The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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Lord, I can't go a-home this a-way (You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles) by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
20 Feb 2026
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Irina Rozanova! Junior World champion for second year in a row. Has your uncle reached out for any words of advice?”
“No,” her tone made him wince, “my uncle and I do not speak.”
“Oh?”
“Not important. Ask important question or I’ll get bored. No question about triple axel?”
“Any relation?” Scott Hunter’s voice made him turn from where he was leaning against the bar. The older captain came to his side, taking a beer from Kip who was bartending with a wink.
“My niece,” Ilya said and downed a mouthful of beer.
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After seeing his niece win Olympic Silver Ilya is haunted by her ghost, the past she represents, and what exactly he left behind. But the past always comes back.Series
- Part 1 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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Why's pain so damn impatient? Ain't like it's got a place to be (Keeps rushin' me) by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
20 Feb 2026
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“I need to do this,” she whispered despite her closed eyes and the scrunched up expression that always signaled she was in more pain than she let on.
“You don’t have to do it right this second, you’re sixteen,” Shane said softly, brushing her hair away from her face the way he remembers his mom doing.
“When do hockey players retire?” Irina asked and her eyes opened.
“Depends, mid thirties. Some people will play until their forties,” Shane answered.
“Do you know when figure skaters retire?” She asked and he shook his head, “early-twenties. Lots retire as soon as they go to Olympics. You can try and last until your thirty but not many do. Too much pain.”
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Shane and Ilya deal with Irina's chronic injuries, with the help of one ancient hockey player and their handsome husband.Series
- Part 2 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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Hearts Only Heal After Breaking by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
22 Feb 2026
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“How am I going to skate again if I can’t even walk without a cane?” She whispered.
“You will, zaychik, you will,” Ilya said softly.
“Dyadya?” Both men hummed, “what if…what if I don’t want to?”
“What?” Ilya asked as he sat up.
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Post-knee surgery and Irina wonders if she really wants to go back or stop skating.Series
- Part 3 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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You're Safe by the Side of Your father by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
24 Feb 2026
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When Ilya lived in Boston he always wondered what it would be like to show Irina the city he thought of as home. He’d see other families with their kids at the Common or the Aquarium and always think, zaychik would love that. It almost felt like a dream to see Irina and Shane walking in front of him as they crossed through the Public Garden. They were laughing at something Irina had said, Shane shaking his head at whatever it was. He had pictured this so many times. There was no part of him that wanted to miss a second of this, not even to blink.
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It's Irina's birthday and they celebrate in Boston.Series
- Part 4 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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I'm the lonelier version of you (I just don't know where I went wrong) by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
28 Feb 2026
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“Where is my zaychik?” Ilya frowned as he looked at the empty apartment. The Centaurs had filtered out to their hotel a while ago but he had yet to see Irina. Even with the cloud of vodka he knew it had been a while since he had seen her.
“Oh, she drove Julian home,” Shane explained as he wiped down the counter, “he was scared of Comeau recognizing my car.”
“A BOY?! In her CAR?! Is rule to have no boys!” Ilya cried out.
“Ilya, it’s fine,” Shane reasoned, “she’s just driving him home. She drives our rookies all the time.”
“Yes but they are terrified of me,” Ilya countered, “Benoit is not.”
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Ilya and Shane fight the Metros, Irina drives a terrified Julian home. Surely nothing will come of that right?Series
- Part 5 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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Pains Like Cold Water (Your Brain Just Gets Used to It) by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
02 Mar 2026
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Winning was supposed to make sense. Make things easier. Like how they were before. But she woke up a week after winning feeling empty. At first she had chalked it up to feeling off, maybe it was her period or the snow that wasn’t letting up in Ottawa. It would pass like it always did. But a week turned into two turned into three and soon it was a month of her feeling like she was slowly sinking. Of being late to practices because getting out of bed was becoming a monumental task.
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Irina wins at Worlds but that really doesn't fix anything, instead it opens up something she didn't think she had to think about. Shane and Ilya realize it truly takes a village sometimes.Series
- Part 6 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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And I tried to hide the feeling by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
10 Mar 2026
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"Stop glaring at him,” Shane warned when he skated by, “Irina made it clear there was nothing.”
“Please tell me you’re not that dense,” Ilya grumbled.
“It’ll be good for her. Her recovery can’t be contingent on if a boy likes her back,” Shane reasoned, glancing at where she was talking with Marleau. It had been a better day, not a good one but better.
“I feel like we’re missing something,” Ilya muttered, “but I can’t tell what.”
“And it’s not our business,” Shane warned again as Julian skated over with a bright smile.
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It's summer and time for the Game Changers camp again. Featuring Irina teaching her dads some figure skating, Julian being down bad, and an overprotective Ilya.Series
- Part 7 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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The Rumors are Terrible and Cruel by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
14 Mar 2026
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Despite the owners pushing for Julian to have the A, Theriault still got his way with Comeau being promoted to captain. Ever since they felt like at every press conference, every chance he got really, he’d use it to tear down Shane. At first it was funny. Still not over me Comeau? Sorry you’re just not my type. But as the preseason went on it was getting tiresome. Ilya doesn’t know how he’s going to survive a whole season having to listen to chirps about his daughter and Comeau’s fucking mouth.
