Serena

BIPOC, queer, she/her, multi-fandom trash MFBC Discord mod, occasional fic writer Bisexual Breakdown podcast co-host

[klimtsonian]

“And what kind of king would Camelot want?” 🏰⚔️🐉

[serena-a]

The girlies gays and they get shit from mainstream (men’s) hockey fandom for homoeroticizing the sport, meanwhile actual real life hockey players be thirsty for each other on main like:

Sir what do you MEAN

[serena-a]

I need to bully someone in the Game Changers fandom to write me an Eric Bennett/Brandon Wiebe fic because I cannot stop thinking how those two 40-something bisexuals MUST HAVE made out at some point.

90s/early 00s, at some junior hockey thing. Eric’s in college and dating his future wife but not exclusively, questioning his sexuality. Brandon Wiebe is heartbroken over his teammate he was in love with. They made out drunkenly at a party and both thought the other thinks it was a mistake.

One night at the Kingfisher during Common Goal timeline when Ilya is clocking Eric’s tea Eric tells Ilya about he hooked up with a hockey player back in the day. He doesn’t say who. Ilya asks if he’s still playing, Eric says nah he’s retired.

Years later TLG/Unrivaled era, Ilya suddenly bolts upright in bed and shakes Shane awake because he just realized that Bennett and their coach hooked up.

[serena-a]

There is exactly ONE FIC under the Eric Bennett/Brandon Wiebe tag on ao3 and anon author I could (consensually) kiss you on the mouth

[bisexualbreakdown]

We Up Reheating Our Rivalry: Fandom and Hockey

We Up Reheating Our Rivalry: Fandom and Hockey

[serena-a]

It's been a while but @georgevilliers and I are back (and joined by @snapshotmaestro) to talk about Heated Rivalry! In the first of several episodes, we discuss how we feel about the books, the show, and professional hockey, how the show has been received by people within and outside of the queer community, and how the NHL is handling being forced to be woke. You can listen to it wherever you get your podcasts, full list on our website. We've already recorded the second episode and have a few others planned. We appreciate the listens, shares, and feedback. If there's anything you'd like us to talk about in a future episode, we'd love suggestions! Thank you!

[millinerswings]

"I like you" isn't just a stepping stone to "I love you" - it is a distinct narrative beat in its own right.

As the audience, we already know that Ilya loves Shane because we heard him say it in Russian. But we also know that love is not enough - Shane loves Rose but they weren't compatible. Sometimes love isn't enough, for a variety of reasons.

This is why Shane and Ilya are terrified of coming to the cottage. Because we still don't know if they're compatible beyond the incredibly hot sex and psychic level hockey passes. The tuna melt date was nice before Shane crashed out, but that was just one afternoon.

"I like you" is the missing piece in their relationship. I know that I love you and I desire you and we play good hockey together, but do I like you?

The cottage scenes answer: yes. I like playing with you and I like cooking with you and I like talking to you and I like sharing space with you and I like sleeping next to you and I like waking up with you. I like you.

I like you and I love you and I still have no idea how we can possibly make this work but I really want to figure it out.

[serena-a]

I need to bully someone in the Game Changers fandom to write me an Eric Bennett/Brandon Wiebe fic because I cannot stop thinking how those two 40-something bisexuals MUST HAVE made out at some point.

90s/early 00s, at some junior hockey thing. Eric’s in college and dating his future wife but not exclusively, questioning his sexuality. Brandon Wiebe is heartbroken over his teammate he was in love with. They made out drunkenly at a party and both thought the other thinks it was a mistake.

One night at the Kingfisher during Common Goal timeline when Ilya is clocking Eric’s tea Eric tells Ilya about he hooked up with a hockey player back in the day. He doesn’t say who. Ilya asks if he’s still playing, Eric says nah he’s retired.

Years later TLG/Unrivaled era, Ilya suddenly bolts upright in bed and shakes Shane awake because he just realized that Bennett and their coach hooked up.

[teliimus]

if ur gay and play hockey know that ilya rozanov has your location and is approaching with great speed

[serena-a]

Fandom friendship is reading a fic with a relationship tag that made you physically recoil because your bestie said hear me out

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[sunflowers-and-scales]

“this character did not act in the most objectively logical way possible!” is not ! actually valid literary criticism

[serena-a]

I don’t typically read RPF but I’m absolutely loving for Heated Rivalry fics that include actual real life hockey players and teams, like I just read a fic in which Ilya chirps Leon Draisaitl and I am howling. I didn’t know I needed this in my life but give me Ilya Rozanov chirping Brad Marchand, Brady Tkachuck, Tom Wilson, Sam Bennett, Auston Matthews. Give me Shane Hollander watching a PWHL game and having an emotional breakdown when he finds out that Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey are married and play on the same line. Give me Wyatt Hayes starting a goalie fight with Carter Hart for being a fucking piece of trash. Give me the Ottawa Centaurs playing against the San Jose Sharks in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals.

[serena-a]

First husbands of hockey Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov back at the Winter Olympics 12 years after Sochi ❤️‍🔥🥹😭

[serena-a]

Most GOATed mothers-in-law pairing of all time

[serena-a]

Cuntiest mother-son casting in history

[serena-a]

The category is asshole (affectionate) bisexuals with daddy issues who love their dead mother and are hopelessly in love with the dark haired guy they pretend to hate

[serena-a]

Excuse me while I sob uncontrollably over this

[serena-a]

“Unrivaled” is such a perfect title for the third hollanov book. It’s destiny. 😭

- Heated Rivalry, Rachel Reid