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1. Just Half a Step Behind by LiseyFi

   Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Heated Rivalry (TV) RPF  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   12 Apr 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • David Hollander & Yuna Hollander
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander & Ilya Rozanov
   • David Hollander & Shane Hollander & Yuna Hollander
   • David Hollander & Yuna Hollander & Ilya Rozanov
   • Hayden Pike & Jackie Pike
   • Shane Hollander
   • Shane Hollander's Parents
   • Hayden Pike
   • Jackie Pike
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander
   • Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov
   • Anxious Shane Hollander
   • Shane Hollander Needs a Hug
   • Ilya Rozanov is Obsessed With Shane Hollander
   • Hurt Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov Needs A Hug
   • Protective Ilya Rozanov
   • Soft Ilya Rozanov
   • Depressed Ilya Rozanov
   • Mentions of Cancer
   • Cancer
   • Leukemia
   • Illnesses
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Healing
   • Tenderness
   • Found Family
   • Soulmates
   • Inspired by Heated Rivalry (TV)
   • Heated Rivalry (TV) References
   • Sick Shane Hollander
   • Major Illness
   • Hospitals
   • Hospitalization

   Summary

   In the soft edges of the offseason after the cottage, where midnight airport pick-ups, private rink practices, takeout food, and the warmth of a borrowed T‑shirt live, Shane and Ilya build something tender and secret, something that feels safe.

   But beneath the surface, something in Shane is shifting. A slow unraveling he refuses to name. Fatigue that lingers, bruises that bloom too easily, a body that won’t obey the discipline he’s built his life on no matter how much he tries to control it.

   When everything finally breaks, their world tilts. Love that suddenly has to hold more weight than either of them ever wanted to imagine.

   Or

   Shane's battle with cancer.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

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   Chapters:

   14/?

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