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1. Meet Me in the Middle by Sugarmouse

   Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   07 Sep 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Alternate Universe - Soulmates
   • Soulmates
   • non-traditional soulmate au
   • Romance
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Slow Burn
   • Falling In Love
   • First Time
   • Boys in Love
   • Idiots in Love
   • Mutual Pining
   • Anxiety
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Happy Ending
   • Happily Ever After
   • Rivals to Friends to Lovers
   • Friends with Benefits
   • Bottom Shane Hollander
   • Top Ilya Rozanov
   • Hockey Player Shane Hollander
   • Hockey Player Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander
   • Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov Needs A Hug
   • Coming Out
   • Love Confessions
   • Oblivious Shane Hollander
   • Misunderstandings
   • Hayden Pike Loves Jackie Pike
   • Blow Jobs
   • Anal Sex
   • Rimming
   • Canonical Character Death
   • Communication
   • Miscommunication
   • Not Actually Unrequited Love
   • Crying
   • Men Crying
   • Love at First Sight
   • Wordcount: Over 100.000

   Summary

   Shane doesn’t know what it feels like to meet your soulmate. What’s it like to meet the person the universe has picked out for you and fall instantly, hopelessly in love with them? He hasn’t met his soulmate yet. Sure, it would be nice to have someone to share his life with, someone special. He has his new friend Ilya Rozanov though, and he doesn’t have a soulmate yet either, so maybe they could just be with each other? While they wait?

   or Shane Hollander proves that he can be more stubborn than Ilya Rozanov when it comes to love.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   73,422

   Chapters:

   16/27

   Comments:

   263

   Kudos:

   296

   Bookmarks:

   142

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