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The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows by mailroomorder
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
07 Oct 2026
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There was no “No Son of Mine” lecture, no slurs were ever thrown around, and neither Shane nor Ilya were ever banished from Yuna and David’s house or life. Instead, a quiet questioning began, where all of Shane’s choices were investigated for motive and reason.
When did this start? When did it become serious? Are you sure about this?
When David first walked in on Shane and Ilya kissing, and Shane had to make what felt like a walk of shame to his parents house with Ilya in tow, he assumed that all he had to do was rip the bandaid off. There was no more hiding, there was no pretending this didn’t happen. The truth was out there whether he liked it or not, and he was vocal with Ilya about not liking it at all. But, he told himself, he just had to man up. He could do this. Rip the bandaid off, tell the truth, and tomorrow will be better.
He was really incredibly wrong about that.
Or: When Shane’s parents find out he’s gay and dating Ilya, they don’t accept it – instead, they push back. What follows is two of the most difficult years of Shane’s life. AU after Book 2/Season 1.
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08 Oct 2026
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here at the end of all things by nomadsland
Fandoms: Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Heated Rivalry (TV)
07 Sep 2026
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A knee injury ends Shane Hollander's nineteen-year NHL career.
Ilya Rozanov keeps checking in.
Shane pencils in "big gay midlife crisis" between physiotherapy sessions.
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23 Sep 2026
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pretty as a vine, as sweet as a grape by perchancetosleep
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
18 Sep 2026
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Rookie Roz has fucking nothing on the self-destructive bastard that spawns in the fall of 2016.
The demon that has swapped places with Cliff's best friend has one goal, and that is seemingly to kill the body it has stolen. The CGM app looks like a goddamn mountain range, and for the entire first two weeks after The Breakup Cliff is waking up several times a night to call Roz and get him to deal with the high or low that he’s trying to sleep through.
And then the notifications stop.
(Or, 4 times and ways someone helps Ilya manage his type one diabetes + 1 time the world finds out about it)
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22 Sep 2026
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Beneficiaries by 409_conflict
Fandoms: Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Heated Rivalry (TV)
11 Sep 2026
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Following an afternoon of sex and tuna melts, Shane goes searching for the explicit rules of what being 'friends with benefits' entails. In his humble opinion, they're nailing it.
Once friendship is on the table, Shane reconsiders the usefulness and immutability of the public rivalry narrative. Surely the NHL can make just as much money from a bromance as it can from a rivalry?
A missed call from J.J., a dinner at All-Stars, and an ill-considered mad dash to the airport send Shane's season in a very different direction to the disciplined three-peat he'd been planning back in October.
"This rivalry thing: it was everyone else who said we hated each other off the ice. There’s no rule that says we have to keep doing that forever.” Shane stared outside, past the blinding billboards and down at the streets below. “It was nice. Hanging out, last time.”
He knew what it looked like when Rozanov shut down, when he closed himself off and pushed the world away. He’d finish the conversation abruptly, curt, clipped, and retreat. So Shane knew he’d won when Rozanov finally answered with: “Are we six years old, Hollander? Asking if I want to play in sandbox with you?"
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11 Sep 2026
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There’s a single tear slowly rolling down the smooth face. That alone is fucking impossible, but it’s not all.
The tear doesn’t leave a wet trail on the white cheek but instead reveals something living.
Human skin, soft and warm. Almost golden, kissed by the ancient Mediterranean sun.
Shane’s hands rise to cover his mouth as his mind tries to understand what he is seeing, trying to find the correct words. But in the end he just says the words that come first.
“Holy shit,” he croaks. “You are really there. You are really there.”
Yes, the voice says. Nothing else, but that’s enough.
OR: Ilya goes against his father's wishes, and his revenge is unimaginable. But Ilya knows the one who he's meant to be with is somewhere out in the world, looking for him.
He just has to believe and wait, even if it takes thousands of years
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05 Sep 2026