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locker room talk by spacegoose
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
14 Feb 2026
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The picture is leaked on a random fucking Tuesday in November, months after Ilya was last in Montreal.
Grainy and dark, enhanced digitally to shit but still just recognisable enough; Shane Hollander smiling dopily as a broad-shouldered man in a dark hoodie has him pushed up against a red brick wall, one knee lifted to hook around the back of a thigh, a large hand possessively holding it in place as the hooded figure has his face hidden in the crook of Hollander’s neck — presumably kissing him there, intimately.
Ilya knows his team is good, and they do the best they can.
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27 Feb 2026
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bridge over water (i am jumping off) by catiejellybear
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
29 Mar 2026
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"Is she everything I'm not?"
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Everything is finally going the way it's supposed to.
Then Ilya Rozanov drunk-dials Shane, and Rose answers for him.- Language:
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26 Feb 2026
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don't blame me, love made me crazy by writinginasnowglobe
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
24 Feb 2026
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hollanov’s third 🧚 @hollanovoodoo
so….did anyone see the way shane had to be held back on the bench when ilya got hit…i don’t think i’ve ever seen him that mad….wanda v @hellorhighwater
montreal’s really done it now i hope they’re scared for their livesreagan 𓂀 @shilya_hollanov
his face when the refs called double minor….i fear we’re gonna see a shane hollander we’ve NEVER seen before in the last periodOr, Shane Hollander plays Montreal for the first time since becoming a Centaur. It goes about as well as he expects.
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- Part 2 of look, you made me something vicious
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26 Feb 2026
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“I was thinking about the honeymoon phase thing.”
“Yes?” Ilya said.
“I think it’s different for us. I don’t want us to be all blissful and then only start fighting when we’re back to barely seeing each other. I think it’s good if we figure things out now, when we have the time. Whatever needs figuring out. So we have a solid foundation going into the season. Sort of like training camp.”
“So this means you will keep getting mad at me for things,” Ilya said.
Shane smiled, rolled his eyes. “Yeah, exactly,” he said.
“Good, I find it very hot,” Ilya said, and kissed him.An insecure over-thinker and a self-destructive thrill-seeker walk into a relationship.
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- Part 6 of perfect from now on
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07 Jan 2026
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Bestselling author, Morpheus endless was just looking for a quiet place to finish his latest novel. Preferably, away from the incessant holiday cheer of the city.
What he didn’t count on was stumbling into Hob Gadling, resident Jack of all trades, quite literally while naked. Now he can’t escape Hob, or the holiday spirit. What’s worse is that he’s not sure he wants to escape either any more.
Or the Dreamling Hallmark inspired spicy hot chocolate holiday rom-com that no one asked for.
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28 Dec 2022
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He turns to Lord Morpheus. "Do you dance, my lord?"
"Not if I can help it."
Hob drops his chin to hide his aghast smile. Bloody hell. I'm having more fun than him at this ball and I wasn't even invited!
AKA the Pride and Prejudice AU in which Hob is a thief.
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23 Nov 2022
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When Royal Navy officer Robert Gadling is requested by Lord Morpheus to accompany him on a journey over the seas, he doesn't think much of it - at least, until he meets the famous Lord Morpheus. Turns out the man is hiding many secrets, and for some reason, he's willing to share them with Hob (over time). And it's almost impossible not to fall in love with the mysterious man over the course of their journey.
Only, Hob isn't expecting the revelation at the end of the adventure.
or navy hob + pirate king dream masquerading as a lord, on one ship. add some mystery, pining hob, tattooed hot dream... pirate au
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- Part 1 of a pirate's life for me
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20 Nov 2022
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It’s the right day, but the year is all wrong, and Dream suspects that there’s something else not quite right even before he finds himself standing in front of the shuttered remains of the White Horse Tavern. Still, he’s chilled in a way he’s not accustomed to feeling, reminiscent of the hopeless, free-falling frost that climbed up his spine and inside his gut the day he was meant to meet Hob when he was imprisoned. And that’s what it is, he realizes, this cold feeling. Hopelessness.
Should Dream seek him out, would Hob welcome him as a friend, or turn his shoulder as he would on an intruder? It’s what he would deserve, Dream muses as he’s preparing to turn heel from the tavern’s closed gates, even though as he’s resigning himself to shame he’s also gearing up to make this his next mission, his next purpose: to find Hob Gadling.
Alternatively: Dream and Hob find each other in 2021, and see no reason why they have to wait centuries to see each other again. And again.
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- Part 1 of In Between Days
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13 Nov 2022
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There are many worlds, each one a reflection of the others. In some worlds, these beings may be known as the endless, undying and unyielding to time. In others they are just stories told by page picture, or screen. Not here though. Here we tell a tale of seven siblings, not immortal but not quite mortal, mages of their realm. Seven royal siblings, each with their own special magic, and all with a deep love of their family expressed in their own varying manner.
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This is a direct result of Too Much High fantasy and really wanting a good fic where Morpheus is Human for Whump reasons
-CHAPTERS HAVE BEEN RESTRUCTURED BUT NO CONTENT WAS REMOVED 11/17/23Bookmarked by DearHeartofMars
08 Nov 2022
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Dream of the Endless checks into The New Inn as a guest. Hob wasn’t aware but, apparently, symbols and sympathies have power and rebuilding a place of reunion and remembrance counts as a form of alliance. All that to say, The New Inn is a place of protection to denizens of the Dreaming. Even its king. IE: Dream takes an extended break in the Waking World. Hob frantically pretends his centuries-deep crush is something he can keep ignoring when circumstance calls him to defend his wayfaring friend and vice versa.
