The Geek Girl from Jersey

Leigh | she/her | Former comic book intern who always has her geek on | Bluesky | AO3

[mymansmoon]

shane's face after ilya picks him up my god he's so turned on. this guy is 200lbs of pure muscle he follows a diet other professional athletes have never even heard of and spends half his life in the gym, the other half muscling big strong hockey players out the way to get to a puck. and ilya just lifted him right off the ground and is ferrying him over to the bed where he Is Going To Fuck Him. my sweet steaming-engine-brain shane has never blanked so hard in his life. he's barely a person in this moment he is just Hormone

[ggfj84]

This is probably one of my favorite scenes and one of the best changes from the book.

[ggfj84]

I guess it’s official that Heated Rivalry Season 2 is coming in April 2027? I’m seeing a lot of posts on Instagram, but hasn’t that been the projected date since, like, February?

So like, that’s not news…?

(And filming is starting a month earlier than projected, so we can’t get it in March? Pretty please?)

[reckless-glitch]

[ramblingandpie]

[Video description: Gritty is turning the crank on a flagpole to raise the Progress Pride Flag. He gesticulates angrily that the flag is not blowing in the wind, then gestures offscreen. The flag begins blowing. As Gritty begins raising the flag more, the camera pans out to show a man in a suit and sunglasses, looking like a stern Secret Service agent, is holding a leafblower that points at the flag. End description.]

[actuallysara]

Heated Rivalry Season 1 is officially being released on physical formats: DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Blu-ray collectors edition with an exclusive, yet to be revealed cover art and a runtime of 5 hours.

All 3 editions are reportedly releasing on April 30th, 2027.

Pre-order available on Amazon

[ggfj84]

Done! I highly recommend preordering, if possible. Companies make decisions of what to release depending on preorders.

[mina-logan]

I like to think they’re tucked away in a corner at a farmers market somewhere.

[my-dark-happy-place]

Happy Pride to one of my favorite scenes from the books

[hollanovcat]

happy pride month !!

[cheaphalloweencostume]

tumblr users will be like “i’ll be the first to admit i didn’t read anything you said, but here’s my take on it:”

[ggfj84]

In my defense, I did this at my job today, so I don’t do it just on Tumblr.

[ggfj84]

A performance diet is not uncommon for professional athletes. YouTube is filled with videos from professional team nutritionists. Read about Tom Brady’s diet. Joe Burrow has all his meals cooked by a professional chef. Heck, Gatorade was created because football players were losing up to 18 pounds - yes, 18 pounds - from the start of the game to the end.

I know some people want there to be a reason Shane is controlling his diet, and yes, I understand that controlling a diet is a symptom of an eating disorder.

But it’s not the reason he has a performance diet in TLG, and the author has said that wasn’t her intention. And most professional athletes legit control their diets. Professional football teams have a card for each player with a specific halftime snack to maximize each player’s performance.

People can absolutely have headcanons and write whatever they want - but Shane’s eating habits - as of TLG events - is stated to be an athlete’s diet. And it’s in line with one.

And not to sound all gatekeeper-like - but I feel people who don’t watch sports or don’t know the ins and outs of professional sports think Shane’s diet is uncommon for athletes when it’s not.

Ilya is the one with a diet uncommon for athletes, not Shane.

[perz1lla]

Hollanov hug ❤️

[ggfj84]

Seven Sentences Sunday

I keep missing this, so since I have Monday off and it's like Sunday, here's a quick snippet of a Hollanov omegaverse story I'm working on.

[phone] (11:27 AM):

Answer your phone, asshole.

This is Hayden Pike.

Look, I know you hate me, and the feeling’s mutual.

But this is about Shane. So fucking pick up.

Fuck. Ilya guessed he should have hated himself for how quickly he hit the call button, how any mention of Shane sent him running from the locker room. A stab of fear made his blood run cold, so cold that even the Boston winter air didn’t faze him as he pushed open the heavy fire door and waited for Pike to pick up. 

