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I'd share a rec and you'd share a rec

More recs from the runaway Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov tag on AO3 because there is truly too much fic to wade through on one's own (6,000 *completed* stories posted in the month of January alone!). NB: I'm a hard no on major character death (even though I did read *that* fic about the plane crash and regretted my life choices) and an enthusiastic YES on all consensual kinks. I won't recommend WIPs because I've been in fandom for too long and I've learned very painful lessons.

Hope you enjoy, and please leave comments if you love the fic!

Shane/Ilya

sweet nothings by vesna. Explicit. 5K. There is no better feeling than when one of your favorite fic writers decides to play in the new fandom you're hyperfixed with. Really, I recommend reading everything that vesna's written in Heated Rivalry, but I'm highlighting this specific story because, to me, there is no greater act of devotion than learning the language of your partner.

Shane undoes Ilya, one word at a time.

Pretty Boy by mcshrug. Explicit. 4K. Feminization, lingerie, and a writer who has perfectly tapped into the soft (and sometimes not so soft) D/s dynamic of these two.

free rein by eleadore. Explicit. 18K. Feminization, lingerie, and under-negotiated kink. Perfect characterization and filthy hot.

"Stop asking me if it's okay. If I want it. You're always, like—whatever. I'm not one of your fucking girls, okay? If I don't like it, I'll stop you. I can make you stop."

It Grows Down Deep by a_stray_thief. Mature. 8K. A lovely take on the Hanahaki Disease trope, wherein "disease manifests as a physical reaction to unrequited love most often resulting in the growth of flowers within the [organs]" (Wikipedia). Don't worry, there's a happy ending, but what lovely angst before we get there.

first-person plural possessive by oliviacirce. Explicit. 8K. Post-TLG, Shane and Ilya being deliriously in love and fucking about it.

Vibes Are Not Data by GlitterCity. Teen. 18K. Wyatt Hayes is my favorite goalie in the Game Changers universe. This fic captures all the reasons why I (and other book readers) love him so much. Wyatt being a great teammate, a perceptive af, and a huge Wife Guy.

Shane/Ilya + Others

81-24-21 by maplesalad. Explicit. 3K. Shane/Ilya/Scott. I'm like Shane in that I'm usually not a fan of threesomes, but when it's done this well? Chef's fucking kiss. Lucky old man Scott Hunter.

Gen

Cunk on Hockey by qkind. Gen. 1.5K. This was part of Yuletide and so written before HR exploded the world. Does what it says on the tin, and does so hilariously.

Hudson/Connor

Cacciatore by falsescience. Mature. 7K. Hudson/Connor background. So you know how we saw the photos of Hudson Williams in Armani smoking a cigarette in the streets of Milan and had a collective meltdown? Well, falsescience saw those same pictures and thought, what if Godfather AU? And bless their incredible brain because this is one of the best stories I've read in a long time. I haven't watched The Godfather in decades, and now I'm choosing to remember it with one Hudson Corleone.

#heated rivalry #rec lists #hollanov

medrawawi

😙!!

suraks-sweet-tits

yeah a man bun is a fuckass hairstyle but Shane having longer hair because through the safety net of being loved by Ilya so completely he feels secure enough to start breaking away from the very rigid grip he had over himself to perform to the expectations of traditional hockey player masculinity at all times is important to me

the-stary-knight

propaganda in favour of this btw

nicolasechs

I know that Hudson Williams is vehemently anti-manbun, but LOOK AT THIS.

#heated rivalry #hudson williams #shane hollander

starblightbindery

My personal goal is to try and make fanfic binding as accessible to everyone as possible, so here are some resources on how to make a fanfic hardcover for under $25.

This is a barebones bind for the broke college students and such. Happy to field questions, too!

Here's a proposed budget breakdown:

Loosely organized thoughts:

Fanfic bookbinders often share typesets amongst each other. Never pay for a typeset for a fanfic. (A typeset is shorthand in fic binding circles for a fanfic that has been formatted/designed and paginated like a book, to be printed out.)

You'll hear a lot about grain direction for your printer paper, but as a newbie on a budget without your own printer, settle for some nice 92 bright or cream colored paper. If you like the hobby, splurge after but expect to pay at least 2-3x more for short grain paper.

Printing is a pain because some copy shops won't let you print intellectual property smut, and it's very expensive. You are better off bartering instead or looking for a free printer on Buy Nothing.

You know the thick paper wrapping that comes with online orders? It's a good weight for endpapers if you need to scrounge. Paper grocery bags or gift bags (birthday presents) might work, too.

Ask your local library to give you covers from books they are throwing out. Ask for outdated textbooks (those covers are built like tanks) or three-ring binders that are too busted to be binders anymore.

Obtain a used book that was mass produced (so your destruction of it does not impede anyone's access) and maybe even become a little vindictive with it.

If you can afford it, I recommend the Olfa SVR knife (~$10)

If you can afford it, upgrade your ruler to a t-square.

(Links to Amazon products above are affiliate links)

I really hope this resource is helpful! I want to stress how possible this is and encourage people to cherish what they love through art.

