Seasoned Gay to the Rescue
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Lecture from a Seasoned Gay by fandombarf
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
24 Feb 2026
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Scott texts Kip that he’s bringing Shane back to the apartment. “Hey, I kind of have a big favor to ask you and I need you to be supportive about it.”
Kip replies almost immediately, “That sounds ominous, is everything okay?”
“I don’t know,” Scott decides to be honest, “You know how I’m shooting that commercial with Shane Hollander today?”
“Yes…” He can practically feel Kip’s anxiety leaking into that one text.
“Well, I think something happened to him. Something bad. I’m bringing him back to the apartment.”-
Shane and Scott are supposed to be doing a commercial together but Scott notices that Shane’s acting… off. He finds out what happened in Vegas and forces Ilya to fix it.
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- Part 1 of Seasoned Gay to the Rescue
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Now That I Have You, I Won’t Let You Go by fandombarf
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
08 Mar 2026
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Scott fears the wrath of Yuna Hollander. He does not need that woman to end his life before he gets to share the rest of it with Kip. It also makes him feel more and more like a parent. Oh god, did he just adopt two baby gays? “Yes,” he can hear Kip’s voice in his head, “yes we did.” Scott doesn’t know if he wants to laugh or cry.
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After helping Shane and Ilya confront their feelings, Scott sends them back to Ottawa to face their new reality and Shane's parents. Sequel to Lecture From a Seasoned Gay.Series
- Part 2 of Seasoned Gay to the Rescue
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Showing Up For Him by fandombarf
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
22 Mar 2026
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Shane wasn’t his boyfriend. But for a while it had felt like it. They’d been alone in his house. He’d made them tuna melts and watched TV. They’d cuddled like a real couple. And then he had to go and ruin it. Like he ruins everything. The press won't stop talking about Shane and Rose. He's turning into his mother and for some reason, Scott Hunter is the only one who sees him. And it scares him.
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Ilya spirals after the tuna melt scene and engages in self-destructive behaviors. Scott Hunter notices and refuses to go away.
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- Part 3 of Seasoned Gay to the Rescue
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(Not) Like My Mother by fandombarf
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
16 Apr 2026
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Shane and Ilya invite Scott and Kip up to the cottage for a much needed vacation. It's meant to be a fun relaxing weekend and Ilya plans on making everything perfect. It's been over a year since Ilya stopped hurting himself, but an accidental kitchen mishap nearly sends him spiraling. Good thing Scott and Kip are there to help him through it.
Sequel to Showing Up For Him but can be read as a standalone.
(I promise it's a lot more lighthearted than the summary sounds.)Series
- Part 4 of Seasoned Gay to the Rescue
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Ruined Everything by fandombarf for arialuie07
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
23 May 2026
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It was supposed to be a good day. Ilya loves his boyfriend. He loves hanging out with David and Yuna. Scott and Kip were in Ottawa for a visit. And Ilya knows he’s supposed to be happy but… he can’t. He feels like he’s drowning in tar.
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- Part 5 of Seasoned Gay to the Rescue
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It Was Just An Accident by fandombarf
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
18 May 2026
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After stopping Ilya from jumping off a bridge, Scott and Kip take him in. Over the next couple of weeks, they learn about the horrors Ilya has had to endure and hopefully, they can give him the safety he needs.
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- Part 6 of Seasoned Gay to the Rescue
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Saved On Purpose by fandombarf for Rikaraholic
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
26 May 2026
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“Yay!” Ilya giggles and throws his head back, settling back into the pillows. He smiles dreamily at Shane. “I’m glad I didn’t kill myself.”
Shane freezes and Scott stiffens. His words come out slowly, horrified by what he’s just heard. Maybe it was a fluke or an offhanded dead joke. “What did you say?”OR
Ilya suffers a concussion and while high on pain medication, he accidentally reveals his attempt the previous summer.
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- Part 7 of Seasoned Gay to the Rescue
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Shane, Meet Shovel by fandombarf for Rikaraholic, nickijae
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
13 Jun 2026
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While enjoying a night out at The Kingfisher, Ilya is sporting some very concerning bruises. After drunkenly revealing to Scott that Jane is Shane Hollander, Scott takes it upon himself to give Shane the Shovel Talk.
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Scott thinks Shane is abusing Ilya, so he ropes Carter Vaughn and Eric Bennet into kidnapping Shane and threatening to kill him.
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- Part 8 of Seasoned Gay to the Rescue
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Meant for Someone Else by fandombarf
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
31 Jul 2026
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Ilya hates this, all of this. He doesn’t remember anything and he’s not even certain of what happened to him. All he knows is that no matter what’s happened, he’s Dallas Kent’s latest victim. He’s fucking statistic, a tally in that man’s roster.
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Dallas Kent meant to roofie and take home a beautiful girl, but instead Ilya Rozanov interferes with his plans. Annoyed at his plans being foiled, Dallas decides that he’ll have to make do with Ilya instead. If only Scott Hunter hadn’t shown up.
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- Part 9 of Seasoned Gay to the Rescue
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Inconsequential Burns by fandombarf
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
04 Sep 2026
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The rookie hasn’t noticed him, his head pressed to the wall, head tilted up to look at the starless sky. He takes a long drag of his cigarette, closing his eyes and blowing out smoke. There’s something… heavy about him, the way his expression seems so empty for someone who should be inside, getting drunk, and celebrating. Rozanov pulls the cigarette from his lips, holding it watching the red tip get closer to his fingers.
“Put it out,” Scott finds himself silently calling out to him.
And then he does. Pushing back part of his sleeve and stamping it out.OR
During the awards ceremony in Vegas, Scott Hunter finds rookie Ilya Rozanov smoking on the roof. He’s about to walk away when he sees Ilya putting out the cigarette on his own arm. He's not about to let that stand.
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- Part 10 of Seasoned Gay to the Rescue
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It’s Just Bad Sex (Right?) by fandombarf
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
02 Oct 2026
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It’s a stupid idea. A really fucking stupid idea. It’s not even the first time he’s indulged in something like this to hurt himself. But Ilya is fucking desperate to get out of his head. It’s been non-stop Shane and Rose Landry news and he can’t fucking take it anymore. He’d seen Shane in the damn club and it ruined him.
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After seeing too many Shane/Rose posts, Ilya decides he needs to try something different so he turns to grindr. Instead of finding a hookup, he ends up in a dangerous situation without a way to change his mind. Somehow, Scott ends up being his savior.
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- Part 11 of Seasoned Gay to the Rescue
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Can You Come Pick Me Up? by fandombarf
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
16 Oct 2026
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“Ilya?” Scott answers his phone automatically, knowing that Ilya would only ever call if something is wrong. “Is everything okay, kid?” There’s a loud sniffle on the other end that jolts him awake.
“Scott,” Ilya's voice breaks, “can you come pick me up?”
He’s already out of bed, waking up Kip with his movements. “I’m coming, where are you?”
“The roof of the hotel.”OR
Feeling utterly worthless and terrified of facing the prospect of an engaged Shane Hollander at All Stars, Ilya finds himself sitting on the roof of his hotel. Instead of jumping, he calls Scott Hunter.
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- Part 12 of Seasoned Gay to the Rescue