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1. The cold never lasts (it just teaches the heart how to burn) by soul_wanderer

   Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   07 Apr 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Svetlana Vetrova
   • Grigori Rozanov
   • Alexei Rozanov | Andrei Rozanov
   • Past Child Abuse
   • Domestic Violence
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • canon-compliant homophobia
   • Good Friend Svetlana Vetrova
   • Angst with a Hopeful Ending

   Summary

   “There is no "have to." It's...It's home.”
   “Yeah, but I don't know. Is it safe?”
   “What do you mean, "safe"?”
   “I don't know. Do you - do you even like it there?”
   “What difference does it make?”

   Ilya returns to Russia for the summer. It does not end well for him.
   When he returns to Boston, there's proof of a secret he's been trying to keep for so long, and there's no hiding it now. He's sure Shane is going to run, once he realises what it all means.
   Shane is there when Ilya falls apart, is there when Ilya stops running, when he's finally ready to talk about it all.

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