeah_713
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-10-04
Ilya is the youngest-ever captain of the Boston Raiders at 22 years old, and is pretty sure he is straight. Shane was injured before he could go pro, and became a dancer instead. Now, he’s out, and the most in-demand male pole dancer in Montreal. Then, on a random Friday night, Ilya and the Raiders walk into his club. And now Ilya can’t stop thinking about him. OR - What if Shane was Ilya’s bi awakening, and it began at a club where Shane was performing? And what happens when this Shane Hollander meets this Ilya Rozanov? (Don’t worry, Shane still plays hockey for fun in this, because I’ll be damned if Shane isn’t still a bitchy jock who is really good at hockey in my AU.)
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 136,470
- Chapters:
- 13/?
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #88760551
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It won’t technically kill you, if you hide your soul so far away from the world that even you can’t see it. It won’t kill you, but fuck, it will hurt.
(Shane always keeps his dæmon out of sight, pushing the limits of distance as much as humanly possible, until he can’t anymore. Until Ilya Rozanov says his name, and something breaks.)
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 22,179
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #93917196
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Five-Minute Major by Anonymous
Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
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.
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After the tuna melt incident, Shane calls Ilya from a plane that is going down.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 8,509
- Chapters:
- 2/2
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #93359491
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Kyle Swift’s Wallet Chain by Anonymous
Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Heated Rivalry (TV), Time to Shine - Rachel Reid, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
2026-10-03
Eighteen year-old Kyle Swift has been banished from Vermont and sent to navigate a life in New York City on his own, with a wallet chain, a thin thread of financial support, and occasional phone calls where an entire family had once been. Haunted by the shadows of every mistake he’s ever made leading up to the one that blew apart his entire life, Kyle is desperate for the fresh start his mother keeps claiming this is, and he’s desperately hoping to stop making the same stupid mistakes.
- Part 1 of “Thank You, Kyle”
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 38,866
- Chapters:
- 9/9
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #91903301
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Shane accidentally destroys his phone during the 2014 MLH Awards in Las Vegas. When Rozanov refuses to kiss or speak with him after they hook up, Shane decides to stop trying to make their not-relationship work. He doesn’t bother telling Rozanov. After all, Rozanov won’t care—he’s made that very, very clear.
(Ilya cares. A lot.)
or, shane drops his phone down an elevator shaft. it changes everything.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 103,130
- Chapters:
- 31/51
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #88822026
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Endless by Anonymous
Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
2026-10-02
It’s been a year since Prince Shane Hollander of Canada has heard from Prince Ilya Rozanov of Russia. Until now. Princes to separate kingdoms, influenced by the push and pull of power and politics. Whatever is happening between them? Doesn't change that.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 72,805
- Chapters:
- 12/12
- Files:
- 1
- AO3:
- #89072371