what’s the price of being young
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begin again by aurora_chiroptera
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
07 Feb 2026
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Irina flees Russia with 9-year-old Ilya, hoping for a new start in Canada’s capital. While she is working through asylum paperwork, Ilya runs into a boy his own age in the hallways of a government building.
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- Part 1 of what’s the price of being young
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second home by aurora_chiroptera
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
12 Feb 2026
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When Shane is 11, he and Ilya have their first sleepover, as best friends do. Shenanigans ensue and secrets are shared.
Everyone needs someone who sees them.
[Can be read as a stand alone.]
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- Part 2 of what’s the price of being young
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hard to keep it all inside by aurora_chiroptera
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
20 Mar 2026
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Irina had always been scared that Grigori’s violent anger would be passed down to their sons.
She’d hoped Ilya would be different. But things were more complicated than that.
Or, three times Irina was called to get her son because Ilya had punched someone. And one time when someone had his back instead...
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- Part 3 of what’s the price of being young
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room for more by aurora_chiroptera
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
20 Apr 2026
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For several years, Shane and Ilya have been the center of each other’s worlds. But when a new kid transfers into their grade, their duo turns into a trio. Cue shenanigans from hockey rinks to stray kittens.
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- Part 4 of what’s the price of being young
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everything changes by aurora_chiroptera
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
23 Jun 2026
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Being a teenager is hard, being one of the top hockey prodigies is harder. Navigating first kisses and a closing closet door, changing friendships and mental health, Shane and Ilya begin to see a very specific future stretch out before them.
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- Part 5 of what’s the price of being young