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1. New beginnings by Meraki1

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

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   08 Feb 2026

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   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Hayden Pike/Jackie Pike
   • Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Coming Out
   • Paparazzi

   Summary

   A heated hockey rivalry collides with fear, grief, and bad timing in 2017. Shane Hollander’s secret life detonates when a drunken kiss in a gay bar goes public, stripping him of control just as a concussion puts his career on ice.

   Meanwhile, Scott Hunter’s Stanley Cup win turns into a rare moment of triumph and visibility in a sport that hates both. Watching from the edges is Ilya Rozanov, volatile and grieving. One drunken comment, one public mistake, and the league’s fragile silence begins to crack, changing everything that comes after.

   Basically, Shane and Ilya never hooked up, Shane after his sudden breakup with his secret boyfriend goes to bar and is filmed. Similarly Ilya, who has just lost his father, makes a careless comment about wanting to hook up with Shane on national television outing himself... Things happen afterwards.

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   English

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   1,778

   Chapters:

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