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1. Agon by bluemiings

   Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)  

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

   10 Feb 2026

   Tags

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   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Rose Landry
   • Original Characters
   • Alternate Universe
   • Alternate Universe - Ballet
   • Ballet!
   • so much ballet!
   • vignettes across the years
   • situation-specific racism and homophobia
   • half-Japanese Shane
   • Ilya contends with Russian-ness
   • figuring it out (or a lack thereof)
   • Misunderstandings
   • too many misunderstandings
   • 2010s-specific references
   • Eventual Happy Ending
   • canonical mentions of depression & suicide

   Summary

   – was he just fangirling over Ilya Rozanov? Coworker Ilya Rozanov? Person he occasionally fucks, Ilya Rozanov? Guy who’s drinking water in front of him in an unfairly attractive way, Ilya Rozanov? – “It was beautiful. That’s what I was trying to say. Like there was electricity coming off your skin. I want to do that. We need to do that, together.” He’s rambling. Mom always says he rambles when he gets nervous, and yet again she’s proven right.

   “Well.” Ilya looks pleased. “I will teach you. First –”

   And they start.

   Shane Hollander, principal dancer of the Royal Ballet, and Ilya Rozanov, principal dancer of the New York City Ballet, have never stopped finding each other across cities, stages, and years.

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   English

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