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1. to protect my infancy by freddysteadygo (glovesandsteeringwheel)

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

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Multi
   • Work in Progress

   29 Apr 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Hayden Pike & Ilya Rozanov
   • Hayden Pike & Hayden Pike's Mother
   • Hayden Pike/Jackie Pike
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Hayden Pike
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Hayden Pike's Mother
   • Jackie Pike
   • Shane Hollander
   • Arthur Pike
   • Amber Pike
   • Original Characters
   • Post-Book 6: The Long Game (Game Changers)
   • Hayden Pike-centric
   • Hayden Pike Needs a Hug
   • Hayden Pike & Ilya Rozanov Friendship
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Mother-Son Relationship
   • Past Child Abandonment
   • Exploring Blended Family Dynamics
   • Irina Rozanova Haunts the Narrative
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • References to Depression

   Summary

   Hayden Pike's mother left when he was seven. She didn't come back. This, really, was not important, because Hayden built a family and a life and was happy - until it was important, when Laura Newfield (formerly Pike) reached out with a letter and an address. For Hayden, the question was whether whatever his mom had to say to him after all this time could tell him something about the parts of himself that he didn't quite understand and had never wanted to understand. How this ended up with him and Ilya Rozanov on the road to find these answers together, he wasn't entirely sure.

   or - Hayden goes on an odyssey of exploring his relationship with his mother, with Ilya as his guide.

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