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1. so i hear you've been talking 'bout me by darkminded (wasteofmind)

   Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   07 Jan 2026

   Tags

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   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • (brief mentions of the raiders' players)
   • Character Study
   • Developing Relationship
   • Mild Sexual Content
   • this is equal parts the slow motion falling in love of hollanov and the author's unorganized thoughts on sports media
   • POV Ilya Rozanov
   • Canon Compliant

   Summary

   "What is it about you specifically that inspires such vitriol among the other teams’ fans?”

   Ilya shrugs easy with one shoulder, tries to make sure the pull of his lips strikes the right balance of contrite and nonchalant. What do they even want him to say? He leans closer to the microphone shoved towards him, starts. “I don’t know, maybe…"

   He considers his next words. Imagines his coach’s reaction. What his teammates will say. The headlines the media will pick.

   He says them anyway.

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   On Ilya and Shane and their different media strategies, set to the backdrop of their slow-moving romance.

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