He did so within two rings.

“What is wrong with Shane?”

Spoiler under cut

Nothing is wrong with Shane really. I write fluffy stories with mild angst Everything is really fine. Omega!Shane just needs his alpha.

[ggfj84]

Adding a bit more to this -

Shane felt underdressed, even a bit naked, under Ilya’s intense gaze. As Ilya pulled off his sunglasses, his eyes traveled from Shane’s tight black boxer shorts, up to the Adidas T-shirt that peeked out from underneath his black and gold sweatshirt.

Ilya’s Raiders black and gold sweatshirt.

Shane swallowed and stuttered, “Rose, I, uh, I gotta go. Ilya’s here.”

As if saying his name summoned him, Ilya crossed the distance between them in two quick steps. Shane’s phone clattered to the ground, but he barely registered it. He couldn’t even remember if he ended the call when Ilya’s firm hand came up to cup his cheek, Ilya’s touch like a lightning bolt that energized Shane’s very core – and other parts of him. Shane’s back touched the nearest wall before he even realized he moved backwards, and then Ilya’s warm mouth devoured his.

A/N: Didn't get as much done on this story over the last week, but that's because I posted "Never Going to Give You Up" and got side-tracked with a fun 2.3k story. Hoping to make more headway this week. It's currently at 6.5k. It'll probably cap out at 10k or so. Maybe 15k if I'm long-winded. :)

Thanks!

[ggfj84]

Text messages from "Not Good at Giving You Up"

10k | T | Hollanov (of course) | Canon Divergence | Complete | Hayden Finds Out About Boston Lily

Summary: Ilya tells GQ magazine that he wants to be married and have two kids, five dogs, and four Stanley Cups in ten years. Oh, and he wants to play for the Metros.

Shane is totally normal and not weird about it at all.

(He’s so weird about it.)

Read the full story now on AO3!

[ggfj84]

Cowards. The Devils touched the Prince of Wales Trophy and won three Stanley Cups.

[lovelandfrogmansupporter]

Heated Rivalry is amazing as a forbidden romance simply because the one character who really tries to say “You’re not to see that boy again. I forbid it.” is in fact not anyone’s parent but rather the wholeass Commissioner of the NHL

[sanscest69]

I just realized that many many people have jobs

Rb with your job, wtf do you people do while offline???

[ggfj84]

I really trust the process, but if I had one ask for Heated Rivalry Season 2 (other than please don’t give us less than five episodes of Hollanov), it would be to see the boys in their game-day suits.

The dress code has been relaxed since I watched hockey (which was during the HR and TLG timelines), but the NHL code of conduct used to require players to wear suits to and from games.

Yes, please. And thank you.

[ggfj84]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Summary: Ilya tells GQ magazine that he wants to be married and have two kids, five dogs, and four Stanley Cups in ten years. Oh, and he wants to play for the Metros.

Shane is totally normal and not at all weird about it.

(He’s so weird about it.)

Excerpt:

Rozanov pushed his way through, holding his phone out to Shane as if it were on fire. “What the fuck is this? Why did you send this shit to me?” Rozanov was a madman, those incredibly beautiful eyes wide and furious, his curls a riot. He wore an open-collared Cuban shirt and designer denim under a winter topcoat – perfect for Montreal in March. Shane felt underdressed in Rozanov’s old, worn Adidas shirt. He’d kept it because it felt good against his skin and for no other reason. But damn, did Rozanov look good. Shane shook his head to clear out the inappropriate thoughts. He couldn’t be thinking of ripping open that shirt and licking Rozanov’s abs if they were doing the loud breakup scene. Not that there was anything to “break up.” Rozanov’s eyebrows rose again, demanding. “Hollander? I asked you question.” Shane cleared his throat and straightened his shoulders. “I, uh, I thought I made it pretty clear.” “What is clear? That you are coward?”

Read the full story on AO3 now!