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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.
Jane- 9:44 a.m.- Look on the bright side. If you’re stuck another day, you can come back here.
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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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30 Jun 2026
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black dog by delagauchetiere
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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02 Jun 2026
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In late 2014, celebrity photos start dropping. Ilya deletes his texts, his photos, a video he should never have taken. It isn't soon enough.
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28 May 2026
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27 May 2026
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Five More Minutes by Rosie8818
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
01 Jul 2026
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And then his prayer from before the kiss was answered in the form of a soft knock.
Shane had barely made it up five steps. He paused for a second, wondering if he had hit the metal railing somehow, leaving behind a knock-like reverberation echoing in the stairwell. He shook his head slightly, as if shaking out the thought that it could be anything else. He continued up the steps more slowly.
Then there was a second knock, and a buzz in his sweatshirt pocket.
There was no mistaking either of those sounds. He practically snapped his wrist yanking his phone out of his pocket.
LILY: the car is not here, and is cold. can i keep waiting inside?
OR: What if Ilya's cab in ep2 is late?
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27 May 2026
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One Escape to I Do by Anonymous
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
30 May 2026
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Shane flees to the cottage four hours before his marriage to his biggest hater, Ilya Rozanov. He doesn’t expect to find Ilya, who thought of jilting him first, at his destination.
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- Part 3 of Gwen’s heated rivalry fics
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27 May 2026
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Five hockey players, one blizzard, and a shared wardrobe full of Russian labels that Shane is desperate to keep hidden. It turns out that forced proximity is a lot harder when your boyfriend is Ilya Rozanov and he’s being an ass just to keep the act up—and because the bed is little too cold and little too big for Shane to sleep alone.
(There was a comment saying I should mention that you have to click on things, which is fair. So guys, click on everything — it’ll end up being something.
chapter 8 is CSS I used to format this fic.)
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- Part 1 of formatted fics
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27 May 2026
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Say You'll Haunt Me by eddiemunsterwashere
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
03 May 2026
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The plane carrying the Voyageurs home from Houston crashes just after take-off.
Shane is on board.
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26 May 2026
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I Keep You Safe by ShutUpGwen
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
16 Apr 2026
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How did he let this happen?
Shane's not sure.
One moment, he was on the gym floor not staring at Rozanov's
gorgeoussweaty body. Then Shane was standing up, but his legs were weak for some god forsaken reason and Rozanov was there, just an arm around his waist to keep him upright, and now...Well.
Now Shane's on his knees on the floor of Ilya Rozanov's shower.
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Heated Rivalry, but the boys are forced to have an honest conversation around 8 years earlier than they do in canon.
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- Part 1 of Finding Family
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21 Apr 2026
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toska by cursedbythenarrative
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
01 Jul 2026
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Later, he’ll blame it all on a momentary lapse of judgement.
He’ll blame it on the loneliness maybe—on the fact that, despite never having been physically closer to Shane this consistently in his entire life—that despite regularly getting dinner with Shane’s parents—that despite finally having found what he’d spend his entire life searching for he’s also, somehow, never felt more alone.
He’ll blame it on Cliff not texting him back since he’d signed with Ottawa. He’ll blame it on Sveta, face pulled into a perpetual frown during every facetime call.
Or maybe he’ll blame it on Anya—sweet, beautiful Anya—who’d been just a little too cute not to share.
or: Ilya accidentally rehabilitates his image one puppy tiktok at a time
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20 Apr 2026
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Limitations of the Current Model by HH_Arrow
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
18 Apr 2026
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Shane Hollander has been eating the same way for eight years. He has a framework. It has a name, research behind it, years of evidence in his performance numbers. He made an appointment because he is a professional, and professionals address things when they become inefficiencies.
That is what he tells himself. He is very good at this, and ultimately Ilya is wrong. He does not have a problem.Series
- Part 7 of A Formal Study of the Heart
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19 Apr 2026
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On June 24th, 2022, during game seven of the Stanley Cup finals, Ilya Rozanov takes a skate blade to the thigh and bleeds out on the ice.
The next morning, Shane wakes up in his husband's arms. It's June 24th again, and Ilya is still alive.
Now Shane just needs to figure out how to keep him that way.
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Or: Shane gets stuck in a time loop.
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- Part 15 of my anonymous heated rivalry fic
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19 Apr 2026
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“I’m sorry,” Shane chokes, closing his eyes. Rozanov draws his hand, pulling Shane’s with it, to his face and wipes his cheeks.
