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Guerin's hand is fixed, so why not play at the monthly Open Mic night at the Wild Pony to earn some extra cash and maybe also the glance of one Alex Manes...
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The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but to hold hands. ~ Alexandra Penney
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Please Unblock Me by NotRamona43
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
21 Jun 2026
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Ilya's heart stuttered at the last clip. A video of hands toasting beer bottles. The camera rose and panned the hotel bar, swinging to Harris’s boyfriend and…Shane Hollander. Shane Hollander, in the same light blue shirt that Ilya had seen dashing around a street corner a few hours ago. Shane Hollander, a little rumpled, adorably jet-lagged, drinking at a hotel bar that Harris had conveniently tagged. Ilya knew, he just knew what he'd find when he clicked on the location. The back of his neck was buzzing, a bizarre intuition thrumming in him.
The location opened, and Ilya had to bite back a laugh. Shane Hollander was in Hanoi, only a few minutes away from him.
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AU Shane produces a travel show hosted by Rose. When the crew touches down in Hanoi, they cross paths with a pair of travel influencers that Shane would prefer to never see again.- Language:
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02 Jun 2026
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Eight years and six months ago, Ilya filed for divorce. Weeks later, his love story with Shane came to an end.
Eight years ago, Shane vanished without a trace, without telling anyone.
Six years ago, Ilya said goodbye to the ice and retired after a career worthy of a superstar.
Four years ago, Shane sent a letter that would never be read.
A year and six months ago, Ilya became the coach of the Ottawa Centaurs, marking a new chapter in his life.
Eight months ago, Shane was photographed for the first time in years.
Three weeks ago, S. Hollander officially appeared in an MHL document that no one reads.
And two hours ago, Ilya’s world was turned upside down. Two hours ago, the Montreal Voyageurs posted a photo welcoming Shane as their new coach.
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24 May 2026
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State Lines by Mclrnshtposting
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
20 Jun 2026
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Ilya’s brows quirked again, and he flicked open the first page of the textbook, ‘and you decided to learn Russian now because...?’
‘Because I married a Russian man, and I figured it was about time I learned.’
‘You never learned with me.’ Ilya said.
‘No.’ Shane replied, tersely, ‘there was a lot I never did with you.’
Or: After Shane's college relationship ends in heartbreak, he patches up his wounds by marrying a wealthy older man, and he's so sure his life is perfect. That is, until his ex re-enters the picture, and he wonders if maybe he got it all wrong.
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18 May 2026
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That Old Black Hole by begonias
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
30 Jun 2026
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Galina makes it a point to remind Ilya that people aren’t mind readers, and unfortunately, if there’s something wrong, he has to actually communicate this. He's aware of this. He is. Even though it's always been so much easier said than done, even on a good day.
But when the unthinkable happens, Shane ends up seriously injured, and Ilya can't bring himself to reckon with his role in it all, or how they'll move forward.
Now it's all the more impossible to communicate the weight of his guilt, the feelings of inadequacy, and the all-consuming fear that Shane might not survive.
Alternatively, life as everyone knows it falls apart when Shane takes a bullet that was meant for Ilya.
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13 May 2026
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The look on Shane’s face, even blurry and partially obscured by smoke, confirms everything Ilya had been thinking. He can hear an awful, keening sound, and realises with a shock that it’s coming from him. And fuck, it only serves to make Shane’s face crumple even more.
I have never been in a plane crash. A singular plane malfunction, in anyone’s lifetime, even someone who flies as much as him, is an anomaly. Two? Two fucking crashes? Those odds aren’t even worth calculating. Almost impossible.
He can hear Sveta’s voice in his head, Russian, sweet and warm like the honey tea her mother used to make for him: You don’t need to tempt fate, Ilyusha, she already has such horrid plans for you.
Or: The Centaurs’ plane crashes. Again. Shane has to decide what’s worse— Almost dying, or actually surviving.
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12 May 2026