Big ups to these writers who’ve written one of the best ENHYPEN fics I’d ever read. You guys are the best, you’re goated, with beautiful brains!
s= smut | a= angst | f= fluff
Don’t leave again ⚫︎ 𝙬.𝙘 14𝙆 ⚫︎ [s,a] You collide with your past one night stand—Heeseung/ Evan—when your mother has her friend over to visit as well as her son. But there’s a reason you left that night, reasons Heeseung is more than willing to understand just to be with you. I personally enjoyed the pacing of this fic, the imagery and chemistry was so natural I felt like I was in the fic itself. [ author @lovelee-evan ]
Bad religion ⚫︎ 𝙬.𝙘 6.8𝘒 ⚫︎ [a] I’m a sucker for unrequited love tropes, especially when it’s a more deep rooted relationship. In this frank ocean Bad religion inspired oneshot, Heeseung, your best friend of 10 years only sees you as someone who gives him the allowance to be himself, but his heart isn’t yours entirely and you have to come to terms with that. [author: @nephynes ]
Ten things I hate about you ⚫︎ 𝙬.𝙘 21𝙆 ⚫︎ [S, a, f] one of the best film renditions I’ve read with the enemies to lovers trope. The academic between Heeseung and you is heated, leading to the downfall of your current relationship where you have to come to terms with your feelings for Heeseung. Its starts with a list of 7 things, then it progresses to an indecent number, the varying occasions and times he’s been on your mind. Chef’s kiss!! [author: @swiftjay23 ]
Finding where we fit ⚫︎ 𝙬.𝙘 32𝙆 ⚫︎ [s, a, f] arghh where do I even begin with this one!! You’re Jake’s newest caretaker, a rookie in the field dealing with those with autism, but you don’t just deal with them. You adjust yourself entirely to live in their world. And in Jake’s world, you fit right in, slowly but surely. It’s such a realistic approach to how romance is portrayed in this sense, the difficulties Jake faces, his precision, his boundaries—ALL OF IT!!! Ps…I’d die for Lego’s. [author: @cherry-lala ]
Stealer (no mercy) ⚫︎ 𝙬.𝙘 29𝙆 ⚫︎ [a,s] this is the only time I’ll ever be so happy being followed and documented!! In this twisted, gut-wrenching smutty oneshot, Jake is charming and helpful at the right times and in the right ways. But such effort is only a result of extensive research, precise analysis and application, you were his from the beginning without even realising it and you like it. [author: @jaylaxies ] love all her Jake fics tbh!!!
Of glass shards & heart rot ⚫︎ 𝙬.𝙘 37𝙆 ⚫︎[a,s] I’m so glad I saw the entire process of this fic being written. This dark smut, romance tragedy, elite society au has to be one of my favourite forms of fanfiction ever!! Jake’s love for you is undying, but not all things last forever—so he’s given a chance by the grace of the universe to relive your moments, with sunghoon…one of the most poetically written oneshots to date [author: @velvetdolor ]
Lakeside lovesick ⚫︎ 𝙬.𝙘 23𝙆 ⚫︎ [a,s,f] above the rim without the aliens, lake camp lodge, short shirts and a feral-mutt Jake??? Sign me up because this an all you can eat summer-smut oneshot id read with my dog. Heavy fluff and angst, the mutual pining is insane. Jake, the golden boy of camp is overly hooked on you. He’s hopeless, jealous and all things that fall under a man with his tail between his legs for a hot girl who he claims to love from just looking at her. Waving isn’t the issue, it’s the other part of him that has a mind of its own. Straight up GOLD!!! [author: @elikajinnie ]
User error ⚫︎ 𝙬.𝙘 21𝙆 ⚫︎ [a,s,f] nothing beats nerd Jake, NOTHING I say!!! Where you’re partnered with Jake, the smart ass in computer science to work on a project. You intend to just get your grade and move on, but then you become obsessed with him and your grades aren’t the only things you want to work on. Wink wink!! The first long jake oneshot I’ve read and wow!! [author: @gyuuberryy ]
God can’t help ⚫︎ 𝙬.𝙘 13𝙆 ⚫︎[s] let’s play doctor ahh heeseung. Your innocence is almost cherubic, and Heeseung ached to taint you in ways that has the church’s walls peeling. He has abilities, well you believe he does, just as much as you believe when he thinks you’re not well and that you need healing, but has healing ever felt so good yet so wrong at the same time? [author: @mcwilla ] you ate with this one!!
Everybody here wants you ⚫︎ 𝙬.𝙘 4.2𝙆 ⚫︎ the hottest ways to bag a baddie is when the homies get jealous. And there’s nothing hotter than Jay being such a MAN ohhhhhh somebody hold me! [author: @heartbesideyou ]
Student council president ⚫︎ 𝙬.𝙘 10𝙆 ⚫︎ [a,s] no wonder why he’s the president and you’re the vice student council president. Ni-ki is goal orientated and you’re just the right girl to submit to his every command. [author: @arelyvn ] this one has my heart, on tough days I always come back to this it <3
baby girl ⚫︎ 𝙬.𝙘 ? ⚫︎ [f, f,f] arghhhhh father ni-ki, the sweetest way to die honestly speaking. you’re both first time parents and it’s tough, it’s exhausting but ni-ki is involved in the best ways possible. Although your daughter is part of your lives, he doesn’t fail to take care of you. [author: @prettybs ]
Fallen angel ⚫︎ 𝙬.𝙘 9.1k⚫︎ [s,f] though he’s mean towards you, ni-ki loved you in the quiet of his mind and heart. Violence surrounds him, blood pools in familiar places but all he ever thinks about is you, all he wants in his arms is your warmth. [author: @guliexe ] this one made me want a boyfriend so bad, but then I remembered that fantasy and reality doesn’t mix.
7 minutes , 7 hours, 7 months ⚫︎ series⚫︎ [f,s] swinging my legs over the bed trying to summarise this one…seven minutes in heaven…7 hours worth of ni-ki flirting and thinking about you, him cumming in his pants WHEWWW, please my heart isn’t strong enough. All that fluff, the butterflies in my stomach bubbling and they finally do it, 7 months in the relationship…that’s it somebody make me a boyfriend [author: @kissued ]
A real man ⚫︎ 𝙬.𝙘 21k⚫︎ [s,f,a] can’t believe I read this one three times in a row in one fucking night! And on top of that I read it again twice this morning. Talk about arranged marriages and your hot ass husband not loving you or considering you as his wife, Jake is actually down bad. Amidst your failed attempt at an open marriage, an eventful trip to Italy reopens the desires you have for one another. Once the elephant in the room is resolved, Jake thinks it’s a pretty good idea to give your daughter, Layla a sibling. I’m so down bad for Jake it’s not even funny [author: @arelyvn ]
hi guys, here's a part 2 to my favorite jjk fics on tumblr! note that many of these fics contain 18+ content. you are responsible for the content you consume! as always, if you enjoyed any of these fics as much as i did, please take a moment to send some love to the authors! part 1 | other bts members
➺ cold nights & blurred lines - by @awrkive
summary: jungkook and you have been in a sexual relationship with each other for four months now, and it’s casual for the most part. but as time passes, you can’t help but feel that some of the lines suddenly got blurred in the process. is it a cliché to blur the lines with your fuck buddy? it definitely is. will you do something about it? both of your emotional constipation have a hard time saying yes.