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- Part 7 of A Few Missed Stories
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08 Nov 2022
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Can I Sleep in Your Brain Tonight, Stranger? by equus8
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
17 Feb 2023
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Dream of the Endless gets more than he bargained for in the Burgess' basement. Hob Gadling is just trying to live his comfortable domestic life. Neither of them are prepared for what comes after the glass shatters.
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05 Nov 2022
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more sky comes and more days by Chrome
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
09 Oct 2022
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In the aftermath of her imprisonment, Calliope is determined to learn to trust humans again, so she finds a roommate and settles in the mortal world. Meanwhile, her former husband has been on another quest that ended in grief, and he seeks her out for solace.
What could possibly go wrong?
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“Hey, Zed,” Hob answered. “Something the matter?”
“Yes,” she said. “Calliope’s ex showed up and he’s fucking terrifying.”
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03 Nov 2022
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There’s not much use thinking about those times, anymore. He will always be Hob Gadling, but the biggest part of what that used to entail had stormed away on a rainy night like this one hundred and thirty years ago, and hadn’t come back.
Hob remembers the ache in his chest in 1989. He remembers the glow of the pub, so much warmer than the pale light cutting across the alley now. He remembers staring at that empty chair for hours—first with anxiety, then with concern, and eventually with bitterness.
“You dare suggest one such as I might need your companionship.”
Hob had dared, and he’d paid for it.
He’d walked out of that pub in 1989 and not looked back.
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It's 2020, and Hob Gadling is old, tired, and bitter, dancing the waltz of London's underground black market. Word has spread about something from the Burgess Estate going to auction, and who is Hob to deny himself and his team the opportunity to get their hands on it?
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02 Nov 2022
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“It’ll be amazing,” Hob says, hoping to transfer his own excitement to Morpheus. “Think of it as an adventure.”
“An adventure,” Morpheus repeats, skeptical, but he’s smiling.
It’s not as if Hob Gadling hates his job as assistant stage manager at The White Horse Theater. It's a solid gig. But there is something missing in his life, and Hob’s itching to chase it down. As luck would have it, Dream—the bassist for the quickly rising band Endless—needs a new touring bass tech. Even as they initially butt heads, Dream captivates Hob, and he wonders what it is about the quiet musician that charms him in even their smallest interactions. It’s going to be a long ride, but Hob has never felt more eager for it.
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09 Oct 2022
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“I heard a rumor,” Mona purrs, elbows bracketing the steaming tea mug in front of her, delicate chin propped on her knuckles. “About a certain Roderick Burgess.”
“Oh?” Hob picks up his cup of Earl Grey from the counter, taking a sip. “What might that be?”
“Apparently, he’s captured Death,” she replies as Hob chokes on his tea.
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(Hob attempts to save Dream from the fishbowl. It doesn't quite go as planned - with some unfortunate consequences.)
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03 Oct 2022
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“Do you really believe it is Death they have trapped there?”, Hob asked, painful uncertainty creeping into his voice.
“I’m an old man now, lad. In my time I have seen things that no one ever believed possible. Still I dare not imagine what will happen when a man such as Rodrick Burgess wields death.”
“Yet you have sailed with him for so long”, Hob muttered half heartedly, following Bill as he limped over to the railing.
It wasn’t an accusation as much as it was genuine curiosity.Hob Gadling dreams, then he meets ‘Death’ and then everything falls apart.
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30 Sep 2022
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When Hob Gadling is left in the rain outside the White Horse tavern in 1889, he's forced to reckon with his true feelings for the mysterious being that left him there.
When Dream of the Endless escapes his prison, he finds himself powerless and unable to return to his domain.
A dream can act like a beacon in a storm, and soon Hob finds himself facing down the sources of his feelings much sooner, and in much more dire circumstances, than he ever thought he would.
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or, Dream escapes Fawney Rig but ends up at Hob's place instead of his own.
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26 Sep 2022
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“I couldn’t really help but pop by. And I do have to say, it is so good to finally meet you.” They drawled, lifting a hand adorned with sharp red nails and placing it gently on his arm.
“Uhm...” Hob mumbled intelligently. “Excuse me, but who are you?”
“Me?" Red lips streched impossibly wider. "You may call me Desire, my dear.”
Or: It really isn’t Desires fault that Dream is so easily ruffled. Especially when all they were doing was to flirt with a certain immortal.
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After being able to set your own rules and continue your life together. Something begins to change and interfere in the couple's calm life.
Morpheus didn't expect that a decision made in a moment of desperation would bring him so close to the end.
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- Part 2 of Safe
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06 Sep 2022
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Roderick Burgess has the Lord of Dreams trapped in his basement, but he won't talk or agree to the terms of his release. Morpheus is alone, naked and weak in his cage, so he can do nothing when Burgess gets an idea on just how to break the stalemate. The guards are willing to cooperate.
A difficult story of trauma and recovery.
Now with incredible fanart by Amielot:
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Plus a couple of additional fanarts here and here.FINISHED
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06 Sep 2022