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“You want a sandwich? I make really good tuna melts.”
“I haven’t had one in ages,” Shane admits and then grimaces. “I’m on this diet actually, it’s macro-biotic, so… you know.”
Rozanov stares at him, frowns. “Hollander, what? Macro… What are these words?”
Shane laughs. “It’s for performance.”
“‘It’s for performance,’” Rozanov singsongs back. “No, too boring. Shane Hollander, I will not accept you can be defeated by bread.”
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One Hell of a Drug (FLORIDA) by verbaepulchellae
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
24 Nov 2025
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With the warm seabreeze at his back, Ilya’s face is soft under Shane’s fingers. Has he noticed that before? The smooth, freshly shaved skin of Ilya’s cheeks? Everything feels like it’s in high definition, suddenly loud, and colorful and bright in all the right ways, like he’s removed a veil from his eyes. The warmth of Ilya’s hands on his back, the strong frame of his arms as he holds Shane close to kiss him and kiss him, and jesus, kiss him, here on this hotel floor in Florida, it threatens to overwhelm his senses.
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The missing moment from their 2017 Florida All Stars Weekend
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Aching, Aching, Aching, and Alive by verbaepulchellae
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
12 Nov 2025
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They’re getting into a rhythm now, though, and Shane can see it. He can see this team winning the Cup this year. He tries not to get ahead of himself, tries to stay focused and go game by game, reminds himself that building up a team takes time and several seasons, but god. He wants this legacy: for himself, for Ottawa, for Ilya. For both of them and everyone else.
Which is why, goddamnit, now is not the time to crash out over fantasies of Ilya working his whole hand down to the wrist into Shane’s ass and fucking him on his fist. And yet. Shane should know by now that timing and “good ideas” are rarely factors in whether or not he gets obsessed with something.
OR:
It starts, as a surprising number of things actually do, with a text from Rose.
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Fall Out of Focus by verbaepulchellae
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
21 Oct 2025
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Ilya grasps Hollander’s chin and turns his head so he can bite a bit cruelly at his jaw and scrape his teeth down his neck. “Guess you’ve caught up with me,” he can’t help but tease Hollander as he shudders under Ilya’s mouth. “Stanley Cup win, League MVP. Copy cat.”
“Oh fuck you,” Hollander says with that boyish grin, and his hands grip Ilya’s shoulders, map down his arms. Ilya flexes and feels Hollander’s appreciative squeeze at his strength. “Don’t be a sore loser.”
It's the 2015-2016 season NHL Awards. A few things need to be taken care of before the season's truly over for the summer.
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- Part 2 of A bit of this, a bit of that
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Fall Out Of Pattern by verbaepulchellae
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
18 Oct 2025
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It's mid season, 2015, and Ilya is in a slump. But at least Hollander is too.
Too bad they aren't playing each other for another three weeks, nice that they each have some privacy though.
For the Prompt: Either of them drunk texting/drunk calling at any point between Vegas and tuna melts.
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A bit of this, a bit of that by verbaepulchellae
Fandom Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
21 Oct 2025
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It pulls Shane deeper than the greasy black water ever could: the thick way Ilya kisses him, the way his tongue coaxes through his mouth as he cradles his head to keep it from dipping under.
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At the cottage, a nervous Shane gets high for the first time, and Ilya is there to lead him through it.Bookmarked by verbaepulchellae
25 Jan 2026
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Getting high at the cottage. Perfection.
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“Look, I know it’s weird,” Hudson says, drawing too deep a breath, forcing himself past whatever’s knotting him up. “But I think we should hook up.”
Or Hudson spends a week with Connor in LA.
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23 Jan 2026
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here for the funlulu indeed. unfortunately captivating.
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if at first you don't suck seed by smugrobotics for MinaLogan
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
22 Jan 2026
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...try, try again.
Or: Shane Hollander won't be outdone. One way or another, he's going to learn to deepthroat.
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22 Jan 2026
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Cunk on Hockey by qkind for Orichalxos
Fandoms: Cunk on Earth (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
24 Dec 2025
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Philomena Cunk travels to Canada to interview Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, the goal being to sell hockey to British audiences.
Warning: The author knows as much about hockey as Philomena Cunk.
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09 Jan 2026
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please leave a message by Ravenesta
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
19 Dec 2025
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Sarah
Does anyone have the number for Shane's girl from Boston? I feel bad that they've been seeing each other for this long and we've never added her here.Jackie
Oh good point! Let me ask Hayden.Jackie has added Lily to the conversation
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what
what is thisOr: Ilya Rozanov is, apparently, one of the girls.
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