➺ night crawlers - by @alphabetboyluvr
summary: jungkook’s always been good at running. track, field, red lights, shit outta luck. drugs, now, too. but he doesn’t expect to run into you. in your shared lecture halls, sure. maybe. but not down the back alleys of daerim at ass o’clock in the morning. there are only three types of women he ever sees in daerim: hookers, sugar-babies and addicts. you aren't any of those; you're a trust-fund baby who can get percocet on private repeat prescription, if you really want it. he's sure of it. so it then further begs the question: why the fuck are you here?
➺ this is how you fall in love - by @jeonqkooks
summary: after years of drinking and clubbing most days of the week and leaving every gig with a different girl on his arm, jungkook feels what it’s like to want someone with his entire being.
➺ the dilf installments - by @mercurygguk
summary: this series follows jungkook’s life as a divorced father. but wait, how exactly does one balance being a father, a boyfriend, a friend, and a respectable boss at the same time? read the installments below to find out!
➺ ultimatum - by @parkmuse
summary: your pervy, idiotic boyfriend just so happens to also be your friendly neighborhood Spider-man (in bed).
➺ a hero's journey - by @hansolmates
summary: jungkook and jisoo are the mightiest power couple. however, one drunken confession and that whole facade fades in an instant. you realize that maybe you need to break from your unvaried life for a bit and be the hero of your own love story
➺ tempest - by @kooktrash
summary: you’ve always considered your life to be more mundane than you would like to admit. it was a constant cycle of the same things over and over again that when you meet jeon jungkook at a bar, of all places, you didn’t expect to see just how much he would change your life and those around you. he’s got an air of mystery around him with his charming good looks and a violent past that you slowly begun to unravel when it feels like everything is going perfect.
➺ by its cover - by @gimmesumsuga
summary: the one where Jungkook makes a horrifically bad first impression.
➺ slow dancing - by @yoonia
summary: when your countdown appeared on your wrist right in the morning of your eighteenth birthday, you had thought that perhaps the universe was on your side, especially since the final seconds were already ticking so soon. You just never expected to have your first meeting with your soulmate to be the day when you had to let him go. But hope was not lost when you still found love without the bond, and Jungkook showed you that it was possible to find happiness beyond the system that was written for you. Except that the universe doesn’t seem to have enough of its game, when your past sacrifice comes back hitting you straight in the face, just when you had believed that you had written off the perfect ending to your bittersweet tale.
➺ e s p r e s s o - by @joonberriess
➺ hold me closer - by @ahundredtimesover
summary: when you're asked to look after your parents' house and meet them before they go on vacation, you, Jimin, and Jungkook take the trip to your hometown of Busan and relive memories of your youth. While your new relationship has you feeling like a lovesick teenager with all the affection that Jungkook shows you, you're still you - a professional trying to make it in the corporate world, and an eldest child trying not to disappoint her parents. And that turns out to be your undoing, as a little blunder causes a rift between you and Jungkook, resulting in a trip that you might as well have messed up… Not if your brother can help it, though.
i read these as a little pick me up, something guaranteed to get a smile or a laugh out of me on rough days ^_^ (will be edited to add more as i find them!)
Baby By Me by Anonymous
7k words - oneshot - T - Hollanov :)
Everyone thinks Shane Hollander is pregnant :) No one has told Shane. This fic is hysterical and i can't read it at night otherwise i work myself up to crying laughing (yes literally)
The Pride of McGill….David Hollander by everythingsflux
12k words - oneshot - T - Hollanov and Yuna/David :)
David Hollander's name was left on the Emergency Backup Goaltender list, and he ends up being Goalie for Boston for a very entertaining game - i love the chirping, love the vibes, love this ilya and absolutely love the chaos :D
backdoor by guarddog (theslymoon)
4k words - oneshot - M - outsider pov of.... mostly canon compliance? minor divergence for events of the fic? Hollanov
Shane Hollander's impromptu sex education on anal sex. just a good laugh, with a dose of feels mixed in. I really like this pov character, he's very fun!
Hayden Pike, Noted Ally by eden22 ( @stevesbootyshorts )
4k words - oneshot (in a series!) - T - Hollanov and Hayden Pike/Jackie Pike
Hayden sees Shane's phone and comes to the very logical conclusion that Boston Lily is a trans woman! Cue comedy and Hayden "Ally" Pike XD I just love shane so much in this one, and it is truly such a good "head empty, good intentions" hayden pov fic.
Yuna Hollander - Rozanov’s Twitter Defense Squad by KoalaTeaBL (Pandaabeer)
5k words - 5 chapters + still updating - M - Outsider POV of Hollanov... kinda?
Yuna Hollander's favorite hockey player is NOT her son!!! breaking news!!!!! Half prose/half social media posts - CUTE and! Luca haas is mutuals with Yuna :) Incredibly endearing and i end up giggling every time
Operation: Hollanov by viridescented ( @viridescented381 )
27k - 3 chapters - T - Outsider POV of Hollanov :)
The Centaurs find out about Ilya's crush on Shane Hollander and try to set them up :) Much shenanigans, much scheming, and notable rookie sacrifice (luca is made to weaponize kind rookie status for Operation: Hollanov) I love Wyatt Hayes in this one especially
If i'm missing the @ for any authors who have tumblr accounts, please let me know! I feel like I did a decent dig but I'm only human :]
40 of my favorite fics out of the many, many I have read! Most of these are complete (though there are some amazing WIPs out there!), and I tried to keep it to one per author.
Shane Speaks Russian
I'm Reading Your Lips (You're Speaking My Language) by some1_around M, 30k
Despite an inauspicious start, when Russia’s Ilya Rozanov learns that Canada’s Shane Hollander is fluent in Russian at their first World Junior Championships tournament, it changes everything and sets them on a different course. Instead of being branded as rivals from the very beginning, Ilya and Shane start off as friends.
And, after all, a little friendly rivalry never hurt anyone, did it?
One of the juggernaut fics of this fandom, this brilliant AU asks an important question—if Shane and Ilya got to be friends in public *and* spoke each other’s language fluently, how could their romance still have decade-long ups and downs?
If you love linguistics, ruminations on racial and cultural identity, and an absolutely phenomenal romantic scene centered around the intricacies of live translation...run don't walk!
I want you. by Blombus E, 11k
Ilya finds out that Shane has been learning Russian behind his back.
This was a perfect mix of hot and tender. Ilya finds out Shane has been learning Russian while they're in bed together, and he has many feelings about it.
My Shane Speaks Russian Saga by isuiji series, 19k
Shane had been learning Russian the whole time.
I love Shane’s relationship with Russian in this verse—the way it is both deeply connected to Ilya and also something all for himself. With a great sequel that brings his Russian fluency to the ice!
Magic Realism
Mama's Boy, Mama's Boy by WhimperSoldier E, 68k ⭐️
Shane's first mistake was going to talk to Ilya Rozanov before their game. His second was immediately, stupidly, meeting the eyes of Rozanov’s very much dead mother hovering at his side.
I cannot say enough about how incredible this fic is. A rewrite of canon where Shane can see Irina’s ghost haunting Ilya the entire time. This fic is a masterful characterization of Shane, Ilya, *and* Irina, with all their complex and intertwining relationships.
purpose is but the slave to memory by syllic (@singingkingoftheroad) E, 66k
In bed with Rose, a hunger roaring inside him that he knows won’t be sated that night, Shane wishes he had never walked across that parking lot in Regina, had never introduced himself to Ilya Rozanov.
The universe gives him his wish.
One of many fics I want to read where Shane or Ilya wish they had never met each other and instantly regret it!
