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The Cost of Loving You by yhut2013
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
09 Aug 2026
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The fight on Boxing Day 2020 end with Ilya asking Shane for a break and Shane walking out the door. Ilya never thought that will be the last time he saw Shane, for a very long time. During this time, everyone Shane loved struggle to cope with the grief, some better than others. Ilya stays in Ottawa and watches over Yuna and David Hollander, grieving their only son, and each in their own, do not survive it. Hayden searches for answers in the wreckage of his best friend's disappearance, turning over events in memory, unable to shake the feeling Shane told him something before he vanished.
When Shane finally reappears, enduring the unthinkable, broken and barely recognizable, what comes next is harder than anyone anticipated.Or: AU after the Boxing Day fight in The Long Game. It's a story of grief, found family, a love that withstands hardship and passage of time, and the most unlikely friendship. Recovery is slow and costly and nonlinear, but that's what makes the happy ending hard won. Major Character Death warning are not for Shane or Ilya.
Complete, sequel updating.
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- Part 1 of Cost series
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Worth Every Cost by yhut2013
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
12 Aug 2026
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Sequel to The Cost of Loving You. Shane’s road to recovery was the most difficult thing he had done, but he and Ilya had been living in a bubble for a year. Now it’s time to face the world, because they have to live, not just survive. The case of Crown vs Lopez is the highest profile case of the continent and the biggest news of the summer. Shane has to testify in court in front of his captor and tell the world what was done to him the two and half years he was missing. How will Shane and Ilya with stand the trial and the public reactions to the news? What kind of future will they plan after hockey? Ilya has been locking all his grief, guilt, and fury inside him for the sake of Shane’s recovery, it’s time for him to get help.
Or: set right after the wedding, follows Shane and Ilya’s story through the trial, the public outcry, and a future they have in store.
Update Tuesday Friday.
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- Part 2 of Cost series