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1. Store-bought is fine by SkuldTheNorn

   Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)  

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

   06 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Cliff Marlow & Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Cliff Marlow
   • Ilya Rozanov Needs A Hug
   • Ilya Rozanov Needs Therapy
   • Depression
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • NOT ilya
   • These Boys Will Talk And If It Kills Me
   • I swear to God
   • Tuna Meltdown
   • No Beta We Die Like Ilyas Shitty Dad
   • Therapy
   • bros bonding

   Summary

   Ilya Rozanov does not come pre-installed with good communication or healthy coping skills. Is he going to seek out help on his own? Hell no! But when a family member kills himself, fellow Boston Raider and friend Cliff Marleau decides that Ilya is going to therapy come hell or high water. And Ilya... well, Ilya is just playing along to keep the peace. Right? He doesn't need therapy. But if it helps his friend be less worried, so be it.

   OR: What if Ilya came into the tuna meltdown with slightly upgraded social skills and no one actually ran away before they had a conversation?

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