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1. A star in somebody else's sky by Stateless

   Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M, M/M
   • Complete Work

   23 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov/Other(s)
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Missing Scene
   • Canon Compliant
   • Episode: s01e04 Rose (Heated Rivalry)
   • Post-Scene: Ilya Rozanov Makes Tuna Melts in Episode: s01e04 Rose
   • POV Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov Needs A Hug
   • Ilya has high-functioning depression
   • Boston Raiders
   • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
   • Bisexual Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov is Obsessed With Shane Hollander

   Summary

   At the rink, during the games, Ilya is focused, his goal is clear, and he is locked in on it.

   When he’s out of the ice, Ilya feels like a lion in a cage, like he’s pacing around an enclosure that is too small, too tight, too stifling as he counts down the days until the next Raiders’ game against the Metros.

   ***
   Or, after the tuna melt incident and the game that followed, Ilya decides to give Shane some time to cool off before he reaches out.

   Or, the three months between the tuna meltdown and the trip to Tampa, as experienced by Ilya.

   (A continuation of “Love’s the Death of Peace of Mind”, but can be read as a stand-alone).
   Edit 8.8.2026: now with a companion fic, from Shane’s POV

   Series

   • Part 3 of Love Hurts

   Language:

   English

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