"Heated Rivalry" Fic Recs (Hurt/Comfort, Angst w/ Happy Ending)
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Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander
~ A devastating on-ice collision changes everything for Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov, and everyone who loves them. Pure angst. No happy ending. Suicide, major character death.
i draw a line across the ice in your blood by @mai_love
~ Shane Hollander dies and Ilya Rozanov’s grief is laid bare for all to see. (Aka Ilya has an Achilles moment and refuses to surrender Shane’s body after he dies in the middle of a game.)
Angst with Happy Ending (Hurt/Comfort)
the soviet montage (6/6) by @pressuretoparty
~ Set during the Cold War era (1970s-1980s), Red Army superstar Ilya Rozanov defects from the Soviet Union and joins the Ottawa Centaurs.
something you can fix by @some1_around
~ Shane’s conversation with Rose is secretly recorded. Months later, after the All-Star game and Ilya’s confession in Russian, the video gets leaked online. Shane is outed to the world while Ilya is in Russia, and must now finish the 2016-2017 season with the entire world in on his secret.
the skyline falls as i try to make sense of it all (2/2) by @Literal_Multifandom_Trashcan
~ Character study of Shane's relationship with food.
Before The Whistle by @alimariereads
~ A moment of hesitation during a heated game changes everything, leaving Shane unconscious and Ilya reckoning with the truth he never meant to face.
they got no idea about you and me by @rachelrae
~ What if Cliff Marlow had hit Ilya in a game against the Ottawa Centaurs and had to deal with the confusion that was his crazy former captain and best friend high on pain meds. At least those meds were hopefully the reason for his craziness. Why else would Rozanov be calling Shane Hollander his sweetheart?
the hill i know by @chahakyn
~ Exploration of Shane's identity as a mixed race individual.
rabbit holes by @Who_Needs_Reality
~ When Shane can't sleep, he goes down Wikipedia rabbit holes. or: if you can't figure out your situationship.... Google him.
Don't Poke the Bear (7/7) by @meetmebythelilactree
~ After Shane and Ilya are outed in the events of The Long Game, Montréal and Ottawa play seven games against each other in the Eastern Conference. The Centaurs still love their captain, of course. The Voyageurs, however, are not so united.
blood on the ice by @ghosttotheparty
~ Ilya gets injured while on the ice.
found heaven by @mrsrumbles
~ Soulmate AU. Ilya's soulmark reveals itself after he's been drafted into the NHL. One problem: Shane Hollander does not have the matching mark.
there you are, morning star (7/7) by @ingberry
~ Soulmate AU where your soulmarks grow stronger as your bond grows. Shane signs to the Centaurs at the same time as Ilya.
You Call and I Come (Running) by @Kelethin
~ Shane calls Ilya for help after sustaining a concussion and Ilya comes running.
Side by Side (Shield Me From My Fears) by @ItsSoLine
~ Seeing Shane Hollander laid out on the ice was one of the worst moments of Ilya Rozanov's life. But it made him realize that he could not hide the truth anymore, no matter the aftermath.
i've never needed a reason for keeping secrets from myself by @blongblong
~ Soulmate AU where you collect objects personal to your soulmate.
the heart is hard to translate (3/3) by @catknives
~ Soulmate AU! In a world where you can understand whatever language(s) your soulmate speaks, it takes Shane and Ilya an embarrassing amount of time to realize they’re soulmates.
It Grows Down Deep by @a_stray_thief
~ Shane develops Hanahaki disease after running from Ilya post-tuna melt.
Babe for the Weekend (8/8) by @Wellington28
~ Childhood best friends! AU with fake dating and a company retreat at a ski resort.
somewhere i lost all my senses by @syddd28
~ Character study of Shane in his first year as a Centaur married to Ilya. Disordered eating, references to depression.
The Shape of Absence (3/3) by @RimsHiddenQuill
~ Shane loses his memory of Ilya following the collision. But he has a lingering sense that he's missing something very important.
light reflects the chain on your neck by @silverandshells
~ Ilya goes through seeing Shane unconscious on the ice again, and people try to convince him that they are going to be okay. Temporary amnesia.
Wild and Fluroescent (Come close to my heart) by @iwritesometimes777
~ Shane cuts ties with Ilya after Vegas. Ilya finds a drunk Shane.
~ Shane gets hit by Marleau. Ilya freaks out, and accidentally outs himself in the process.
when the world sees (we run toward each other) (4/4) by @pucksandpower
~ Ilya's path to love, found family, and Canadian citizenship after being outed by a leaked security video at the Olympics.
fear moves me by @4hollanov
~ Shane is attacked while home alone. Married!Hollanov
Four Minutes (3/3) by @UnicornFlowers
~ Ilya's complicated family relationships are further complicated with married life and the introduction of a new homophobic player. Pay attention to tags! Temporary character death, hate crimes, panic attacks.
Last Call by @HollowIsTheWorld
~ AO3 account accessible only. Shane gets into a car accident where he is stuck in a car rapidly filling with water.
say you'll always keep me by @writingcap
~ What if Shane's plane was the one to almost crash in The Long Game?
