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Pros: Robert has his shit together, for real this time. Mattress on a real bedframe, check. Therapist regularly visited, check. Outings with friends a few times a week, check.
Cons: Robert is hornier than he’s ever been in his life.
Well, he’s a problem solver. And this problem can be solved with a night at the club and some stranger in his bed. And that stranger turns out to be… Flambae?Series
- Part 3 of An Anonymous Flambert Fic Collection
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31 May 2026
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a glimpse of jane by carinnacaroona
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
03 Jun 2026
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an impulsive decision to snoop through ilya's phone for jane's contact leads to cliff marleau forming one of the closest friendships with someone he's ever had. unbeknownst to him, his new best friend is actually shane hollander.
a canon divergent in which cliff marleau befriends jane, and accidentally forms the friendship of a lifetime ;-)
- Language:
- English
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- 136,693
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- 41/?
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- 2,813
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23 May 2026
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The Crow's Nest by robbinscinquefoil
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
27 May 2026
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Cliff would probably remember if he was there when Ilya met a woman so earth-shattering that he would chase after her for nearly a decade. Probably. Cliff thinks he would probably notice something as life-altering as a meeting like that. Who on earth is this woman and how did they find each other? Did Cliff watch Ilya’s life change before his eyes and not even realize what was happening?
In the fall of 2017, Cliff Marlow notices evidence of Jane all over Ilya’s apartment. He decides to investigate.
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- English
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- 35,770
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- 4/6
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- 623
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21 May 2026
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When Flambae went to prison, it didn’t just screw him over; it screwed over his family, too. His sister was devastated, and after he joined the Phoenix Program, she made herself painfully clear: clean up your act, or you’re out of your niece’s life.
So when he gets a tentative invitation to her dance recital, Flambae takes it as his chance. He’ll show up on time. He’ll behave. He’ll take a leap and introduce his family to the guy he’s been seeing, as normal people do. Except the guy bails. The day before. Because apparently that’s “too much commitment”, whatever that means.
Now backed into a corner, Flambae needs a last-minute stand-in. Someone calm. Normal and unassuming. Someone who isn’t a walking red flag. Which is how he ends up roping the newly minted, normie dispatcher into being his pretend boyfriend for the evening— because admitting he got dumped doesn’t exactly scream I’ve got my life together.
~Or the fake-dating, enemies-to-lovers Flambert fic I’ve been craving.
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18 May 2026
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One of the main characters - the only surviving witness to a murder - has just woken from a coma. Not only is she entirely cognizant, but the first thing that the subtitles say she asks for is a lawyer.
“What are you fucking giggling about?”
The other person that’s been paying attention is Flambae. He’s right next to Robert on the couch, his arm slung over the top behind his head. One foot is propped up on the other knee, also pointing towards Robert, which has him caged in the corner by the arm rest. It’s probably some fucked-up power move. Robert has been ignoring it just to spite him.
“It’s just not how comas work,” Robert shrugs.
“Right, and you know because you’re a fucking doctor,” Flambae quips back.
“I know because I was in one, asshole.”
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During a quiet night in, Robert realizes that his coma and injuries aren't common knowledge among Z-Team.
Most of them take the information in stride with jokes aplenty.
Flambae does not.
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- English
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- 168,107
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- 52/?
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05 May 2026
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Flambae saves Mecha Man after the suit explodes. Now he's stuck babysitting a comatose Mecha Man.
The whole fake-married thing was his boss' idea.
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20 Feb 2026
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i've been pushing for this for so long by LiarsandThieves22
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
18 Feb 2026
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ESPN: Shane Hollander To the Ottawa Centaurs after Tumultuous End to Montreal Metros Career
@CentaursGirlie1995: obviously i feel very badly for shane but my beautiful failson of a team getting the two best players because of homophobia is perhaps the only good thing homophobia has ever done
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Or: Shane's first season on the Ottawa Centaurs, as told by everyone else in the world.
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- English
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- 34,658
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- 4/4
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19 Feb 2026
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Mama's Boy, Mama's Boy by WhimperSoldier
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
15 Feb 2026
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Shane's first mistake was going to talk to Ilya Rozanov before their game. His second was immediately, stupidly, meeting the eyes of Rozanov’s very much dead mother hovering at his side.
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- Part 6 of Heated Rivalry AUs
- Part 1 of Ghost Irina AU
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 68,348
- Chapters:
- 5/5
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- 1,763
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15 Feb 2026
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“Are you sure it is even mine?”
Hollander seemed genuinely hurt by the suggestion, his big dark eyes fixed on the tiled flooring at Ilya’s feet. For a moment, he looked like he was about to cry again. “It doesn’t matter if it’s yours... Which it is, by the way. You fucking asshole,” he twitched. “But it’s not like we’re together. Whatever choice I make, I wouldn’t ask anything of you.”
“Good.” Ilya kind of felt like he was going to cry too now. He wasn’t quite sure why. “I’m glad you know this.”
“Fine.”
“Fine.”
- Language:
- English
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- 42,442
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- 20/20
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- 591
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22 Jan 2026
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Rarely does Robert ever get a moment of time to think. Rarely does he let himself. Because he knows the moment the noise quiets and the lights are dim that his mind will race. It will remember. And yet, when the memories resurface, they don’t hurt as bad as they used to.
Or; 5 times Chad speaks to Robert in his native language + 1 time Robert speaks to Chad in his native language.
(Or actually: 5 times Robert is forced to do domestic activities + 1 time he returns the favor)
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- English
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- 20,214
- Chapters:
- 6/6
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- 1
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- 289
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- 1,978
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25 Dec 2025
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To call Robert's new situation with Flambae ‘complicated’ would be a drastic understatement.
