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Maybe it was due to her exhaustion adjusting to the madness of Mayfair. Maybe it was from the frustration of being unheard and ignored by her mother and sister. Maybe it was the shame from Lord Bridgerton’s plotting. Truthfully, it was likely everything.
Tears sprang on the edges of her eyes and one trickled down her cheek.
She nearly gasped and opened her eyes in horror only to be faced with Lord Bridgerton’s own horror-stricken expression. He looked at her in shock and incredible remorse.
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Kate shows some vulnerability and Anthony feels like the ass that he is (at least, as he is at the beginning of their story), and he must contend with the question - what does it really mean to be honorable?
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Black, curly hair tossed over her shoulder, effortlessly. Large, warm brown eyes. Dark, golden brown skin. Sharp cheekbones. And her legs — oh they were long. She wore a black skirt and tights with black, knee-high leather boots, and her legs were captivating.
Then his eyes caught at her torso. She was wearing a sweater much like his own. Except hers didn’t have the Grinch like his, but had the Grinch’s sidekick — Max.
He laughed, sharply.
The woman, who had been trying to flag the bartender, looked at him. She looked at his sweater and also let out a sharp laugh.
Then she seemed to do the same body perusal as he had and he smiled, smugly as she seemed to linger on his physique.
“Seems we were meant to meet tonight,” Anthony said and at that her laugh turned derisive.
“That’s the line you’re starting with?” The woman tutted. “Shame. Had higher hopes than that.”
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A fun, Christmas-esque meet cute one-shot.
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Inspired by Beecomfort's Prodigal Son!
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"When he heard there was a small acreage of land in Somerset up for sale, only a few tenants to manage for a fairly low selling point, Anthony nearly leapt at the opportunity. Finally, he could practice his management skills. Finally, he did not need to run every minute detail with his father. Finally, he had a space that could be his own.
Anthony signed the paperwork and closed the deal by the end of the week."
________________"Kate did not know many men of society, but she knew the Sharma status was not one typically admired.
A new man of the gentry moving to Somerset. A man who was likely very, very different from Uncle. What if he decided to change everything? What if all of her work was for naught?"
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Anthony buys an acreage in Somerset and meets the Sharma family, who welcome him with open arms. Except for the eldest daughter, Kate. Naturally.
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He lowered his voice. “You are the most capable and intelligent person I have yet to meet. You make all of us look like fools.”
Her mouth opened in surprise before she quickly hid her feelings again. “Even you, my lord?”
She was smiling, clearly expecting an argument, but Anthony did not want her to think he took this lightly. He needed to correct her thinking. She needed to know that his initial promises were changing. Even if she did not reciprocate, he valued their honest rapport.
“You have made me the biggest fool, I think. For I thought I could pursue this courtship without any affection or strong feelings. Yet, it is impossible for me to feel nothing when I am with you.”
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Anthony decides that Kate is the only woman fit to be Viscountess Bridgerton and catches feelings along the way. Fortunately, so does Kate.
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Anthony narrowed his eyes and leaned his arms on the bar top. He tilted his head and said, very matter-of-fact, “You don’t like me.”
“Hmmm,” Kate tutted, pretending to think hard about it, “Decidedly not.”
“You don’t even know me!” Anthony countered, his nostrils flaring.
“I know you.” She shook her head and continued cleaning the bar. “You are not unique.”
“I’d love to hear what you have to say.”
Kate snorted, “I’m sure. I’m sure you love to listen to people talk about you.”
He rolled his eyes. “Go on, then.”
-------They meet. They fight. They get it together by the end.
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A Modern Day Persuasion by utterlycliche
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Change Your Win Conditions by Vee (Vera_DragonMuse)
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
05 Feb 2026
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Sometimes life came at you with a clenched fist and Ilya had never figured out how to duck.
So here he was, twenty-eight years old, single, dealing with the fallout from injuries given to him by the game he loved, and the second youngest assistant coach in the league to one of the worst teams. Stability was hard to come by, but he was managing.
Then along came Shane Hollander to knock him on his ass, one more time.
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Start Over by imjaebumism
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01 Jan 2026
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Ilya wishes this could be easy for them, like back when they were kids, camping under the stars in Shane’s parent’s backyard. Things didn’t seem so big then, so terrifying. Ilya fell in love with Shane when he was 16 too, he found him boring and naïve and innocent, but he was also beautiful and endearing and he gave Ilya everything he didn’t know he needed.
A friend, a companion, a partner, a family.
He’d been with him through all the big moments in Ilya’s life, and no matter how hard he tried to fight it, he knew. Falling for Shane Hollander would always be inevitable for him.
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To be clear, Ilya is grateful the rookies aren’t growing up the way he did in the NHL. Ilya took the hazing to the chin – humiliation rituals, beat downs, grueling practices to prove he could “hang” with the big guns on the team.
That being said, there’s still some part of Ilya that balks at the request by the gaggle of rookies to watch The Iron Giant, a veritable children’s movie at the team’s latest movie night.
OR: Five times Shane and Ilya were the support system for the Centaur rookies they dreamed of having when they were younger.
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"Ilya knows, logistically, that fucking his roomate is a terrible idea. Right up there with poking a bear, or calling his brother just to say hello, or sticking a fork in an electrical socket.
The first time was an accident.
The second and third (and fourth) times were all, also, most definitely accidents."
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Route 96 Kanata by Anonymous
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01 Feb 2026
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When Shane Hollander looks into the future he sees— not a flat sheet of ice, not that, not anymore, but something equally as empty.
His backup plan was always to go to university. He hadn't thought he'd ever need it, not really. Especially not near the end, when everything felt so certain. But his grades were good, his mom made sure of that, so when he woke up in the hospital he already knew what he was going to do next. But after?
There's a standard path people take, he knows, that comes after school. But when he tries to picture it, slot himself into the picket fence and the corporate overhead fluorescents, it disappears. Like it was never going to be real at all.
(Or: after ending up at a jazz bar to celebrate the end of finals season, Shane Hollander finds himself where he never thought he'd be— in the orbit of NHL superstar Ilya Rozanov.)
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