Finally_Facing_Failure
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Shane Hollander is finally getting his big break at Maison du Nord, Ottawa’s top publishing house: he’s been put in charge of the sports division.
His first project is Ilya Rozanov, a famous hockey player with a lot riding on his upcoming book.
What starts as a straightforward work relationship slowly turns into something more complicated, and both of them have to figure out where to draw the line, and what they are willing to risk. -
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“Daddy, who is Lily?”
“I don’t know sweetie. Do you mean your friend from school?”
“No Daddy, I thought it was her, but when I texted her, I got a really weird reply.”
Shane knew giving a phone to an eight year old might not have been his best parental move, but all the kids in her class had one, he’d felt guilty. Besides, it was only his old phone. It couldn’t do much more than text.
Wait… It was Shane’s old phone. And Judith was texting someone named Lily.
“Oh no.”-
After Shane Hollander's career ending injury in 2014, he lives a quiet life at his cottage with his two daugthers. His life is turned upside down when his youngest accidentally texts Ilya Rozanov, Shane's former lover and secret crush. Can Shane find a place for Ilya in his new life?
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- Part 1 of Find My Way Back to You
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“But even after all this, I still don’t hate you.” The voice sounded quiet, but angry, bitter.
Emma took a sharp breath, pressing the receiver to her ear. “You’re just saying that.”
“No. God, I wish I was. But, no.” A miserable sigh.
Emma did not know how to respond to that. So, she didn’t. After a few minutes, she heard a soft “Fuck.”, after which the phone call ended. She had really screwed up this time. There would be no fixing this.
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Déjà vu by NotEvenCloseToStraight
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
16 Jun 2026
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2014: Ilya Rozanov shocks the world and breaks Shane Hollander’s heart by disappearing without explanation, and without a goodbye kiss.
2024: A devastating injury forces Shane to retire early, so he moves to a small town to coach girls hockey and figure out what the hell to do with the rest of his life.
When recently divorced Ilya Rozanov walks into the rink with his twin girls, Shane has to decide if he’s brave enough to risk a second chance on a broken heart, and a rekindled romance with the first and only boy he ever loved.
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“So.” Ilya cleared his throat. “Should we tell the girls their Papa and their coach used to date?”
“We didn’t date. We hooked up a few times, then you disappeared.” Shane looked away to hide his heartbreak as he lied, “It doesn’t even matter. It’s not like I loved you or anything.”
“No, of course not.” Ilya tried to smile through a lie of his own, “I didn’t love you either.”
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- Part 6 of Heated Rivalry
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Bookmarked by Finally_Facing_Failure
24 May 2026
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don't leave me high (don't leave me dry) by emonlispenardstreet
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)
10 Apr 2026
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hollyadmirals24: Male seeking help improving at oral sex. Clean, ready to learn and willing to host. M only. Strictly platonic. Message for details.
or: shane and ilya are hockey players for the mcgill marauders. after a disastrous night with rose, shane puts a drunken ad on craigslist asking for help with oral sex. his teammate, ilya, replies.
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18 May 2026
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Mystery Work
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This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!
Bookmarked by Finally_Facing_Failure
11 Apr 2026
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Growing Outward by quietonthelake
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
06 Jun 2026
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“Good, well then that brings me to the real topic of conversation.” Another sigh from Coach Wiebe, “As I’m sure you’ve already guessed, those highlighted names have been offered rookie contracts and they’ve each expressed interest in living with a vet for their first year.”
Ilya felt his heart fall into his stomach, afraid of the next words to come out of his Coach’s mouth.
“We asked the rookies who they’d like to live with and, well, LaPointe wanted to board with you, Chouinard. And Young with you, Bood,” Wiebe then turned to Ilya who had frozen on the spot, “And Roz, Haas wants to live with you.”
Bood and Chouinard chuckled as they watched Ilya’s eyes widen in horror.
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Luca Haas was drafted 2nd overall by the Ottawa Centaurs in 2018. Two years later, he anxiously moved halfway across the world to play his rookie season with the team. He requested to live with Ilya Rozanov and they slowly became family.
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- Part 1 of Growing Outward Series
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30 Mar 2026
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something you can fix by some1_around
Fandom Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
15 Jun 2026
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selbindery (on ao3 and instagram!) has fic bound this entire series and it is so, so wonderful, please go check out their beautiful work of art here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DWhgjfuFsVr/?igsh=MTlmbDBvbDBmMG55bQ==
(fic binding is only ever acceptable for personal use! do not attempt to sell or monetize fanfiction!)
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Bookmarked by Finally_Facing_Failure
11 Feb 2026