If you are interested in fanfic binding and have a little more disposable income, I have an affordable Fan Fiction Bookbinding Starter Pack that I carry on my site. I pack them myself and drop them 1x/month on the 15th.

opal-apparition-deactivated2026

Reblogging for interest amd because this is a great hobby that doesn't HAVE to be expensive!

aslongasitsblack

shane becomes convinced cliff and ilya are having an affair because they keep sending each other shit like ‘let me know when you’re back in boston big boy i want to slob on that monster dong’ and finally shane confronts him and ilya is like no baby this is how straight men talk to each other when they’re convinced each other are straight and shane’s like i have never said anything like that to anyone and ilyas like well except to me ;) and shane punches him in the arm and shows him his texts from hayden and they are all like ‘Hey Shane ☺️ thank you for sending Jackie mothers day flowers. We appreciate you so much man.’ and ilyas like shane. this is so fucking gay

saskamagina

A Hockey Love Story: Laura Stacey and Marie-Philip Poulin navigate marriage and career

lapetitepedestre

Ink on paper.

animentality

calciseptine

not even going to put this in the tags because i am genuinely baffled by HOW ON EARTH is ao3 difficult to use???? it is so straight forward??? you just... click buttons for your preferences??? what the hell is this person taking about??? sure, maybe there are extremely niche functions that a majority of people do not use, but that's usually for those who publish works, not just simple browsing. you just... literally click on what you want to read????

also, i am baffled by the idea that people need to be spoon fed shit by a soulless algorithm. i get not being IN FANDOM and not understanding that the fic with a song lyric title and a one-liner summary is the story that will rock you to your atoms, but that's inexperience in fandom, not ao3 specifically. also also... sorting by kudos, by hits, by bookmarks, and other indicators of "popularity" exist, and it's all in the easily accessible and clearly indicated filters tab. it is so straight forward that literally all it takes to use is the ability to fucking read—which i assume we can all do on a website dedicated to fanworks

and if a user can't do that, then they deserve wattpad

lierdumoa

For a lot of young people, AO3 is the only site they've ever encountered where you actually have to decide what you want to see. The entire rest of their internet, in their experience, has been geared towards making decisions for them.

Decisionmaking is like walking. It only feels easy because you've been doing it every day for years.

And the post-platform internet user has been lying on their back in a baby crib staring up at a mobile for the past decade. They forgot how to walk, if they ever even learned in the first place.

I can't relate, but I can understand intellectually how intimidating it must be to suddenly be confronted with a million choices after years having those choices made for you — to actually have to stop and think about what it is you like about a story, and figure out what specific combination of tags you need to use to find more stories with the same qualities, instead of just trusting an algorithm to automatically throw similar content your way.

aslongasitsblack

god when they go to the stupid fucking gay ass cottage and ilya wrestles shane onto his bed and pins him down with both hands on both wrists with his whole body weight strong arms flexing and shane tries to fight back not because he actually wants ilya to release him but because he wants to feel how ilya is fully holding him down and ilya knows this so he pushes back and adjusts his grip just slightly as if to say im not letting you go and the whole time shane has this face splitting grin on his face and he makes that little hmm sound when ilya says “after all these years” and he actually physically melts into the bed sheets when ilya finally kisses him on the jaw and down the neck i know he felt like he was actually in heaven

mrsfitzgerald

pure tenderness ♥︎

nicolasechs

The number of absolutely gorgeous, tender kisses we got on this show. We are so spoiled.

#heated rivalry #shane hollander #ilya rozanov

ottawacentaurshq

I don't ever want that problem to go away.

faiell

might be because fanfic writers are older now but i feel like there’s not enough horny boy energy in the HR fandom. they’re like 19 right. where’s the cringe? where’s the post-game marathon jerking. boners all the time. the five times shane boner and the one time shane also boner. most importantly where’s the cum sock.

eastofshane

I can't get over how fucking hot shane hollander is. like, he's so strong and he has these beautiful freckles and thick thighs and broad shoulders and sweet smile. and he's so competent and so good at what he does. he takes charge in domestic situations. he is funny and smart and so incredibly earnest. he loves being the hole, not the peg. he makes a burger recipe for eight. he reads books about hockey. he wears reading glasses. he makes plans for his future with ilya. he's a horny little freak. he has a dildo. he drove two hours to see ilya. he wants to grow old with ilya. he loves his parents. he has an ed and anxiety. he gets all grumpy when ilya teases him. he loves being teased by ilya. he loves ilya. he knows how good he is at playing hockey. he loves ginger ale. he would do anything for the people he loves. he is a problem solver. he's autistic. he's so full of love!!!

my-2nd-account

I did a thing

singingkingoftheroad

No. Notes.

academicblorbo

What makes episode 5 so incredible in my opinion is that Shane never asks for more. He says "you feel it too, right?" and "I can no longer pretend I don't like you". He never says "I want more from you", which is a very standard thing people say when they want more out of a relationship.

Later in the episode we learn that something that kills Ilya is that everyone who never appreciated him always asks for "more, more, more". Shane hears that but doesn't understand, of course. It doesn't matter that Ilya said it, because Shane didn't understand it. And yet, he never asks Ilya for more. Even when he asks Ilya to come to his cottage, it's not "do this for me", it's "it is going to be nice, you will be able to be yourself, to rest" and what Ilya hears is "I just want you, close to me. As you are. As the person you have been for 10 years. I just want you" and now im crying

academicblorbo