You should be starting a recipe book. I don't give a shit if you're only 20-years-old. The modern web is rotting away bit by bit before our very eyes. You have no idea when that indie mom blog is going down or when Pinterest will remove that recipe. Copy it down in a notebook, physically or digitally. Save it somewhere only you can remove it. Trust me, looking for a recipe only to find out it's been wiped off the internet is so fucking sad. I've learned my lesson one too many times.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
“…I had a thing with one of my teammates. It doesn’t matter who, and I’m not going to tell you. …The truth was, I’d been half in love with him before we first hooked up… I was nuts about him. But he was… he said he didn’t feel that way about me.”
“It all fell apart when I told him I loved him.”
- the long game, ch. 32
we all know coach brandon wiebe had a “thing” with a former teammate.
"Hey," said David beside him. He grabbed Brandon's hand instinctively and squeezed his fingers, just for a second, before dropping it just as quick. "Seriously, stop worrying. My family's fine. They're glad you're coming."
Brandon tried to laugh it off. "I mean, they should be," he huffed. "I'm the guy who's been making you look good all season."
His attempt at bravado died, though, as the bus pulled into the station. The doors swung open, he and David disembarked and collected their bags, and made their way toward the parking lot.
David only had to scan around once before spotting what he was looking for: a bronze station wagon with faux wood trim wrapped around the sides with a small woman in a tan coat waving a hat over her head to get their attention. "There's Mom," he announced as he began to stride toward his mother.
Brandon swallowed his nerves and followed after. He wasn't religious in the slightest, yet he found himself praying that he didn't exude some sort of aura that screamed Hi Mrs. Hollander, I'm Brandon Wiebe, and I've been deflowering your son.
chapter 8 is FINALLY up. merry shitscram from the hollanders.
* New student, very small. Grace said it was pebble. Pebble is small Earth rock. Pebble likes name.
* He found out Eridians have no gender rules.
* Students brought him mineral sample. After he stopped crying he said he loves show-and-tell game. Human naming conventions oddly literal.
* I told him Earthsun grew bright.
* I took him up atop atmosphere bypass elevator to look at stars.
* He woke up from nap and found me still with him. I did not wait on his chest; he says I am heavy like “elephant” and he “couldn’t breathe.” I laid my arm over him instead, kept him close, feeling safe. He said “cuddle” was warm.
* Before class he heard younglings singing.
* He has plants in house from sprouts on ship. Plant grew “bud.”
* Engineers got seawater temperature right. He took off shoes and stood in water, sighing. He didn’t care about pants getting damp. Cried until shirt was also damp. Humans very endlessly wet.
* He missed “Doritos.”
* Adrian helped food scientists make taumoeba dried paste. Made it crunchy after heating. We fused it into triangle form. Told him it was Tauritos. That made him laugh-cry. Laugh-cry is rare and precious.
* He remembered Eridians have no gender rules.
* We made him celebration outfit. Used metals he calls pretty. He can see frequencies named “colorful” and “shiny.” These make humans happiest.
* I gave him hug when he wasn’t expecting it. Easier to hug close now with exosuit. Hug when Grace sitting down so he does not fall over.
* Told him to think long time, stay with me as long as he can.
huge fan of the depth of a good purple but another area that draws me is definitely around aquamarine/turquoise/seafoam. you can not go wrong once the green starts getting just a tinge more blue. a gal could certainly do worse than to pull over there and stay a while
So, Cheeseburger died on November 21st after an unfairly short battle with an unfairly rare cancer that is rarely seen in cats. I only got to spend a month with him after his diagnosis, and losing him has been the greatest heartbreak of my entire life so far. He was my best friend and my soul cat, and he was there for me when I was completely alone, for twelve long years.
I made this transparent PNG the night he died in preparation for one of the many ways I was going to memorialize him--a surface rug in his likeness that I planned on laying directly in the line of his favourite sunbeam. And I uploaded that PNG here, because this is the website where people post their cats.
I was not expecting the reception I got. Many people have pointed out that this post has more reblogs than likes, and how insane that is in 2025 when reblog culture is at an all time low. I didn't even talk about the fact that Burger passed away in the original post, it wasn't a tearjerker reblog bait or anything like that. People just loved Burger that much, in the same way I fell in love with him at first sight. He was such an ugly kitten.
