Bumping into Each Other
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convenience, open 24 hours by notesappapologies
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
01 Feb 2026
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Part 1 of Bumping into Each Other
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“What’s a girl to do on a lonely night in Montreal?”
Ilya hadn’t expected Shane to respond. After their rooftop kiss in Vegas he never initiated messages with Ilya anymore and would only sometimes text him back.Boston had won against Montreal and as captain he would go out with his team to celebrate…unless.
His phone pinged, his heart leapt in his chest, just his brother. Now he needed a drink, if he wasn’t going to be distracted by freckles and the most erotic yet anally retentive strip tease he’d ever seen then a Montreal club and a random woman would have to do.
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Shane doesn’t text back but they bump into each other and grocery shop.*****
Alexei, play Store by Carly Rae JepsenSeries
- Part 1 of Bumping into Each Other
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One More Night by notesappapologies
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
14 Feb 2026
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Part 2 of Bumping into Each Other
*******“My flight is later, I will be here all day too. We could hang out.” Ilya said this with a casual shrug as if it was an afterthought.
“Oh?” Shane hesitated before continuing.
“Hmm. Hang out? I don’t think that’s a good idea.” The words ‘hang out’ seemed to be said with implied air quotes by Shane.“Get your mind out of the drain, Hollander. I meant hang out, like go do some tourist things.”
“Drain? You mean gutter?”
“Whatever” Ilya huffed.
“I don’t know, wouldn’t that be weird? We’re not exactly friends.”
Ilya wanted to point out that he knew Hollander pretty intimately but he thought that might scare him off more.
“This is hurtful, Hollander. You would rather watch paint dry than hang out with Russian. I did not know you were Xenophobic”.OR:
It turns out when they spend time together they like each other a lot. Who knew?*****
Alexei, play ‘Waking Up in Vegas’ by Katy Perry then immediately turn it off after the title phrase.
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- Part 2 of Bumping into Each Other
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Afternoon Game by notesappapologies
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
16 Aug 2026
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Part 3 of Bumping into Each Other
*********Ilya had seen him come out through the sliding doors and decided not to say anything. He would finish his cigarette and then go back to his Lamborghini in the parking garage, go home and try to forget. Except he could see Shane flustered and frustrated, it looked like he was having trouble booking a car. He stubbed out his cigarette and tossed it in the trash not far from where Shane stood.
“Hollander.” Ilya motioned with his head.
“Oh hey?” Shane didn’t understand the gesture.
“I’ll give you a lift.”
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Shane and Ilya end things after tuna melt gate but they still have to play against each other the next day. During the game they ignore each other. Their teammates get injured and admitted to hospital. They don’t expect to bump into each other.
It’s raining and there are no available taxis so Ilya offers Shane a ride. Stuck in traffic, they end up talking out the day before. Will anything change?
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Alexei, play ‘Smokers outside of Hospital Doors’ by Editors.Series
- Part 3 of Bumping into Each Other
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A Day and Night in Ottawa by notesappapologies
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
17 Mar 2026
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Part 4 of Bumping into Each Other
*******Set after All Stars in Tampa but before Ilya’s father dies. Around January/February 2017
Chapter 1 - A Haircut in Ottawa
Ilya breaks his phone and gets his hair cut the day before Boston plays Ottawa. Shane is in town and has an appointment booked. His childhood hairdresser gives them some privacy. And a couple Centaurs show up
(Chapter 1 tone - fluff with mild smut)Chapter 2 - Hollander Family Home
Shane invites Ilya to his Ottawa family home. They sext when Ilya is in the Uber and Shane gets bossy and drives Ilya wild.
(Chapter 2 tone - much smuttier, big feelings.so close to telling each other how they feel)
Chapters can be read independently from each other but obviously reading both gives a more whole picture.**********
Alexei, play ‘Area Codes’ by LudacrisSeries
- Part 4 of Bumping into Each Other