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The Vocabulary of Exile by thesevenpercent
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
16 May 2026
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At twenty-one, Ilya Rozanov is the Soviet Union’s most perfect weapon, a soldier of the Red Machine who has spent three years locked in a silent, jagged war on the ice with Canada’s golden boy, Shane Hollander.
When the Montreal Metros claim him as a "wasted" mid-round draft pick, the rivalry transforms from a professional grudge into a desperate lifeline. On the final night of the 1988 Calgary Olympics, he risks everything, his family, his career, and his safety, to start a new life in the West. Forced into a high-stakes billet under the roof of his bitter professional rival, Ilya must navigate a world where freedom feels like a new kind of prison.
As Ilya struggles to adapt, the crumbling Soviet empire reaches across the ocean, searching for leverage to help pull him back.
OR: What if Ilya fled Russia in 1988 to play for the Montreal Metros?
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17 May 2026
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“You are planning to rob me or what?” He hears Rozanov call, and he can’t help but smile slightly even as he rolls his eyes, closing the door to the linen closet and feeling strangely lighter than when he opened it, reassured that he’s just trying to read into a blank page, that today doesn’t mean anything more than Rozanov doesn’t mind him being around, which is strangely flattering.
“I don’t know,” he calls back. “Don’t Russians like diamonds and fur and stuff? Where should I start looking if I want to know what my options are?”
He hears Rozanov laugh, and it makes him smile.
When he joins him in the living room once more, Rozanov tugs him down to lean against him again. Shane goes easier this time, settling into it, knowing it doesn’t mean anything other than the fact that he just happens to be the closest warm body, the person on Rozanov’s roster who filled today’s slot.
(the tuna meltdown doesn't happen) (this does not mean they get ANY better at communication)
(or: how shane didn't realize he had a boyfriend for several months)
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12 May 2026
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Hungry Ghosts by coyote_was_here
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
23 Mar 2026
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Shane knew what people said about sharing true names: that it made sex better, like fucking bare except with all your witch senses involved, that even for people with no witch gift to speak of it was like your entire body was on fire. It probably wouldn’t be like that with Ilya, because sex with Ilya already felt like his entire body was on fire.
A universe in which the stakes for tuna meltdown are totally different and also kind of the same. Love, witchcraft, and true names.
Note: If you read this before 3/23, I recently realized that a key scene at the end of Chapter 7 didn’t make the leap from my google doc. Now fixed! Now with more feelings!
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- Part 1 of Hungry Ghosts and related stories
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- English
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- 29,938
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- 10/10
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10 May 2026
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That's me in the Corner, That's me in the Spotlight by lc2l
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)
04 Mar 2026
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It’s not a big deal that Rozanov and Hollander are joking with each other on the bench at their first All Star game. They’re allowed to be friends. They’re allowed to want to catch up somewhere private. They’re allowed to be unaware that Hollander is staring after Rozanov like he’s hung the moon and the only time Rozanov has smiled all day is in response to Hollander’s mild-ass chirping.
Not that you're paying that much attention.
aka Five times Scott Hunter Knew but didn't tell anyone.
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05 May 2026
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good on my own accord by impetuous
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
14 May 2026
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No serious hockey fan or sports commentator worth their salt would have considered record-breaking Boston superstar Ilya Rozanov to be Shane Hollander’s rival exactly, but sleeping with a man who had a specific offense-related vendetta against him and a wrist shot like a jet engine to back it up was probably ill-advised just the same.
Or, Shane is a goalie. Ilya can’t score.
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- Part 1 of #42 Shane Hollander
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02 May 2026
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Ilya Rozanov has been drafted by Boston, the number one pick overall, but his father doesn't want him moving to America and so takes steps to block his visa. He's going to have to go back to Russia and stay there forever and that, thinks Shane Hollander, is wrong.
It's so wrong that Shane can't stop himself from doing something about it. Even though that something is the most reckless, the only reckless thing he's ever done in his life. He marries Rozanov in secret, to keep him out of Russia and put him on a path to Canadian citizenship.
Shane's got a five-year plan to get him there and when you have a plan nothing can go wrong. Right? Right. When you have a solid plan and a marriage that's on paper only there's no risk of feelings getting involved. Not on Rozanov's part and certainly not on Shane's.
