Heated Rivalry recs (part 1)
Some fics I've loved that I think deserve more eyes on them (all have fewer than 10K hits, which seems nuts to me):
pronoms possessifs by artifice/@artificse | 5K words, E | gorgeous language! Shane tries to write his husband a love letter
Bird Set Free by Hth/@spiders-hth-is-an-outlier | 3K words, M | more gorgeous language, this Ilya POV oh my heart
stay positive by throughadoor/@trippedlaces | 5K words, M | Shane attempts positive visualization for a successful cottage visit from Ilya. Not sure what it says about me that I think Shane has a great idea with that final visualization, shoot for the stars bb
ripe by floormusic/ @floormusic | 2K words, T | Shane takes Ilya on a hike near the cottage, boys 😍😍😍
the marble leaves the man by citrusses/@citrusses | 8K words, T | "Happiness, Ilya thinks, is a cage." Love this perspective on an Ilya who doesn't know what to do with the goodness he's found













