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I want to be here by windoq
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
22 Mar 2026
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Something like grief churned in his sternum–that same something that would hit him in Boston winter when he was surrounded by stark, grey streets, and old buildings coated in snow, and twinkling Christmas lights in shop windows. The shape of it felt like Moscow along its jagged edges. Ilya shut his eyes and breathed.
This time of year, the snow, all of it made him think of his mother. Of her warm blonde hair tucked into her fuzzy winter coat and of her magenta gloves bright against the snow as she balled up handfuls of snow to throw at Ilya and Alexei. Irina had loved the snow, had loved celebrating the festive season, and Ilya had spent the last decade and a half avoiding reminders of it.
Or: Shane invites Ilya to Ottawa to spend the Christmas break with his family. Ilya deals with complex feelings about home, family, belonging, and grief.
Set in the last year Ilya played for Boston before moving to Ottawa.
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- Part 3 of The Boston Year
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22 Mar 2026
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An interconnected set of short stories, where Shane and Ilya navigate new conversations with their friends and family as they emerge from the golden glow of the cottage.
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22 Mar 2026
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ten years later by my_castlescrumbling
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
08 Mar 2026
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And when he looked at his perfect boyfriend, standing there in the entrance of his bedroom, wearing the jersey he’d worn in their first game against each other, the game that had made them rivals…fuck, he couldn’t decide if he wanted to cry or jump on top of him.
He hoped Ilya, who was grinning at him with a smile so joyful and boyish and free and unguarded that it should have been a painting in the Louvre, was travelling back through the same memories.
Slowly, Shane smirked, knowing he was about to wreck Ilya with his next words. “Ilya Rozanov?” he asked, slowly sitting up, scooting to the end of the bed and standing before he offered his hand. “Shane Hollander, I wanted to introduce myself.”
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OR Shane celebrates ten years of knowing his boyfriend with a walk down memory lane.
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- Part 12 of Hollanov
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21 Mar 2026
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of glue guns and supportive parents by my_castlescrumbling
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
20 Feb 2026
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As Ilya glared down at the tiny, bubblegum-pink piece of fabric in front of him, glue gun in his coated fingers and face covered in sweat, Shane had to hold back a bubble of laughter.
“Decorating?” he repeated, risking a step closer, not wanting to ruin Ilya’s…masterpiece.
“Yes,” Ilya nodded seriously, glancing up at Shane like the answer was quite obvious. “Lina is skater, she needs skater outfit.”
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Just a sweet slice of life moment of dads!hollanov.Series
- Part 11 of Hollanov
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21 Mar 2026
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A First Time For Eveything by find_me_in_the_ivy
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
01 Feb 2026
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On the night of the Centaurs' first major loss with Ilya as captain, he asks Shane to make him forget all his sorrows.
Otherwise known as: Ilya Rozanov's first time with another man inside him.
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19 Mar 2026