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1. Inevitable by dirtpoorchildren

   Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)  

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

   29 May 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Smut
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Implied/Referenced Suicidal Thoughts
   • no beta we die like men
   • Anxious Shane Hollander
   • Married Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • AI fucking sucks
   • I hate AI
   • AI will never be used in my writing
   • Author against AI
   • Autistic Shane Hollander
   • ilya rozanov loves to spiral
   • Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander
   • Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov

   Summary

   "Unfortunately" was a sentence ender Ilya never wanted to hear. To have his own husband say it felt worse somehow. Was it unfortunate? Was he unfortunate? Was he even worth it?

   Language:

   English

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   18,974

   Chapters:

   10/11

   Comments:

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