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1. I Need You (to Make the World Seem Fine) by banthafodder87

   Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types  

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

   06 Oct 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • David Hollander & Shane Hollander & Yuna Hollander
   • Shane Hollander & Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Yuna Hollander
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Childhood Friends
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Happy Ending
   • Idiots in Love
   • Shane Hollander Has PTSD
   • Homophobia
   • Soft Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Momager Yuna Hollander
   • Bad Parent Yuna Hollander
   • Slow Burn
   • Protective Ilya Rozanov
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Gun Violence
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Ilya Rozanov is Obsessed With Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander
   • Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov
   • Friendship/Love
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Whump
   • Good Friend Hayden Pike

   Summary

   “Ilya is my best friend. There is no rivalry. At all. The media can spin whatever they want, but that’s not who we are. He will always be my biggest fan, and I will always be his. There’s no animosity between us and there never will be. End of story.”

   ——

   The media wanted a bitter rivalry. Instead, Shane and Ilya gave the league the finger and became inseparable, obnoxiously affectionate best friends. And maybe, unbeknownst to them, stupidly in love too.

   As the microscope and pressure of the league increasingly suffocate Shane, he must also now navigate love and a relationship underneath it. But when targeted violence shatters their world in a single night, Shane is forced to confront the traumatic grief of the golden boy he used to be, his sanctuary turning into a cage, and the painful freedom of change — leading to a journey of healing, self-discovery, and a choice that shocks the world.

   (No one dies or is permanently injured, I promise. Guaranteed HEA.)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

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   Chapters:

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