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Featuring the Pike kids, babysitting, a quad, and Ilya using his connections to his full potential.Series
- Part 8 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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Dreamt I held you in my arms (when I awoke dear I was mistaken so I hung my head and cried) by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
16 Mar 2026
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“What the hell is going on?” Ilya questioned.
“Give Harris your phones,” Wiebe said and Shane wanted to argue but saw the stern look of Wiebe’s face. Ilya didn’t even put up a fight as they handed them over.
“You going to tell us why our stuff is being packed?” Shane asked.
“Your mom called Shane,” Wiebe began and swallowed, “listen there’s no easy way to say this. There’s been an accident.”
“Spit it out, Wiebe!” Ilya snapped.
“Irina was injured during her free skate…it’s bad. You two need to go home,” Wiebe finally said and Shane didn’t hear anything that came after that. It was all white noise as Ilya began furiously asking what happened, was she ok, was it her hip? But Shane couldn’t even move just kept replaying the same feeling he had since the night before.
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Irina's injured at a competition while Shane and Ilya are thousands of miles away. All they can do is wait for her to wake up.Series
- Part 9 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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In The Early Morning by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
23 Mar 2026
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“Papa,” Irina continued, “Dad, can I ask something?”
“Yeah, of course, you don’t even have to ask,” Shane assured her, running a comforting hand over her shoulder.
“I…I want to take your last name,” she blurted out, “I’m 18 now and adult adoption wouldn’t require us to ask Alexei to relinquish his rights. I know you already claimed me so I can get my Canadian residency but I don’t know, if I ever compete again I would rather have both your last names than just Rozanova. And maybe just Rozanov? I don’t know.”
“Y-You’d really take Hollander?” Shane stammered.
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Domestic family fluff now that Irina is home to heal.Series
- Part 10 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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I've Been Exactly Where You Are by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
26 Mar 2026
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There was something wrong with Julian Benoit. Shane couldn’t put his finger on what the hell it was. The pressure of the newly added A to his chest might be the reason he was skating like he was moving through syrup. Slow and unsteady. Unlike the rookie he had seen last year or the one who taught kids in the summer. Something was wrong, very wrong, because even as he sent him into the boards he skated off silently. During his rookie season Julian had always yelled a quick apology every time he boarded Shane or Ilya, or anyone really. So the silent reaction sent a chill down his spine.
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Ilya and Julian bonding, lots of hurt comfort for our favorite alternate captain.Series
- Part 11 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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My whole world is changing (I don't know where to turn) by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
28 Mar 2026
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Irina,
It’s Mama. We will be visiting Montreal at the end of the month. It would be so wonderful if you could have dinner with us.
Of course, do not tell your Uncle Ilya or his husband. He would not let you go. Come see us in Montreal, there is so much I wish to talk to you about.
Love,
Mama
She read it once. Twice. This had to be a joke. It couldn’t be a coincidence that her mother was going on vacation to Montreal of all places especially as winter got closer. Only two hours from Ottawa but much farther from Moscow than Vancouver would be. Or any other place. Why Montreal? She had to know that Shane played for Montreal in the past, Alexei would always use any of Ilya’s losses against Montreal to hurt him. Had to be able to find that Ottawa was only two hours away. For…us? Did that include her other kids or just her new husband? It had to, Ekaterina would never come all this way alone.
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A new member joins the family and Irina has to deal with something she thought she was well past.Series
- Part 12 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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Sometimes I like to think that writing fast is my superpower (But sometimes I go too fast) by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
03 Apr 2026
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“Yeah, well, she’s been through a lot of change and stress in the last few months,” Shane explained, “not just you coming to live with us, but her accident, suddenly not skating. It’s a lot.”
“I…this isn’t because of me right? I didn’t do this?” Noah asked quietly and Shane quickly shook his head and took Noah’s chin in his hand to make him look in his eyes.
“No, this is not your fault. This isn’t anyone’s fault,” Shane said sternly, “these things happen. We just have to deal.”
“Don’t be stupid,” Irina muttered sleepily and both Shane and Noah stilled, “I wanted a sibling. My brain is just fucked.”
“It’s not fucked,” Shane said just as sternly as when he was talking to Noah.
“It’s a little fucked,” She said with the ghost of a smile and Noah smothered his laugh.
“Just slightly,” Noah said.
“No one will ever notice,” she responded
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More sibling bonding, Shane and Ilya discover something about Noah, and Scott meets his biggest fan.Series
- Part 13 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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The sewage of youth drowned the spark of my teens (and I knew the lights of the city were too heavy for me) by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
07 Apr 2026
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“Alexei was a bad father,” Irina said, “I was scared of calling Ilya Papa because to me, Papa was never a good person. Never kind or loving. But I don’t know, it just came out one day when we were arguing.”
