the country they call longing
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espérance et demie by ruthlessprophet
Fandoms: Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
30 Jan 2026
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"Yeah, I don't want to push, but you're usually with your Boston girl - Lily?"
Shane sighed. Exactly the topic he wanted to avoid. "It's complicated."
Hayden snorted, but he still looked sympathetic, "Yeah, man, I figured. You don't talk about her."
Without thinking, he flinched. It just was such a gut punch. He wanted to talk to someone about Ilya. It was surprising in how much he wanted to talk to someone about this. This whole fucking mess. Here he was talking to Hayden about his personal life, his family, and Hayden didn't know anything about that side of his life. Nobody knew.
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The night after Tuna Melts goes different and Shane never meets Rose Landry. It still changes everything.
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- Part 1 of the country they call longing
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ma joie toujours impénitente by ruthlessprophet
Fandoms: Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
30 Jan 2026
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"Your mom and dad do love each other." This, Shane was sure of. Hayden and Jackie were two parts of the same whole, since the moment they met. He would know, he was there. But to explain it to two very distraught little girls was a more complicated thing, "It's just hard for your mom, with your dad away for hockey so often. They also get upset after a long day, okay? I'm sure they don't mean it either."
"I don't want Dad to play hockey anymore. He can play with us, at home." Jade sniffled.
Ruby just nodded again.
He set them both back down and kneeled down to their level. "I promise, he wants to be home with you guys everyday. Hockey is your dad's dream, though, and it won't be forever. He's doing all this so that one day, he can spend everyday with you guys."
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With the help of the Pike family, Shane comes to some realizations. So do the Pikes.
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- Part 2 of the country they call longing