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rum & coke by strange_ghost
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
27 Sep 2026
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Heat spread across Ilya's face. His mouth fell open slightly. He let out a short, stuttered laugh of disbelief. This couldn't- he was straight, he wasn't-
“Finally got you at your own game.” Shane's smirk widened to a smile, his hand clapping down on Ilya's shoulder to squeeze it slightly. For once in his life, Ilya was unable to find his voice.
“Damn.” Shane laughed, jostling him a bit. “If I had known this was all it took to get you to shut the fuck up, I would have started flirting back years ago.”
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When old college friends Ilya and Shane show up to their mutual best friend's wedding, they are ready to fulfill their duties as bridesmen. Even after years of not seeing each other, they fall right back into their usual banter.
Ilya loves to flirt with Shane. Shane loves to tell him to fuck off. It's a running bit. Nothing more than a joke between two friends; because Shane is gay and Ilya is straight and it doesn't actually mean anything…until Shane finally decides to flirt back, and Ilya's world suddenly tilts on its axis.
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Good Friend Cliff Marleau by JaxSJ64087
Fandoms: Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
03 Oct 2026
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When Cliff finds out Shane Hollander is gay, he tries to support him by bringing him to clubs and making sure he knows not to get too close to Ilya Rozanov, because Ilya has a girlfriend. A girlfriend named Jane.
This is all about miscommunications. No one cheats on anyone. Shane does sleep with other people, though it's implied rather than written. And this takes place in Autumn of 2016 at the skills competition. I'm imagining this taking place instead of TunaGate.
Both parts have now been published, so this is complete!
And because none of this would sound even half as decent as it does without her, a huge shoutout to Olitz4ever for being my betareader!
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Flight 771 shouldn't have been any different than any of the hundreds of other flights that Shane has taken over the course of his career, aside from the fact that it was taking him towards his lifelong dream—towards the Olympics.
It shouldn't have been any different.
BEND OVER, STAY DOWN.
BEND OVER, STAY DOWN.
BEND OVER, STAY DOWN.
It is.
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Shane has never questioned how much Ilya loves him.
What he questions is whether Ilya understands what love asks of him.
After months of thoughtless habits, crossed boundaries, and conversations left unfinished, the cracks in their long-distance relationship become impossible to ignore. Neither of them wants to lose what they've built. Neither of them really knows how to stop hurting the other.
A story about emotional intimacy, learning to communicate, and discovering that love isn't just something you feel. It's something you practice.
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- Part 1 of the distance measured between us
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10 Aug 2026
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Done. A bit heartbreaking. The one where Svetlana is a bitch.
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He lies on the bed, lets his eyes shut. Maybe the universe will be good and let him get some sleep. He touches his cross, his mother’s cross, feeling the cool metal under his fingers. And then, a knock. He doesn’t think he’s hearing right; it might be the grief and vodka and exhaustion. Like fata morgana but in his ears. But then, another knock and then two more. He gets up.