Fics inspired by the drawing:
say you'll see me again by jarpadsalecki. Words: 16,424. Rating: Explicit
Shane Hollander was too far away in the stands for Ilya to see him earlier. Now here he is, up close. Shane Hollander, Canadian boy wonder, who Ilya is just about sick and tired of hearing about.
Shane, the boy he has been dreaming about since he was eight years old.
A New Friend by nyxlyx. Words:1,842. Rating: General Audiences
During his next lap he winds up beside a boy about his own age with glossy black hair and freckles sprinkled across his cheeks. Ilya likes looking at them. The boy speeds up to try to race past, but Ilya catches up with a grin. The boy beams back and takes off like a shot, Ilya zooming after him as they chase each other through the crowd.
Ilya and Shane meet at an ice rink in Ottawa when they're ten years old.
Young and Hopelessly Smitten by jukoist. Words:8,764. Rating: General Audiences
“Ilya Rozanov,” Shane repeats slowly, letting himself taste the words. He grins. “Wow. You’re, like, a really good player. How come you’re in Canada for summer camp? Is that weird to ask? Sorry if that’s weird. I just meant-”
Shane is cut off by a hand on his mouth. He flushes.
“Too fast,” Ilya says. “My English… not good.”
“Sorry,” Shane mumbles into Ilya’s hand. Ilya grins and shakes his head, curls dancing, as he pulls his hand away.
“Is okay. Slow words. Okay?”
This year marks thirteen year Shane Hollander's third summer at Coach Marakov's elite hockey training camp. In attendance for the first time: Ilya Rozanov, visiting from Russia. Shane isn't the most sociable, and Ilya's English isn't the greatest, yet the unlikely duo soon become the best of friends.
It's just one summer, but it makes a world of difference.
pavement by nebulasstars. Words:3,849. Rating: Mature
“Um. Hi,” Shane starts, looking down at the boy. The boy just looks up at him, a puzzled expression on his face.
“кто ты?” The boy says in some funny language Shane has never heard of.
“Um.. I only speak English.”
The boy's eyebrows furrow, but he doesn’t seem all too deterred by the language barrier. Instead, he hands Shane a piece of pink chalk. He points to the drawing he’s been working on, saying something in that funny language again
Or: Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov meet when they are six. They aren’t rivals, but they still fall in love. Some small moments in that process.
what’s the price of being young by aurora_chiroptera. Works:2
A childhood friends AU where Shane and Ilya meet when they are 9-years-old.
begin again by aurora_chiroptera. Words:4,747. Rating: General Audiences. Part 1.
Irina flees Russia with 9-year-old Ilya, hoping for a new start in Canada’s capital. While she is working through asylum paperwork, Ilya runs into a boy his own age in the hallways of a government building.
second home by aurora_chiroptera. Words:4,341. General Audiences. Part 2.
When Shane is 11, he and Ilya have their first sleepover, as best friends do. Shenanigans ensue and secrets are shared
Everyone needs someone who sees them.
[Can be read as a stand alone.]
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