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There Must Be Balance by usssamwell
Fandoms: Critical Role: Aramán (Web Series), Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series)
17 Oct 2025
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"His sleeping conditions are less than desired, honestly a hotel or even a middle rate inn would have been nicer, but despite the shiver running down his spine and the mud seeping into his clothes none of it matters because he’s glowing; his tattoos are glowing."
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Post 4x03 Spoilers - The Soldiers make camp one night on their way to Timmony, Wicander cannot sleep and reflects on the events that happened in the Villa Aurora, the Filament tattooed on his face, and what it means for him.
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Obi-Wan stared blankly at the flask as the old man gestured to the wreck around them. He remembered the children in the Young, how they reminded him of his creche mates, the girl in his arms; they weren't nearly old enough for everything going on. But they were old enough to die, a voice cried out inside his head. Obi-Wan took the flask and held it to his lips, the liquid burning his throat as it went down. He'd never felt so cold.
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From the perspective of Obi-Wan Kenobi, from padawan up to 9BBY, this is a take on his life as if he suffered from alcohol misuse and how it impacted his life.
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Back then he had been so sure of everything, of his faith, of his purpose in life, but that faith had died the first time Yusuf’s blade pierced his skin.
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A little prose on Nicky's inner conflict around religion and what worship truly means.
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The first time Essek felt a wave of Dunamancy pass over him felt like freedom.
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A look on Essek's first time using Dunamancy and how it would begin to shape his life.
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Will had shone so bright, he encapsulated Orym’s entire world, his own moon brightening his night sky and side by side they would create their own stories worthy of the stars; then suddenly, all too soon, Orym’s world had been thrust in darkness.
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Orym struggle with his grief is a never ending but following the recent events in Whitestone and Jsurar old wounds have opened up. Set around his and Ashton's talk on the Silver Sun.
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In which Ilya perceives Shane a little more than he’s allowed to, so Shane uses the tried and true Ilya Rozanov™ method of deflecting with sex.
Set ambiguously sometime in episode 4 just before the tuna melt scene.
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14 Jan 2026
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thank you, montreal by strwbrryfox
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
23 Dec 2025
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Ilya took his face in his hands and smacked a kiss onto his cheek, making Shane laugh, which was probably the desired effect.
Harris left with his photos a few moments later, promising Ilya that they’d be seeing them all on the official Centaurs account soon.
“You should make caption, ‘Thank you, Montreal,’” Ilya called after him. “Tag the fuckers too!”
or, shane scores his first goal as a centaur, ilya is a very proud husband.
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13 Jan 2026
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the trials and tribulations of love languages by moonlightdances
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
12 Jan 2026
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Every single example online of the love languages could fit Ilya to some degree – Shane had never thought about it before, but now that he knew, it was a problem that he didn’t know Ilya’s. He already wasn’t fluent in Russian, despite his attempt at learning, and he refused to be behind on another of Ilya’s languages.
Shane looked down at Ilya, still passed out asleep in his arms, and nodded to himself, ready to run a series of experiments until he found what worked for Ilya.
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13 Jan 2026
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“Should call you the Ottawa Puppies,” says the Toronto centre, Svensson. As an insult it makes no sense, so Ilya ignores it, until he continues, “Hear Hollander keeps you on a short leash.”
Ilya is the captain, so if anything, he should be holding the leash. In English, you can be singular or plural, but he knows what Svensson is trying to say. He is saying Ilya Rozanov, you are Hollander’s bitch.
“Only sometimes,” Ilya replies, grinning. He wins the face off.
OR: Ilya trains himself to be a very, very good guard dog for Shane.
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- Part 1 of Dog
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12 Jan 2026
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matter of fact, i caught you lookin' back by sargeantwoof
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
05 Jan 2026
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“No,” he says, smiling gently, like he doesn't know how irritating he's being. “Is my room first, da? You should speak with front desk.”
Hollander stares at him.
And then he starts to laugh.
“You ask the front desk,” he shoots back, in between his odd wheezes. Ilya's heart starts to pound in double time, because this is not—this cannot be Shane Hollander playing bed chicken with him. Their competitiveness is fierce, to be certain, but surely, Hollander would be the bigger person, no? “This is my fucking room, Rozanov. Wild horses couldn't drag me away.”
OR: Ilya's apartment is under construction. Shane's in town for a game. It'd be a shame if they somehow had the same hotel room.
[or, or: we need some more goddamn 'there was only one bed' out here.]
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- Part 9 of heated rivalry masterlist
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12 Jan 2026