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The Memories Between Us by RomanticHero
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
09 Jan 2026
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Summary
(now) TV series canon-divergent before David Hollander goes to the cottage for
dishwasher tabletsa charger.Shane makes a trip to the convenience store about five minutes away. He texts Ilya to let him know when he's on his way back. Too much time passes and texts and calls from Ilya go unanswered. Ilya has a terrible feeling that something is very wrong.
Ilya is right.
Shane's in an accident, and other than the drunk driver calling emergency services, he's useless to help. Shane's trapped, unconscious in his burning car, but Ilya arrives to save him.
Afterward, they're both injured in different ways and the road to recovery involves more than just physical healing. If that wasn't bad enough, they also have to deal with the media frenzy. Ilya is told he's a hero, but he doesn't feel like he is, not when he's also a huge liar.
If this sounds familiar and you were around a few yrs ago, you may’ve read the tiny one shot with a similar plot I wrote, planning to continue it as a series and never did. Thank you to those of you who reached out to me asking about that fic, and the previous comments on it. I hope you'll like this rewrite, and expansion.