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1. why fall in love, just so you can watch it go away? by theoneiam2277

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

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

   15 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Shane Hollander & Hayden Pike
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Hayden Pike/Jackie Pike
   • Shane Hollander & Jackie Pike
   • Hayden Pike
   • Shane Hollander
   • Jackie Pike
   • Hayden Pike's Children
   • Suicide
   • Hurt No Comfort
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Angst with No Happy Ending
   • Friendship
   • there is a tiny sliver of comfort but it makes little difference
   • Centaurs' plane crash
   • No beta we die like Shane and Ilya in this fic
   • Hayden POV
   • Spoilers for Book 6: The Long Game (Game Changers)

   Summary

   Hayden had been expecting this call for months.

   He had known somewhere deep within himself that it was coming, ever since the Centaurs' plane crashed and his best friend lost the love of his life – even if Hayden had never cared that much for the man himself.

   Watching Shane receive the news from J.J.'s careless mouth, watching him bend over at the waist like someone had scraped out his inner organs–

   Yeah, Hayden knew.

   He was weirdly proud of Shane for holding out this long.

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