i can't seem to not need to need you
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Ilya looks at him, that carefree smirk pulling at his lips, and time slows.
JJ is barreling toward Ilya, and it’s obvious he hasn’t processed that Ilya’s turned away from him. And Ilya, oh God Ilya can’t see, and the world is moving at a snail’s pace around Shane but there’s no time, he can’t open his mouth to warn him and—
—and JJ collides harshly with Ilya, sending him richocheting into the boards and Shane's world stops.
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Or, what if it was Ilya who was hurt instead of Shane?
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- Part 1 of i can't seem to not need to need you
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The Four Truths of Hockey by writer_in_theory
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
25 Jan 2026
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Yuna and David offer to help Ilya recover from his concussion, which upends everything Yuna previously thought she knew.
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- Part 2 of i can't seem to not need to need you
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a simple man by writer_in_theory
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
31 Jan 2026
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“What does it fucking matter?”
The voice is more familiar like this, in the brief burst of anger that came with those words. David had heard it on TV and in videos on his phone countless times over the last decade. He may not have put it together, except this entire hotel was reserved specifically for the All-Star teams and their families, and there weren’t many Russians in attendance except for-
David’s son was secretly dating Ilya Rozanov.
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Or, why David was so calm when the rest of the world found out about Shane and Ilya.
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- Part 3 of i can't seem to not need to need you
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depollute me, pretty baby by writer_in_theory
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
14 Feb 2026
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It wasn’t his first hockey fight, not by far. After decades of playing, it was impossible to avoid the occasional scrum. It just wasn’t something that Shane purposefully tried to get involved in. He wasn’t like Ilya, he didn’t find joy in pushing and prodding at the other team until one of them snapped and threw a punch. When a scrum did break out, he hardly ever joined the fray, preferring instead to focus on managing the refs and trying to get his team out of the fight with as few penalties as possible.
When Shane’s fist connected with Comeau’s cheekbone, Shane grinned.
Or, the moment Shane realized he played his last game as a Montreal Metro and the trip to the cottage after.
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- Part 4 of i can't seem to not need to need you