MeabhCannon
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This may not sounds like a happy story— but we don't believe in sad endings around here. This is a beautifully happy story born from tragedy, the way real life often is.
This fic is an alternate ending (major character death) to Built to Break. It begins in Chapter 18, in the OR, when surgeons discover Shane’s Ewing sarcoma cannot be fully removed. Clean margins aren’t possible, and the goal shifts from cure to comfort. If you’ve read Built to Break, you can start at Chapter 18. It also works as a standalone—though rereading from Chapter 1, knowing how it ends, might hit a little harder in the gut.
What follows is the story of his final year— intentional, painful, and deeply beautiful—and the love that carries him through it. But this story does not end when Shane does. It continues through the aftermath: the firsts, the grief, the anger, and the slow, stubborn choice to keep living a life he would be proud of. It’s about chosen family, about carrying someone forward, and about believing that love doesn’t end here on earth.
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- Part 2 of Built to Break
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26 Feb 2026
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this, the tale of reckless love by justhockey
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
10 Feb 2026
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He wasn’t ready for this.
Maybe he never would have been, not in two, or five, or ten years. Maybe he would have spent the rest of his life holding this secret inside, not telling a single soul about the way his heart beats for his biggest rival. Or maybe, in a year or ten or once he’s retired, he might have come out publicly. Might have shared his truth with the world.
But that was supposed to be his choice. To tell or not to tell, to hide in the shade or step out into the sunshine. It was supposed to be his decision, and now it’s been taken from him.
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23 Feb 2026
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Off that Good Stuff by Sweettree
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
12 Feb 2026
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Shane gets his wisdom teeth removed and in his medicated state goes down a self deprecating rant. Ilya tries to grapple with his husband’s true feeling about himself.
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21 Feb 2026
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In the Quiet Hours by KittyCatCaitlin
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
27 Feb 2026
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When Jackie Pike learns Ilya has been injured, it's her job to get Shane off the ice and to his side.
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19 Feb 2026
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When It All Becomes Too Much by Stillhurting
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
16 Jan 2026
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The loop began again in his mind: the gym, the showers, Rozanov’s hands, Rozanov’s mouth, the moans and profanities and apologies that had slipped from Shane’s own throat in the heat of the moment. It was a swirling cocktail of fear, guilt, and a terrifying, lingering want. He couldn’t make it stop, no matter how hard he tried to choke it down.
His equilibrium snapped, sending his stomach into a free fall. The acidic burn rose in his throat, sharp and undeniable. Shane was stumbling toward the bathroom before his brain had even told his legs to move—his body reacting to an inevitability his mind was still resisting.
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A series of nine missing or extended scenes (headcanon) from the show depicting Shane falling apart, breaking down, and/or becoming physically sick after experiencing extreme anxiety, panic attacks, or emotionally charged situations.
Shane is already an OCD, perfectionist, athlete, so it’s not a stretch to imagine he has a nervous stomach. These chapters eventually contrast his years of breaking down in private with the moment he finally lets Ilya in.
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18 Feb 2026