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Worth the Wait by knifewifecamilla
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
15 Mar 2026
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Summary
Between Yuna and David stood a man with dark eyes and a strong nose, a familiar, awkward-in-front-of-cameras smile stretched across his face. Ilya’s consciousness crept back into his body only to be deafened by the pounding of his heart in his ears. His fingers still did not feel like they belonged to him. He brought the card close, too close, to his face, but the photo was nowhere near the level of resolution that would have allowed Ilya to detect freckles.
Ilya’s eyes moved to the text on the bottom of the card. It read, “Happy Holidays from the Hollanders! Love, Yuna, David, and Shane.”
Ilya and Shane were inseparable in high school until it all fell apart.
Now, years later, Ilya returns to Ottawa for a day to clean out his old room after his father's death. He plans to be in and out quickly, but when he learns Shane is also trans, he's too curious to not show up to the Hollanders' holiday party.
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What if you learned that your homoerotic bestie from childhood was now trans like you?t4t high school best friends to strangers to lovers