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This thing that they have—whatever the hell it is—it’s good. It’s easy. It feels like the only thing keeping Ilya afloat sometimes.
He can’t let it get to a place where it’s more than just a good, convenient fuck and some fun teasing in between. Even if sometimes, in brief moments of tenderness, it already feels like it’s more than that. Or at least like it’s something that can be, if they just let it.
But they don’t. They can’t.
Although sometimes, Ilya does find himself giving in to the urge to look at Shane just a little bit longer, to let his touch be just a little bit gentler, more reverent, than what it would be for something as casual as they claim this to be—albeit sparingly.
Sometimes, just for a moment, he lets himself indulge. He lets some of that affection bleed out of him because he feels like he’ll implode if he doesn’t.
But he always catches himself before it can linger.
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where six months of ghosting is shane’s final straw and he cuts contact with ilya after vegas, tired of the wall that just keeps getting higher each time he tries to chip away at it
so ilya is forced to reckon with his feelings much sooner
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03 Feb 2026
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What Happened in the Silence by misplacedmetaphor
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
25 Feb 2026
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In the months between Sochi and Vegas 2014, Shane Hollander decides he’s done watching Ilya from a distance.
He stops waiting.
Told through alternating POV, this fic explores what happens when Shane moves on, and what it does to Ilya to realize he doesn’t get to decide where Shane stays.
It was never just sex. It was never just a game.
And when Shane finally chooses steadiness, it changes the rules.
And who is that man?OR
Shane is trying to build something honest.
Ilya is trying not to lose him.
And the silence they used to live inside is no longer an option.filled with angst. slow burn.
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- Part 1 of What Happened in the Silence
- Part 1 of In the Margins
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03 Feb 2026
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A continuation of Shane and Ilya's story post-Long Game.
Starting with Canada facing Russia in the 2026 Winter Olympics, and including all of the moments that come before and after that.
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- Part 1 of Visions from the Future
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03 Feb 2026
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went home and tried to stalk you on the internet by alphalupi
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
25 Apr 2026
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a companion piece to back and forth from new york showing the in-world social media response to the events of each chapter!!
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- Part 2 of back and forth from new york
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02 Feb 2026
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Shane's Lily by midnighttypewriter
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
13 Feb 2026
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After Shane's accident on ice, Yuna sees Lily messaging him and decides to make a phone call.
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- Part 1 of Yuna's Boys
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28 Jan 2026