who i am hates who i've been
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i heard the reverberating footsteps by Reveled_Insignificance
Fandoms: Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
22 Apr 2026
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Surprise domesticity, first names, a meltdown, deep denials finally breaking the surface. A sincere apology, a guarded truth, the Russia of it all, a familial revelation, an embrace like never before — offering and accepting emotional comfort rather than sexual pleasure, unfathomable and indescribable compatibility. Hesitant hope suddenly being replaced by complex grief, then seeking out and accepting support. Walls cautiously coming down, a veiled confession — still hidden, but spoken out loud nonetheless.
A question — an invitation, unguarded and slurred by morphine, but unwavering and genuine nonetheless. Knowing that a seismic shift is happening, secretly wanting the inevitable damage to be swift and irreversible while still not allowing even the slightest hope that anything might actually change. Why even start to picture a future that will never be able to come true?
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or: Post HR/pre TLG Hollanov reminisces, relives, and tries to determine when they each knew it was love.
Almost entirely canon compliant (though probably more show compliant) afaik, almost no spoilers for TLG other than mentioning Ilya's therapist. And let's pretend he starts therapy several months earlier than in TLG.
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- Part 1 of who i am hates who i've been