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    you make it so easy (to fall so hard) by

    Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid  

    07 Jan 2026

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    Ilya knows that, between him and Shane, he's the more affectionate of the two. He's not sure if it's because he's from Europe, where everyone greets each other with a hug and a kiss on the cheek, or if it's because he grew up so starved for love and affection that he can't do anything except show Shane how much he loves him at any chance that he has.

    So, yes, he knows that he's the one most likely to kiss Shane on the cheek when he skates by him at practice or come up behind Shane when he's cooking dinner just to wrap his arms around him or fall on top of Shane while he's reading on the couch, desperate to have his skin touching Shane's.

    But, Shane… Shane loves Ilya differently. It's quieter. More intentional.

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    Or, five times that Shane loved Ilya in his quiet way, and one time that he loved Ilya loudly.

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    Vibes Are Not Data by

    Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid  

    13 Jul 2023

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    Wyatt was not, like, nosy. For sure, he was interested. He was curious. He engaged with people, obviously, because most people were interesting and engaging and had cool thoughts and said neat stuff if you asked.

    So, no. Wyatt wasn’t nosy, but he wasn’t stupid, either.

    Or: A Bromance Blooms In Ottawa
    Or: The Ballad of Wyatt and Ilya

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    still the best (still an asshole) by

    Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid  

    20 Dec 2025

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    Four times Ilya Rozanov reminded everyone exactly who the fuck they were dealing with (spoiler: still an asshole, still elite, still not going anywhere), and one time he didn’t have to be anything except soft.

    Or being out didn’t make him nicer. Being married didn’t make him softer. Being older didn’t make him weaker. And being a father? Well. That’t when things get complicated.

    (He’s really good at that last part. Don’t tell anyone.)

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    something you can fix by

    Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid  

    27 Dec 2025

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    Maybe if the video ended there, Shane thought, it would be okay. Okayish. Still incriminating. Still a fucking disaster. Still embarrassing, to have his breakup with this beautiful actress filmed and disseminated on Reddit of all fucking places, but not a nail in his coffin, burying him alive. But the video didn’t end there.

    “Can I ask if you’ve ever been with another guy?” she had to ask.

    And he, tears visible in his eyes, had to nod.

    Just once. Just a single nod.

    Why did he have to nod?

    “Have you ever told anyone that before?” He shook his head. “Was it different? With a guy?”

    “Of course.”

    Of course.

    “Was it better?”

    “Yes.”

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    Shane’s conversation with Rose is secretly recorded. Months later, after the All-Star game and Ilya’s confession in Russian, the video gets leaked online. Shane is outed to the world while Ilya is in Russia, and must now finish the 2016-2017 season with the entire world in on his secret.

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    Yours, Dandelion by

    Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, The Witcher (TV)  

    03 Apr 2022

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    “Why is it forked?” ten-year-old Geralt asks Jaskier with a curious tilt of his head.

    Jaskier shrugs. “I thought it looked nice. Why draw one road when you can draw two, right? And besides, that way you can choose which path to take!”

    Geralt frowns. “But what if you don’t want to go in the same direction as me?"

    “Don’t be silly, I’d follow you anywhere! You’re my best friend!”

    “Well, I’d follow you, too.”

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    Jaskier has a secret. Well, he has two.

    The first is that he's in love with Geralt Rivia, captain of the rugby team and his childhood best friend. Only, they're no longer best friends. His second secret is that he writes poems dedicated to Geralt and anonymously posts it at the school's Freedom Wall under the pseudonym of Dandelion. And the thing is, Dandelion has become so popular - more popular than Jaskier - that it's getting more difficult to keep his silence when it's clear that Geralt is starting to develop feelings for the mysterious lovesick poet.

    How naïve was Jaskier to think that it would be so easy.

    (Now with fan art.)

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    07 Oct 2025