I loved this Shane, who works so desperately to get his life back. And this Ilya, who gets to be wooed by a rival who inexplicably knows everything about him and is determined to love him.
i've been stuck now so long (we just got the start wrong) by beagoldfish M, 17k
After the tuna melt fiasco, Shane Hollander wakes up in a time loop.
Time loop fic! A deeply in-character Shane who methodically tries everything he can over many, many loops—before finally figuring it all out.
Tuna Melt AUs
Store-bought is fine by SkuldTheNorn M, 28k
What if Ilya came into the tuna meltdown with slightly upgraded social skills and no one actually ran away before they had a conversation?
An AU where Ilya and Marleau have a fleshed out relationship, and it shoves Ilya into therapy far earlier than in canon. I loved the exploration of Ilya’s depression and Shane’s anxiety, as well as the excellent OCs in this fic.
find light in the beautiful sea by weeb_grass E, 10k ⭐️
another "Shane stays post-tuna melt scene" fic.
This is the best fic of its premise. An amazing exploration of all of Shane’s weird habits and the way Ilya loves him enough to accommodate them. Sweet and in-character and wonderful!
Shane and Ilya in Ottawa
Play Hard by Hartzy E, 31k ⭐️
The start of Ottawa's season feels like a promise. Ilya finally has all the people he loves in one place, a team that can keep up with him, the whole world knows he and Shane love each other, and they have the sweetest, most perfect dog. So why is he so nervous about their first game against Montreal?
AKA Protective Ilya Rozanov momentarily forgets his husband is still the hockey prodigy he fell in love with at first freckle in Saskatchewan.
This is an incredible, moving, slice-of-life fic. The last chapter where they’re at an away game in Boston hit me straight in the heart.
desperate measures (the 2021-2022 season) by LiarsandThieves22 series, 51k
Shane's first season on the Ottawa Centaurs, as told through five times Ilya initiated PDA (and one time Shane did) + Shane's first season on the Ottawa Centaurs, as told by everyone else in the world.
Another self-indulgent series where the Centaurs live their best lives. Plus a sequel that is my favorite social media fic in this fandom—I binged the entire thing in a single sitting!
(I also love a simple case of mistaken identity from this author!)
look, you made me something vicious by writinginasnowglobe series, 17k
a collection of "fuck montreal" fics with a side of shane hollander being shane motherfucking hollander
Another incredible Centaurs vs. Montreal series + soc media POV sequel. With an complicated, angry, and viciously talented Shane Hollander.
limelight and limerence by idiotsinkdaisies (@idiotsinkdaisies) M, 7k
The start of the season marks Shane’s first year with the Centaurs and playing with his husband. He’s got a lot to prove now that the honeymoon is over.
A slice-of-life fic following Shane Hollander as he struggles with and revels in getting used to the complete upheaval of his life.
Alternate Relationship Reveals
маскировка by ghosttotheparty NR, 12k
Ilya visits Shane in the hospital and meets his parents. He's traumatized and grieving, everything hurts, and Shane takes after his mother.
The best of fics where Ilya bumps into the Hollanders + Hayden in the hospital in s1e05. Everyone's perspectives are deeply in character and endearing and wonderful. Plus plenty of hurt/comfort for both Ilya and Shane.
(this author’s other fics are also excellent—I’m partial to blood on the ice)
sailing, sailing by Callmeautumn (@inthepittss) series, 10k ⭐️
Shane needs to call someone the night he's laid out by Marlow, and Yuna reflects on her quietly, obsessively devoted son.
A slight canon divergence where Shane and Ilya are a bit more careful and a bit more tender with each other. With an excellent Yuna POV, and a great scene of Ilya talking to the press.
Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right by errantgods NR, 10k
At the penalty box, Shane grinds his jaw so hard his ear starts hurting. Then he remembers that ESPN caught one of his players using a homophobic slur in front of the most famous gay player in the league, flaunting Shane's authority as team captain in the process. His ears are ringing and he feels like a zoo animal, but he catches Scott Hunter’s eye for long enough to say, “I’m sorry,” then averts his eyes.
Shane gets outed during a game. Scott and Kip do their best to help. Ilya gives another amazing press conference. This fic explores both the loud and quiet forms of homophobia, as well as a bit of sports journalism, all while giving Shane and Ilya a bit of control over their coming out.
(this author’s other fic is also excellent!)
Long AU Fics
something you can fix by some1_around M, 100k ⭐️
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.
An incredible series where Shane is outed and traded to Boston. It's lovely, uplifting, deeply in character. And markedly, has some of the most phenomenally written hockey I've read in this fandom—I was genuinely on the edge of my seat!
(I had to include this author twice—they’re just that good!)
Haunting Your City by mightyd0lphin E, 93k
Ilya gets traded to Montreal in October 2014. He's lonely, and angry, and he misses Boston. He doesn't know if it helps that Hollander is there or not.
This really angsty fic has lows that made my stomach hurt and highs that genuinely changed how I thought about the characters.
the coast is clear by WriteThroughTheNight series, 80k
Shane lies, that first night, to keep Rozanov to himself a little longer. The changes spiral out from there.
An incredible rewrite of the entirety of canon. Love the sequel with their ten-step plan about how to finally be together.
Halt and Catch Fire by mashawisotsky NR, wip
In March 2019, gambling syndicates dump data from 7,500 hacked athletes online - the biggest breach in sports history. Shane and Ilya's years of private texts are buried somewhere in three million leaked files. A story about privacy, professional hockey, and what happens when the internet finds what you thought was hidden.
A wildly unique fic written as a mix of news articles, reddit posts, and legal documents. What if Shane and Ilya’s texts were buried in thousands of other documents from athletes across sports? How would the world react? This is less a rec for Shane and Ilya and a more a fic that shows what is possible in the medium of fanfiction.
Medium AU fics
love you like a loophole by olivetowrite M, 23k
Shane and Ilya get sent to reconciliation therapy, and of course, handle it super well.
I loved the rom com vibes of this!! Shane and Ilya attending televised couples therapy for their “rivalry” while trying not to seem like they fuck on the down low. Learning how to talk, do puzzles, and be in love.
trying to reason with hurricane season by QueenElizabethIII M, 32k
a joint CCM shoot set in sunny, perfect Florida gets derailed by a natural disaster, and Shane and Ilya are forced to spend actual time together, forced to imagine a future. They find that it’s quite impossible to reason with hurricane season, but that the effects are better than they could have hoped for.
Forced proximity trope my beloved! Loved reading them getting used to each other, treating each other gently, and falling in love—all while stranded in Miami while a hurricane rains down.
Broken Glass by prinny_a M, 16k ⭐️
When a visit to his father turns violent, there's only one place Ilya wants to go.
I love this fic so much. Ilya turning to Shane at his most vulnerable, even when he thinks Shane is in love with Rose. Shane proving himself worthy of that sense of love and safety.
Character Studies
Twin Cinema by idiopathicsmile (@idiopathicsmile) M, 6k
Shane and Ilya need to establish the start of their "friendship" in the public eye. Naturally, this becomes seeing how hard they can covertly flirt with each other. Naturally, that becomes sexual roleplaying as a version of themselves that didn't have an almost decade-long situationship.
Loved how quickly this became loving flirtation. Fun and sweet and wonderful.
the best person to be stuck in an elevator with by Sporkess G, 7k ⭐️
There's no good way to be stuck in an elevator. Not when you're stuck in an elevator with someone who treats being annoying as an art form he wants to perfect, and definitely not when that person is your son's rival who you've hated for years.
But, when Yuna finds herself stuck in an elevator with Ilya Rozanov, she realises there's more to the story than she'd seen.
