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1. The Distance Between by Moonlit_Dragon

   Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   04 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander & Original Character(s)
   • Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Original Characters
   • Original Character(s)
   • Friendship
   • Grief/Mourning
   • No Smut
   • Secret Relationship
   • Implied/Referenced Character Death
   • Panic Attacks
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Internal Conflict
   • Not Beta Read
   • Anxiety
   • Guilt
   • Support / Comfort
   • Emotional Support Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander's Childhood Friend
   • Caring Ilya Rozanov

   Summary

   Shane wakes to the unfamiliar intimacy of daylight in Ilya’s room. A knock at the door fractures the moment, pulling his private world into sudden proximity with the one he’s always protected. As his best friend Liv leans into her grief, Shane confronts how fear, shame, and guilt can hollow out even the closest bonds.

   ***

   Dread crawls up his spine. If Liv is here, if she has somehow tracked him down and walked into Ilya’s house calling out his name, then something is wrong. Terribly wrong. Suddenly it feels like the walls are closing in.

   Series

   • Part 2 of Unexpected Friendship

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   3,533

   Chapters:

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