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1. The Long Change by danielosbourne

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

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

   22 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov/Original Male Character
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Rose Landry
   • Original Male Character(s)
   • Hayden Pike
   • Svetlana Vetrova
   • Yuna Hollander
   • David Hollander
   • Scott Hunter (Game Changers)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Post Tuna Melts
   • Coming Out
   • Shane Hollander Whump
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Second Chances
   • Endgame Hollanov
   • Ilya Rozanov Gets a Boyfriend
   • Jealous Shane Hollander
   • Slow Burn
   • Shane Hollander & Svetlana Vetrova Friendship

   Summary

   Shane ended the most significant relationship of his life because he believed the truth would destroy them both.

   Months later, Ilya comes out anyway.

   The catastrophe Shane spent years running from never arrives.

   The league moves on.
   Teammates rally around Ilya.
   Sponsors call.
   He falls in love again.
   He begins building a life defined not by secrecy, but by ordinary joys: a home, a future, arguments about adopting a dog.

   Left behind by a future he never thought possible, Shane is forced to confront an unsettling question: if the world didn't end for Ilya, what has all of his fear really been protecting?

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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