bambi's heated rivalry AUs
Series Metadata
Listing Series
-
Hard Odds To Beat When You're On All Fours by whorecoded
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
22 Apr 2026
Tags
Summary
“It's the same, right? You should understand.”
“As boxing?” When Ilya nods, Shane scoffs. “It's not.”
“Yes. Is.” Ilya cracks his neck once-- Shane's eyes catch on the stretch of skin before he flicks his gaze back to Ilya's face. He's looking at Shane intently. “Pushing. Forcing. Winning.”
“That's not…”
It wasn’t always about that for Shane. Yes, he wanted to win, he wanted to be the best, he wanted to beat the best, but it wasn't about making any other player submit to him. For Shane, it was as much about strategy as it was anything else, about wrapping his head around the rink and knowing exactly how it would go, about executing the perfect victory.Still, he can't quite say Ilya is wrong. There was something about it, about shoving another player into the boards, about a clean hit, about a fight on the ice, gloves off. Sweat sticking to his skin, blood pumping in his ears, adrenaline making his vision blurred. Teammates else brawling right beside him, blood in his mouth or dripping from his nose--
Woodenly, he shrugs again.
// retired hockey player-turned-physical therapist shane x cocky boxer ilya... mm....
Series
- Part 1 of bambi's heated rivalry AUs
-
buckle bunny bad behaviour by whorecoded
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
11 Jun 2026
Tags
Summary
And then, shakily but no less firmly, Shane honest-to-god sticks out his hand for Ilya to shake. In the middle of a dim, sticky, tacky bar. In front of a display of cowboy-themed knick-knacks, like they’re at an important meeting.
And judging by the look on his face, he’s completely serious, face set and eyes earnest.
“Ah, formal.”
Shane jiggles his hand mid-air, waiting for Ilya to take it. He does, finding Shane’s palm to be warm and soft all over, save for a callous along the outside of his thumb that scratches pleasantly over Ilya’s hand.
“Ilya Rozanov,” He purrs, grinning wide when Shane flushes at the tone. “You are very young, Shane Hollander.”
“Not that young.”
“Younger than me.”
***
Buckle Bunny (noun): "A woman who is a follower or devotee of rodeos or cowboys"
or: older ilya and college shane meet in a cowboy bar :)Series
- Part 2 of bambi's heated rivalry AUs