Body Double AU
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Patrick Zweig couldn't quite complain about the hand he was dealt in life, he had it better than most but it didn't cull the ache that only Art seemed to quiet in him, until now, until Ilya.
Ilya Rozanov's life was complicated. His family, hockey, and his infuriatingly lovable rival, Hollander all requiring mental fortitude he was tired of carrying full time. What he needed more than anything was a break, a chance to put it all down and embrace his simplest desires, who knew a cocky Tennis player would offer that to him on a silver platter?
*This is a canon adjacent AU threading through both the Heated Rivalry (TV) and Challengers timeline. Our story picks up in the second half of 2012, with a 21 year old Ilya and a 24 year old Patrick. For reference, the start of the season Ilya wins the Stanley Cup and Patrick hooks up with Tashi in Atlanta.
What began as a way for them both to toss their messiest feelings at a willing target morphed into something deeper and what started as a coping mechanism came to mean more than either of them had bargained for.
For the sake of the story (and because it just makes sense), Patrick is also bilingual with his second language being French.
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- Part 1 of Body Double AU
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All good things come to an end.
Patrick understands that more than most. After a devastating revelation watching a Hockey Game, he thinks he should do the right thing for once except no one seems happy about it, Ilya least of all.
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- Part 2 of Body Double AU
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The morning of the Phil's Tire Town Challenger was cursed from the start. So what does it mean when a blast from the past, Patrick's closest taste of harmony reaches out hours before what would prove to be the most important moment of his adult life?
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- Part 3 of Body Double AU
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What if the conversation Patrick and Ilya had in the last installment, was actually a redo? Because it was.
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- Part 4 of Body Double AU
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The 2019 Phil's Tire Town Challenger is over and Patrick can't tell up from down.
He won and made up with Art, finally. Tashi didn't bury him alive for not throwing the match and now, Ilya was back? Funny how life could change so suddenly but are these changes as welcome as they appear, only time would tell.
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- Part 5 of Body Double AU