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1. sometimes it seems like you won't survive this by overripeapple

   Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)  

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

   17 May 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Established Relationship
   • Post-Book 6: The Long Game (Game Changers)
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Miscommunication
   • Eventual Smut
   • Depressed Ilya Rozanov
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Depression
   • Irina Rozanova Haunts the Narrative
   • tags make it sound worse than it is
   • Soft Shane Hollander
   • Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov
   • Married Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Bottom Ilya Rozanov
   • Sub Ilya Rozanov
   • Dom Shane Hollander
   • Top Shane Hollander
   • Cuddling & Snuggling
   • Not Beta Read
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence

   Summary

   “It’s getting bad again,” Ilya croaks out.

   It had been getting bad for weeks, but it’s hard to admit when it's so subtle. It morphs from a shitty mood to a bad day to an unlucky spell. Then all at once you’re underwater, unable to pry yourself from your bed, salt dried on your cheeks, head, and heart, somehow a thousand pounds.

    

   Or, Shane helps Ilya through the beginning of a depressive episode.

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