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1. Present Tense, Past Tense by BabyBeanBear

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

   • Mature
   • Major Character Death
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   23 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov & Svetlana Vetrova
   • Shane Hollander & Rose Landry
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Rose Landry
   • Svetlana Vetrova
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • POV Multiple
   • Hurt No Comfort
   • Angst
   • Angst and Tragedy
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Sad Ending
   • Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander
   • Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov
   • Texting
   • Time Skips
   • Post-Scene: Ilya Rozanov Makes Tuna Melts in Episode: s01e04 Rose
   • The Author Regrets Nothing
   • Minor Shane Hollander/Rose Landry
   • Rose Landry Deserves Better
   • Shane Hollander Needs a Hug
   • Ilya Rozanov Needs A Hug
   • Depressed Ilya Rozanov
   • Implied/Referenced Drug Use
   • The Author Regrets Everything

   Summary

   What if Shane never broke up with Rose? What if Ilya changed his phone number? What if ten years pass and they never get their happy ending?

   A hurt no comfort story exploring what happens when two men would rather let fear kill them than let love save them.

   Series

   • Part 3 of I'm HARD (Hollander and Rozanov Deranged)

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   English

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