top 5 heated rivalry fics?
ooohhhh this is kind hard because i don't feel like i've read enough or sat with the enough to pick favorites yet if that makes sense butttt these are ones that stand out so far, in no particular order
1. sleepover - ladybundle
Shane is starting to get the impression that when he asked him to stay, he meant the whole night.
But Shane doesn’t have a toothbrush.
An alternate look at the tuna melt scene and beyond.
(WIP, but i've read what's done a few times. i think it captures their personalities so well. shane calling ilya baby. plus its very hot)
2. lovers in the bathroom (and a line outside the door) - rebelskyguy
Shane meets a handsome bartender after being stood up on a date. Bathroom shenanigans ensue.
(au ft trans shane, everybody cheered)
3. parental advisory - cutshot, lovecommahannah
“I want one,” he blurts before he can stop himself.
Shane’s face burns. He can feel it creeping up his neck, warming his cheeks, hot and humiliating. He has been scrambling for a way out, not realising he was only digging himself even deeper. There is no way he can laugh this off anymore, he knows. Not a single chance of escape, but because his body betrays him—his hand drifts down, fingertips brushing over his stomach as if the mere thought alone could make sense if Ilya could see where he would go. “Yeah,” he whispers. “In here.”
(THE breeding kink fic. but id better read it a again, just to be sure)
4. please, god, i'm finally loved - 17darwinism
What happens when you're faced with the reality that love is not always enough to keep everyone going?
Set post The Long Game (book 6).
TW for suicide, descriptions of suicidal thoughts, depression.
(i am thinking about this at all times.)
5. i'll follow where your light goes - countdracilya
Shane’s heart drops into his stomach. “Ilya,” he breathes. His vision goes blurry, throat tight. He tries to swallow it down and focus, shove his swirling thoughts into a neat little box, but it’s impossible. He feels—he might throw up, actually. “Are you seriously telling me you tried to fucking kill yourself?”
“Yes,” Ilya agrees blandly, “It did not work.”
Ilya calls Shane from the hospital. Shane handles it very normally.
(tw suicide. again, i am always thinking about this)