Russia's Anti-Queer Laws Endanger Ilya Rozanov
Collection for Heated Rivalry works covering the reality of Russia's anti-queer laws. Ilya Rozanov either flees or faces (or fears) persecution from Russia on the basis of sexual orientation.
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Cliff's Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week (Is Probably Going Better Than Ilya's) by petroltogo
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)
15 Apr 2026
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It figures that even half-way across the world Ilya's dick manages to ruin Cliff's day. The real surprise is that it isn't the only dick involved in this mess.
Featuring an ill-timed outing, a supportive but clueless team trying its best, panicking over Russia's LGBTQ laws, too many group chats, an unhinged 3am brainstorming session on how to get your captain a new citizenship (asking for a friend) and Roz' inability to answer his fucking phone.
Or: Ilya disappears in Sochi. Half-way across the world his team does its best to help. Their best is more than anyone could have foreseen.
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- Part 1 of maximal confusion, some believability
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A Ghost in Boston by sostarry
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
31 Jan 2026
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Woken from sleep during the dead dawn hours after his father’s funeral to texts and breaking news of explicit photos posted of him and a former male lover, Ilya has to flee Russia.
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Worst Proposal Ever by RayByAnotherName
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
27 Jan 2026
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A locked folder from Shane's phone ends up on the internet for everyone to see, including his teammates. It certainly undercuts their victory against the Bears, but it'll all turn out right. Eventually.
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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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Carter Did Not Sign Up For This (He Got Voluntold By Shane Hollander) by petroltogo
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)
28 May 2026
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"Did. You. Mean. It."
Carter Vaughn doesn't mind if his afternoon nap gets interrupted for a good cause. Which is good for him because Shane Hollander is so far past asking permission he may well bulldoze them all into a different universe.
Or: After Ilya gets outed in Sochi, Shane Hollander is determined to help. Carter, who possesses a healthy sense of self-preservation, is too smart to stand in his way—but, as it turns out, not quite smart enough to stay out of the drama.
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- Part 2 of maximal confusion, some believability
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Protected Person by chinesebakery
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
21 Mar 2026
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Shane finds out on Twitter.
Not from a lawyer or a teammate or even one of the journalists who've been calling nonstop since the FanMail video went viral. He finds out at 6:47 am, still in bed, that Russia is coming for Ilya. Propaganda charges. Passport revocation. Return to the Russian Federation required.
What follows is weeks of watching everything fall apart. Ilya's career. Their safety. The system that was supposed to protect them. Shane keeps playing while Ilya can't. The lawyers file paperwork and say to wait. Montreal demands silence.
Shane faces a choice: keep his head down and trust the process, or burn down his career and force the world to pay attention.
He chooses fire.
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- English
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- 27,498
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- 7/7
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06 Jun 2026
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Protected Person by chinesebakery
The one where Ilya requests protected person status after he and Shane are outed in The Long Game
https://archiveofourown.org/works/78783251?view_full_work=true&view_adult=true
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Walking home to you by Hpdm20
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
25 Feb 2026
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“I’ll be quick. It’ll barely hurt Ilya."
The gun trembled in his brother’s hand as they kept staring at each other, the words almost as pleading as Ilya’s own. If his eyes hadn’t started to sting, he might have seen his brother’s well up as well. Instead, that childish, naive little part of his heart spoke the next words out of his mouth.
"We are family Alexei. We always have been."
OR: My take on what if Ilya was in Russia when the video leaked. (Updated summary)
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- English
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- 25,178
- Chapters:
- 10/10
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- 140
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- 1,637
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- 439
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07 Jun 2026
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Walking home to you by Hpdm20
The one where the FanMail video is leaked while Ilya is in Russia for his sister-in-law's preeclampsia
https://archiveofourown.org/works/79920566?view_full_work=true&view_adult=true
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in the middle of the darkest night (in the middle of the hardest fight) by GatheringBlue
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
18 Jan 2026
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“Ilya,” he clarified, wincing as he swallowed, his throat feeling like he’d eaten a fistful of glass. “I need to call Ilya.”
He fumbled around for his phone, desperately needing to hear his fiance’s voice. Together, they could figure this out. They’d make a plan. Ilya could drive with his parents from Ottawa and–
But Ilya wasn’t in Ottawa. He was in Russia.
No.
No.
They’d kill Ilya in Russia. They’d kill him, or arrest him, or– or–
Oh god, they’d kill him.
__________________________________________________________________________A family emergency means Ilya is in Russia when Hayden's FanMail video ends up on Twitter, outing them to the entire world. It, predictably, ends horribly.
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- Part 3 of heated rivalry fics
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 32,065
- Chapters:
- 6/6
- Comments:
- 630
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in the middle of the darkest night (in the middle of the hardest fight) by GatheringBlue
The one where the FanMail leaks while Ilya is in Russia helping his niece get heart surgery
https://archiveofourown.org/works/77085301?view_full_work=true&view_adult=true
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so you must like me for me by alasse
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
10 May 2026
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Shane wants to figure out if he's gay before he gets drafted—and no, the way he felt when Ilya Rozanov smirked at him with a cigarette between his lips in Saskatchewan has nothing to do with it. Unfortunately, the random guy he hooks up with to try and make sure one way or another takes a picture, and Shane gets outed before the draft. In the ensuing scandal, he goes seventh overall, to Ottawa.
It turns out, having the worst thing you can think of happen to you when you're seventeen years old can end up being pretty liberating. And land you an unexpected best friend.
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- English
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- 36,231
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- 2/2
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- 1,537
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so you must like me for me by alasse
The one where Shane is outed before the draft so he and Ilya become best friends first
https://archiveofourown.org/works/84119056?view_full_work=true&view_adult=true
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Return to Moscow by LJoyFFic
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
06 Jun 2026
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Shane joins Ilya on a quick trip to Moscow, which soon transforms into a nightmare. Ilya is arrested and targeted so harshly that he's not sure Russia will let him go this time.
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Shane witnesses Ilya's family.
Alexei and Ilya's relationship is explored.
Yuna flies to Russia.
Lots of Svetlana.
Healing journey fluff afterwards.