One of my all-time favorite fics in this fandom, and one of the best Yuna-Ilya relationship studies. I haven't read the rest of the series yet, but I'm sure it's similarly excellent!
Malysh by theribbonsweregreen (@aslongasitsblack) M, 5k
Malysh - ‘baby’ as in child or partner.
A woman comes forward claiming she is the mother of Ilya Rozanov’s eight year old child.
I love fics where queer characters don't want kids. And I love Shane Hollander's meltdown over the upheaval it would cause if Ilya had a biological child floating around somewhere. An incredible character study.
the weather of your youth by Anonymous E, 14k ⭐️
An alternate take on Ilya's mental health after moving to Ottawa, featuring the reality of long distance relationships, Ilya learning to captain a new team, and a series of game tapes made by Ilya's dead father.
This is such a brilliantly written downward spiral of Ilya’s mental health and loneliness. And the clouds that finally part once Shane finds out. It hurt my feelings, and also I loved it. Mind the tags!
worship like a dog by Idday T, 3k
Ilya’s been muzzled his whole life.
...
Shane is the first person who’s ever loved him like a human, and not like a beast.
God this fic so perfectly articulated thoughts I’ve been struggling to convey about the "Shane Hollander walks Ilya Rozanov like a dog" tag—this kind of softening of a canonically mean!dom into a dog-coded service top who has to be muzzled by the person who loves him most in the world. And the disservice of flattening this character into a lapdog or guard dog or misbehaving mutt.
Wunderkind by a_good_soldier (@agoodsoldier) T, 11k
When Shane was born an ocean away from her homeland, Yuna Hollander, who did not pray, whispered into the world: Let every door open for him, my son.
OR: Yuna Hollander learns to appreciate Ilya Rozanov, one step at a time.
One of the best Yuna’s I've ever read. She feels so incredibly real in her missteps and her overreach and her deep, enduring love. Filled with incredible conversations between Yuna and Ilya, Yuna and David, and even between Scott Hunter and the Hollanders.
the long week by throughadoor T, 8k
In between when Shane and Ilya return to their teams after getting benched and the start of the playoffs, there's still one more week of the regular season. During that week, there is therapy by proxy, a request for emotional support nudes, a romantic declaration about pizza toppings, a disagreement about who turned who gay and another disagreement about whether Montreal Voyageurs games are better than porn.
An incredible fic filling a gap in canon with a series of conversations that I absolutely loved—with therapists, parents, social media people, and ex-teammates.
Mutual Support by bomberqueen17 G, 12k
An injured Ilya Rozanov networks with Shane's support system. Jacki POV.
This is by far the best Jackie Pike I’ve ever read. Someone who has preconceived notions of Ilya who nonetheless lets herself see who he really is. Very realistic and melancholy.
if i could be under your skin (closer than we've ever been) by petitepeach E, 16k
Shane Hollander has a carefully controlled relationship with touch. Ilya Rozanov changes that.
A great canon rewrite focusing on Shane’s relationship with touch. In-depth and wonderful.
Humorous Fics
the roster by goldenframes T, 2k
Shane and Ilya’s hookups are too predictable: Always in the same cities, always adhering to their game schedule. It would be only too easy for either of their teammates to connect the dots, especially when they all know about Jane and Lily.
So maybe they do need a roster.
Or: Love is stored in the Excel spreadsheet.
Adorable and hilarious. One I constantly reread.
The MILF Theory (And Why the Internet Got It Wrong) by pucksandpower G, 14k
in which Ilya’s boyfriend's mother keeps adopting him, the internet keeps assuming the worst, and Shane Hollander is having the worst month of his entire life. At least until he does something that breaks hockey forever.
A fandom behemoth and it deserves to be so. One of my favorite social media fics—hilarious, well-formatted, and spectacularly dramatic.
Ilya Rozanov breaks his silence on the Scott Hunter Kiss by Airuna G, 2k
Some reporter tries to get Ilya to comment on the Scott Hunter Kiss, he does not get the answer he was looking for.
It's probably obvious by now that I enjoy fics where Ilya toys with the press. This one is filled with so many lines that always make me laugh, as well as excellent character development between Scott and Ilya—all while they aren’t even in the same room!
Five Times Ilya Bossed Shane Around During All-Stars Weekend And Nobody Thought Twice About It And One Time They Did by leiascully M, 2k
Ilya keeps telling Shane what to do in front of everyone. Unfortunately, Shane kind of likes it.
What it says on the tin. Short and sweet and hot and joyful.
Keep Pace by toomuchplor T, 1k
What happened when Yuna and Shane were talking.
Another fic about the Hollanders. So funny and deeply in character. Excellent in its subtleties.
Everything is About Sex...
Triple Gold by mcshrug series, 18k ⭐️
Getting weird about jewelry.
Deeply erotic and piercing in both senses of the word.
(Read everything by this author! Unmatched, deeply erotic explorations of the Hollanov sexual dynamic. They have an orgasm denial series that is just phenomenal.)
we can be replete by losemyselfinadaydream E, 7k
“There’s a trend going on in the comments,” Connors explains. “#RobotShane.”
…
“Do we think Shane even knows what sex is?” St-Simon snickers. “He probably just powers down in a corner in between games.”
As the author says, “one of my favorite tropes in this fandom is everyone assuming shane is super vanilla. including shane himself.”
This fic is so, so hot, absolutely incredible smut. I come back and reread certain sections all the time just because...holy shit.
seeing stars by thathastu (@berrykewpie) E, 5k
Shane discovers that he sometimes needs to get literally knocked out of his own head for some much needed peace and quiet. Ilya has never pulled his punches, and he doesn't intend to start now.
Extreme painplay. Deeply in character. Very, very hot.
Mind the tags!
cottaging by gone_girl E, 9k ⭐️
Ilya was good at noticing things about people, and he was good at understanding them. Shane was not. That was okay. Shane had developed his own way of getting to know Ilya. It involved a lot of inane questions and, more importantly, no longer involved condoms.
Very hot smut, but I really enjoyed the slice-of-life nature of this piece. They work out, they eat together, they banter—and everything carries an undercurrent of love and eroticism.
logistically efficient by prettyshadow (@theaujasmin) E, 5k ⭐️
Shane invents advanced blowjob positions with his own beautiful freaky mind, thereby unintentionally turning Ilya into a danger to himself and others.
Such a hot fic. I loved Ilya's jealousy—both of their perspectives are deeply funny and ridiculous and wonderful.
That’s all for now!
If some of my descriptions are a bit sparse, it’s because tumblr’s drafts ate 2 hours of my work writing and formatting this last night (😑😑😑😑😑) But these fics are genuinely ones I think are excellent!!
And literally dozens of amazing HR fics are coming out every day, so I’m sure I might make another rec list in the future (especially considering how many fics I have saved in my ‘Mark for Later’)
Ten more Hollanov fics on the wayback machine because I see how desperate y'all are while ao3 is down (same) (posted some yesterday as well). Leave comments and kudos when ao3 is back!
Gatorade Galas & Moscow Mules by toraten E, 34k
Shane and Ilya are having trouble balancing their very private relationship and their very public lives.
Sit Tight, I'm Not Far Out From You Tonight by hollanoved E, 16k
the one where ilya buys his fwb, totally casual situationship shane a pair of panties to try
The Shane Hollander Thing by fandom_commitment_issues M, 7k
Cliff Marlow has been on Boston’s team with Ilya Rozanov for the last seven years. Last week, he figured out the Shane Hollander thing.
