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    black dog by

    Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types  

    18 Apr 2026

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    Ilya is not going to steal Shane Hollander's dog. That would be illegal. And wrong. And someone would probably find out and make Ilya give him back.

    So. Not stealing.

    But there is nothing wrong with giving Chernysh all the pats and treats that he deserves, is there?

    Nothing wrong with encouraging Chernysh to spend more and more time at Ilya's house until he doesn't even remember who Hollander is.

    Because Hollander is stupid and boring and does not deserve a dog as good as Chernysh. No, he doesn't, does he? Because Chernysh is the best boy in the whole world, yes he is.

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    10 May 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    This has everything I could ever want, I cried so much, BEAUTIFUL! 🥰

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    Captain vs. Captain by

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

    03 Apr 2026

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    Following the internet success of Shane and Ilya's presentation at the NHL Awards, ESPN decided to contract with them to do a whole series. It goes far better than anyone could have dreamed.

    -or-

    “When you think about it,” Jackie said, when Shane had dinner with her and Hayden a few days later, “hockey’s basically already reality tv.”

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    08 May 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    This is soooo good!!
    And we should all be more like Ilya in our lives, never give up! Never surrender! Keep putting your crush in new situations! Eventually they will fall for you! 🤣

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    the courtship of ilya rozanov by

    Fandoms: Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)  

    28 Apr 2026

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    After the tuna melt meltdown, Shane meets Rose Landry, has several deeply inconvenient revelations, and decides to do the only sensible thing: win Ilya back with sincerity, logistics, and a frankly alarming amount of emotional effort.

    Ilya, meanwhile, mistakes every tender gesture for the kind prelude to an inevitable goodbye.

    Or: Shane is living in a romcom. Ilya is living in a Russian tragedy.

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    06 May 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    So good!!! Love to see Shane pursue Ilya and Ilya have no clue 🤣

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    Hideaway by

    Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)  

    05 May 2026

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    “How can Montreal be snowed in?” Ilya asks. “They are not ready for winter?”

    “It’s Montreal, man,” Marleau snickers, like that's an explanation.

    Ilya’s phone buzzes.

    Jane- 9:44 a.m.- Look on the bright side. If you’re stuck another day, you can come back here.

    ________

    After Ilya leaves Shane’s apartment for the first time, he knows he’s on thin ice and at risk of falling into more serious feelings. He’s ready to put distance back between them.

    A Montreal blizzard has other ideas.

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    05 Feb 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    Updating!
    Chap 27
    Ahhh love this version of sochi that is set up, I know it's gonna hurt so good!!
    Lily - 8:38 pm - want to come home

    He stares at it for a long second before he realizes what he’s said. How he’d said it, what it looks like. He’d only meant that he wanted to go back to Shane’s apartment.

    His mind is too full of sludge. He wonders if there’s anything he could say to rectify it, retract it, make Shane see that it was only a slip of his drunken mind. A new text comes in with a little chime.

    Jane - 8:39 pm - Then come home.
    Helppppp!!!

    Oh Cliff bud, what a shock. I feel like this is a bit more accurate to his personality. Cliff would be confused and off kilter but he cares about Ilya truly.
    Shane down to fight, always for Ilya 💖
    Also, Cliff Sochi MVP!!!! 💕👑

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    tongues a-wagging by Anonymous

    Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)  

    02 Feb 2026

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    Barstool Sports Canada reports that Montreal Metros captain Shane Hollander has started learning Russian from new teammate and Russian rookie Sergei Dovonchezky.

    Ilya has some thoughts. None of them are particularly kind.

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    04 May 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    This is sooooo dumb (they can't communicate normally to save their lives tbh) poor Chex mix, he wanted a buddy and yes he got one ( but after getting an enemy 🤣)