Right???
(or, the story of how Shane Hollander fell in love with his own husband)
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02 May 2026
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Pummel: Fuck Jane
St-Simon: nah…
St-Simon: i dont think shes done anything wrong…
Pummel: youre right
Pummel: Sorry Jane
Pummel: FUCK ROZANOV
Varkov: FUCK ROZANOV
Connors: Hey guys did you see this article about Rose Landry and Shane Hollander?
Carmichael: Bad timing, man.
Connors: Oh
Connors: Give me a second to read back.
Connors: Oh….
Connors: FUCK ROZANOV
[Or, how the Raiders---in particular the long suffering Cliff Marleau, dealt with the Great Jane Debacle of 2016, told in a series of texts, posts, and Cliff being the best Bostonian friend Ilya could ask for]
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- Part 1 of a collection of hollanovs
- Part 1 of The Entire History of Montreal Jane
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08 Apr 2026
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sure thing by alspancakes
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
17 Feb 2026
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These were just a couple kids, at the end of the day. Boys. Barely nineteen, though in a few months, their lives would completely change. They’d be the biggest new stars in hockey. It was almost a gift, in a sense, to witness them now, like this. Untouched by true fame.
Just boys.
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or, ten years of Shane and Ilya, as seen through the lens of the 2010 CCM shoot photographer
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24 Mar 2026
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rozanov's roster by gurlsrool
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
09 May 2026
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Emmy: When did you first hook up with him?
Jane: 2010
Caro: WHAT
Megan: GIRL
Tia: SEVEN YEARS??
Megan: My jaw is borderline unhinged rnOr: In 2017, Shane finds a place where he can talk about his sex life...a group chat for girls who have slept with Ilya Rozanov
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- 12,232
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- 6/?
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- 4,379
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17 Mar 2026
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Second Best Part of Summer by jilyworld
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
16 May 2026
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Two weeks of summer camp during summer 2022 as told by texts, social media, and alternating POVs.
Lots of fluff, fun, and of course hurt/comfort!
I aim to update weekly!
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- English
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- 67,684
- Chapters:
- 13/15
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- 405
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16 Mar 2026
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Respectfully, I would sit on his face by GlitterCity
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
30 Jun 2022
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“You know you don’t have to do this,” Harris said as they walked from the car to the arena, Chiron prancing along in front of them.
“I’m doing it,” Troy said.
“Okay. But you don’t have to.”
“Harris. I’ll survive reading whatever weird, dirty tweets you found,” Troy argued. “You think I’ve never seen thirst tweets?”
In which the Centaurs read thirst tweets and it goes about how you'd expect.
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- 1/1
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15 Mar 2026
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there's an endless road to rediscover by isnt_that_wizard
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
14 Jan 2026
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Hayden hated the guy. Hated him.
Hated his stupid, smug smirk and the myriad of insults he threw Hayden’s way and the way he made fun of Shane like it was a funny game then looked him up and down like a piece of meat and his reputation of sleeping with everything that fucking moved and the memories of being slammed into the boards by him and quite literally everything about this Russian dickhead.
And he hated that he was now going to have to do everything in his power to learn how to tolerate Rozanov because Shane was inexplicably and hopelessly in love with him, and Shane was his brother in every fucking thing but blood, and Hayden was not going to keep being responsible for that sad puppy look on his face every time he realized how poorly they got along.
So far, Hayden sucked at it. Big time.
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It bothers Shane that Hayden and Ilya don't get along, so Hayden is putting in the effort to try and see these redeeming qualities Shane claims the guy has. Over the years it becomes easier and easier, until one day, he realizes he doesn't have to actually try anymore.
or, 5 times Hayden realized he was starting to tolerate Ilya + 1 time they acknowledged they were actually friends now
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07 Mar 2026
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Best Boyfriend by recension
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
09 Mar 2026
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Relationships aren't competition, but Shane Hollander & Ilya Rozanov like competition.