The MILF Theory (And Why the Internet Got It Wrong) by pucksandpower G, 13k
in which Ilya’s boyfriend's mother keeps adopting him, the internet keeps assuming the worst, and Shane Hollander is having the worst month of his entire life. At least until he does something that breaks hockey forever.
and i spit out the seeds by linearity E, 24k
A video of Shane sucking Ilya’s dick is leaked. Over the next twenty-four hours, Ilya goes on an odyssey.
Dolled Up by mcshrug E, 5k
Dressing up for Ilya takes Shane about a mile out of his comfort zone. Good thing he’s not a chicken.
as high as i might (i can't get that high) by residentrookie NR, 10k
Shane Hollander accidentally gets very high. That's it, that's the fic.
Ring the Bells That Still Can Ring by toomuchplor E, 5k
It wasn't any easier the second time Shane got his bell rung. It was actually quite a lot worse.
from the cold by stammiviktor T, 6k
The Hollanders have a new son to take care of. Ilya has no idea what’s going on.
Our Captain, Their Problem by Bruja_oscura T, 8k
Ilya Rozanov has a "tiny car accident" (his words). Shane Hollander has a full-scale, system-shutdown panic attack about it. Meanwhile, a horrified Hayden is praying for someone to throw him in a lake and tell him that this is all just a big joke, or maybe for a meteor strike; he is really not picky. J.J., on the other hand, is trying to bleach the image of his sweet captain making out with Ilya fucking Rozanov from his brain. It's a very normal day for the Montreal Canadiens.
Bonus:
I also posted my own fics to Tumblr so they can be read off of ao3
Bear with Me
Hayden just wants to be a good ally and forgets that the Bears are a hockey team and not just gay slang. It leads to some misunderstandings
World's Worst Ally
Hayden tries to be a good ally and accidentally commits a hate crime instead
A list of 50 fics I like because I like listing fics, smiles.
This is reflective of my own reading habits, so feel free to recommend me other fics to read. Also feel free to let me know if any of the notes or placements are inaccurate, it's been a long time since I've read some of these (and some of these I am yet to finish, but I did find enjoyable).
Categories, subcategories: Siffrin or Loop heavy POV; Fics not containing / relationship tags; Fics containing / relationship tags; Loop & Siffrin, Loop/Siffrin heavy; Other character heavy POV; Mirabelle; Isabeau; Odile
Spoilers ahead!
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Siffrin or Loop heavy POV
Or third person POVs that largely follow Siffrin or Loop
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Quick non-AO3 fanwork recommendation:
Overkill AU, askoverkill by Starlightshore (Artist/writer) and Pedro Diogo (Co-Director)
"OVERKILL", for short, is an In Stars and Time interactive askblog/comic.
It's a Hard mode AU, everything is upped to extremes to the point of "overkill."
The main villain is theater themed and the Party Members now fit their given roles.
A new comicfury version is also being uploaded
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Fics not containing / relationship tags
Note: this is still the Siffrin or Loop heavy POV category, so gen fics from any other POV will be under the Other character heavy POV category. Fics with a focus on specifically Siffrin and Loop are its own subcategory two below this one, so Loop & Siffrin heavy fics also won't be listed here.
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secret passage by lunarleonardo
Bonnie & Siffrin
Two things happened at once, very fast.
One, the tile beneath Bonnie slid open. And, not expecting it, they lost their footing, letting out an alarmed yelp.
Two, Siffrin.
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tldr; Siffrin and Bonnie fall into an ancient temple's trap, effectively being cut off from the group and left to rescue themselves from a very dark, very dusty dungeon. This is not as easy as it sounds.
Words: 21,940 | Chapters: 3/3
Note: partial Bonnie POV
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the chokehold of a broken family bond by ronzcaby
The King & Siffrin, Siffrin & Everyone
cause when you have no memories to hang on to, what else are you supposed to do?
Words: 236,851 | Chapters: 50/50
Note: assassin Siffrin AU
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a thousand ways to die by youreturnhome
Siffrin gets drunk with Isabeau and Odile and ranks the ways they’ve died. For therapy reasons.
This can only go terribly.
Words: 10,447 | Chapters: 1/1
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Bleeding in Monochrome by JustSalPals
Mirabelle & Siffrin, Siffrin & Everyone
You're the first one to notice.
(After the events of the game, red stayed in this world of black and white.)
Words: 3,061 | Chapters: 1/1
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Parallax by discatded
Mal Du Pays & Siffrin, Bonnie & Isabeau & Mirabelle & Odile & Siffrin
You're jealous. You're jealous of your own blinding Sadness. It waltzed right into your camp like it isn't something awful made of everything wrong with you and– and it, wretched inhuman thing that it is, has the guts that you never did. And it's spilling them all over.
Everyone but the kid seems casually horrified. Whether that's because it's you or because it's a Sadness, you'll never bring yourself to ask.
(Mal du Pays appears pre-canon! Yay!)
Words: 10,556 | Chapters: 1/1
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it was like they were looking at a stranger by OrigamiOrchids
Loop & Mirabelle
Siffrin wins. Loop disappeared in the aftermath, never to be known or seen. And yet Mirabelle visits the Favour Tree anyway.
Words: 3,687 | Chapters: 2/2
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Even in my fantasy, I can't commit to believing by Loafabun
Odile & Siffrin, Loop & Odile
You’re not sure what to think of Loop.
So far, you’ve come to two rather obvious conclusions during your time around them.
1) They’re… a star.
2) You don’t think they like you that much.
Words: 18,271 | Chapters: 3/3
Note: partial Odile POV. Aftermath of an Odile looping AU
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last words of a shooting star. by wonderfulwish
Loop & Odile
“That isn’t my blinding name,” you snap, standing up.
You’re not as tall as you seem to be. You know, you know, you know she knows. Just on height alone. Stars forbid you were given a few inches!!!~
~~~
Odile confronts Loop on her theory of who exactly they are. Things go about as well as you'd expect.
Words: 2,494 | Chapters: 3/3
Note: Odile looping AU
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Fics containing / relationship tags
This is still the Siffrin or Loop heavy POV category, so / fics from any other POV will be under the Other character heavy POV category. Fics with a focus on specifically Loop and Siffrin are its own subcategory below this one, so Loop/Siffrin heavy fics also won't be listed here.
Some of these aren't ship-focused at all, but they'll still go here if they have / tags.
Siffrin has craved blood for as long as they can remember. After so many years of wandering, he's come to Vaugarde in hope of finding answers, just as the King's Curse begins freezing the country in time. He's quickly losing hope, but when they come across a small group determined to save Vaugarde from the King, Siffrin decides to join them. They can't get the answers they want if the country gets frozen in time, after all. They'd never traveled with other people before. Siffrin doesn't expect to grow attached to any of them, but as time goes on, the thought of leaving them hurts more and more. Worse yet, they refuse to even entertain the thought of one of them discovering what he is and what he's done. They just know that if they find out, they'll hate them.
Words: 446,403 | Chapters: 61/?
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Thank you, kind wizard. For making me a frog. by Spinning_Planet_of_Love
With Siffrin's timelooping journey at an end, he walks away with a LOT of new information and trauma to process. Moving forward is a difficult feat, even with his family by his side.
Mirabelle suggests that, perhaps, keeping a journal to organize these thoughts and communicate his feelings to the others may help, so he decides to give it a try.
Words: 78,703 | Chapters: 19/?
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And if I were not myself, would this be easier? by rabbit_soup
Siffrin and his party's journey to Bambouche, and how he needs to learn to deal with what happened to him during the loops. Between nightmares, regaining his humanity, and his new-found PTSD, Siffrin is sure he's being a burden to his family. They, however, think otherwise.