Anyways, it's really special to me that so many people have reblogged my best friend. I made this PNG to memorialize him in a completely different way, and you all wound up doing just that in ways I never even imagined.
Thank you. Wherever he is, I know the sun is shining.
I think this might be my fifteenth HEATED RIVALRY recs set? Some embarrassing stats: I do about 45 recs per set, so that's almost 700 recs. And I literally have 3,295 fics in my Heated Rivalry folder on my reader. And that's just the ones I know I'm interested in reading. I've mostly been saving the omegaverse fics for later, I'm still in canon-adjacent phase, so that will be an interesting day when I tip over into the madness. And I also haven't gone through the tag to save today's fics yet, which could be anywhere from 30 to 50 new ones. I need two weeks on a deserted island with only an hour of internet each morning to collect the new fics, just to break even here.
Which isn't actually a complaint because there have been so many absolute BANGER fics still being put out, like, my heart feels absolutely scrubbed raw from all the angst punching me in the feelings, but also I have laughed out loud so many times, and there's a lovely amount of fic that does the work to explore the side characters (PLEASE KEEP FEEDING ME MORE JACKIE PIKE, FANDOM, I LOVE WHAT FANDOM IS DOING WITH HER) or alternate universes, I am determined to read all of the Bears!Shane fic I can get my hands on and I will hunt down Voyageurs!Ilya fic and I will read all the Ilya & Kip being bitchy friends and I will read Ilya making Scott's life hell and I will find all the lovely exploration of Shane's autism, both in diagnosed and undiagnosed but clearly there forms. Like, say what you will about the horrors of the fandom, but there are some truly excellent upsides in the fic!
HEATED RIVALRY - NO I WON’T BE CHILL ABOUT THE GAY HOCKEY PLAYERS SHOW:
A Danger to Yourself or Others by onetrueharem, ilya/shane & david/yuna & hayden/jackie & galina, NSFW, suicidal ideation/themes, 37.1k
"Most phones these days have an option to let certain numbers ring through, even on Do Not Disturb. Do you think he'd be open to setting that up for you?" Imagining that conversation made Ilya nauseous. Yes, no fucking doubt, Shane would be open to it if Ilya explained the reason. "I'm not going to ask him to do that."
sure grandpa, let’s get you to bed by goldenraeofsun, ilya/shane & scott/kip, 7.8k
Scott can’t stand Ilya Rozanov. Sure, Rozanov is a generational wunderkind, but he’s also annoying as hell and always ready with a chirp. “Do you have a spot in the nursing home yet, Hunter? I am hearing from my grandma they go fast!” “Are you getting tired? It must be past your bedtime already!” “What kind of skating is that? Is your arthritis acting up again?”
Shane's Lily by midnighttypewriter, ilya/shane & david/yuna & hayden, 15k
After Shane's accident on ice, Yuna sees Lily messaging him and decides to make a phone call.
The Great Jane Debacle of 2016 by Anonymous, ilya/shane & cliff & bears, 7.7k
how the Raiders---in particular the long suffering Cliff Marleau, dealt with the Great Jane Debacle of 2016, told in a series of texts, posts, and Cliff being the best Bostonian friend Ilya could ask for
mistakes have been made by UglyGreenJacket, ilya/shane & troy/harris & centaurs, 4.8k
Ilya: Troy came out to the team a few days ago and then asked me for your number Shane: And you thought it would be a good idea to give it to him?
Reckless & Young by some1_around, ilya/shane & bears, nsfw, 30.1k
A prank-gone-wrong leads to the Boston Bears finding out about Shane and Ilya’s relationship in 2016. The day Ilya first invited Shane into his house. Right after they say each other’s names for the first time. Fuck his life, honestly.
hope it hurts like you hurt me by gurlsrool, ilya/shane & voyageurs, NSFW, 5.5k
Shane reunites with his former teammates at J.J.'s bachelor party. He's finally ready to say (and maybe punch) his piece.
lay me down on the altar, and forever’s what i’ll vow by justhockey, ilya/shane & centaurs, NSFW, 8.1k
“Am I too boring for you?” He doesn’t mean to ask. Doesn’t mean for those words to come out. They fall from his lips before he has a chance to stop them, and the second they’re out there he wants to take them back. He wants to swallow them down so they can’t hurt anyone but himself. Because Ilya…Ilya flinches. “What.”
