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Look at that. Another white guy with his little Asian sugar baby.
Twenty-seven years, and not once has a stranger looked at David Hollander and his son and seen a father. Then Ilya Rozanov sits beside him in a restaurant and a server says, "Can I get anything else for you and your son?" David does not correct him.`
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28 May 2026
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When Ilya takes an interest in Shane's baby photos displayed around the Hollander's home, Shane decides, with the help of Svetlana, to track down some of Ilya's own.
___“You look just like her,” Shane said carefully, lips pressed against Ilya’s temple. Ilya nodded, his wet face smearing against Shane’s neck. They had migrated so that Ilya was half on top of Shane’s lap, clutching at his shirt. “I’ll get this printed for you, okay? You’ll always have it.”
“Now you see,” Ilya said wetly, choking on a sob. “She’s so beautiful.”
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27 May 2026
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something you can fix by some1_around
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
27 Dec 2025
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Maybe if the video ended there, Shane thought, it would be okay. Okayish. Still incriminating. Still a fucking disaster. Still embarrassing, to have his breakup with this beautiful actress filmed and disseminated on Reddit of all fucking places, but not a nail in his coffin, burying him alive. But the video didn’t end there.
“Can I ask if you’ve ever been with another guy?” she had to ask.
And he, tears visible in his eyes, had to nod.
Just once. Just a single nod.
Why did he have to nod?
“Have you ever told anyone that before?” He shook his head. “Was it different? With a guy?”
“Of course.”
Of course.
“Was it better?”
“Yes.”
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Shane’s conversation with Rose is secretly recorded. Months later, after the All-Star game and Ilya’s confession in Russian, the video gets leaked online. Shane is outed to the world while Ilya is in Russia, and must now finish the 2016-2017 season with the entire world in on his secret.
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06 May 2026
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kiss me like a final meal by blueberrryink
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
23 Jan 2026
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Everybody else on earth was born with a manual on How to Be. A sort of silver spoon already tucked into their mouth.
Shane wishes he had gotten one.
After an exhausting day of masking and overstimulation, Shane has a panic attack. He loses the ability to speak. Thankfully, Ilya is there to help him through.
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05 May 2026
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bread and butter at the breakfast table by blueberrryink
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
30 Dec 2025
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It is as if he cannot bear to have his eyes on her while the words come, “Mom. I need you to know that I did really try.”
To the ground, to the soil, he confesses, “I tried really hard. But I just can’t help it. I’m sorry.”
Shane apologises for something that could never, ever be wrong. While his hands tremble in hers, Yuna reflects on all the little moments that led them here.
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05 May 2026