Hopefully they'll make it to Bambouche in one piece.
Or
Siffrin is traumatized and his friends love him a whole lot.
Words: 63,086 | Chapters: 13/?
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Bloom by Level99Eevee
Isabeau/Siffrin
After breaking free of the loops, Siffrin is more than ready to move on and enjoy life again. They’re with their family—their friends—for another journey, one without the King’s Curse nipping at their heels, and everyone will be together for the foreseeable future. So Siffrin is fine. Great, even! The others don’t need to know that their experience in Dormont still hangs heavy as a noose around their neck.
They just need to get over it.
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Or: Siffrin has trauma, learning to open up is a process, and the others realize the loops left deeper scars than previously thought.
Words: 41,424 | Chapters: 7/7
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Follow the stars back home by Loafabun
Isabeau/Siffrin
There's an island north of Vaugarde. You were never able to remember its name. So why now? Why after all this time?
It's so close. You can see it now.
You want to go home.
Inspired by a post on Tumblr by @/auncyen!
Words: 77,757 | Chapters: 16/16
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putting the pieces together by meltyicecream
Isabeau/Siffrin, Isabeau & Siffrin
Years after defeating the King, Siffrin tends to have "memory days," where everything falls out of their brain for a few hours, triggered by stress.
But everything in their life seems to be fine. He apparently has a house, a family, everything they didn't have when they traveled alone more than a decade ago.
What's making him so stressed out?
Words: 7,437 | Chapters: 2/2
Note: half Isabeau POV
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The love persists through it all. (The love persists through time.) by Pixxyofice
Isabeau/Siffrin
You are standing in front of a building. Nothing else is around- just a building. The building has a sign above a single door in big letters: TIME LOOP SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP. Hanging from that sign is a smaller sign reading Multidimensional!
... What the....
[...]
You let go of the door and look up as it clicks shut behind you.
You see
your family.
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siffrin meets up with versions of his family who have suffered like he did. is this a blessing or a curse?
Words: 12,015 | Chapters: 1/?
Note: alt character looping AUs
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A Long Way to Go to Not Remembering by Incoure
Isabeau/Siffrin, Mirabelle & Siffrin, Odile & Siffrin, Isabeau & Siffrin, Bonnie & Siffrin, Loop & Siffrin, Loop/Siffrin, is the sloop romantic or platonic? who knows!, certainly not me. certainly not them.
You remember, and forget, and remember, and at some point you're so sick of forgetting that you make sure that the next time it happens, it sticks.
...
A you that doesn't have anything left to forget wakes up in a clearing they've never seen before, and deals with the consequences.
Words: 170,658 | Chapters: 40/40
Note: could also go in the Loop &/ Siffrin heavy category, but it felt a bit more party heavy so I wasn't sure?
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birth of a neutron star by OrigamiOrchids
Isabeau/Loop, Isabeau & Loop, Bonnie & Isabeau & Loop & Mirabelle & Odile & Siffrin, Minor or Background Relationship(s), Isabeau/Siffrin
Loop joins their stardust's party on their journey to Bambouche, and notices their starry form is fading.
Isabeau sees something familiar in the way the new addition to his party acts.
Words: 11,498 | Chapters: 2/2
Note: half Isabeau POV
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La Robe de Loop by borfungus
Isabeau/Loop, Isabeau & Siffrin, Loop & Siffrin
Loop wants a dress. This means they have to talk to Isabeau.
Siffrin wants two of his favorite people to get closer, so his whole family can be together again. This is a win-win-win scenario, right?
Words: 13,182 | Chapters: 6/6
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Group nightlight: reserved for one by TheRantingSage
Loop & Odile, Loop/Odile
Loop doesn't want to be found out, really. Nothing they want less. And they're confident that, if they play their cards right, it won't happen.
So why does it bother them that Odile seemingly isn't even trying?
Words: 33,915 | Chapters: 6/?
Note: alternates with Odile POV
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Loop & Siffrin, Loop/Siffrin heavy
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In Blood and Stars by actingwithportals
Loop & Siffrin, Loop & Everyone
The Universe leads.
And you will fight with blood and tears to carve yourself a way elsewhere.
⁜⁜⁜
A post-canon exploration on Loop's adjustment to life beyond the confines of the Favor Tree.
Words: 143,334 | Chapters: 22/?
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None Forward & Two, Two, Two Steps Back by faedemon
Loop & Siffrin
In an alternate act five, Siffrin breaks in a different way than canon.
He and Loop go around and around and around. They both know what wish was made. They both know what traps them here. They both know what the condition is which, upon reaching the Head Housemaiden, so guttingly fails to be fulfilled. But Loop won't say it outright. And Siffrin won't look at it.
The fist opens. Hand turns. Fingers twirl. Again. And Again. You watch with mounting horror as your hand moves on its own, the actions becoming more frantic, more jittery, your chest starts to heave, stomach muscles spasming.
(Loop–)
[Stardust–]
They’re in your body. They’re in your body.
⯍
Or, after experiencing hundreds of grueling loops, Siffrin suddenly wakes up 3 months before they even started, on a bed in an infirmary, bandages wrapped tightly around their newly missing eye. Loop is there with them, too.
Words: 19,965 | Chapters: 4/?
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hold me close (don't let go) by Anonymous
Loop & Siffrin
It isn't often that Loop allows themselves to seek comfort after a nightmare. Siffrin is only grateful for the times he's awake to help.
Words: 1,704 | Chapters: 1/1
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Leading and Following by blueshine
Siffrin & The Party, Siffrin & Loop, Loop & The Party
Siffrin's out of the loops, but just as they start to be suspicious of what their allies remember from the loops, the Universe throws them a curveball.
(my isat secret santa entry for hallasammal on tumblr!)
Words: 14,250 | Chapters: 1/1
Note: dubious category placement on account of this being very Siffrin & The Party
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Uiscefhuaraithe by peachybutch
Loop & Siffrin, Loop/Siffrin
Uiscefhuaraithe (noun): the quality coldness imparted by water; that is, the trait of having been made cold by water.
After having fallen asleep in one of Southern Vaugarde's emergency shelters, Loop wakes up to the sound of a deafening crash. Suddenly, horribly, they have a lot of time to think about their Stardust, and the perfect life he'd won--the life they wish they could have had.
Words: 12,434 | Chapters: 1/1
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Memory of Keeping by Hazelnuthelper
Loop/Siffrin, Loop & Siffrin
Loop comforts Siffrin after a nightmare, and muses on their relationship.
In a world where they have nothing else, perhaps their stardust is something they can be allowed to keep.
Words: 2,631 | Chapters: 1/1
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To Cut You Open With a Knife and Find Your Sacred Heart by Hexea_Art
They didn't know how they remembered but they both knew that there are legends about these fae doppelgangers, that they wish for nothing more than to steal the heart of the person whose face they stole, for power, for acceptance, to trick more people, to lessen how uncanny they could be.
Either way, it's a death wish to be around someone who shares the same face.
So of course Siffrin and Loop decided to travel together.
Hello my darling Stardust~” Comes the now all too familiar voice from the window.
Siffrin turns to look at the intruder at the window, “Loop what are you doing here?” Siffrin says as if he wasn't expecting, hoping for them to show up.
“How rude! You know that you're supposed to invite your guests in, right?”
“That would be…” Siffrin glanced at Loop's fangs, blatantly being shown off to him, “a horrible idea.”