The Change by dntat, ilya/shane, NSFW, 6k
As his eyes adjusted to the gloom, Ilya understood why Shane had been so insistent on him coming over. He had been struck by the change. The one no one could understand. That science couldn’t explain and was still rarely spoken about out loud.
The Great Jersey Mix-Up of 2018 by dprkives, ilya/shane & hayden & j.j., 5.6k
Shane accidentally wears Ilya’s jersey to his team practice. The Voyageurs react about as well as is to be expected, and Hayden jumps to some very confident and very incorrect conclusions.
a golden star, you think you're clever by sargeantwoof, ilya/shane & bears, 4k
“Jesus fuck,” Marley says, before he gets a look at Ilya's smug face and rolls his eyes. “At least tell me you didn't bite her back." He shakes his head, grinning. “She is most fussy,” he says. “No marks, Rozanov; no shoes in the house, asshole; stop picking me up and throwing me on my bed, I just made it, dickhead,” he mocks, before he gestures at his shoulder. “And then she rides me for three hours and bites me like a vampire. These things I must suffer through.”
It's all Canadian Vodka's fault by FriPie, ilya/shane & david/yuna & hayden, nsfw, suicidal ideation/themes, 26.3k
In the early hours of Saturday, the Hockey world was ablaze with the news that Ilya Rozanov was dead. Killed in a tragic car accident leaving behind a slew of devastated fans and a grieving husband still reeling in shock. The news also came as an incredible shock to Ilya when he awoke that same day, hungover and bleary, but very much alive.
the golden boy and my worst regret by Goldie020202, ilya/shane & cast, NSFW, 34.8k wip
In 2022, Ilya wakes up in a hospital in Ottawa with no memory of how he got there. He has hazy recollections of 2015, but he can't remember anything about the past seven years. He is shocked to learn he is now married to Shane Hollander, a fact that forces him to reconcile the decisions of his past self with the expectations he inherited from his father.
clean up on aisle 2 by hnjsngs, ilya/shane, NSFW, 8.1k
Ilya forgets to do the dishes, so Shane implements a sex ban. He fails.
locker room talk by spacegoose, ilya/shane & cliff & cast, nsfw, 5.5k
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.
Anya's Big Heist by Anonymous, ilya/shane, 3.4k
"If we let her sleep in the bed as a puppy, she's going to want to sleep in the bed when she's sixty pounds." Ilya had looked at him with great patience. "Then she will sleep in bed when she is sixty pounds." "That's not—Ilya. That's not a solution to the problem, that's just describing the future problem." "I know," Ilya had said, pleasantly, and that had been that.
you're sofa king good by smugrobotics, ilya/shane, NSFW, 1.6k
Win or lose, his teammates knows better than to try to get Shane to come out after playing Boston. They throw exhausted goodbyes his way as he leaves, but Shane barely hears them—all he can think about is getting behind a closed door with Rozanov. Or: an extension of the smash cut slam-fuck scene in episode four's opening montage
The Ilya Tax by daisy_pear, ilya/shane & david/yuna, 2.2k
Yuna and David didn't realize it when Ilya first came to their home, but they just started paying the Ilya tax. --OR-- Ilya likes to confiscate (steal) pictures of Shane from his parent's house. He can't help it, his boyfriend as a kid is just so cute! And Yuna and David are selfish to keep them all to themselves.
MORE RECS UNDER THE CUT because I had more to yell about with the incredible fic in this fandom.
Real Housewives of Ottawa by Selective_attention, ilya/shayne & centaur wags, 4.5k
After deciding to be less intense about guarding their relationship, Jane joins the Centaurs WAG Group Chat.
you're sofa king good by smugrobotics, ilya/shane, NSFW, 1.6k
Win or lose, his teammates knows better than to try to get Shane to come out after playing Boston. They throw exhausted goodbyes his way as he leaves, but Shane barely hears them—all he can think about is getting behind a closed door with Rozanov. Or: an extension of the smash cut slam-fuck scene in episode four's opening montage
Hayden's Keyed In by crochetwithsparkleyarn, ilya/shane & hayden, nsfw, 3.5k
Hayden knows he forgot Jackie's gift at Shane's apartment yesterday. He knows Shane will be out on his run this morning. He also knows he has a key to Shane's apartment. He'll be in and out without Shane knowing. How could Hayden know Shane's usual routine had been disrupted?
