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First, but Not Last by Itsallfine, poading
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
08 Jun 2026
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“Well, I guess you got what you wanted from me already,” Hollander continued. “Whatever. Fuck you.”
“Wait, no, Hollander.” Ilya turned, throwing an arm into Hollander’s path. “That’s not—”
“No, it’s fine. Stupid of me to expect anything else.” Hollander shook his head, gaze downcast, the barest hint of angry pink tinging his freckled cheeks. “Thanks for making it good, at least.”
It. His first time.
Ilya was the worst sort of asshole.
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In Sochi, Shane isn’t shy about calling out Ilya for ghosting after getting what he wanted. Once they’re safely away from Russia, Ilya forces himself to be honest with Shane about what that first time meant.
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Have the Night (But Leave the Day) by poading
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
14 May 2026
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They’re alone at the bar now. No one is watching. He could press a finger to Hollander’s lips, wait for Hollander to open for him. He could slide the pad of his thumb across Hollander’s tongue, tip his chin up, and pour the liquid into his mouth. He could watch the bob of Hollander’s throat as he swallows it down.
Ilya takes a drag from his cigarette instead.
“What?” Ilya asks as Hollander stares him down, not unlike an enraged bull. “You are going to tell me not to smoke? Is Vegas, Hollander. No one cares.”
“Neither do I,” Hollander mutters, turning away toward the bar. “Are you going to give my drink back?”
Ilya glances down at the shot glass in his hand and shrugs. “No. Is mine now.” He throws the shot back, suppressing a wince at the taste of subpar hotel bar vodka. When he looks up again, Hollander is already walking away from him into the sea of brightly colored slot machines.
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After hooking up at the MLH awards, Shane doesn't go back to his room. He goes to a party. Ilya can't help but follow him to the casino where he realizes something is wrong with Shane.
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Hold Me Like a Breath by poading
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
28 Apr 2026
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“You shouldn’t have to take care of me,” Shane said, voice muffled against Ilya’s shirt.
Something cracked open inside Ilya, an overwhelming need to hold Shane as close as he could and protect him from whatever in the world had made him feel unworthy of care. Shane always took care of people. He carried his team to every victory they claimed, giving so much more than he got in return, and wore the heavy mantle of the Metros’ expectations alone. But it wasn’t just his team. When Ilya’s English failed him, Shane stepped in front of the microphone. When Ilya’s composure failed him, he was a comfort. Even when Shane did not know he was holding Ilya together, the force of his presence was so much more than Ilya knew how to deserve.
Now it was Ilya’s turn. “Let me,” he said into Shane’s hair. “I do not mind.”
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OR: Before Shane can leave post tuna melt, he has a panic attack. Ilya calms him down.
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I'll Settle for the Ghost of You by poading
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
21 Apr 2026
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Not all Ilya’s ghosts were welcome. Not all of them were dead, either. The ghost of paternal disappointment was lead in his pocket, dragging him under the surface with each phone call, and the ghost of brotherly envy was kept at bay only by the tether to his bank account. Russia was full of his ghosts, and no matter how he tried, Ilya could not seem to leave them there. Not even a grave would free him of their torment.
No, Ilya knew better. Someone did not have to die for them to haunt him.
And that was what Ilya was: haunted. By Shane fucking Hollander.
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OR: After Shane leaves post tuna-melt, Ilya is haunted by the clothes he left behind.
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Would You Hold Me When We Crash (Or Would You Let Me Go) by poading
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
15 Apr 2026
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Shane knew the weight his relationship with Rose carried. It was perfectly balanced, like it was made just for the approximation of his body. He could lift it without strain. No push, no pull.
He wished so badly for it to be her.
That was how Shane found himself at Le Ciel, wrapped in the embrace of bright lights and loud bass. He took precautions to avoid situations that might breach his limits. Situations like this one. The sting of alcohol on the air, the scrape of Rose’s dress on his forearms, the empty pit that yawned open in his stomach at the sight of Ilya Rozanov plundering a woman’s ear with his tongue. It was all too much.
It still wasn’t enough.
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Or: When Ilya gets into a car accident after leaving the club, Shane rushes to his bedside. Rose connects the dots.
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Ilya Rozanov, Secret Swiftie by poading
Fandom Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
12 Apr 2026
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Character studies of Ilya Rozanov through the lens of his experiences with Taylor Swift's music over the years.
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Stede seems determined to win Edward back. It must be why he keeps “accidentally” showing up in Edward’s life.
Izzy scoffs. “He just doesn’t learn, does he? Tell him Blackbeard has no use for apologies.”
“Yeah,” Edward says. “That’s true. I don’t. But also, unrelated to that other thing, what else did he say about me?”
Frenchie blinks. “Um. Nothing? The message came tied to a seagull’s leg so. You know. Not much real estate on those little papers. Can’t write a lot, can you?” He straightens suddenly. “Oh, I still have it!”
He fishes a crumpled, wind-dampened piece of paper from his pocket and drops it into Edward’s hand. When Edward unfurls it, he sees only a series of poorly-drawn images: The Revenge with a little triangle sail, a rope ladder and an arrow, a caricature of Stede looking like he’s crying.
“We really need to teach you guys how to read,” Edward notes.
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22 May 2022
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Co-captains. Shit. He’s really fucking in it now, isn’t he.
Ed downs his brandy. Takes it quick enough to not really taste.
“Well, I’m off,” he says, pushing to his feet. Stede shifts in his seat.
“You know, I meant to ask,” Stede says, his tone edged in slightly false casualness. “Where, ah—where have you been sleeping?”
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20 May 2022
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Ed and Jim are both new to this whole “committed relationship” thing, but apparently people in relationships get each other gifts. A difficult task when one has no idea what they’re doing.
People in love – at least, people from Stede’s world who are in love – get each other gifts. This is a newly learned fact for Ed, but it is a fact nonetheless. Mary got Stede gifts. Mary got Stede many gifts. The lighthouse painting still hanging in their shared captains’ quarters, that was a gift from Mary. Stede has half of a petrified orange beside their bed, a gift from his daughter.
Stede owns nothing of Ed’s. Ed has given Stede nothing.
This may, he realizes with dread, have been an oversight.
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16 May 2022
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Lucius Spriggs: the unofficial – and involuntary – relationship counselor of The Revenge.
“Edward has something he needs to say to you, don’t you, Ed?”
Blackbeard shifts his weight. He can’t seem to meet Lucius’s eyes, which is all right with Lucius, given that the last time they made eye contact Lucius was tossed into the sea and nearly died.
“I’m,” Blackbeard says. He lets out a breath. “I’m sorry for trying to kill you. I was taking my emotions out on you instead of dealing with them in a healthy way.”
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12 May 2022
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He gives it a few days, watching the golden hairs grow on Stede’s face, and watching Stede frown and scratch his chin more often. But Stede doesn’t act any different. There’s no secret plans Ed can detect.
Ed confronts Stede over it one afternoon in Stede’s quarters. He’s given the matter a lot of thought, and he’s considered how best to bring it up. Stede is a gentleman, so Ed will broach the subject delicately.
“What the fuck are you doing with your face?”
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