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Their first night post-separation, John and Arthur stumble into town and try to recover from the freezing rain and the emotional crash that comes after everything.
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Antoine stirred in Arthur’s lap, and spoke before Arthur could slap his hand over his lips.
“Who’re you?” Antoine asked warily, then coughed and turned to spit out a mouthful of blood. His shirt was in tatters, and the dark ink clearly visible across his exposed chest was shiny with sweat.
“Fuck,” John whispered almost inaudibly.
“Who am I? I’m a fr—no, that’s been overused. Ack! Nevermind. Better question, little peasant, do you know who you are to me? My present. Thank you so much, Arthur darling, for delivering him.”~~~
What if Arthur had used the talisman to revive Antoine, and then Kayne showed up and asked for the stone anyway?
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“Okay, you’re just—this looks like a panic attack so I don’t think we need to call anyone, Christ, just… listen to me, okay friend? I’m gonna—” Something heavy slumped to the floor, along with jingle of something metallic. “—Sit here with you, and maybe we can breathe together.”
The stranger’s voice had become closer, suddenly, and something about its gentle insistence started to permeate Arthur’s skull. The presence of another person made itself known in his mind alongside the white-hot static of mindless panic.
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Modern + College/University AU! John accidentally runs into Arthur having a panic attack and stops to help out.
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A second too late, Jon processed what he’d agreed to and snapped his head around to catch Tim’s reaction, but it did not appear to have been a trick question; if anything, Tim seemed surprised to have asked it himself. They had simply fallen into the habit of outgoing, impulsive Tim proposing an outing and Jon falling into comfortable, quiet step beside him.
Not wasting a beat, Tim continued, “Great! Are you free Friday? I could host.”
He looked so excited that Jon’s reflexive excuses died in his mouth.
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OR: Research-era Jon & Tim watch a movie and cuddling ensues
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think twice (and come back for a third time) by lipsticktraces
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
10 May 2026
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Shane is heavier than he used to be; his weight bears down on Ilya in a new way. He’s put on pounds of muscle since Ilya last touched him like this. Ilya flattens his palms, skims them under Shane’s undershirt, feels the flat solidity of his abs, the bulk of his lats, the swell of his chest. It’s the same and it’s new, this body; it’s the boy he couldn’t stop thinking about when he was 18 and the man he loved enough to let go at 26 and the person who somehow always comes to find him when he’s lost.
A stranger, and the love of his life.
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or, Ilya's father doesn't die in 2017; Ilya breaks up with Shane instead of confessing his love. They get older, but not any less stupid about each other. Shane gets a boyfriend; Ilya gets on medication; they work on becoming whole people. And they always find their way back to each other.
OR a story for those who love Shane and Ilya's baby love but ALSO think it's hot when people in their thirties make active choices about who they are and what they want in their partner!!
Note: the "cheating" tag refers to the relationship between Shane and his aforementioned BF, not to Shane and Ilya cheating on each other.
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28 May 2026
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russianstallion messages hollabackgirl on Grindr for some fun, but then they keep showing up at the same places, conveniently right when Boston and Montreal have a game against each other.
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Shane and Ilya, unbeknownst to each other, are sexting on Grindr while still being rivals on the ice.*SMAU that was previously uploaded to twitter is now on ao3 for ease of reading*
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24 May 2026
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holy matrimony by lowkey_existential_despair
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
09 Feb 2026
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There’s a sign in front of Shane. It says Welcome to Scott Hunter and Kip Grady’s Happily Ever After in a cursive font that makes Shane think of Etsy. Shane’s stomach churns. He briefly squeezes his empty ring finger. He feels, all at once, like he might cry. Instead, he swallows, and breathes, and pastes a smile on his face, and marches his ass down to Scott and Kip’s fucking wedding of the century.
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20 May 2026
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i've been stuck now so long (we just got the start wrong) by beagoldfish
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
17 Feb 2026
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The second time Shane Hollander wakes up on November 16th, he has a panic attack.
The problem is — he tries to explain through gasped breaths after Hayden basically knocks down his door, shouting that they’re going to miss their flight — the thing is, Shane’s already woken up on November 16th. He’s already flown to Boston. He’s already been to practice, and he’s checked into the hotel, and he has lived this day before.
He doesn’t mention that he’s also already fucked Ilya Rozanov twice and had a fucking tuna melt that Rozanov made and drank the ginger ale that Rozanov bought specifically for him. He doesn’t mention that they’d snuggled on the couch watching TV like some kind of couple, like boyfriends.
He doesn’t mention that he fell asleep thinking about how Ilya — fuck, no, thinking about how Rozanov had called him sweetheart and Shane, and that, even now, he can’t quite get the cadence of Ilya’s voice out of his head.
Or: After the tuna melt fiasco, Shane Hollander wakes up in a time loop.
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28 Apr 2026
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Nutcracker! by OpalApparition
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
30 Mar 2026
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"You will bend for me many times, I think, before this production is over."
Shane means to say no. He means to tell Ilya Rozanov—arrogant Bolshoi principal dancer and professional pain in his ass—to fuck off and stop moving set pieces without permission. Instead, he ends up on his knees in a dressing room, which is definitely not how the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s stage manager is supposed to handle conflict resolution.
Three weeks until opening night. One impossible rivalry. And absolutely no way this ends well.
or: Ilya comes to Winnipeg for The Nutcracker. Shane tries very hard to hate him. The mind-blowing hate-sex doesn’t help.
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