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1. Take My Hand (There's a World I Need to Know) by itsthehopethatkillsyou

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

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

   17 Apr 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander & Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Original Children of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov
   • Yuna Hollander
   • David Hollander
   • Hayden Pike
   • Jackie Pike
   • Harris Drover
   • Troy Barrett
   • Wyatt Hayes
   • Lisa Hayes (Game Changers)
   • Adoption
   • Foster Care
   • Eating Disorders
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Mentions of past abuse
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • there will be angst
   • I will try not to lay it on too thick
   • buT I PROMISE A HAPPY ENDING!
   • post TLG
   • Post-Canon
   • Parents Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya and Shane as girl dads
   • we're gonna be sad
   • but we're also gonna laugh hopefully
   • Not Beta Read
   • author is remembering how to write so the later chapters are definitely stronger

   Summary

   Shane and Ilya have done everything right, with years of waiting, planning, and hoping. After too many almosts and not-quites, they go to one more adoption event with no expectations.

   But one quiet conversation—and one perfect baby—turn “maybe” into something a lot more dangerous: hope.

   And hope, it turns out, has a way of asking for more than they expected.

   (AKA: hurt/comfort, so much yearning, accidental family, angst with a payoff, and yes—a hard-won happy ending)

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

   20/?

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