You, me, and Lily by Anonymous, ilya(/shane) & (hayden/)jackie, 5.8k
Jackie: hahahaha Jackie: I see why Shane likes you so much Lily: Ah Lily: You would not be saying that if you really knew me
when you say my name by ingberry, ilya/shane & cast, NSFW, 4.2k
Shane shrieked. “Ilya!” He toppled sideways on his mat, glaring, his cheeks flushed pink. “What the fuck!” “What?” He said, innocent. “You were showing it off for me.” “I didn’t even know you were here!” “You must have known I would feel it in the air, like mating call.” Shane laughed and threw his forearm over his eyes. “You’re impossible.” Ilya is obsessed with Shane saying his name.
it felt like we were something by some1_around, ilya/shane & yuna & cliff & scott & cast, 10.9k
Ilya’s perspective of a few scenes from “something you can build” (and one scene that came after). Featuring: intense yearning for your committed long-term partner, supportive but confused himbos, Yuna Hollander’s momager energy, Scott realizing he’s a side character in someone else’s even crazier story, and a quick trip to California for Very Boring, Extremely Casual, Not-At-All-Romantic Reasons (aka, the epilogue). (Companion piece! You will need to have read the rest of the series for this to make any sense—here be spoilers!)
Captain's Log by casdoms (moffwithhishead), ilya/shane & bood & wiebe, nsfw, 3.6k
Ilya: are we at least being traded together? Zane: unfortunately we are a bonded pair Zane: he’s like the parasite fish that latched onto me Ilya: is true Brandon: please tell me you’re stopping by Galina’s office on your way to practice
my love is mine, all mine by justhockey, ilya/shane, nsfw, 5k
“I want to eat you,” Ilya tells him. Shane laughs, loud and bright and carefree, and Ilya feels it blooming inside of his chest like a sunflower. It only makes the desire to consume him grow even stronger. Not in a crazy way (probably), but because he feels like he can never get enough of this man. His Shane. His husband. No amount of time, no amount of closeness, ever feels like it could be enough. He wants them both to be eternal, wants to live with their ribcages locked together and their hearts thumping against each other.
The Canadian export tax (or, why Shane Hollander owns a flamethrower). by Nullevoy, ilya/shane & svetlana & cast, 4.3k
Swear Jar? More like Boring Jar, but instead of making Shane pay the gang just throw in an arbitrary amount of money to buy him a personality
Unexpected Joy by Anonymous, ilya/shane & david/yuna, nsfw, 2k
Yuna wasn’t sure what she had expected Ilya Rozanov to be like off the ice, but it definitely wasn’t this. Or: Processing your son dating his rival and queer joy as seen by a mother who can finally exhale.
#breakupwithhim by thatdayisjustnogood, ilya/shane & hayden & scott & cliff & centaurs, 7.6k
Holly @/iknowpuck shane hollander is standing in front of me at the coffee shop Holly @/iknowpuck · Replying to @iknowpuck oooh he's texting a girl named lily Holly @/iknowpuck he's kind of an asshole… no man is safe really or A chat between Shane and a certain "Lily" gets exposed. Cue misunderstandings and chaos.
your roots in my dreamland by hollidayparty, ilya/shane, NSFW, 5.3k
“You know, I could marry Svetlana,” Ilya said, apropos of nothing. Shane looked up from his phone, frowning. “To get an American passport,” Ilya went on, casual as anything, like they were talking about travel plans or a trade rumor. Not Shane’s worst nightmare. “It would be like a business agreement. She would do it.” “Okay,” Shane said slowly, already hearing the faint crack in his voice. “Sure. A business agreement. But…It’s not like you could just fake it. You’d have to live with her. She would get to come home to you.” “Yes, but it would be like roommates,” Ilya said. “We could still be this-” he gestured loosely between them, like that explained everything. “She wouldn’t mind.” “She’d be your wife, Ilya.” The word was like a lash, even to his own ears.
tom cat by guarddog (theslymoon), ilya/shane & luca, 1.7k
“Look, I know Ilya’s a lot.” He said it sympathetically, but his eyes were cold. Luca froze. Did Shane know? Had he seen? “I know he doesn’t mean it, and he knows he doesn’t mean it, and I hope you know he doesn’t mean it,” Shane continued with the cutting precision of a knife. “But I know it’s a lot to have that focused on you.” Or: Luca has a crush. Shane gets territorial.
