Watching from the Sidelines
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Watching from the Sidelines by thisisliterallygay
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
20 Jan 2026
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Olivia Addison has spent her life on the edges of the rink, watching, learning, remembering.
As the Ottawa Senators’ youngest ever team medic, she’s used to being underestimated. Used to being invisible.
Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have built a life at the center of the game. They are everything hockey celebrates. Olivia is everything it forgets.
But when the ice cracks and old wounds resurface, lines begin to blur, between duty and devotion, between watching and wanting, between surviving alone and letting herself be seen.
This is a story about healing, chosen family, and the quiet moments that change everything.Sometimes love doesn’t start at center ice.
Sometimes it begins watching from the sidelines.Series
- Part 1 of Watching from the Sidelines
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The space between us by thisisliterallygay
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
23 Jan 2026
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Shane hates disappointing the people he loves. Ilya enjoys pushing his buttons. Olivia enjoys both of them, especially when they stop holding back. A night of playful dominance, tender reassurance, and deeply familiar intimacy proves that trust can be just as intoxicating as desire.
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So... A few things. 'Cause people are confused, it seems they can't read tags or author notes.
For the purposes of this story, Shane is queer (pansexual). If that’s not your thing, that’s completely okay, this fic may just not be for you, and that’s fine. That said: if you don’t like poly relationships, please don’t read. This story exists out of love, not to convince or debate anyone.Series
- Part 2 of Watching from the Sidelines