Shane invites Ilya to his lakeside cottage for two quiet weeks in the off-season. It's supposed to be uncomplicated. No teams, no press, no pretending. Instead, it turns into slow mornings, shared meals, negotiated control, and the kind of closeness that's a lot harder to walk away from than either of them expected.

It's been three weeks since Ilya first arrived at the cottage. And as the summer comes to a close, Shane and Ilya prepare for Ilya's return to Boston and the start of a new NHL season. Soon, Ilya and Shane realise that maintaining their relationship is more challenging than either of them expected. Navigating jealousy and longing, while also maintaining their professional and very public personas, is no easy feat. It was so much easier when they weren't taking this seriously, but there's no turning back now... OR If Heated Rivalry and the Long Game are not enough, and the wait for Unrivaled is killing you. Why not explore what happened in the years between HR and TLG? This fic features Ilya meeting Rose for the first time, Ilya's first Christmas with the Hollanders and many more events referenced in the Long Game but that don't occur on the page. Please note this fanfiction follows Game Changers canon. Before You Go takes place between the events of Heated Rivalry (Chapter 27) and the Long Game. References to other characters and events in the Game Changers series appear. A guide for those who just want to read specific portions, with the spice chapters labelled. Please note this is just to signal chapters that are especially explicit. There are sexual references throughout. Chapter 1 - August 2017 - last morning at the Cottage (Spice, incl. grinding, ass play) Chapter 2 - August 2017 - Shane drives Ilya to the airport to go back to Boston, Ilya texts Svetlana. Chapter 3 - September 2017 - Ilya sends Shane some presents they can both enjoy while they're apart (Spice, incl. phone sex, sex toys, ass play, masturbation) Chapter 4 - September 2017 - Ilya goes on a night out with Marlow and St-Simon, and Shane gets jealous. Chapter 5 - September 2017 - Shane is restless after his fight with Ilya so he calls Rose until Ilya arrives at his apartment to finish their argument Chapter 6 - September 2017 - Reunited and Ilya sees Shane's Montreal apartment for the first ti

"Goodbye Hollander," Ilya said bluntly. "See you on the ice. Let's finally give the fans that f***ing rivalry they always wanted." Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander are finally getting to live the life that they have dreamed of for so long. They are out and very much in love with each other, they are finally living together and not always feeling like they are on borrowed time, and they are playing together for the Ottawa Centaurs and looking like they're on their way to winning a Stanley Cup. That is until it all comes unravelled because of one night. Can the two men find their way back to each other? Or when all is said and done, and after everything they've been through, is it just too much to ask?

Ilya Rozanov had battled depression for years. Possibly for even longer than he realised, since long before that was what it was labelled as by his therapist. He had faced better days and worse days with it; that was just part of the cycle. There was one constant in his life though that had always managed to keep him grounded, and keep the particularly bad thoughts at bay; Shane Hollander. But when the life that him and Shane had finally started to build together now that they were out and living together and playing hockey for the same team is suddenly threatened to be ripped out from underneath Ilya's feet, life doesn't seem worth living anymore. The delicate balance that he had maintained for so long with his mental health completely topples. Canada's arguably most polarising duo in the hockey world are left to face their toughest battle yet. Feeling like they have to retreat back into the shadows once more, and unsure how they can ever fully recover from this latest disaster, Shane and Ilya navigate new and unfamiliar territory that challenges even their bond. This is the story of how Ilya Rozanov finds himself, and his happiness... and how Shane Hollander learns to let go, and trust again when it feels like all hope is lost. WARNINGS/TRIGGERS: Depression, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempt, smut.

Falling into the Heated Rivalry rabbit hole was absolutely not on my 2025 bingo card-but a few Tarlos pages I follow on IG kept posting about Shane and Ilya, and well... here we are. I read Heated Rivalry and The Long Game in three days, loved them to pieces, and couldn't believe how similar the series feels to the actual content and emotional beats of the books. Please enjoy this collection of Hollanov one-shots-and if you have prompt requests, feel free to send them my way!

these two have utterly consumed my brain, so i had to write about these two. if i make any mistakes please please correct me!! id also love some requests hehe 🙈

Random one shots about Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander

Hi loons! Just another obsessed girlie. Enjoy! If y'all wanna discuss ideas insta is @horeforhollanov_ shoot me a text ;)

a collection of stories with ilya and shane as dads.

One-shots between Canada's Shane Hollander and Russia's Ilya Rozanov. Most Impressive Rankings # 1 Ilya # 1 Rachel Reid # 3 Heated Rivalry