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There was a saying in El Palmar, as old as any tale his mother had ever sung him: All roads lead to Wimbledon, and none return the same.
Every seven years, the civilized world gathers beneath the grand white pavilions of Wimbledon to joust, feast, bargain, spy, marry, and, on particularly unfortunate occasions, avert continental disaster.
After a rebellion leaves House Alcaraz politically exposed, its golden, beloved heir rides north determined to win the hand of House Sinner's second son—miracle babe, coveted jewel, luminous and rarely-seen. It would be a simple enough task, were he not simultaneously bewitched by the doe-mannered bride-to-be, constantly locking horns with a silver-tongued adviser, and developing an increasingly unhealthy fascination with a faceless knight without a banner.
OR: Somewhere between diplomacy, bloodsport, and courtly ritual, Carlos Alcaraz falls hopelessly in love three times over.
Secret identities are generally considered poor administrative practice. Unfortunately, it is the same fucking man every dastardly time.
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26 Jul 2026
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Operation O Canada, or The Hollander-Rozanov Method of Soft Launching a Marriage by robbinscinquefoil
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
01 May 2026
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“Can’t hang out tonight, Hayd. I have plans.”
“Bullshit,” Hayden responds. “You never have plans.”
Objectively, this used to be true. Nowadays Shane has many, many plans, between his nightly plans to look at Ilya’s penis through Skype and his various long-term plans laid out helpfully in his notebook, Canva (For Ilya’s sake. He is a visual learner), and more recently, Excel. Shane loves that excel sheet. He’s colour coded it.
In 2017, Shane Hollander spirals and proposes to his boyfriend of 4 days (or 7 years, or 9 years, or not his boyfriend at all, depending on how you look at it), which leads to a lot of plans, weird theories in the Montreal Voyageur locker room, some Twitter drama, and Ilya Rozanov entering his WAG era.
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- Part 1 of Operation O Canada
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20 Jun 2026
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Carlos Alcaraz, 27, and well on his way towards becoming the undisputed GOAT of tennis, appeared with none of his usual effervescence at his press conference yesterday. Were it not for the golden trophy sat gleaming by his elbow there was nothing in his demeanour to indicate the completion of a double three-peat at Wimbledon.
Little could the assembled press pack have known, however, of how we were about to be treated to the biggest sporting scoop of the last decade, if not century.
“I need to step back from tennis for a bit.” Alcaraz declared without fanfare.
Or, Carlos takes a sabbatical and somehow ends up working at Jannik's restaurant.
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13 Jun 2026
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Jannik
Flavi. Can you make sure Mensik keeps his distance from Carlos?Flavio
huh?
omg r u jealous???Jannik
No. But that double was ridiculous to watch. He’s supposed to play tennis, not get all cozy with his partner.
Just, like
Distract that Czech a bit, will you?Flavio
oh i’ll distract him alright
Flavio sets out to do exactly that. Bit of flirting, bit of drama, bit of fun. That’s what he does best, after all.He’s not expecting to develop a crush.
Or: Carlos gets along a bit too well with Jakub at the Laver Cup. Jannik enlists Flavio’s help. Poor Jakub’s just getting caught in the crossfire.
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06 Jun 2026
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I'm Reading Your Lips (You're Speaking My Language) by some1_around
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
22 Dec 2025
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Rozanov cocked his head. “You speak Russian? Or just the curse words?”
“Yes, I speak Russian,” he snapped, defensive and angry. He knew that it had been a mistake to even try to be friendly with Rozanov. “Why? Do I not look Russian to you?” He scoffed.
“No, not really,” Rozanov said. Some of his teammates laughed, although they mostly looked surprised that Shane was speaking to them at all. Rozanov didn’t laugh, though. “Are you Russian?”
“Go fuck yourself.”
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Despite an inauspicious start, when Russia’s Ilya Rozanov learns that Canada’s Shane Hollander is fluent in Russian at their first World Junior Championships tournament, it changes everything and sets them on a different course. Instead of being branded as rivals from the very beginning, Ilya and Shane start off as friends.
And, after all, a little friendly rivalry never hurt anyone, did it?
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- Part 1 of Competition is Better With a Friend
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28 May 2026