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I've come undone (but you make sense of who I am) by writerbri
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)
18 Jan 2026
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Nothing feels right or good. Not the weight of his pads or the glide of his skates over fresh ice. Not the crispness of the rink air or the roar of a sold out Montreal crowd. Not his teammates’ triumphant shouts when he sinks a goal or cool water in his throat after a hard workout or well wishing texts from his parents before every game. It’s all just… faded.
Grey.
Empty.
Shane doesn’t know how to bring color back into his life. Not when he leeched it out himself with every step he took away from the only person who has ever truly, honestly seen him.
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After Shane walks away, his life falls apart one piece at a time.
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18 Jan 2026
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You, soft and only by brightloveee
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
02 Jan 2026
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When he was a boy, Ilya used to play with his mother’s Matryoshka doll. He’d unstack the wooden layers. The biggest, then the next, then the next. Always finding something new, until he got to the smallest, most delicate one at the center.
Ilya has always known Shane isn’t like anyone else. After their summer at the cottage together, Ilya learns that being with Shane is like unstacking nesting dolls. Every layer is a new treasure to discover, and the man at the center has re-shaped his entire world.
Or, 5 times Shane unmasks around Ilya and the new ways Ilya finds to love him.
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15 Jan 2026
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I don't want to be the owner of your fantasy, I just want to be apart of your family by Ilovethedelusional
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
05 Jan 2026
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Shane Hollander is a very remarkable man. He dominates the ice with his precision, raw talent, dedication to the game. He's 29 and has a well decorated career. Shane's entire life is hockey. Of course, his values and priorities change. He's willing (with much reluctancy) to make many sacrifices to give the life that he and Ilya deserve to share together. Of course, everything did not go as intended.
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Pregnant Shane. You love to see it. Shane and Ilya have a kid and love each other.
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13 Jan 2026
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Shane Hollander has built his life around discipline, legacy, and winning—on the ice and off it. A secret relationship with his rival, Ilya Rozanov, was never meant to become more than stolen nights and unspoken promises. It was never meant to leave Shane staring at a positive pregnancy test in a hotel bathroom.
When Ilya chooses to end things for what he believes is the greater good, Shane is left carrying a secret that could change everything, and a love that refuses to die quietly. As the season presses on and the ice becomes the only place they’re allowed to meet, both men must live with the cost of a decision made in grief, fear, and love.
Some endings are clean. This one is anything but.
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10 Jan 2026
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The knock at his door comes about five minutes after Shane gets home, three minutes after Shane pees on the stupid sticks, one minute after Shane looks at the fucking pink plus signs, and about thirty seconds after tears spring to his eyes.
Shane Hollander, professional hockey player and captain of the Montreal Metros, has a bun in the fucking oven.
Or Shane and Ilya's enemies-with-benefits arrangement has some unintended consequences.
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10 Jan 2026