all-consuming by morosefloweret, ilya/shane & hayden, NSFW, 5.2k
“You want to get me pregnant, too?” Shane hadn’t known when he asked that question that, a year and a half later, he’d be walking out of a hotel room after winning the Stanley Cup with his best friend’s cum in his ass. He isn’t mad about it, though. Or: Ilya’s in the car waiting outside the hotel for Shane, and Shane’s night is just getting started.
you want a revelation by Selective_attention, ilya/shane & centaurs, 3.6k
Without a word, Ilya snaps his fingers and when Shane looks up he is holding Bood's phone in his hand. For a fleeting moment, Shane considers throwing the phone the full length of the bus just to get it away from his husband. He watches the way Ilya's eyes drag across the screen, reading whatever is in front of him. Ilya's jaw muscle twitches, his eyes narrow, and his nostrils flare. His whole face shifts from the beautiful man that he loves into some chiseled marble statue depicting the depth of man's rage. ——— On the way back to Ottawa, the team (and twitter) find out just what was said during their game against Montreal.
now we're in a freak storm every other weekend by addendum, ilya/shane & cast, 3.2k
nhl rpf warrior @/problematicfave24 wake up babes ilya rozanov icloud leak just dropped born raiders fan ⭐️@/fuckrozanov ILYA ROZANOV DICK PICS????? Andrea 🦋@/slutforrozanov Roz’s icloud is full of dick pics…fork found in kitchen fame is a gun 🌟@/addisondefender I KNEW HE WAS BIG!!!!!!
What's in a Number? by Julie_dAubigny (burningbrightly), ilya/shane, 2k
“Well, how is it?” Ilya says, coming over to rub his shoulders. “Contract’s fine, as long as you’re comfortable with being the breadwinner.” Shane slumps under Ilya’s talented hands. “I can do that,” Ilya says, “you can be trophy husband. Only have to sit around and look pretty. You are already very good at it.” Shane snorts. “I’m not becoming a WAG, Ilya. I still have to play.” He sighs, rolling his head on his neck. “So what is it then?” Ilya asks. Shane taps the note on top of the stack of paper. “I’m going to have to change my jersey number.” *** On the unintended consequences of changing teams.
20 questions by UglyGreenJacket, ilya/shane & harris & cast, 2.5k
Harris: (off camera) Okay, boys. As the Centaurs’ resident power couple, we’re going to ask you twenty couples questions in honor of our Valentine’s Day game coming up! Ilya: Oh, good. Shane loves questions. He has a million for every possible situation. Are you sure you don’t want him to lead the interview? Shane: Fuck you, Rozanov. Harris: Glad we got that out of the way early.
the fuckboy challenge (fuckboy not included) by shadowquill17, ilya(/shane) & bears, nsfw, 3.2k
“Okay, Roz, the challenge is simple,” Davey says, slightly hurried like he knows he’s losing their focus. “Three questions. First, think of the best sex of your life.” “Yes.” Rozanov looks very relaxed, surrounded by his team, casually indulging rookies like he has all the time in the world. “Now, uh, you grade it out of ten. Not the person, like—not how hot the person was, but how good the sex was, yeah?” “Would be same answer anyway,” Rozanov says easily. “Twelve.”
crashed into you (like so many wrecks do) by buckbothered, ilya/shane & hayden & centaurs, NSFW, 9.9k
His phone pinged five times in quick succession and he got as far as seeing that they were Instagram DMs from Ilya when from a seat somewhere behind him, J.J. said, "Holy shit. The Centaurs' plane crashed." "What?" Clearly, Shane hadn't heard him right. Maybe he hadn't said Centaurs. Or maybe he hadn't said crash. Because if he had said both of those words, then that meant Ilya— And Shane refused to accept that. or; the one where the plane actually crashes and shane doesn't handle it well
Scotty's Gotta Go (To Camp) by fizzseed, scott/kip & ilya/shane, 4.1k
“Hollander. Thanks for inviting me.” Scott shakes his hand. Hollander’s face cracks into a genuine smile at that, softening him from a diplomat to a tentative, nervous philanthropist. “Thanks for coming. We really, really appreciate it. And I’m sure the kids will be super stoked.” We, Scott notes. The Hollander-Rozanov unit has finally been realized, and who would’ve thought it would be as charity co-founders and not simultaneous induction into the hall of fame as rivals? What if Shane invited Scott to coach at the first Game Changers camp in 2019, pre-FanMail video?
