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1. the art of survival by blackcatwrites

   Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types  

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

   19 May 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander & Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov & Svetlana Vetrova
   • Shane Hollander & Rose Landry
   • Shane Hollander/Hayden Pike
   • Cliff Marlow | Cliff Marleau & Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Svetlana Vetrova
   • Yuna Hollander
   • Rose Landry
   • Hayden Pike
   • Scott Hunter (Game Changers)
   • Kip Grady
   • Harris Drover
   • Troy Barrett
   • Luca Haas
   • Cliff Marlow | Cliff Marleau
   • POV Shane Hollander
   • POV Ilya Rozanov
   • TLOU AU
   • Alternate Universe - Zombie Apocalypse
   • Idiots in Love
   • Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander
   • shane hollander is a badass
   • Ilya Rozanov is a Menace
   • Ilya Rozanov is Obsessed With Shane Hollander
   • Protective Shane Hollander
   • Protective Ilya Rozanov
   • Zombie Apocalypse
   • Ilya is going to annoy Shane
   • Shane is going to fall in love with him anyway
   • Battle Couple
   • Nightmares
   • Shane Has Nightmares
   • ilya understands
   • Bottom Shane Hollander
   • Top Ilya Rozanov
   • Eventual Smut
   • Oral Sex
   • Anal Sex
   • Shane Hollander Has a Praise Kink
   • even in zombie land
   • Shane Hollander Needs a Hug
   • Ilya Rozanov Gives Him One
   • Good Parent Yuna Hollander
   • no AI
   • beta'd but i make no promises
   • learning from each other
   • Love/Hate
   • Doctor Shane Hollander
   • BAMF Shane Hollander
   • BAMF Ilya Rozanov
   • BAMF Svetlana Vetrova
   • BAMF Yuna Hollander
   • the boys survive
   • but referenced and flashback to character death
   • i use em dash a lot but NO AI
   • writers should write! not computer programs
   • The Last of Us - Freeform
   • Alternate Universe
   • survival AU
   • yes there's gonna be running water
   • And soap
   • it's sexy survival au
   • Blood and Injury
   • Mutual Pining
   • Falling In Love

   Summary

   Five years ago, Shane Hollander was preparing for a future that no longer exists.

   Montreal. Residency. Friends. Maybe, someday, a family.

   But then Cordyceps happened and life as he knew it changed.

   He’s been leading a group of survivors since, through treacherous circumstances and unimaginable losses.
    
   Five years ago, Ilya Rozanov was living each day like it might be his last.

   Boston. Fast cars. Clubs. Friends. Russia in his rearview.

   Now, people look to him as a leader. They believe in him more than anyone has. He’s become determined to prove them right.

   When they encounter another group of survivors, Ilya finds someone he wants to believe in him too. More than he probably should.

   Shane Hollander now operates like each day could be their last.

   Ilya Rozanov now sees a future worth fighting for.

   OR

   Shane thinks life is about survival. Ilya is determined to show him that it can be more than that.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   8,186

   Chapters:

   2/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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