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1. The Stairwell by because_wolf_bird

   Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   10 May 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Angst
   • Not Canon Compliant
   • Angst and Feels
   • Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander
   • Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov Needs A Hug
   • Shane Hollander Needs a Hug
   • Overthinking
   • Autistic Shane Hollander
   • Anxious Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov Speaks Russian
   • Inspired by Poetry
   • Ilya Rozanov Misses Irina Rozanova

   Summary

   Shane is left alone and cold in the stairwell of his apartment, Ilya having just left the sweetest kiss goodbye.
   What if their nights didn't end at this point?...

   Shane took a deep breath in and let the air slowly out through his lips. He didn’t want to move. He just sat, rested his head against the banister. If he moved now, if he went back upstairs - to bed even - the evening would be over. Finished. And he wasn’t ready for that, desperate to stretch the night out for as long as possible...

    

   There are a few notes at the end about some wonderful poetry woven into this writing.
   This is my first post ever on AO3 - I have written this for me, and for you

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