side effects may include pregnancy by omontz, ilya/shane & cast, 2k
While high on morphine, Shane thinks he's pregnant. Ilya thinks this is absolutely hilarious.
angel in a raiders t-shirt by makeadealwithdean, ilya/shane, NSFW, 3.6k
Ilya Rozanov loses his mind over Shane Hollander in a Boston Raiders shirt. It's just a casual hookup though. No big deal.
a night to forget by goldengalaxies, ilya/shane & centaurs, 1.6k
Roz you are all trying to make my phone explode? Roz what is problem Roz is someone dying Roz someone better be dying Shane What’s happening? Is everyone okay? Hazy @/Shane Do you have a tattoo? Shane DO I HAVE A WHAT? (the cens win the cup and go celebrating after. cue drunk shenanigans and hungover texting)
be my third degree by anatomybygreys, ilya/shane, 2.5k
Shane stumbles on a subreddit for women who have slept with Ilya Rozanov and fails the entry test. set in the fall of 2016, pre-tunameltgate
walk by Selective_attention, ilya/shane, nsfw, 2.3k
5 times Shane Hollander privately walks Ilya Rozanov like and dog, and 1 time he does it publicly.
I just think it would be very funny to explore, in a world where even if no trade clauses don't exist, Montreal would N E V E R trade Shane Hollander, no matter how homophobic a team the Voyageurs/Metros are about it. He is a generational talent, literally the best player in the world. They would trade every single other person on that team combined before they would trade Shane "Brought Them THREE Stanley Cup Trophies In A Decade" Hollander. No, they don't care that he tripped that one time, THREE CUPS IS THREE CUPS.
Oh, his team is refusing to pass to him, not defending him when he has the puck, they're "accidentally" smashing him into the boards, and they can't win games because the on-ice chemistry is bad because none of them (except Pike and Boiziau) are working with him?
In a heartbeat Montreal would say: Okay, trade every single one of those motherfuckers, we're building a new team around Hollander specifically. Comeau and Drapeau, specifically, get the fuck out.
And, if you're so inclined in fic, hey, since the other Voyageurs/Metros are gone, we have a ton of cap space left and Rozanov's contract with Boston is up, sure, let's try to lure him over, too, if you want them on the same team.
Montreal would not let Shane Hollander go without claw marks for real. They will kick everyone else off that team and say, okay, Hollander, who do you think will work best on your team with you? if that means they get to keep him.
okay but hudson saying that playing shane actually made his muscles sore and stiff because of how tense shane is all the time makes me laugh imagining ilya offering a massage in what was meant to just be playful foreplay, but then he starts doing it and is just 🤨🤨 jesus??? 🤨🤨 hollander, do you have muscles that AREN'T knots??? 🤨
and at first shane keeps trying to turn over because this foreplay is taking too long, and ilya is just *tsk noise and shoving his head back into the pillow but in a way that's never been less sexual between them in their entire time together* stay down, hollander, this is painful to witness how the fuck do you skate with these fucked muscles-
i need everyone to let me lay my head in their lap while they pet my hair and make soothing noises and tell me i'm doing such a good and brave job marketing this book. fuckin sisyphean indignity of hurling it at instagram over and over and getting basically no traction whwkwhfwlfwhjsklgfwhjkl
meanwhile my BELOVED FELLOW TUMBLRINI are being so INCREDIBLY kind and generous with the signal boosting and the general interest and encouragement, i am so grateful
#wait wait wait wait wait hold the fuck up#i was like ‘omg ariaste?? like ariaste from ao3?? like ariaste author of some of my favorite mdzs fics ever????’#‘they have a tumblr?! (how did this not occur to me before lol)’#and then ‘omg ariaste has a BOOK i must read it immediately’#then i go to their tumblr and am SLAPPED IN THE FACE by the fact that ariaste and alexandra rowland are the same person#like. ‘yield under great persuasian’ alexandra rowland.#you’re telling me tam beckett and attempting the impossible au!jiang cheng are written by the same person???? mind. blown.#*becket#this is like when i found out naomi novik was astolat all over again#sorry op you probably have this happen to you all the time it’s just my little mind is struggling to absorb this into rn lol (via @jcbmcdrmtt)
it has only happened to me a handful of times (i am not nearly as famous and cool as @astolat) but it IS delightful fun to harmlessly jumpscare people in this way, i must admit.
extra funny in this case because i believe my AO3 username was listed in the bio at the back of Yield Under Great Persuasion lmaooooo
anyway hi hello yes it is me. a gremlin making questionable choices about doing a kickstarter and now i have played myself with having to do all this promo
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Ilya/Shane (Shane & Rose, Shane & Svetlana) 5+1, Card Games, Shane Hollander is Good at Cards, Canon Compliant, PoV Outsider, PoV Multiple
Summary:
“I can always play poker,” Hollander says, far slower than he’d recited the stats. “What are you playing?”
