functioningdinosaur
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Fake relationships are one of my very favorite tropes to write. In this Sara and Ava have to pretend to be a married couple for a week at a resort for a mission. Neither of them is thrilled about the situation but they grow closer and in the end, it might just be the best thing that could have happened to them. Lots of fluff with angst to come but I promise a happy ending.
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Zari's playing video games and gets interrupted by Charlie who wants to play with her in a totally different way.
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I saw a tumblr post a while ago about a superhero and a villain that are roommates and they come home all beaten and bloody and neither of them know that they're fighting each other. Also they're secretly in love with each other. This is my version of that.
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Based on an event that actually happened to me. Lexa meets a cute girl at work and lets her walk away without asking her out. But what happens when they keep meeting in random places? Do you believe in fate?
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High school AU where they work together on the school newspaper. Mostly Hollstein fluff. Kind of smutty at times. Just the right amount of angst, not too much because it worries me. There's some mystery too I suppose, but we'll get into that a little bit later on.
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Public Bookmark 1224
Mystery Work
Part of paledyingrose's archive
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This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!
Bookmarked by functioningdinosaur
12 May 2026
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Talk About It by some1_around
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
11 Feb 2026
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“You will not be so nice when we beat you,” Ilya told Shane Hollander, holding onto his hand, not letting him pull away. Not yet.
But Hollander’s brow furrowed, not in anger but in confusion. “Ah, um, sorry,” Hollander said. “Merci. My English is bad. Worse… than you. Maybe slower?” And he leaned in, like that would help him understand.
Ilya’s eyebrows rose, and his smile widened.
Or, Ilya Rozanov grew up in Russia. Shane Hollander was raised in France. When they first meet, neither of them can speak English very well. Somehow, it’s easier to understand each other when words aren’t getting in the way.
(Stand-alone remix of “I’m Reading Your Lips (You’re Speaking My Language)” but this time neither of them are native English speakers, and learning a new language is sort of like falling in love, if you think about it.)
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- Part 3 of Competition is Better With a Friend
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Bookmarked by functioningdinosaur
04 Mar 2026
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Sit, Stay. by homoeroticcigarette
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
03 Mar 2026
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“So you’ll do it then?” Shane asked, voice low. “You’ll behave for me?”
It took Ilya a second to scramble for words, and Shane raised an eyebrow at him, waiting.
“Da, yes. I will,” he vowed. “I’ll behave for you, Hollander.”
And thus, Ilya Rozanov behaved (mostly).
(Or: Ilya Rozanov needs to clean up his act if he and Shane are going to play the long game. Shane has some pretty good motivational tactics, and Ilya just wants to be his Good Dog.)
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- Part 2 of Good Dog, Ilya Rozanov
Bookmarked by functioningdinosaur
03 Mar 2026
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Small Serendipity by the_hemlocked
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
06 Feb 2026
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When he was seven years old, Shane Hollander was briefly lost at an airport. Luckily, the kindness of a stranger ensured he made it back to his parents safely, putting an end to a terrifying three hours for the Hollanders. It takes twenty years (and one heated rivalry) for Shane to learn the name of his rescuer. It takes twenty years for Ilya to learn his wish had already come true.
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Bookmarked by functioningdinosaur
22 Feb 2026
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The only thing that ever made Ilya hesitate about leaving Russia was his niece.
After his mother’s death, before the championships, before Shane, Tati had been everything.
Time softened the ache. He built a life across the ocean. He married the man he loved. He let himself be happy. They had everything they had ever worked for, a team that supported them, a marriage built on love, and the beginnings of starting a family of their own.
Then Alexei died.
And Russia’s golden child was placed in their care.
Overnight, their lives changed. Nothing would ever be the same again.
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Bookmarked by functioningdinosaur
19 Feb 2026