“Of course it did,” Noah huffed.
“Is how we are,” she shrugged, “I think Shane will cry if you call him Dad, happy tears of course, and maybe Ilya will too.”
“What if…what if they don’t want me to?” Noah asked.
“Don’t be absurd,” she said softly, tucking a strand of hair away from his face the same way he saw Ilya and Shane do to her plenty of times.
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Noah gets closer to his parental figures, Irina gets some bad news, and our favorite siblings are ride or die for each other.Series
- Part 14 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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Say I'm Good (But I might be in Denial) by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
11 Apr 2026
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“Surprise!” As soon as he opened the door he was met with Irina’s smiling face.
“Hey baby,” he breathed out, dropped his bags, and caught her as she jumped into his arms. He pulled her close, burying his nose into her hair and breathing in her floral shampoo. Fuck, he had missed her. Sporadic phone calls and facetimes were not enough. He lifted her off the ground, his hands under her thighs, and walked over to the couch to sit with her securely in his lap. Even if he wanted sleep there was nothing he would have rather been doing. She pulled away and pressed a soft kiss to his lips. Julian groaned and pulled her back down for a deeper one.
“How are you here?” He asked, when they pulled away.
“Thought I’d surprise you, you told me you were having a hard time,” she said,
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Julian and Irina being cute, Ilya tried to the The Talk with Irina, and Julian takes Shane with him to visit Jake's grave.Series
- Part 15 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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And we'll keep on fighting till the end by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
17 Apr 2026
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“We’re going to the cup finals!” Dykstra screamed as Shane pulled Ilya and Hayden in for a tight hug. Both of them protested at being so close to the other but resigned to the hug when they realized Shane wasn’t letting go. Their families began to spill onto the ice but Shane skated to the boards knowing full well Irina wouldn’t step foot on it and Noah wouldn’t leave his sister’s side if it meant leaving her alone.
“Holy fuck!” Noah’s voice cheered, one arm still in a sling as he pumped his fist in the air.
“You did it!” Irina beamed as Shane shucked his gloves off to pull them both in for a hug, being mindful of Noah’s collarbone.
“Holy shit,” Shane breathed out.
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The Centaurs go to the finals, Irina finally gets her hip surgery, and Noah and Shane have a boys trip to the Cottage to bond.Series
- Part 16 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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Rich in Our Own Way by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
25 Apr 2026
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“Uh oh,” Irina uttered as they pulled up to see Noah arguing with a boy his age, just the slightest bit taller. Ilya honked twice and that made Noah snap one final thing before walking to the car. He threw his hockey bag into the trunk with enough force to rock the car before getting in next to Irina and slamming the door.
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Noah's fed up with the center on his team, said center comes over for dinner, and Irina has a quiet moment with Shane.Series
- Part 17 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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Looking Back at the Monster Down the Hall (It's Just You) by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
28 Apr 2026
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“Papa, Irina’s calling you,” Noah called from inside the house. He jogged over to where he left his phone by the front door, ruffling Noah’s hair and telling him to get to the car.
“Malyshka, I’m so sorry now it’s not a good time,” Ilya rushed out, he hated not talking to his daughter but he also was frazzled enough as it was.
“Malyshka, hm? That’s an interesting name to call my daughter, Ilya,” the voice on the other end was not his daughter. No, it was a voice he never thought he’d hear again. If Alexei was calling him from Irina’s phone that only meant one thing: he had found her. Had gotten her away from Julian and got her to call him.
“Alexei,” he growled into the phone
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Alexei appears one more time to try and dismantle everything Ilya has built, good thing he's married to Shane 'I don't Play about my loved ones' Hollander.Series
- Part 18 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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But at least I got a soul still, even if I'm in a bad placе (I'm happy for your hair cut) by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
11 May 2026
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“That mouth will get you in trouble one day,” Shane sighed in the car after the game.
“Everyday you become more like me solnyshko,” Ilya beamed as he pulled out of the parking garage.
“Am I not supposed to knock them out when they talk about Irina?" He asked with fake innocence.
“She wouldn’t like it,” was all Shane said and Noah knew he was right.
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The aftermath of Alexei's appearance, Noah and Arleaux get into a fight.Series
- Part 19 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs
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Here We Go Again by dreamsoflovingness
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
13 May 2026
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“That’s alright,” Ilya said softly, “I can talk for the both of us. English or Russian, zaychik?”
She squeezed his side twice. Russian it was.
“Arleaux and Noechka are still bickering,” Ilya sighed, moving to run his hand up and down her back, “this time it was about who was taking up more space in the back seat. Dad has them in the yard doing yoga.”
Irina huffed out a soft laugh. Ilya continued talking about the latest in the teenage feud he was trying to mediate.
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The Noah and Arleaux feud continues and Noah gets a very unexpected, unwelcome visit.Series
- Part 20 of The Curious Case of the Rozanovs