“There is nothing to be sorry for, любовь моя, it is okay,” Rozanov murmurs, tugging at Shane’s hair again. Shane exhales, letting him clean his cheeks. “You got overwhelmed, yes? It happens.”
“I can’t be fucking normal,” Shane says quietly, whining, head falling back, pressing into Rozanov’s hand.
“No, if you were fucking normal, you would not be my Shane.”
// shane is a liar, and he's tired of it all. his life falls apart, and he finds that he doesn't actually mind.
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19 Apr 2026
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Mr. Answer Man by BigPlushShark
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
29 Jun 2026
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In room 1410, Ilya Rozanov is ready to walk out the door after successfully getting his 19 year old hockey rival into bed. He knew how to make this moment happen and he knows what they have to be to each other now that it's over. But as he turns the doorknob to leave, he's stopped with questions he never expected. And giving Shane Hollander what he needs in that moment will change everything.
I note which chapters are SFW vs NFSW, because many of you said knowing meant the difference between reading this on your lunch break or having to wait. (Thank you for wanting to read my work that much.)
Covers the first two years of their rookie seasons (which is mostly skipped over in the show/books). Canon divergent from the first hookup seen in HR s01ep01. Most things are from the show but the timeline is a mix of both; Hunter and Marleau are aged up per the show instead of as young as they are in the books. (Also, Shane and Ilya don't wait *two years*, they stick to the book timeline. IYKYK.)
Please note this will the first in a series; you can subscribe to the whole series as well so you don't miss anything :)
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17 Apr 2026
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it’s the terror of knowing what this world is about by PrincessAmericaChavez
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)
03 May 2026
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He’s about to unlock the door when his phone buzzes, no doubt with an apology or an explanation. Someone screams outside of the bathroom. There’s a loud noise. More screams. What the-
His phone buzzes again.
Jane: don’t come out
Jane: hide
Jane: guns
Jane: idk what’s happening
Jane: call the cops
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Shane, Ilya, Scott Hunter and a bunch of MHL players find themselves in a hostage situation in the middle of the Las Vegas award ceremony. (Mid-situationship, the year pre-tuna melt).
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16 Apr 2026
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cross your thoughtless heart by PrincessAmericaChavez
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
08 Apr 2026
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“Is that it?” Ilya ask dryly at the exact same time.
“Are you fucking kidding me, Rozanov?” Shane snaps, still feeling his heart in his ears. “Is that not bad enough for you?!”
“Some people burn dolls, some people shoot them,” he has the gall to shrug. “I get threats like that all the time. No big deal.”
“Yeah, well, I get them too, asshole, so I know this isn’t normal. It is a big deal.”
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In the middle of a Montreal vs Boston game a threat against Ilya Rozanov becomes a security concern… and Shane Hollander kinda loses it. Just a little. In his defense, he’s pretty justified to be worried, okay? He is NOT overreacting.
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16 Apr 2026
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So Much Of You Is Left Behind by ChaoticRussian2481
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
22 Feb 2026
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Loud beeps from his phone startled Ilya, and he slowed down, reaching for the device he’d put on the bar between his legs. Jane. He smiled to himself when he saw the notifications, and, checking Marlowe was absorbed in his own fitness, opened it quickly, smiling in anticipation of Shane's words.
The smile was wiped off his face almost instantly.
The blood drained from his face, and Ilya felt like the bottom had just fallen out of his world.
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Maybe he was naive, but Ilya always thought he had time. Time with Shane. Time to tell him what he truly meant to him.
That, somehow, one way or another, Shane would always be there.
But a text message late one night threatens to destroy the future that Ilya has spent the time carefully constructing in his mind.
Maybe Shane wasn't always going to be there. That Shane would be cruelly snatched away from him before he had a chance to be honest.
That he would be left behind. Alone.
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14 Apr 2026
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Ilya doesn't do ‘apologies,’ he does vengeance.
So when the Montreal Voyageurs issue Shane an apology as half-assed as their season, Ilya vows to go down swinging, and to take them all with him.
Because when it comes to Shane, there's nothing he won't do to protect his husband.
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- Part 3 of Be Gay, Get Even
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10 Apr 2026
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perfect from now on by Anonymous
Fandom Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
15 Jun 2026
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09 Apr 2026
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Once is a mistake, twice is terrible judgment, three times is enemy action. After four times, it might just be something worse.
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What if Scott hooked up with Ilya during the summer of 2010 entirely by accident, then kept doing it on purpose.
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- Part 1 of Tearing Down Our Walls
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08 Apr 2026