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1. no man is a failure who has friends by andmynewlymeltedheart for bluerosebouquet

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

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

   31 May 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Roger Crowell
   • David Hollander
   • Yuna Hollander
   • Hayden Pike
   • Svetlana Vetrova
   • Grigori Rozanov
   • Alexei Rozanov | Andrei Rozanov
   • Cliff Marlow | Cliff Marleau
   • Luca Haas
   • Troy Barrett
   • Wyatt Hayes
   • Zane Boodram
   • Anya | Ilya Rozanov's Dog
   • Ottawa Centaurs Team Ensemble (Game Changers)
   • Inspired By It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Falling In Love
   • DW there is still going to be
   • Pining While Fucking
   • Eventual Smut
   • content warnings
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Irina’s specifically
   • Forced Outing
   • Homophobia
   • Not Canon Compliant
   • Happily Ever After
   • Angst
   • Guardian Angels
   • POV Ilya Rozanov
   • Depressed Ilya Rozanov
   • Light CBT (not therapy)
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Spanking

   Summary

   A friend’s mistake threatens to destroy everything Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have quietly built together over the last twelve years. The resulting meeting with Roger Crowell has Ilya wondering if Shane, and if everyone he knows, might be better off without him.

   Or; After they’re outed a few days before Christmas, Ilya finds himself in a desperate moment. Luckily, his guardian angel has been keeping an eye on him. The angel has a plan.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   16,173

   Chapters:

   2/7

   Comments:

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   Bookmarks:

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