“Durak,” Ilya says when the others just look expectantly at him.
After a beat, Hollander seems to muster up his courage. “Can I join?”
*
Or: Five times people learn the still waters of one Shane Hollander hide a veritable card shark, and one time Ilya gets to see a different side.
This is finally complete! Thank you to @iceouthr for organizing this cool fundraiser, and to DevilWithABirdDress for prompting this cool setup!
This is hands down my favorite trope in the HR fandom right now. I love every version of it and there are so many great stories that deserve to be highlighted and celebrated. If you haven't given this type of story a shot so far, I can only implore you to give one of the following fics a shot.
And if you have more recs or feel inspired to write your own fic, please for all that is hollzy share. the. link. with. me.!!! I'm serious. I need more food.
A Ghost in Boston by sostarry: Complete. Ilya gets outed while in Russia. Which ends with Shane joining the Bears. It'll make sense, I promise!
all the stars aligned by heydoeydoey: Shane Hollander literally blows up his own 10 year plan on the first day back to work and, like Ilya, I love him for it. Such a great story. First part in the series is complete.
Better Days To Come by PlatitudinalTeen: Complete. Oneshot. One thing I really love about this one is that Shane chooses to come to Boston for Ilya and himself as opposed to a lot of trade fics, where he has either no or litte control over the situation. A wonderful read.
Boston Boys by xpityx: WIP. Shane gets traded before the tuna meltdown. They're both trying their best and somehow the vibe is just very sweet. I really appreciate how great the team is too and how you can see through some of their interactions with Shane how they support Ilya.
Home Ice Advantage by taywrites11: First part in series is complete. And absolutely wonderful. Shane gets traded in his rookie season and that experience shapes him. Ilya is the consent king we know and love. I love the way their relationship has the chance to develop differently here and also the way Shane's relationship to his parents is explored. Cannot reccommend this enough.
Recalculating the Ten Year Plan by MegsChaos: WIP. After All Stars 2017 and an ugly betrayal by the Metros (fuck the Metros) Shane gets traded to Boston. Both he and Ilya are trying their best while navigating their still very new relationship. Beautiful. I cannot wait to see where it's going. As an added bonus: also contains social media posts.
Shane Hollander is not a Coward by crimson_lunar_473: WIP. Shane gets traded for reasons. The reasons being that the Metros are assholes, which we're not gonna question because we hate the Metros in this house. Also Shane gets to be unhinged as a treat.
something you can fix by some1_around: Three completed parts in this series. One of the two reasons I fell head over heels in love with this trope and never looked back. Part 1 hurts despite the comfort, but Part 2 makes up for all of it and then some. Wonderful character development, some bittersweet moments and so much genuine love. Also the hospital scene with Victor and Cliff is maybe the entire reason why I love those two characters. 10/10 read at any time.
The Great MHL Seduction by Lady_of_War_and_Heartache: WIP. Only 2 chapters so far but the premise is just *sighs dreamily and stares into the middle distance* I need Ilya to publicly "woo" Shane to the Bears so bad, you have no idea.
Tiny Moves by cassykay: WIP. Technically we don't know that Shane will go to Boston yet but I am very hopeful, so I've decided it counts. Supportive Bears for Ilya is really all I ever want from a fanfic and I cannot wait for them to force-adopt Shane too. Also I absolutely adore the hospital scene *chefskiss*
(We Could Be) Something Great by Anonymous: WIP. Second of two reasons I fell head over heels in love with this trope. Absolute Must Read. I cannot oversell this. Even if you don't read WIPs, you need to make an exception. Go read it now. You will not regret it. (KIDNAPPED SHANE (AFFECTIONATELY)!!! THE FEELS!!!!!! THE SOFTNESS!!!!!!!!!!)
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