After “The Cottage” but before The Long Game, it's a game of gifts and gestures.OR
01 Mr. Real Estate is excited for Ilya’s move.
02 Phone sex from a hotel room: the origin of the tripods.
03 Rose Landry finds out and is a good friend with good ideas.
04 Ilya has strong opinions and instruction on offer.
05 The eve of announcing the Foundation, Ilya freaks out.
06 Montreal v. Ottawa brings with it some bruised feelings.
07 Happy Canadian Christmas! Shane and Svetlana finally meet.
08 A good old-fashioned All-Stars Weekend bang.
09 Valentine’s Day, millionaire hockey player style.
10 In and out of the closet on a snow day with Scott Hunter.
11 Rozy & Hazy’s dirt bike day off.
12 Metros clinch it: the origin of the loon tattoo.
13 The night of the Western Conference finals, Shane freaks out.
14 ‘Willyoubemyplus-oneinVegas?’
15 MLH Awards after party for two.
16 *Bonus* Ilya has a vvveeerrryyy happy birthday.Series
- Part 1 of The Gap Years
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- English
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- 47,761
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- 17/17
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- 447
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05 Mar 2026
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04 Mar 2026
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Should he grieve Boston? Probably. Loyalty was important, thank you very much, Yuna Hollander — but perhaps that wasn’t what this situation was. Boston felt like a stopping point for Ilya. Neutral ground, his saving grace, fresh off the plane from Moscow, finally separated from his family by an ocean they couldn’t afford to cross, not without his help. He was grateful to the city, to the Raiders and their fans, truly, deeply, but he owed them nothing.
He owed Shane Hollander everything and more.
(Or, Ilya at the cottage, and his final year in Boston.)
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03 Mar 2026
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Grady v. Rozanov by Pickle_Chips
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
10 Feb 2026
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“Mm, not stuff his pockets with the drug everyone thinks makes you gay right before a press conference? Maybe!” Ilya’s voice chimed happily from the phone.
“You wanna tell us why you’re so acquainted with Rush that you can identify it in 780p, Ilya?” Kip asked.
“…I have so much leather to deodorize, Kip Grady. So many sports cars, you know.”
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Kip can't believe no one else can tell how outrageously gay Ilya Rozanov is, but he's not complaining, he's happy to have someone else to talk to at all the hockey functions.
Or: Perfect gaydar haver Ilya Rozanov finally gets a taste of his own medicine. A series of looks into Kip and Ilya's friendship, starting after the cottage.
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- 6/6
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01 Mar 2026
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The chips are set to fall by icopythefax
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
20 May 2026
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At the 2017 All Star Weekend, Ilya takes fate into his own hands to produce at least one out MLH player by the end of the season. Thus begins his part-time side hustle as community organizer, mastermind, and Commander-in-Chief of the Gay Hockey Army.
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- Chapters:
- 32/?
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- 23
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- 13,953
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01 Mar 2026
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Pinged by halfbaked_ziti
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
27 Jan 2026
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Harris hadn’t meant to say anything. He hadn’t even realized what he’d said, honestly, until Ilya’s reaction: choking on his beer, eyes bugging out, looking more nervous than Harris had ever seen him look.
Why couldn’t he have just kept his mouth shut? He was tipsy, and probably a bit too comfortable, but still. He should have known better. He felt like the biggest asshole alive.
Hold on. Rewind. Start from the beginning.
Or:
Five times Ilya Rozanov set off Harris Drover's gaydar (and Harris said nothing), + one time Harris completely put his foot in it
(originally a one-shot, now updated to include a chapter 2/coda)
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- 2/2
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26 Feb 2026
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tell it slant by tofuflower
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
30 Dec 2025
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He’s not alone—hardly ever is, in Boston.
But maybe, just maybe, he’s lonely.
It sneaks up on him in stupid moments: standing in line at the bank, catching a ride with Connors after practice, because he doesn’t have a car yet. Lying awake at night with the low hum of traffic outside and the wrong kind of silence pressing in around him.
In his rookie year, Ilya makes an anonymous online friend. Unfortunately, it's a terrible idea.
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- English
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- 7,500
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- 1/1
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22 Feb 2026
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Haydenov Phone Swap by icopythefax
Fandom Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Heated Rivalry (TV)
08 Feb 2026
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22 Feb 2026