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1. honey, tell me, are you good at staying still? by justhockey

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

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

   07 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander's Parents
   • Hayden Pike
   • Jean-Jacques Boiziau | J. J. Dagenais
   • Rose Landry
   • Ottawa Centaurs Team Ensemble (Game Changers)
   • Alternate Universe - College/University
   • Autistic Shane Hollander
   • References to Aristotle and Dante Discover The Secrets of the Universe
   • Student Shane Hollander
   • Strangers to Friends to Lovers
   • Mutual Pining
   • Misunderstandings
   • Light Angst
   • Implied/Referenced Homophobia
   • Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander
   • Fluff
   • Implied/Referenced Sex
   • Happy Ending
   • Slow Burn
   • Out of Character
   • but not completely
   • Shane Hollander Walks Ilya Rozanov Like A Dog
   • Ilya Rozanov is Shane Hollander’s Baby

   Summary

   Life feels so chaotic for Shane sometimes, with all the loud noises and the unwritten rules he’s expected to follow, even though no one ever taught them to him. It’s why the bookstore feels more like home to him than anywhere else in Boston. It doesn’t ask Shane to be anything other than himself. Doesn’t ask for any more than he can give.

   He can just exist here.

   Shane likes slow, likes taking his time. And Ilya - without saying or doing anything in particular - makes Shane feel like that’s okay. Like he isn’t doing anything wrong by standing still sometimes.

   (Or, Shane works in a bookstore, Ilya plays hockey, and they both go to the same college. They fall in love in every universe.)

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