Loop let out a theatrical sigh, “You wound me. Besides~”
Then with a sharp smile Loop leaned forward grabbing Siffrin's chin.
“That hasn't stopped you before, now has it~”
(A vampire Loop au :3)
Words: 16,205 | Chapters: 5/?
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Infinite Mirror by Aniyha
Loop/Siffrin, Loop & Siffrin, Siffrin & The Party
Trapped in a time loop and without any safe options for satiating the hunger they feel, Siffrin is in a downward spiral. The only place he can seem to get a break from the tempting heartbeats of his party is the Favor Tree. Loop isn’t human, and their lack of a heart or blood to speak of makes them a respite alongside being the only one who remembers the loops. But as Siffrin’s senses grow stronger and their hunger becomes starvation, they start to hear a faint beat in Loop’s chest.
A beat that draws fangs to the night sky and shards to a black hole.
Part 1 of Embraced by the Stars
Words: 26,870 | Chapters: 2/2
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Death, Thrice Drawn by codacheetah
Loop/Siffrin, Loop & Siffrin
The reflection of your light flickers across his eye. Siffrin reaches out their hand, grazing it tentatively against the side of yours. Embarrassingly, you grab it and squeeze.
Despite how you must surely be blinding him, Siffrin doesn't look away.
You're not as brave as him.
Words: 1,693 | Chapters: 1/1
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raconte-moi qu’on puisse crier tout bas by bibliomaniac
After everything, Loop is struggling to find their place in the world. Siffrin is struggling to adjust to life outside the loops. Isabeau is struggling to balance his love for Siffrin with his need to keep them safe, alongside his own worries about Changing. Politely, things could be better!
But when Loop joins the party on their journey, things tilt even more drastically off course. They'll all need to reconcile their past with their present growing feelings and with the future they're beginning to want. Maybe they'll even do it, too.
ghostlight - a single lamp placed on stage to keep the theatre from being in total darkness after everyone’s gone.
After trying and failing to kill Siffrin to take his place, Loop tries to disappear. Siffrin makes them stay. They figure things out together.
Staying with Siffrin's party in Dormont's House of Change, Loop starts down the long, winding path towards recovery, carefully trying to navigate the complicated knot of trauma and grief that the loops have left behind.
Part 1 of ghostlight
Words: 86,075 | Chapters: 24/24
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i want to (be) like you by bibliomaniac
Loop/Siffrin
Siffrin is the prince of a small kingdom. Loop is a servant in their own home. They've been forced to stay inside for their own safety for almost all their life, until the world forgot about them—all the world except for their stepmother, who's been planning something behind the scenes...
But Loop has plans of their own. They're not particularly good plans, not really anything beyond complaining to a star that they want to know what it's like to be the prince they hate so much, but to their surprise, the star responds—not by making Loop a prince, but by giving them the guise of a star-creature at night.
It may not be exactly what they wanted. But Loop is going to make the best of it, and they're going to find out why Siffrin deserves a life of freedom so much more than they do.
(Except. Siffrin isn't really free, and Loop can't really bring themselves to hate him as much as they once did.
The star did warn them that what they were asking for and what they wanted were different things...)
Words: 10,913 | Chapters: 3/4
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like real people do by snapdragon_stories
Loop/Siffrin
Siffrin is sick, and you’re still alive.
You’re incredibly annoyed about both of these.
...
A one shot exploring loop's relationship regarding siffrin in the aftermath of everything, as well as their feelings towards themself.
Words: 4,793 | Chapters: 1/1
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Stray Italian Greyhound by rbt_lvr
Loop/Siffrin
You're not stupid. You can see the way stardust has been acting lately. How he lights up just a little more when he sees you under the tree, starts walking just a little faster, how their smile gets just a little more real. The way he ducks his head to hide in the collar of their cloak when you call them stardust, as if it’s a sweet pet name and not an inside joke for an audience of one. The light dusting of blush that rises to his face when you say something that implies you might care about him, even just a tiny bit.
You really should try and discourage their feelings. They'll fade eventually anyway, and it'll be easier for both of you if you just. Make him stop liking you, rather than waiting for it to happen on its own.
You can manage that, right? How hard could it be?
Words: 19,375 | Chapters: 1/1
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You, Here, With Yourself by Originia
Loop & Siffrin, Loop/Siffrin
You're doing this. You're giving this to them. You're encouraging something that... surely couldn't ever possibly backfire. Nope! Teehee!
"Anyways, let me put it this way for you, stardust... [You've gained the conversation topic (Touch Exposure Therapy)! When you loop back to talk to me, you can choose this option at any time! But only once per loop! Don't get greedy now!]"
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Or: Loop helps Siffrin with their Touch Exposure Therapy, feelings are caught, and everyone is SUPER normal about it.
Words: 48,877 | Chapters: 16/19
Note: contains suggestive themes
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Other character heavy POV
Or third person POVs that largely follow other characters
Mirabelle doesn't know what to do. Not with her life, not with her faith, not with her own memory. Why does it feel like she's always forgetting something important?
Mirabelle is the Housemaiden. Isabeau is the Fighter. Odile is the Researcher. Bonnie is the Kid. And that's everyone!
It's raining in Dormont. If clouds cover the stars, are they still there?
Words: 261,434 | Chapters: 33/34
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No Angels In Limbo by Blueberry_Muffin_Massacre
Loop & Mirabelle, Loop & The Party
Loop had died. They deserved it. And now they were back to the start, sitting under the same tree, with an unsaved country and a clueless Siffrin.
They know the answer. The Escape Route. It's as simple as telling him. This time it'll be done and over with before the Loops even hit double digits.
They discover much to their horror that he is not the one looping.
She is.
Mirabelle is Looping, and Loop is still the Guide. With this burden comes questions of belief and purpose.
But as you get closer, you have to squint your eyes to make against the kneeling shape before the statue.
Eyes widening, you realize… it’s Siffrin, outlined in the dark.
He is lowered to the ground before the shrine, holding tightly a miniature statue of the Change God, incomprehensible muttering leaving their lips.
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or, feeling betrayed by loop, and by proxy, the universe, siffrin turns to the change god in act 5. mirabelle finds him in the midst of his rambling prayer.
slight canon divergence.
Words: 5,469 | Chapters: 1/1
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Rippling out into the Source by Blazing_rain
Mirabelle & Siffrin
A ghost wanders the House of Dormont, unseen by all but three. Clad in white hat and cloak, they seem unaware of the world around them, acting so unlike its presence.
Mirabelle sees this ghost, and something feels off. Should she know them?
Words: 7,634 | Chapters: 1/1
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Isabeau
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Memories of Touch by dirtbagtrashcat
Isabeau/Siffrin
It’s the night before the end of the world, and Isabeau keeps remembering things that never happened.
Isabeau, freshly recovered from burnout after rushing through graduate school, stumbles across an ad for a lab position at the research institute where his idol, Dr. Odile Yamamoto, conducts her work. Willing to risk another bout of burnout to potentially work with the Dr. Yamamoto, he applies for the position and gets the job. However, in the process of applying, it quickly becomes clear that something sinister is happening at this institute. He decides to go forward and accept the offer—only to find himself in way over his head in a conspiracy far bigger than himself.
(Or: Modern AU/Sci-fi. Isabeau goes back into the world of science after swearing it off only to end up in the Vaugarde equivalent of Area 51 and finds Siffrin, a shapeshifter of unknown origins, trapped deep underground in a padded cell. Unfortunately, he falls in love. Is their romance doomed? Could Siffrin ever escape? What is Siffrin, anyway? And, importantly—how does Odile factor into all of this?)
