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    Before the Door Closes by

    Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)  

    17 Jan 2026

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    After their engagement, Ilya and Shane return to Russia under the cover of the Irina Foundation, knowing it may be the last time Ilya ever sets foot there. What waits for him is not closure, but grief, memory, and a past he learned to survive by becoming quiet and hard.

    It isn’t about going back to the life he escaped.
    It’s about one final goodbye—to the place that shaped him, and to the mother he never stopped missing.

    With Shane beside him—steady, patient, and fiercely careful—Ilya faces grief he’s spent years surviving, old fear that still lives in his bones, and the quiet truth he’s been avoiding:
    some doors don’t close cleanly… but you can still choose how to leave them.

    This is a story about grief, survival, and choosing a future where home is no longer a place, but a person.

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    05 Jun 2026

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    Countdown by

    Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid  

    23 Mar 2026

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    “You’ll text when you land, right?” Shane asks as he takes an exit ramp labeled Airport Departures.

    “Yes. Promise.”

    “And you’ll call tonight?” Shane’s throat works over the words, like he still doesn’t trust this new thing between them. Ilya thinks he understands. He also doesn’t know how to trust this love. How can he when it has been trapped in his own heart so long. Neither of them know what the next year will bring. There is so much time before Ilya can have his agent, or his future agent, he will need a new one with no connections to Russia, reach out to Ottawa and hope that they’ll be interested in a future Hall of Fame center. The one thing Ilya is certain of is that he will do everything in his power to make their plan work. He spent his entire adult life lusting after, and then pining for Shane with his whole heart.

    “I will call.” Ilya reaches for the hand Shane has left on the gearshift and threads his fingers through his. He wants to say so much, but he has always been better with touch than words, especially when the only shared language was English. “We will talk every day.”

    Or, There is a year before Ilya can sign with Ottawa, Shane counts down the days until their forever.

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    01 Jun 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    Stunning, beautiful
    This whole fic is now cannon to me

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    (ass)inine confessions by

    Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)  

    05 Jan 2026

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    "You ARE a pervert."

    "Yes, but I am Shane's pervert. Is different."

    "That's not the defense you think it is."

    "And when we—" Ilya stopped himself, grinned. "Is probably too much information, yes?"

    "WAY too much information."

    Ilya delivers a TED Talk titled "Shane Hollander 101" and Hayden is the unwilling audience.

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    31 May 2026

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    I'll build a house inside of you by

    Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)  

    25 May 2026

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    In late 2014, celebrity photos start dropping. Ilya deletes his texts, his photos, a video he should never have taken. It isn't soon enough.

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    30 May 2026

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    Outside of Ottawa by

    Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid  

    09 Feb 2026

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    A snow storm forces the Cens' team bus to seek shelter on the way back from a game. Luckily for them they are close to the cottage. Unluckily for Shane and Ilya, Shane is also at the cottage.

    Set before Shane and Ilya are outed.

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    27 May 2026