And I'll still see it, until I die (4/4) by @hollzy81
~ What if Shane was the one that almost died in a plane crash in The Long Game? Alternating POV
Oh, To Love Loudly by @acollectionofbeautifulbutgravemistakes
~ Shane realizes that he no longer wants to hide his relationship with Ilya as his plane plummets down to earth.
What if it were you (and then it was) by @Nituaii
~ Shane's plane goes down. Ilya loses his shit.
we didn't even kiss by @suguruus
~ Shane accidentally sends the text, and Ilya literally chases after him.
The Cold's Got a Hold on Me by @Skaboom
~ While driving back to Montreal from Ottawa, a white-out blizzard comes out of nowhere, trapping Shane. Cold, alone, and afraid, Shane calls Ilya, wanting to set the record straight on a few things...just in case.
When the Ice Breaks (3/3) by @LeviosaWitch
~ Shane hides a career ending injury from Ilya for months, terrified of disappointment and loss. When his body gives out, so does his carefully constructed facade.
The Secrets We Kept (21/21) by @Larissa_liest
~ Shane Hollander disappears from the NHL at twenty with a career-ending “injury.” Four years later, he’s the new assistant coach for the Ottawa Centaurs when Ilya Rozanov signs with the team. His former rival. His secret hookup. The father of his daughter. Ilya doesn’t know Lily exists and Shane plans to keep it that way. But three-year-olds don’t keep secrets, and neither do pale blue eyes. (Check tags! A rare mpreg fic because I usually hate mpreg)
i love you, i love you, i love you by @seariarly
~ When Ilya proposes he could marry Svetlana to get citizenship, he did expect Shane to be a little surprised. However, what he didn't expect was for Shane to look away from him without saying anything. Ilya had never regretted anything more in his life.
You Have Reached Lily by @ItsMayBiTheWay
~ Hayden calls Lily after Shane's injury.
have I found you, flightless bird? by @clockworkaim
~ Shane Hollander has wings. Ilya Rozanov loves him. There's no 'despite' about it. (Wings as a metaphor for autism - trust me, the author pulls it off very well.)
Collide (3/3) by @pendr_gon and @phoenixortheflame
~ Sci-Fi/Space AU! The year is 2184. An asteroid 60 kilometres wide is on a collision path with the Earth. As a last-ditch effort to save humanity, the EEU (Eastern European Union) launches four cosmonauts each carrying 300 embryos into space. Only one makes it off planet alive.
the river of my arms have found the ocean (4/4) by @vivianno
~ Mermaid AU! Hayden thinks the new wild mer in the aquarium, Ilya, is trying to murder his best fish friend, Shane. Turns out he's got it all wrong, and murder is the last thing on their minds.
Missing Hours (10/10) by @ravenkira
~ Ilya loses his memory of the past ten years due to a bad hit right as the COVID-19 lockdown shuts down Canada.
Reveal Themselves (One Star At a Time) by @ashes2ashes15
~ A character study of Yuna Hollander. Yuna tries to understand Shane's love life for years, until she finally does.
Melting a Winter King by @nj_1996
~ Royalty AU w/ arranged marriage! Prince Shane Hollander arrives in the frozen kingdom of Rozanova as a political sacrifice, a foreign prince married off to a man raised to hate everything he represents.
Not Alone (2/2) by @deadwizardskinnie
~ Shane ends up in the hospital. Ilya panics. David understands feelings. Yuna adopts another son. Hayden loses his shit (but then gets it back).
( i am done ) trying for beauty by @hcneymooners
~ University AU! College hockey player Ilya and nursing student Shane become reluctant roommates after Ilya suffers a 'family crisis.' Character study exploring grief, the immigrant experience, and the terrible beautiful thing that is falling in love.
a world brought together as one by @tofuflower
~ A/B/O with Beta!Shane and Alpha!Ilya that offers surprisingly insightful commentary on Japanese-Canadian internment, racial tokenization, and multi-generational immigrant families.
the cadence of a secret (8/8) by @marigoldens
~ Soulmate AU! Ilya and Shane are soulmates, and their bond prevents them from both talking and being apart. Unfortunately, the only thing that’ll make the pain stop is confessing the one thing they can say: that they’re in love.
~ Shane gets stuck in a time loop of the day where Marlow hits him.
~ Yuna and David meet Ilya Rozanov at the hospital after Shane’s injury.
~ University AU! Shane Hollander is what you call a prodigy. Incredibly smart. Talented. Captain of the university's hockey team. He has no opponents. That's it, until a mysterious exchange student, Ilya Rozanov makes a surprise appearance. He storms into his life, taking everything Shane has diligently vowed to protect. Even his own heart.
After the snow fall by @penpen_xo
~ Shane slips and falls on ice while out walking Anya, and Anya is just your everyday Lassie.
Boring Moments Between Life & Death by @Acinonyx1
~ Death! Shane and Life!Ilya AU! 5 times Shane and Ilya meet for work, and one time they meet for themselves.
we were together. (i forgot the rest.) (3/3) by @foxriverblues
~ Bartender!Shane and Mafia Boss!Ilya. Mild angst in third chapter, but otherwise very fluffy.
We Both Go Down Together (8/8) by @NotALonelyTraveler
~ Ao3 user accessible only. Shane is one of the lucky few humans in the world predisposed to Hanahaki disease. He copes with it as well as you might expect.
