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No pitting Ilya and Shane against each other.

No real people shipping / no parasocial attachment to the actors (yes, I love them, they are spectacular and talented, but let's not be intrusive / crazy)

The Centaurs are all my children - I adore the whole bunch.

Hollander family fan.

I talk a lot about the books - so watch for spoilers.

Hot and critical takes sometimes.

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#heated rivalry #hollanov #gcu #the long game #role model #etc #i try to use tags

hudkarma

he did it again asjfkdlsjf

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Ok, but what if he was talking about Ilya's hole this time. "Take me apart, Hollander" scene should be coming up...

#heated rivalry #i'm equal opportunity

Oh wow, that's so cute...

#hudson williams #connor storrie #hudson has so good social media instincts #this is just heartwarming #little adorable bow to all the aggravating awards discourse

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Which era of canon Hollanov do you like to explore the most in fanfic (as writer or reader)?

Junior Championships - Early hookups Hollanov

Sochi era -Vegas Aftermath Hollanov

Ep 4 Montage Hollanov to Tuna Meltdown Hollanov

Tampa All-Stars to Shane in Hospital Hollanov

Cottage Hollanov

First year as bfs / Ilya's last year in Boston Hollanov

Ilya moves to Ottawa Hollanov

TLG era missing scenes

Shane signs with Centaurs Hollanov / Hockey husbands

Post-Retirement / Starting Family Hollanov

Old Men Yaoi Hollanov

Voting ended onJun 3

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Oh, hockey husbands won. I guess we are all waiting for Unrivaled.

#heated rivalry polls

hollandar

HEATED RIVALRY — DAY 1

Recalling the first day of filming, Tierney says that after seeing the pair excel in the emotional wringer, his own “nerves were out the window, I knew I could throw anything at those guys.”

#i read some of these interviews recently #and i couldn't believe they did Vegas on Day 1 #it's insane #hudson williams #connor storrie #especially hudson omg #he's the one who has to do one of Shane's most vulnerable scenes

bloominflowers

Every little thing. ✨

I realize that this is quite open to interpretation, but my personal reading of the Hollanov slight D/s vibes is that:

Shane's obedience is initially not so much tied to submissiveness or an innate need to give up control, but the fact that he wants to learn the rules of gay sex so he can get perfect at it and be rewarded for his perfection. Ilya is more experienced and is willing to give clear and blunt instructions, so this is a great match for Shane who is so literal. But as they progress in their situationship, Shane also becomes more assertive in what he wants. By then, he also understands that the command-obedience is a kind of game with Ilya that they both get off on.

Ilya's dominance I think initially is tied to kind of a power trip from having control that Ilya thinks he wants, maybe because he has so little control over anything else in his life. But it is interesting that Shane's obedience triggers in him a protective instinct almost immediately and he often stops the power games on his own accord (as early as their second encounter) and just gives in to what they both want. As their relationship progresses, they keep dabbling with control, but it is increasingly playful and very much nurturing.

Their sex life remains really playful with lots of kink exploration, but I don't feel like there is necessarily a rigid power exchange between them in a kind of traditional, negotiated D/s sense. It's much more spontaneous and flexible - like games with rules and challenges.

#hollanov #just a weird thing i was thinking about

The David-slander posts are going around again about this quote, but I think David's reaction was ok.

I mean to me it's obvious it's sort of a mild shovel talk in the vein of "will you be able to make my precious only child happy?"

And he's addressing kind of the legitimate questions that a worried parent would if their precious, sensitive, innocent (haha) only child showed up hand in hand with someone who is portrayed by the media as a fuckboy:

And I think the way Ilya responds so seriously, he realizes that Shane's parents want to protect Shane and how he must look from the outside - so he's not taking it personally.

At no point is David rude or dismissive to Ilya. He's soft spoken and polite, and a huge contrast to how Ilya's own father used to talk to him.

Also, I think once David wraps his head around the whole relationship in less than an hour, he's pretty quickly also focusing on the thing that's going to be hard for Shan and Ilya and the sadness of their situation.

#heated rivalry #ilya rozanov #david hollander #i do not tolerate david slander #Shane's parents are very decent throughout this whole conversation #all 4 of them are decent #it's awkward and there are concerns #but they address them

shane-ilya

SHANE HOLLANDER / HEATED RIVALRY 1x02

#Gif #gifs

People seething at the teeth about what Jacob and Brandon said here? Have you guys lived under a rock since last year seriously?

These guys are being interviewed by Canadian Press, about a Canadian show, financed by Canadian taxpayers meant to showcase primarily Canadian talent at the Canadian Awards that made a rule change in response partly to the Orange Dictator's threats against Canadian sovereignity and partly because the American actors that got awarded CSA in the past didn't even bother to show up for it.

These are the guys who have to work on getting the funding for the upcoming seasons, to make sure they can stretch it to make a good show with those tight resources.

This is absolutely the time and place to focus on their local talent. This is absolutely the time and place to acknowledge Canada's support. This is absolutely the time and place to say that they will not beg for Emmy nominations. This is the place to show their national pride of what they achieved for their country.

Context matters.

#heated rivalry #jacob tierney #Not everything is about the great American victim complex #discourse of the day #like if you guys don't know how Canadians feel about the US these days #i suggest looking outside your fandom bubble and read the news

I don't know if they snuck in their Fabian cast into this picture, but ngl he'd be perfect

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#heated rivalry #i'm so seated for the casting reveals #fabian salah #hudson williams #kaden connors #Abdalla Amour #he's apparently half-Lebanese too??

tylrgalpins

2026 COLOUR CHALLENGE: : April

colour: yellow | theme: favorites | challenges: what’s currently rotting your brain?

Heated Rivalry (2025 - PRESENT)

#Gif #gifs

sinmonger

Hudson Williams | Best Lead Performer in a Drama Series

I didn't write a speech but I do have a little thank you list. Immediately to all the other nominees, it's just an honor to be nominated alongside you. I'm honored to be Canadian and this is fantastic.

#I like how his tone of thank yous are really targeted

I've never had a character who so pitch perfectly reflected my own bisexual experience as Ilya. I know it is very different for everyone, but being queer is so often portrayed as this big internal identity struggle or agony, and it often is.

But my personal experience lines up pretty well with Ilya's. As a girl, I've been attracted first to boys, but then also to girls, and I felt like - oh, that's really cool. And because of this, I've always felt like an impostor in the queer community. So I'm grateful for this representation.

#ilya rozanov #pride month #bisexual representation #bisexual may be simplifying it