the weather of your youth | 14 K | An alternate take on Ilya's mental health after moving to Ottawa, featuring the reality of long distance relationships, Ilya learning to captain a new team, and a series of game tapes made by Ilya's dead father. | I like stories that explore Ilya's depression. Plus, I've always felt that the TLG makes the whole transition to the Centaurs way too smooth. This story delivers what I wanted to see, I guess.
Menace | 4.8K |Shane gets blackmailed. Ilya handles it.| This is a story set after ep 4. A missing bit of canon, I guess? This is so well-written and IC, it is part of my canon. Super Ilya voice. And Ilya-in-avenger-mode is super hot. And a few truly funny lines. Can't recommend this (or anything Chaltotte_Stant writes) enough.
HOLLANDER’S DICK #1 FAN | 9.5K | Shane is finally ready to come out on his own terms in an emotional Instagram post about his relationship with Ilya...The only problem is everyone thinks he was hacked. To be fair, Ilya writing: No is true, I'm gay for Hollander, did not help.| Such a funny premises, so well-exectuted.
The Hollanders Have Acquired Ilya Rozanov | 2.6K | Dinner at the cottage is a family affair. Yuna and Ilya have a conversation.| Just another iteration of what happens at the cottage after 1.06. I've read so many that they all start to blur into each other a bit, but this was a lovely example. Great character voices and economical writing. Which is a plus, in my book.
this home on ice | 23.4K | Shane Hollander learns to stop worrying and love the Art of Sext| Another social media/texting fic. This fandom has made an art form out of this particular kind of story format. I admit that it's not my fave kind of fic, I much prefer good ol' dialogues and narration to do the heavy lifting, but man when a socmed fic is well done (and this is a really great example!) it surely is very enjoyable. I particularly enjoyed the fake articles Shane reads and his internet searches.
speed limit | 1K | 82 games in a season doesn't leave much time for braving traffic on the 417.| Ilya and Shane facing the horrors of long-distance dating. Very short fic, but highly satisfying because our guys are so in character and their banter is spot on.
courage [it couldn't come at a worse time] | 82K | sometimes it takes a little more time, and some courage, to be with the one you love.| I'm pasting here a bit of the author's note because it explains the premise and rationale for the story really well: "ILYA AND SHANE DESERVED BETTER THAN BEING OUTED. Shane deserved to CHOOSE his timing. Ilya deserved for Shane to actually CHOOSE HIM. To choose to love him out loud on Shane's terms, not on the dumb NHL's (and plot devices). this is that story. Canon divergence from Chapter 23 [of the TLG], the scene where Ilya tells Shane to leave" I think this is a valid reading of TLG and makes for a very interesting canon divergence AU. A bit too angsty for me, at times, but well-written and it does stick the landing just as promised.
loosen up my buttons, babe (uh huh) | 8.1K | Shane sends that 'we didn't even kiss' text by mistake| Great AU/missing scene for the Vegas ep. Hot too. Another one for my headcanon folder, for sure.
Drop the Gloves | 8.4K | Shane has been trying to figure out how to ask Ilya to stop using condoms. He finally works up the courage the night Boston eliminates Montreal from the playoffs.| mcshrug writes some of the hottest sex in this fandom (and the bar is quite high). I don't think I need to say more than this. :D
Wrap It Up | | The Olympic Village runs out of condoms on day three. Luckily for Olympians, Shane Hollander took note of exactly how often this has happened previously.| This is hilarious, with excellent character voices. If you're missing the Olympics like I am, run, don't walk, to read this gem.
In the Clutch | 8.1K| Ilya is in charge of when Shane gets off. Shane is testing the limits of that deal.| It's mcshrug again. Supernova hot as usual.
home economics | | The Swiss National League doesn’t care about the legendary Hollander-Rozanov rivalry. When the MLH can’t negotiate with the Hockey Players’ Union in time to prevent a hockey lockout at the start of the 2015 season, the Zürich Lions jump at the chance to sign both Shane and Ilya to short-term contracts. For four months in Switzerland, they share a team, a line, a house, and a bed. Then the lockout ends in January, and it’s time to go back. Back to different countries, cities, lives. Beds.Reentry is harder than expected.| Fantastic canon divergence AU with lots of angst and pining. Love the dual, interlocking timelines.
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