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1. The Shortest Distance by amberlightfic

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

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

   07 Mar 2026

   Tags

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   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Established Relationship
   • Long-Distance Relationship
   • Reunions
   • Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander
   • Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov
   • Protective Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander Has A Plan

   Summary

   The season after the cottage, they have split again. Shane keeps every promise he made on the last night. Ilya lets himself not be fine. The distance is the same — three thousand miles, three time zones, the whole width of a continent — but they're not.

   And then the playoffs come, and Shane and Ilya end up on opposite sides of the Stanley Cup Final, and everything gets very complicated very fast.

   Series

   • Part 4 of The Space Between

   Language:

   English

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   18,198

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