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1. Reroute and Breathe by Watermelon_Milk

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

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

   28 Jan 2026

   Tags

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   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander & Hayden Pike
   • Ilya Rozanov & Svetlana Vetrova
   • David Hollander/Yuna Hollander
   • Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Hayden Pike
   • Svetlana Vetrova
   • David Hollander
   • Yuna Hollander
   • Scott Hunter (Game Changers)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Very Canon Divergent
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Anxiety
   • Anxiety Attacks
   • Ilya Rozanov Was Never a Professional Hockey Player
   • Shane Hollander Needs a Hug
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • this is not a slowburn
   • Hand Jobs
   • Eating Disorders

   Summary

   After being forced into an early retirement from the NHL due to debilitating mental health issues, Shane Hollander moves back to Ottawa in an attempt to rebuild his crumbling life. Two years later, at the age of 23, he's an ice rink manager and only slightly less miserable than before.
   Shane can never go back to the NHL, but he yearns to skate again. If he's going to play hockey for himself, he's going to have to confront his anxiety holding him down- and that might be a harder challenge than winning a Stanley Cup.
   And the cherry on top? He is in love with his obnoxious Russian assistant manager.

    

   ///Or Shane becomes an ice rink manager and falls in love with hockey all over again.

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