Robert cut his fucking fingers off. Flambae tried to burn him to death after a bar fight. They aren’t good for each other, barely even like each other, and there’s no way it’s going to end well.
But when the sex is this fucking good, Robert is having trouble listening to the logic.
Or, the one where they become fuckbuddies and catch feelings.
(Everyone pretend to be shocked.)
- Language:
- English
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- 39,830
- Chapters:
- 9/9
- Comments:
- 340
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- 2,314
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- 625
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22 Dec 2025
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“Where the fuck is Flambae?” Robert said in way of team greeting.
“He’s off again.” Prism said. “Personal reasons.”
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Flambae is going through something, and no one knows what exactly. So when Robert finds him on the steps leading up to the SDN Torrance branch office after hours, he decides to see if he can help Z Team's resident mouthy fireball.- Language:
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- 6/?
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22 Dec 2025
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As it turned out, Robert really was Flambae’s type.
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After dealing with Shroud once and for all, Robert Robertson finds that it's hard to have a personal 'thing' going on when your, ahem, person of...interest...is as subtle as a fireball. Romance isn't dead, it's just locked behind HR's code of conduct.
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“...Hell yeah this some Britney, bitch! This one is for Robert—where is he—there he is! Robbo at the bar! Yeah! Luckiest fucking fucker in all of Southland! ‘Cause guess who fucking fucked him—oh yeah, back to the chorus! Uhn uhn…”- Language:
- English
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- Chapters:
- 5/5
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- 237
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05 Dec 2025
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Flambae is almost asleep when he feels a pair of hands sliding up his thighs. He snaps his eyes open and looks down — and there’s Robert. His hair is messy, his face hidden in the dark shadows of the room. Flambae has no idea if this is a sleep-deprivation hallucination or alcohol still in his system, but the way Robert touches him feels real. Too real.
After a night of getting dragged into a bar fight at The Sardines and eating tacos from a questionable late-night joint with the Z-Team, Flambae gets home and starts questioning his feelings about Robert… until things heat up.
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How Flambae found out that Robert is MechaMan, and how things between them shifted after that into something even more complicated… and way more tense.
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- Part 1 of Where the Sparks Settle
- Language:
- English
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- 18,848
- Chapters:
- 8/8
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- 1
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- 66
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03 Dec 2025
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Robert Robertson the 3rd learns what it means to be cared for, and to care for himself while slowly realizing he's developing feelings for a certain somebody.
WARNING: Smut contained to chapter 9, chapter can be skipped.
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- English
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- 60,873
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- 10/12
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28 Nov 2025
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“If you’re not interested, you can just say that. I probably came on too strong with the whole… ‘fucking you until you cry’ speech.”
“You also called me an annoying bitch. Real mixed signals. I don’t know what to think.”
“You’re hilarious. How about we start with the home cooked meal and see where that goes? Come over tomorrow. I’m an excellent cook.”
“And humble, too.”
“Fuck you, Robert.”
“Not on the first date.”
“I think I changed my mind. You’re too annoying.” There was a pause. “No but really, come over tomorrow.”
aka Flambae and Robert get drunk and hook up. Robert definitely doesn't regret anything and the team is very normal about it. Surprisingly, that's not where it ends.
- Language:
- English
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- 29,045
- Chapters:
- 14/?
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- 727
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21 Nov 2025
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A random villain-of-the-week makes Robert late for work. It's only by a few minutes, yet the encounter that hardly lasted a few seconds instills a sudden chill in Robert's bones. Its persistence is matched only by the Z-Team's stubbornness as they force their dispatcher to join them in activities they think will warm him up.
But none of it matters if Robert can't learn to believe he'll ever be warm again... or that he deserves the warmth this team brings him.
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Post-Episode 8 (Good/Pacifist/No Romance/Everyone is Forgiven ending)
Trigger Warnings: Self-destructive/self-harming tendencies, suicidal ideation/thoughts, near-death experience(s)- Language:
- English
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- 34,073
- Chapters:
- 9/9
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- 12
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- 836
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20 Nov 2025
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My Hookup is in My Friend Group and I Don't Like It by Anonymous
Fandoms: Dispatch (Video Game)
07 Dec 2025
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College life isn't easy for poor Robert Robertson, so he finds some stress relief on pointless dating apps to recover from a massive upcoming burnout.
Only to find out the guy he hooked up with is long-term friends with his new buddies and they all share the same friend group. Go figure.
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- Part 2 of Anon's Flambert AUs!!
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 71,657
- Chapters:
- 11/11
- Comments:
- 343
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- 1,255
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- 230
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20 Nov 2025
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How to Avoid Your Ex During a Wedding Countdown: By Robert Robertson the Third by Anonymous
Fandoms: Dispatch (Video Game)
18 Nov 2025
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Two years after his breakup with his ex, Robert gets a wedding invitation to his friends', Janelle and Colm, special ceremony. Despite some hidden conflicts, he's willing to put things aside for them and their special day.
Problem is, that also involves seeing said ex. Yikes.
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- Part 1 of Anon's Flambert AUs!!
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 52,523
- Chapters:
- 8/8
- Comments:
- 234
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- 1,330
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- 252
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18 Nov 2025
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Ghost, under threat of another psychological evaluation from both his CO and therapist, has been forced to partake in a penpal programme with another soldier in order to "practise empathy" and "re-establish human connection." He hates it until he doesn't.
MacTavish willingly volunteers for the SAS's new penpal programme because what the hell, it could be fun. And when his penpal ends up being adorably emotionally constipated, well, that certainly doesn't hurt.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 21,261
- Chapters:
- 3/3
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- 521
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22 Jun 2025