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1. Connecting Flight by bucksaiga

   Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   22 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Shane Hollander & Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Alexei Rozanov | Andrei Rozanov
   • Svetlana Vetrova
   • Rose Landry
   • Strangers to Friends to Lovers
   • Chance Meetings
   • Disabled Ilya Rozanov
   • ACAB
   • Social Media
   • Texting
   • Closeted Shane Hollander
   • Closeted Ilya Rozanov
   • Dark Comedy
   • Depression
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Homophobic Language
   • Secret Relationship
   • Long-Distance Friendship
   • Misunderstandings
   • Sexual Tension
   • Flirting
   • Anal Sex
   • Oral Sex
   • Frottage
   • Rimming
   • Possessive Ilya Rozanov
   • Gunshot Wounds
   • Shooting
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Clubbing

   Summary

   After a near-fatal shooting ended Ilya's hockey career before it even started, he left Russia to start a new life in Boston. At the airport, on the way to his connecting flight, he had a chance encounter with rookie Shane Hollander that changed their lives forever.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   9,104

   Chapters:

   2/?

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