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The Minor Fall, The Major Lift by shadow_lilies
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
12 May 2026
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~And from your lips, he drew the Hallelujah
Ilya Rozanov leaves Boston and signs with Ottawa, trying to fight a slow slide into emptiness and find meaning in his life again. Shane Hollander is a lonely, struggling artist who lost his spark. When they meet by chance, they both have to decide what's worth living for.
Or…Shane never gets the chance to become a pro hockey player, so they meet a little later in life. Basically, they’re both sad boys, but the healing will be worth it. More baggage, fewer hangups.
~You see I used to live alone before I knew ya.
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“So maybe we would have played together,” Ilya said.
“Yeah. Maybe we would have been rivals,” Shane said, and that got a grin out of him. He couldn’t quite imagine it, but he thought that would have been fun, facing off against Ilya Rozanov. In another life.
Ilya nodded slowly. “And yet here we are, meeting anyway. Maybe we were meant to.”
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19 May 2026
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30-year-old Charlie Spring-closeted, widowed, father to a 6yo diabetic daughter-moves from Texas to Germany for a new job and new start. His deeply religious upbringing has long kept him from embracing his true self but in his new environment, he finds the space to question the faith that has defined his entire identity. Nick Nelson-out and proud bisexual primary school teacher-patiently and lovingly walks alongside Charlie as he overcomes his past and all the while the sexual tension between them grows.
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- Part 1 of I Had to Get Out
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Bookmarked by Bell29
30 Mar 2026
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Charlie Spring, promising rower and outstanding cox, was never meant to study at Cambridge. He wasn’t meant to fall for his rival, either.
Charlie was meant for Oxford, where he began his first year. But nothing went as planned. After a brutal assault, he transfers to Cambridge for his second year, hoping to escape Oxford and the wreckage. There, he finds a new team, a new purpose, and Nick Nelson, star rower with golden-boy charm and far too much to hide.
What begins as animosity turns into something charged and inescapable. But secrets don’t stay buried forever. When the truth surfaces, Charlie and Nick must decide what’s worth risking for a future that might finally be theirs.
Over the course of three academic years, through racing seasons and emotional healing Charlie and Nick’s lives continue to intersect. Their story becomes one of rivalry, resilience, friendship and love.
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- Part 1 of Oxbridge Rowing AU
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Bookmarked by Bell29
30 Mar 2026
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Charlie Spring is 20 years old and coming to terms with the loss of his mother after a difficult illness, which fractured their relationship. He and his family go to Cornwall to scatter her ashes and have one last family summer together. There, he meets and befriends Nick Nelson.
Together, they navigate grief, relationships and ultimately, love, but in such complicated circumstances, will love be enough?
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Bookmarked by Bell29
30 Mar 2026
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After his nearly twenty year long marriage ends, high school French teacher Nick finally feels like he might be ready to open himself to a new relationship, despite his hurt in the past and anxiety about how his four children would respond to him with someone new.
Almost 40 year old Charlie is resigned to singlehood, investing his energy into his family and friends and his small dental practice, to protect himself from being hurt again. When an incident at a sporting event leads Nick to Charlie’s dental practice, they discover a connection they didn’t expect to find, at one of most people’s least favorite places.Series
- Part 1 of Spring Family Smiles
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17 Aug 2025