META MASTERLIST
HR | In Defence of the Rivalry
*Book excerpts and commentary
Part 1: Why Shane Needs the Rivalry
1A: ShaneHollanderHockeyPlayer
1B: Relief through Contest
1C: Dropping the Mask (off the pedestal)
1D: Coping with Discipline (OCD?)
Book Refs: Diet and D/S | The HS GF | Beware the Femme
Part 2: Why Ilya Needs the Rivalry
2A: Hockey as Escape
2B: Thriving in Adversity (King Ragebait)
2C: Thrill of Victory (Grounding in Power)
2D: For Wont of a Coping Strategy
Book Refs: Menace on Ice | Battle Epic | Worth it? |
Part 3: The Rivalry as a Game in 4D(irections)
3A: Battling Personas / Media POV
3B: Hockey Is Their Third
3C: Erotic Dynamic
3D: Life, the Universe, and Competition
#fuck the Ottawa Plan *
Part 4: Breaking the Rivalry Weakens the Story
4A: Undermining the Premise [Part 2] *
4B: Rivals, not Enemies (no villain required)*
4C: Resentment & Unexplored Toxicity*
4D: Character Assassination*
4E: Plot Contrivance Absent Interiority*
4F: The EvilTM Closet Returns [Part 2] *
4G: Fixing The Long Game (Concept)*
4H: If HR/TLG Stood Alone
4I: Plausible S2 Changes [Part 2 | Part 3]
Miscellaneous HR Posts
Watsonian vs Doylist Criticism [Part 2 | Part 3]*
Miscommunication Trope [Part 2]
Ilya and Immigration [Part 2]
The Dickscourse [Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5]
Ilyaâs Sexual History [Part 2 | Part 3]
Tuna Meltdown
Sergei Vetrov & the Rozanovs
Russian Trio & Fandom Biphobia [Part 2]
Compulsive Binarism [Part 2]
Unrivalled Speculation *
















