5 Works by KatHowardApologist
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We Raise Our Cups To Them by KatHowardApologist
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
18 Mar 2026
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It's a sad song, its a sad tale. Its a tragedy. But we sing it anyway.
From the second Shane enters Ilya's Boston house, what comes next is an inevitable tragedy even when Ilya doesn't say Shanes name on the couch. It's a tragedy, even when Shane stays the night. It was inevitable that Shane was going freak out. Unlike Greek tragedies, though, Shane and Ilya's happy ending is also inevitable.
Or, Ilya doesn't say Shane's name on the couch, so they have more time, which only makes Shane's pending meltdown that much bigger.
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Glitter at A Pride Parade by KatHowardApologist
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
04 Mar 2026
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"Every surface, light pole, and body packed into the street blocks was an explosion of color.
And everyone was so happy. So full of joy.
Pride, Shane realized. He’d never really understood why it was called that before."
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When you've lived your entire adult life in the closet, you miss out on one of the best parts of being queer - the LGBTQIA+ community. At 30 years old, Shane has still not gotten a chance to experience Pride until now!
Or The Ottawa Centaurs are invited to walk in the Ottawa Pride Parade in August after Shane and Ilya get back from their honeymoon. Shane has to navigate being a newly minted queer icon, learn to love in the spotlight, and finally feels accepted in a community he didn't realize that he was missing.
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Do it for the bit by KatHowardApologist
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
22 Feb 2026
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Set in an alternate universe where Shane and Ilya were only outed to the Montreal Metros but are not out to anyone else. Shane still moves to Ottawa (because fuck Montreal) and joins the Centaurs, but they don't tell anyone about their relationship... Until now!
If you have read my fic Never Tell Me The Odds, this was a part of the original first draft for chapters 6 and 7 but I changed things as I felt the tone was a little too crack-filled to fit with the rest of that story. Other than the context above, you don't need to have read Never Tell Me The Odds to get this!
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Never Tell Me The Odds by KatHowardApologist
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
22 Feb 2026
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The prologue picks up mid-book 6, but rather than Brad posting the video to Twitter he sends it directly to the Montreal Metros. In this universe, Shane and Ilya are not outed to the world, but Shane is still kicked off the Metros team and transfers to Ottawa.
This fic follows Shane and Ilyas first year as teammates, settling into their lives together after getting secretly married over the summer. In this timeline, Shane learns to heal from the wounds of being outed to his team, Shane and Ilya get to ease into being a full-time couple before being thrust into the spotlight, and they get to navigate coming out on their own terms.
After a decade of the world being too hard on them, I just really wanted my favorite husbands to find a soft place to land. While the road is still long and difficult, this AU is all about putting them back in control of how they want the world to see them. It also gives so many more hilarious opportunities to watch other characters react to them coming out.
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Shane Hollander Vs. A Mental Closet of Glass by KatHowardApologist
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
08 Feb 2026
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Five times that Shane Hollander forced himself NOT to learn Russian and one time he didn’t have to.
Inspired by the time that Shane was so far in the closet that he hooked up with a guy for 7 years before coming to terms with the fact that he was gay. He’s definitely not letting himself learn Russian until he comes to terms with the fact that he loves this man.
Mostly deluded yearning with the tiniest sprinkling of smut as a treat