Words: 33,697 | Chapters: 3/8
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Of Stars and Longing by Raaj
Isabeau/Siffrin
Months after saving Vaugarde together, Isabeau spots Siffrin lingering outside the window of his clothing shop. Naturally, he's excited! The Universe granted his wish!
...It still feels a little bad he had to wish for it, though. And something seems off with Siffrin.
Part 1 of No Loops AU
Words: 4,979 | Chapters: 2/2
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Odile
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Cup of Tea (or, On the Refutation of Cellular Memory Theory) by pragma (CarlileLovesAnime)
(Or: Odile is here in Vaugarde to learn more about herself. In doing so, she ends up learning about Mirabelle, Isabeau, Siffrin, and Boniface as well. From first meetings to found family, Odile considers the Expressions of Luck, Trust, Youth, and Victory (among others) on the quest to save Vaugarde.)
Words: 19,922 | Chapters: 1/1
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Heads or Heads by Brickman
After failing to reach the King, Odile is the one who finds herself able to travel back time. The fate of an entire country hinges on a coin flip, again and again. But she'll take this second chance and milk it for all it's worth.
She'll take this second chance, whether she deserves it or not.
Or: Sometimes being "smarter" just means you can screw up faster.
Words: 77,562 | Chapters: 37/37
Note: Odile looping AU
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Omission by AutisticSinosauropteryx
Bonnie & Isabeau & Mirabelle & Odile & Siffrin, Odile & Siffrin, Isabeau/Siffrin, just a bit of Isafrin!
Odile and the others comfort Siffrin through multiple breakdowns, but Odile has noticed a worrying trend of him leaving out vital information. When she pushes for the full answer and finally receives it, she’s horrified by what she learns.
Two years after their journey to defeat the King has concluded, Odile finds herself back in her oddly quiet home in Ka Bue. She's intent to enjoy her tentative break from travelling, but her home doesn't remain quiet for very long when there's a knock on her door and a very familiar face standing on her porch steps.
OR: Siffrin and Odile try to relax in Ka Bue together, but both are hiding something, and neither is very keen on saying exactly what.
Words: 36,296 | Chapters: 8/8
Note: starts Odile POV heavy, becomes less so
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Unlikely Friendship by Abyssal_Author_Artist
Mal du Pays & Odile
Siffrin has a secret to admit - they've been meeting up with their Sadness, Mal du Pays, occassionally. Well, more like it comes up to him, but same difference. And this time, it wants to hang out with Odile. Which is more than fine by her. She's had plenty of practice handling stray cats, and if it's anything like Siffrin, it's going to be at least something like a cat!
This ends with it using her as its own personal scratching post and her returning the favor. For relaxation reasons. Probably.
Words: 4,257 | Chapters: 1/1
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Not counted into the fic count - bonus fics I've written that I don't know how to have an opinion on:
Heated Rivalry Fic Rec Part 2: The Greed They Spoke About in the Bible or whatever the kids are saying now
I'm back with five more fics because there's just too many good ones to be quiet about it. If you read any of these fics because of this list please leave a comment for the author.
four steps to death by @agoodsoldier; 5k; Rated T; Alexei dies at 37 and Ilya goes home for the funeral
Are you a sucker for Ilya being sad? Do you wish that the show and the books explored his backstory more and the complicated relationship he has with his family and homeland? Do you just love it when he smokes a cigarette and feels bad about it? This is the fic for you, and for me, because I love all of those things. This fic is visceral, and hones in on Ilya's relationship with obligation and masculinity. The way Ilya still separates this part of his life from Shane for so many reasons, and we see his instinct to shut down and distance himself come roaring back, but he also resists it, showing how he has grown as a character since the last time he went to Russia. Highly recommend this one! This author is amazing, and has some very popular fics in the fandom so you've probably read their work before, so just dive in!
In Good Company by FlameHazel18 @you-needajelloshot; 3k; Rated T; Missing scenes from The Long Game; Multi-Media fic
Texting and social media fic! I admit, before Heated Rivalry this was not a genre I ever really interacted with, but because of the use of social media and texting in the show it just really fits with the vibe. This is unbelievably sweet, set in the moments after Ilya and Shane are outed in The Long Game, with group chats of the Centaurs rallying behind them to show them support along with other players in the league. I'm a lover of angst, but sometimes you just need to be injected with good feelings and optimism and this is perfect for that. And I think it's even harder to make genuine emotional moments out of positivity, so kudos to this author. Every character has their dynamic voice in the texts and it integrates all the faves so well and really makes me love even more that Shane and Ilya both end up in such a positive place by the end of the story.
berlin pond by toyourdetriment @yiiiiiiiikes25; 6k WIP (kind of?); Rated E; collection of one shots that explore intimacy, mostly taking place in the last Boston/Montreal year before Ottawa
One of my favorite things about fan fiction is when it can take the time to explore things that traditional media has no place for. Being a commercial show catering to a wide audience, HR is never going to be able to give us like indie movie slice of life scenes at length (it does a pretty good job getting close though). This fic, labeled as writing exercises for the author, has such a feeling of literary spontaneity. In chapter 1, Ilya and Shane meet up at this janky little cabin halfway between them just to be able to see each other for a bit, and you can feel how hard it is for them to be apart even its not explicitly said. Each chapter has its own distinct vibe, and cover the intricacies of intimacy and longing in the way good fic does so well.
Hugging the Turns by mtothedestiel @summerscottkip; 15k (WIP, soon to be finished, might be finished by the time this is posted); Rated E; Alpha/Omega, multiship
I'm not usually one for a ton of Alpha/Omega but this author is a master at it, and all the little details that make it such a fun sub-genre. To summarize: it takes place in the dubious time between the 2017 Tampa All-Star game and when Scott kisses Kip after winning the cup. Scott is on his way to his room in a heat hotel to be with Kip, and who does he run into but Shane Hollander, omega captain of the Montreal Metros, who appears to be meeting up with an alpha with whom he is about to share his heat. They get stuck in an elevator together when the power goes out, and conversations and feelings ensue. Don't get nervous, this is a Scott/Kip and Shane/Ilya fic, and it's more about how Scott and Shane share their fears and learn to relate to each other on a different level. The POVs shift around so you get Scott, Shane, Ilya stuck in traffic on his way, Kip waiting in the room for Scott, and everyone is trying to remain calm and in charge of their spiraling instincts. I'm obsessed with how each character has a specific relationship to their secondary gender, and how it relates to where these characters are in canon. Ilya in particular really shines as an alpha who is ready to share Shane's heat for the first time, and is taking the responsibility seriously even as their feelings are growing and changing at this time in canon. But every POV is interesting! Even if you usually don't do Alpha/Omega you should go for it because this author really approaches it with so much intelligence and nuance (and it's hot, so...).
Pale Imitations by theribbonsweregreen @aslongasitsblack; 2.5k; Rated M; post-cottage, Ilya is trying to quit smoking for good
As you can probably tell, I really love when a fic hones in on something specific about a character and builds the themes around it. Ilya's headspace while in nicotine withdrawal is crazy but also charming. This fic is funny in that natural way Ilya is funny. It really zeroes in on Ilya as a physical being, because it's not really about the smoking, it's about this massive change in his life where he is now in a relationship with one person, someone who he has known for years but they are only just now living in the real feelings of it. It shows Ilya's bravery and willingness to change and alter himself for this young new thing that he hopes to keep forever. Also, Ilya just bodying Krispy Kreme doughnuts while the horrors of withdrawal set in is equal parts hysterical and heartbreaking.
