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Shane Hollander is a Slut by misplacedmetaphor
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, NHL Hockey Setting
04 Apr 2026
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Shane Hollander comes out before opening night and unleashes Shane Hollander Hysteria across the NHL.
All-Stars circle like it’s free agency and he’s the only contract available.
His DMs combust. Rival captains get bold. Hotel rooms get interesting. The league gets possessive.
The Metros couldn’t care less because Shane keeps dominating on the ice while getting fucked in every time zone.
It becomes the worst-kept secret in professional hockey: everyone wants their turn.
Ilya Rozanov is handling this very normally.Or:
Shane Hollander comes out and discovers that freedom can look like a lot of things.
Sometimes it looks like sex in every time zone.
Sometimes it looks like queer community forming around him across the league and far beyond it.
Sometimes it looks like becoming the most confident version of himself he has ever been.
And somewhere in the middle of all of it, one rival captain starts realizing he may have made a catastrophic mistake.
Unfortunately for him, Shane Hollander is having a great time. -
What Happened in the Silence by misplacedmetaphor
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
25 Feb 2026
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In the months between Sochi and Vegas 2014, Shane Hollander decides he’s done watching Ilya from a distance.
He stops waiting.
Told through alternating POV, this fic explores what happens when Shane moves on, and what it does to Ilya to realize he doesn’t get to decide where Shane stays.
It was never just sex. It was never just a game.
And when Shane finally chooses steadiness, it changes the rules.
And who is that man?OR
Shane is trying to build something honest.
Ilya is trying not to lose him.
And the silence they used to live inside is no longer an option.filled with angst. slow burn.
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- Part 1 of What Happened in the Silence
- Part 1 of In the Margins
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Elijah Knots was supposed to be drafted. Instead, he built a life in the spaces hockey left behind.
This companion POV series runs alongside What Happened in the Silence, following Elijah as he becomes Shane Hollander’s personal trainer and navigates proximity, restraint, and the presence of Ilya Rozanov in the background.
Written to stand alone, this story explores professional intimacy, emotional restraint, and the quiet moments that shape everything else.Series
- Part 2 of In the Margins
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Gay Awakenings and Backstage Passes by misplacedmetaphor
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
15 Jan 2026
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Shane Hollander, beloved hockey star and people’s princess, spends a day getting adopted by the wrestling world.
Backstage passes, overstimulation, joy without apology, and the realization that being loud doesn’t have to mean being unsafe.
Shane Hollander unmasked, overstimulated, adored, and absolutely thriving.
A standalone companion piece about wrestling, joy, and being welcomed exactly as you are.OR
The people’s princess of hockey, Shane Hollander, gets adopted by the WWE. Everyone is in love with him and honestly, who can blame them.
Series
- Part 2 of What Happened in the Silence
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What Happened in the Silence by misplacedmetaphor
Fandom Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
25 Feb 2026
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In the Margins by misplacedmetaphor
Fandom Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
25 Feb 2026
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A companion POV series focused on Elijah Knots, running alongside the events of What Happened in the Silence.
These chapters explore the moments in between, written to stand alone but enriched by the original series.- Words:
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one of your girls by faye_king
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
16 Mar 2026
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Marlow walks in on a secret he was never supposed to see.
Or: the one where Shane gets jealous of the girls Rozanov and Marlow shared on the road and decides the only way to win is to become one of them. Feminization, degradation, and a very messy three-way.
Bookmarked by misplacedmetaphor
05 Apr 2026
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re: hi by fleezerweezer
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
05 Apr 2026
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At eleven years old Ilya Rozanov's class is given an assignment:
They will be randomly paired with a student at another school in Canada via email. In order to get full credit on the assignment, they must send at least five emails back and forth and gather enough information to write their project.
After seven years, Ilya is pretty sure he's done enough for 100%
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Shane and Ilya sending emails throughout the years
Bookmarked by misplacedmetaphor
05 Apr 2026
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Faceoffs & Felonies by Fionn (JenL)
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
16 Mar 2026
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Shane Hollander is a rising star in the NHL. He has a spotless public image, and a baffling habit of killing people—mostly by accident. Allegedly. Juggling professional hockey and an ever-growing body count is hard enough, but it gets trickier when Shane realizes he’s not the league’s only homicidal overachiever.
As the bodies pile up, Shane keeps tripping over other players who also seem to treat murder as a hobby between road games. Are they rivals? Colleagues? Is there a locker-room code for serial killers, or at least a group chat?
And then there’s Ilya Rozanov, Shane’s biggest rival on the ice. Ilya is infuriatingly competent and everything Shane despises. It’s puzzling why Shane keeps ending up naked with him, but Shane is fairly sure it’s just a case of temporary insanity that will stop any day now. Him catching feelings for Ilya? Absurd. Also, statistically speaking, the odds that Ilya is also a killer are unnervingly high.
Bookmarked by misplacedmetaphor
04 Apr 2026
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All Our Little Victories (and Losses) by Vee (Vera_DragonMuse)
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
28 Feb 2026
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The Pikes had a rough season, but now they may have a path forward to a new home, new friends and maybe some more unconventional changes.
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- Part 2 of win conditions
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03 Apr 2026
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the secret society of stick handlers by gurlsrool
Fandom Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
12 Mar 2026
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The queer NHL players (begrudgingly) unite via group chats in the face of social media scandals.
These stories take place on a (slightly loose) chronological timeline and make the most sense when read in order. However, they're all independent stories/scandals and can be read as standalones.
All stories take place post TLG and include spoilers for the books.
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Bookmarked by misplacedmetaphor
03 Apr 2026