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There were rules.
Carefully crafted, regimented to every action and thought he had made since he turned seventeen. Their words a mantra in his head that made him scrape by just enough, made him perform just right, so no one would be able to tell that deep down some part of him was rotting.
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Ilya Rozanov gets a phone call out of the blue from his sister-in-law informing him that his brother has died. Out of tradition he grabs the bottle of sealed vodka from the kitchen to give his brother a final toast goodbye but finds himself faced with breaking the rules around alcohol he put in place when he was seventeen but it's fine, right? He doesn't have a problem, does he?
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The fall of the great Grigori Rozanov began long before anyone could spot the crumbling foundations. A series of silent strokes, the doctors had told him. Undetectable, seemingly insignificant infarctions with no outward symptoms to show for until the first name failed to find purchase in his lips, lost in a sea of memories and confusion.
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A small piece detailing the thoughts of Ilya as he is on the plane to Russian after finding out about the death of his father.
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There Must Be Balance by usssamwell
Fandoms: Critical Role: Aramán (Web Series), Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series)
18 Oct 2025
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"His sleeping conditions are less than desired, honestly a hotel or even a middle rate inn would have been nicer, but despite the shiver running down his spine and the mud seeping into his clothes none of it matters because he’s glowing; his tattoos are glowing."
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Post 4x03 Spoilers - The Soldiers make camp one night on their way to Timmony, Wicander cannot sleep and reflects on the events that happened in the Villa Aurora, the Filament tattooed on his face, and what it means for him.
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Obi-Wan stared blankly at the flask as the old man gestured to the wreck around them. He remembered the children in the Young, how they reminded him of his creche mates, the girl in his arms; they weren't nearly old enough for everything going on. But they were old enough to die, a voice cried out inside his head. Obi-Wan took the flask and held it to his lips, the liquid burning his throat as it went down. He'd never felt so cold.
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From the perspective of Obi-Wan Kenobi, from padawan up to 9BBY, this is a take on his life as if he suffered from alcohol misuse and how it impacted his life.
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Back then he had been so sure of everything, of his faith, of his purpose in life, but that faith had died the first time Yusuf’s blade pierced his skin.
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A little prose on Nicky's inner conflict around religion and what worship truly means.
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Between the Lines by Yeontanbamkore
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
06 Jan 2026
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The lights are dimmed. A slow, sultry song murmurs through the speakers in hushed Russian whispers. Svetlana is wearing Ilya’s jersey, long and familiar and intimate, and Shane can’t help the way his brain fills in the blanks—how easily it would slide over bare skin.
It’s clear why she’s here.
Worse, he knows exactly who she is.
A name that has come up before, casually, historically. A long-time hookup. A woman Ilya could date publicly if he wanted to. Someone simple. Easy. Soft.
Nothing like Shane.
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11 Mar 2026
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what if he's written mine on my upper thigh by wafflesofdoom
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
09 Mar 2026
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“Ilya,” Shane said, sounding strangled, as he spoke. “What - why did you do this?”
“Because,” Ilya shrugged. “I will not have anyone doubting my love, or commitment to you. I wear my ring on my right hand, because I am Russian - but I will tattoo your initials on my left, so there can be no doubt about who I belong to. I am yours, and I will not allow anyone to doubt that.”
or - the press has a lot to say about the fact Ilya wears his wedding ring on his right hand. Ilya responds.
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11 Mar 2026
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They’d agreed on a plan. It was cautious. Designed to keep them safe. Laying the foundation for a future after hockey. It didn’t include Shane going nuclear one fucking day into pre-season, blowing up his entire life on something he should’ve expected to happen if he was being honest with himself.
Or, when the long game falls apart, Shane and Ilya need a new plan. (Or or, from the ten year plan to the one week speed-run.)
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- Part 1 of all the stars aligned
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10 Mar 2026
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green cards and red flags by villiageidiot
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
08 Mar 2026
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Shane begins his yoga breathing techniques again. He knew this interview wouldn't go well because Ilya is Ilya—a professional ragebaiter who can't even take the day off for an immigration interview—but he wasn't prepared for this level of Ilya. Like, on-the-ice-chirping-his-own-teammates, singing-Taylor-Swift-lyrics, casually-discussing-territorial-blowjobs Ilya.
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10 Mar 2026
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corner of the world by berrycluv
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
31 Dec 2025
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Ilya doesn’t even realize when Arthur slips from his thoughts. There’s no sharp turn, no clear moment where the article stops being about a little boy who loves reptiles and starts being about the man lying beside him in bed. It just… happens. The way his mind always seems to find Shane eventually, like water finding its lowest point.
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a character study on shane’s undiagnosed autism
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09 Mar 2026