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It's better to feel pain (than nothing at all) by Odinsmom12
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
17 Mar 2026
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Years later, when he looked back, Ilya realized that that night had changed him. It was a decision that he didn’t voice at the time because words were fragile, especially in English, and could be retracted.
"This one is mine."
Or: Shane and Ilya grow up in the foster system together before they become pro hockey players.
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17 Mar 2026
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They have spent nine years almost. Almost together, almost over it, almost ready to say the thing neither of them has said. Then one night changes everything and almost stops being an option.
or: the toxic Hollanov you have always wanted
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16 Mar 2026
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If It Hurts to Breathe, Open a Window by kristen04
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Heated Rivalry (TV) RPF
14 Mar 2026
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For Shane Hollander, the MLH’s new summer leadership retreat is supposed to be simple: a week in the mountains, good publicity for the league, and some off-season bonding with players. With his teammates, Hayden and JJ, Shane hopes the trip to Champion’s Ridge will be nothing more than a break from the pressures of hockey.
But there’s one problem Shane tries very hard not to think about.
If every captain in the conference is attending… that means Ilya Rozanov will be there too.
Months after their last meeting in Boston ended badly, neither Shane nor Ilya has reached out. Both have spent the off-season pretending the silence doesn’t matter. Pretending they don’t miss each other. Pretending they don’t still have things left unsaid.
When they land in the same cabin for an entire week, pretending is no longer an option.
Surrounded by teammates, rivalry, and the quiet isolation of the mountains, Shane and Ilya are forced into close quarters where every conversation feels like it’s happening in a room with no air.
Because sometimes the hardest thing isn’t facing your rival.
It’s facing the person you can’t seem to breathe without.Bookmarked by venousreturn
14 Mar 2026
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He hasn’t laughed like this around Connor in—God, Hudson doesn’t even know how long. It's not the polite chuckle he has to let out whenever Connor makes a joke so it won’t feel weird that he isn’t reacting, but the real thing. Real, genuine joy. It startles him how good it feels. How it pulls him back to Ottawa, those first few days before filming the first season when it was just them sharing a bed and sharing a life, bad coffee and long nature walks and friendship dates and figuring each other out without an audience, without stakes. Why'd he ever give that up?
The answer arrives almost as quickly as he asks when Connor reaches forward and brushes a stray piece of Hudson’s hair back from his forehead. Reason comes rushing back in. This is why.
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14 Mar 2026
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Not That Kind of SoulMate: The Friction of Us by thespicyavocado
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV) RPF, Connor Storrie - Fandom, HudCon - Fandom, Hudson Williams - Fandom, friends to lovers - Fandom, Heated Rivalry RFP
16 Mar 2026
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“I believe in the idea of soulmates, not saying you’re my one and only soulmate - but…” - Connor
“We’re soulmates” - Hudson“[The story] is about two people who are in love, who might not initially realize it but they are” - Jacob
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SNL shows. Fashion Weeks. Three seasons of filming.
As the years blur together, so does the space between them. A series of vignettes over a few years, told through alternating POVs between Hudson & Connor that capture the poignant, slow-burn shifts in their relationship from soul family to soulmates.
Pro-tip: for smut, ch. 4, 5, 9. For texting/sexting, ch. 10
*Purely fictional / entertainment only / no tie to IRL. My writing style tends to trend grounded, character-first if you’re into that :) (and eventually smut of course)
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07 Mar 2026