More fic recs because I've apparently read an unholy amount of Hollanov fanfics.
☆ The most hilarious fics you'll ever read
Lily and Jane's Reddit Adventures by BetterNameToCome (SpoonDeficiency)
Teen / 35K / Completed (series)
"Me finding out that instead of mysterious and cool, people think I'm autistic and lesbian."
Ilya and Shane get Reddit's advice under the aliases Lily and Jane. Things spiral from there....
(Both of them go to reddit for advice and they somehow become famous internet lesbians)
The chips are set to fall by icopythefax
At the 2017 All Star Weekend, Ilya takes fate into his own hands to produce at least one out MLH player by the end of the season. Thus begins his part-time side hustle as community organizer, mastermind, and Commander-in-Chief of the Gay Hockey Army.
(Everything icopythefax writes is hilarious with a touch of seriousness – the magic of the crack treated seriously tag – i totally recommend Everything they write)
the secret society of stick handlers by gurlsrool
Series / 50K / One-shot (kinda)
(A series with several one shots depicting the social media reaction of a variety of scandals created by the queer hockey players – I'll recommend subscribing to the author, they have several amazing fics)
ilyuca81 (otherwise known as lucarozanov) by Anonymous
Luca Haas tries very hard to not let anyone know about his dark (read: embarrassing) past. Unfortunately, the fans are ready to let people know for him.
Or, Luca used to run a tumblr blog for Hollanov and the internet goes wild.
(I'm in awe about how good this fic is, I have read it a couple of times already)
Best Served Hot by queerteaoop
Dunkin' Donuts puts Ilya in an ad campaign. Tim Hortons responds in kind. After years of on-ice rivalry, this might actually be the thing that causes the hottest point of contention.
(I'm neither Canadian nor American and yet this is still hilarious)
The Rose Landry Bowl by Amazinggrace0
Or, Rose Landry tries to befriend her best friend's boyfriend. The internet thinks they are dating instead. The Rose Landry Bowl is created.
(Evebody thinks Ilya and Rose are dating, it's hilarious)
☆ Weird friendships you didn't know you needed
Bisexual! This is great! Me too! by DoubleDecker, SugMak
Old friends Eric Bennett and Brandon Wiebe realize oh yeah, that time when we were best friends at hockey camp in high school, actually maybe we were boyfriends? They've been casual friends for decades since then, but when Eric comes out publicly, Wiebe reaches out. They catch up and debrief life and hockey as bisexual men while Eric enjoys his first year of retirement and Wiebe navigates his first year as a coach.
Ilya Rozanov is just delighted to have bisexual friends. Even if they don't always know he's bisexual too. And since his love language is being a little shit, he badgers them into bisexual solidarity.
They're all bisexual and talking to each other
(Cannon bisexuals gossip with each other Featuring Coach Wiebe and Bennet)
Personal (Surprise) Chef by ellipsister
Ryan Price has contingency plans for aliens, penthouse floods and the occassional emotional breakdown (his own). Finding Ilya Rozanov in his apartment - door code proudly abused and cooking food - still comes as a greater shock.
Ilya on the other hand would summarize the evening in four efficient steps: Use Code. Cook. Couch. Cry internally (optional).
Or: Ryan and Ilya are absolute shit at friendship... and somehow they are perfectly happy anyway.
(This is a really cute fic in which we get to see ilya having FRIENDS, such a treat)
Unhinged love by Madfordinos
5 times people clocked Shane and Ilya being absolutely unhinged about each other and the 1 time it was encouraged.
(They are disgustingly in love with each other here)
Jane is Ilya's Favourite Lay by That_bitch_without_a_life
Shane does not know what he is staring at when he reads the name of the chat and the influx of texts.
This looks like actual hell, and more importantly why on earth would Ilya ad him to the Boston WAGS chat?
TLDR: In an attempt to socialise in this new country Ilya puts 'jane' down as his WAG to connect to the team, this has unforeseen consequences for himself.
(It isn't actually the freak4freak tag but they loved each other and Shane does some crazy shit about it)
☆ AUs where somethings are different but they still fall in love
ghosts we've always known by impetuous
Explicit / 69K / Completed
Or, everything that happens when your dreams don't come true.
(Shane gets injured really early is his career and his whole live changes)
good on my own accord by impetuous
Or, Shane is a goalie. Ilya can't score.
(Shane prefers being a goalie, basically)
influential men by lyric_ghost
Shane Hollander, captain of the Boston Raiders, is the the undisputed best hockey player of his generation. But he's lonely. His relationships with women have never worked out, and he's afraid he knows why.
Ilya Rozanov is a charismatic, openly bisexual personal trainer and influencer. His Insta is half thirst traps, half brutal and perceptive hockey critique.
It's no surprise, really, that Shane falls for him so hard and so fast.
(I wholeheartedly recommend this, their relationship dynamics chances a bit because ilya is out – also it has an interesting plot twist)