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    “You’re hesitating,” Rozanov said quietly. “Have you suddenly grown fond of me?”

    Shane pressed the blade down harder in retaliation, enough to make Rozanov suck in a sharp breath.

    “Don’t flatter yourself."

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    Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander have been preparing for the Hunger Games their entire lives as citizens of Districts One and Two. In their final year of eligibility, both of their names are called at the annual Reaping ceremony. During training week, Shane realizes he wants nothing more than to bury his knife in Ilya’s throat, and Ilya can’t seem to resist trying to provoke him into doing it.

    The problem is, that eventually, killing each other stops being the only thing they want—and the Capitol is determined to make a spectacle out of every second of it.

    Or: a Hollanov Hunger Games AU ;)

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    12 May 2026

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    “You will not be so nice when we beat you,” Ilya told Shane Hollander, holding onto his hand, not letting him pull away. Not yet.

    But Hollander’s brow furrowed, not in anger but in confusion. “Ah, um, sorry,” Hollander said. “Merci. My English is bad. Worse… than you. Maybe slower?” And he leaned in, like that would help him understand.

    Ilya’s eyebrows rose, and his smile widened.

    Or, Ilya Rozanov grew up in Russia. Shane Hollander was raised in France. When they first meet, neither of them can speak English very well. Somehow, it’s easier to understand each other when words aren’t getting in the way.

    (Stand-alone remix of “I’m Reading Your Lips (You’re Speaking My Language)” but this time neither of them are native English speakers, and learning a new language is sort of like falling in love, if you think about it.)

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    04 Mar 2026

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    “So you’ll do it then?” Shane asked, voice low. “You’ll behave for me?”

    It took Ilya a second to scramble for words, and Shane raised an eyebrow at him, waiting.

    “Da, yes. I will,” he vowed. “I’ll behave for you, Hollander.”

    And thus, Ilya Rozanov behaved (mostly).

    (Or: Ilya Rozanov needs to clean up his act if he and Shane are going to play the long game. Shane has some pretty good motivational tactics, and Ilya just wants to be his Good Dog.)

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    03 Mar 2026

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    When he was seven years old, Shane Hollander was briefly lost at an airport. Luckily, the kindness of a stranger ensured he made it back to his parents safely, putting an end to a terrifying three hours for the Hollanders. It takes twenty years (and one heated rivalry) for Shane to learn the name of his rescuer. It takes twenty years for Ilya to learn his wish had already come true.

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    22 Feb 2026

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    The only thing that ever made Ilya hesitate about leaving Russia was his niece.

    After his mother’s death, before the championships, before Shane, Tati had been everything.

    Time softened the ache. He built a life across the ocean. He married the man he loved. He let himself be happy. They had everything they had ever worked for, a team that supported them, a marriage built on love, and the beginnings of starting a family of their own.

    Then Alexei died.

    And Russia’s golden child was placed in their care.

    Overnight, their lives changed. Nothing would ever be the same again.

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    19 Feb 2026