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this love left a permanent mark by learnthemusic
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
10 Sep 2026
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Charlie has no reason to turn back the clock a decade.But when an email from a charity shop worker leads him to a letter he never got, he can't help but rekindle a connection with the ex who never sent it. Charlie always believed Nick would change beyond recognition. What if the truth is more uncomfortable?
Charlie could hang up. He could sort his thoughts better in writing, get them as close to perfect as possible before Nick ever has to be aware of them.
But Nick wouldn’t keep the line open if Charlie had spoiled everything.
“I’m sorry," Charlie offers. "I just don’t know what you want me to say.”
Nick sighs. “That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you. Say whatever you want. Just be honest.”
“I am being honest.”
“No, you’re dancing around it," Nick says. "Things won’t get better if you’re afraid to say the wrong thing. It’s been almost ten years since we talked. We both need to accept that saying the wrong thing is unavoidable.”
A counter comes to the tip of Charlie’s tongue, but Nick doesn’t give him time to voice it. He says, "I'm not asking you to be perfect, okay?"
And Charlie has to sit with it.
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I wanna get off but you're such a tease by learnthemusic
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
05 Sep 2026
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Ilya and Shane have spent most of freshman year fucking. It doesn't mean anything though.
Another part in the college situationship 'verse
What Ilya worries about instead is coming to actually like this place and what it might mean if he continues to allow himself to be dragged back here. Ilya Rozanov, model international student? What would Svetlana think?
But then he sees the familiar hunch of Shane's shoulders in the corner — and really, who is he kidding? What the fuck does it matter that he's spent so much time in the library this term? He's gotten his dick wet after, right? Sometimes during, if Shane's in a particular mood, one which Ilya's become proficient at provoking.
He's a legend. No one would deny that.
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- Part 2 of what kind of wanting?
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Important to Someone by learnthemusic
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
05 May 2026
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Ilya and Shane can't take photos of each other. That doesn't stop Ilya from wishing he could. This is a bunch of times during the first year of their relationship Ilya almost hits the shutter button.
The smirk he punctuates the sentence with nearly makes Ilya combust, and not only because the sudden departure of Shane's mouth means he may not get relief soon. He's had access to this confident, brazen Shane for three weeks now and he's still not used to the way his chest clenches whenever he's in full view.
If he could immortalize this expression — swollen lips, freckles nearly swallowed by the flush in his cheeks, laugh lines and all — he would. He'd make it his home screen. He'd send it to Svetlana before she inevitably asks again if Shane even knows what he's gotten himself into. And after that, he'd guard it with his life. It'd exist for no one but him.
One swipe of his thumb is all it would take.
[don't need to read the series to follow this]
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Do you wanna know me like I wanna know you? by learnthemusic
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
31 Mar 2026
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Ilya still didn't know how to find the planets, but he knew where to look for Antares. Shane had told him about it on Ilya's fifteenth birthday. "The name basically means 'not Mars,'" he'd said, and then launched into a story about how ancient astronomers became annoyed by people who confused it for the planet because it was also red.
It stuck with Ilya. So did a lot of the things Shane told him about afterward.
He didn't understand why — until, all at once, he did. The reason had existed for ages at the edges of his periphery, as firmly fixed in his subconscious as the moon in earth's orbit. He just hadn't known to acknowledge it.
Sometimes, like now, he wished he'd never figured it out.
Because above and to the right of the moon, that dumb star burned, and all Ilya could think about was how it wasn't nearly hot enough to be white like the others nearby. And how Ilya wanted it to explode into a supernova already as much as he wanted it to rise every summer night for the rest of his life.
an au where Ilya and Shane meet as teens and a bout of jealousy makes Ilya take a chance he regrets...until he realizes he doesn't have to regret it after all.
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- Part 1 of that summer on the edge of your bed
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If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more by learnthemusic
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
02 Mar 2026
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Five times over the years that Ilya forgets an English word ... and one time Shane realizes the language barrier isn't the only one between them.
"I'm marrying you in a month no matter what."
Ilya pets Shane's cheek, his eyebrows furrowed. Shane knows the expression well; it's the one that slips over his face when he's working overtime to translate his thoughts.
This is as good a test for himself as any. "Do you wanna say it in Russian?" he offers.
Ilya smiles, a little wider this time.
"I'll catch you if you call me a lawnmower," Shane warns. "Or a fucking worm. Or whatever."
"Ahhh. You know my tricks."
Adoration blooms within Shane, so suddenly and plentifully he has to kiss the overflow into Ilya's mouth. "Most of them, I think."
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what kind of wanting? by learnthemusic
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05 Sep 2026
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31 Oct 2025
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the risk is drowning but i'm gonna take it by learnthemusic
Fandom Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
05 May 2026
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Exploring the evolution of Shane and Ilya's relationship, in canon.
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that summer on the edge of your bed by learnthemusic
Fandom Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
31 Mar 2026
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How to Mimic Letters, Fliers, and Stationery Without Using Images by La_Temperanza
Fandoms: No Fandom
27 Jul 2017
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This is a tutorial/live example on how to mimic the look of letters, fliers, and stationery (as well as other forms of written media) without using images. For all your epistolary fic needs.
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- Part 17 of AO3 Work Skins/Tutorials
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Bookmarked by learnthemusic
28 Oct 2025
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This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of sticky notes (aka Post-Its) in their fic. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.
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- Part 8 of AO3 Work Skins/Tutorials
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Bookmarked by learnthemusic
28 Oct 2025
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HTML/CSS to replicate an email in Gmail as a work skin.
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Bookmarked by learnthemusic
28 Oct 2025
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Step by step explanations of some technical aspects of posting on AO3. So far we’ve got:
1) groundwork
2) how to embed an image
3) how to create a link
4) how to make nice dividers
5) how to tidy up and polish a finished and published work
6) tools and resources
7) some thoughts on where to host images.
Chapters 1 to 3 are for both readers and writers, from chapter 4 onwards it's about making your fanfiction more readable. Feedback and explanation requests very welcome! -
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A resource created by two fans who live in the Los Angeles area, as a reference for fic writers. We cover a wide range of topics--climate, culture, DRIVING, etc. Feel free to ask questions in the comments!