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1. So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love by FinnDecananas

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

   • Mature
   • Major Character Death
   • F/F, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   17 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • side Rose Landry/Cliff Marlow | Cliff Marleau
   • Shane Hollander
   • Alexei Rozanov's Daughter
   • Yuna Hollander
   • David Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov (mentioned)
   • Lisa Hayes (Game Changers)
   • Cassie Boodram
   • other Game Changer Characters
   • Svetlana Vetrova
   • Heavy Angst
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Airplane Crashes
   • Bittersweet Ending
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide attempt
   • Implied/Referenced Homophobia
   • Shane and Ilya's niece become friends
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Healing
   • Found Family
   • OC Gets Outed
   • Autistic Shane Hollander

   Summary

   Before him stands a girl, not older than eighteen. Probably a lot younger. She carries a cello case on her back, a backpack on her front and is flanked by two massive suitcases. She looks like a December in 2008. Like the World Junior Hockey Championships and like a cigarette not catching fire on a parking lot in Saskatchewan.

   Almost six years after the Ottawa Centaurs' plane crashed and Shane lost the love of his life, he opens the door of their home to Ilya's niece asking for a place to stay.

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   English

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