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1. the heart is hard to translate by catknives

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

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   07 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Alternate Universe - Soulmates
   • Soulmate-Identifying Marks
   • Autistic Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander
   • Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov
   • Idiots in Love
   • Getting Together
   • Love Confessions
   • Anal Sex
   • Blow Jobs
   • Light Dom/sub
   • Not Beta Read
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • fairly canon compliant except for the soulmate thing

   Summary

   Shane is twelve when he realizes he can understand Russian.

   Or, in a world where you can understand whatever language(s) your soulmate speaks, it takes Shane and Ilya an embarrassing amount of time to realize they’re soulmates.

   Series

   • Part 1 of all this and heaven too

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   20,867

   Chapters:

   3/3

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