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1. I Might Knock by waterwings for WatermelonTuesdays

   Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   11 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Rose Landry
   • Hayden Pike
   • Irina Rozanova
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Timey-Wimey
   • Pining
   • so much pining
   • what if Shane had been too scared to let Ilya in
   • LITERALLY
   • And figuratively
   • Second Chances
   • Time Travel
   • Happy Ending
   • Sports Injury
   • POV Alternating
   • Texting
   • Texting Fic
   • I have no idea when this became a texting fic
   • but it definitely did along the way

   Summary

   Ilya rode the elevator up to the fourteenth floor, that very first time before their rookie season, the promise of I might answer ringing in his ears. But what if, when Ilya had knocked, Shane hadn't opened the door?

   A timeline where they don't get the timing right. Where they never had secret hookups or far too many feelings. And where a glimpse at what could've been gives Shane a second chance to make things right.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   19,187

   Chapters:

   7/10

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

   237

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