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1. transfixed in the afterglow of you by artemismuse

   Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   25 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander/Original Male Character(s)
   • Ilya Rozanov & Svetlana Vetrova
   • Shane Hollander & Hayden Pike
   • Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Svetlana Vetrova
   • Hayden Pike
   • Original Male Character(s)
   • Slow Burn
   • Angst
   • Jealousy
   • Jealous Ilya Rozanov
   • Jealous Shane Hollander
   • Misunderstandings
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Book/Show Spoilers
   • Homophobia
   • Injury
   • Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander
   • First Time
   • Depression
   • Anxiety
   • POV Alternating
   • Not Beta Read
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Emotional/Psychological Abuse
   • Depressed Ilya Rozanov
   • guys we have to build up trauma before we get smut but i promise it's coming

   Summary

   After five years of touches that aren't enough, of words that are never said, Shane finally knows what sex with Ilya Rozanov feels like. It feels like the beginning of something more - something that will take them past this silly rivalry and into each others arms. It's perfect. It's all he's ever wanted, before he even knew he could have it.

   But by the next morning, he's faced with news that derails everything. And Ilya has no idea.

   Or, Shane sees Ilya in the tabloids with someone else and realizes he is in way over his head. The best response? Go no contact, find a replacement, and spend the next three years pretending you didn't knock yourself off course.

   *spoilers for future series/book events ahead!

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