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reminder to always read the tags before reading, DLDR!!

-> DIRECTORY: all my hollanov fic rec lists

pull like a dog by segs | explicit | 6.8k words – Statement from Boston Raiders General Manager Rick Doughty: We are aware of a video circulating online from earlier this summer of the locker room celebration proceeding Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. This was a personal recording of an adrenaline-fueled moment inside our private facilities and was not intended to be seen by the public.

our bedroom after the war by Anonymous | mature | 22k words – In an alternate timeline, Shane resolves to move on after Sochi. When he and Ilya reunite for the MLH Awards in Vegas, Ilya takes the news of Shane's new "friend" about as well as you'd expect. 

can't fake that for a moment by dreamtiwasanarchitect | mature | 20.6k words – Ilya doesn't remember being married to Shane Hollander. Probably, he should tell someone. He decides not to.

The Boxer by Viriidian | explicit | 23.6k words – After a viral video ruins Shane Hollander's chances of ever playing for the NHL, he gets his lick back in other ways. Or, The Hollanov Pornstar AU with a twist

get him back! by flairlies | mature | 54k words – Stuck in an alt-world where he and Shane never hooked up as teenagers, Ilya is determined to get Shane back. To do that, Ilya has to figure out a way to get Shane to see him as anyone other than the Russian asshole who has spent a decade pissing him off. It can't be that hard to make your husband fall in love with you... right?

why don’t we just play pretend (‘cause what if I never love again?) by Keullala | Not Rated | 16.6k words – the fake dating hollanov fic, in which Shane desperately wants his ex to think that he's no longer hung up on him and his rival Ilya Rozanov is more than happy to help.

if these walls could talk by angeluvxx | explicit | 21k words – Shane's favourite time of the day is when he can crawl back into his apartment where he finally gets peace and quiet after a busy day juggling work and med school. His routine is sourly interrupted when a new neighbour moves in next door, being as loud as he is infuriatingly handsome.

fake it (til you make it) by PenAndInkPrincess | teen+ | 21.7k words – when shane's old fake id falls out of his wallet around his parents, he has to explain that it was to book hotel rooms before he was 21... and then he has to explain why he needed to book those hotel rooms in the first place.

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Night Changes by proseandpulse [20.4k words | 4/4 chapters]

Shane is drunk and needs some help, so he calls Hayden. Hayden is not who picks up.

In Close Quarters by Anonymous [21.9k words | 5/5 chapters]

Shane was enjoying his nice quiet life till the menace that is Ilya Rozanov moves in next door. If you love oblivious Shane, this may scratch an itch for you!

your roots in my dreamland by hollidayparty [5.3k words | 1/1 chapter]

I just love exploring all the different potential outcomes from the "I could marry Svetlana" comment. The author captured Shane's hurt in that moment so well!

Surgical Precision by Incognitowrites [164.5k words | 25 chapters]

Shane suffers a career ending injury at the Metros training camp before it has a chance to really even take off. 10 years later, he crosses paths with Ilya again when he's hired as a team doctor for the Raiders. I usually shy away from fics where Shane loses hockey through injury but really enjoyed this one.

think twice (and come back for a third time) by lipsticktraces [70.3k words | 11/11 chapters]

Another second chance fic! Ilya's father doesn't die in 2017 and Ilya follows through with his plans to break up with Shane. They grow and change but remain stupid for each other.

Is this thing on? by ARustySpork [12.6k words | 1/1 chapters]

Not really a Hollanov fic but they're a couple in the fic so whatever, I'm counting it. After injury forces Shane into early retirement, he and Svetlana start a podcast.

don't know what to do whenever you are near by compost_heap [76.9k words | 19/19 chapters]

After Shane disappears from the hockey world before the 2008 draft, he pops back up 18 years later when his son Luca is drafted to the Ottawa Centaurs. Really enjoyed how Ilya was down bad from jump the moment he saw Shane again and I'm a sucker for Hollanov-are-Luca's-parents fics.

Ilya My Dads Single AND Interested! by reggiesreputation [8.4k words | 1/1 chapters]

AU where Shane's daughter gets him a date with hockey star Ilya Rozanov.

typing… by shaneverse [21.3k | 10/10 chapters]

College fic! Shane and Ilya are rivals on the ice who don't know they're texting each other after Ilya sends a thirst trap to the wrong number.

I will fuck your heaven (for the hell of it) by Anonymous [7.8k words | 4/4 chapters]

Famous hockey star Ilya Rozanov steals Shane from his boyfriend who's a fan.

RussianLover81 by h20cb [28.7k words | 2/2 chapters]

Shane is a famous peloton instructor and Ilya is a very dedicated fan.

That Time Ilya Rozanov Stole His Teammate's Boyfriend by mariku [16.1k words | 2/2 chapters]

Well, the title basically explains it all, lol. I loved that this fic is told from the teammate's POV. Very interesting creative choice that works so well. The second fic in this series gives you Ilya's POV!

“…You mean Hollzy?”

And he's honestly a little scared to text Shane about meeting up because what if they did fuck at All-Stars, and now Shane is hitting up Cliff to come see him after the game instead and—

He's saved from that particular spiral by Shane texting him first, just a simple See you after the game? and Ilya will never admit, even under threat of torture, how relieved he is to answer yes, along with a string of suggestive emojis.

Then they get out on the ice. It's just warm up at the moment, but Ilya watches Cliff pause at the center line temporarily separating Boston from Montreal.

"Hey Hollzy!"

But now that he Knows, Cliff is sooooo curious about Shane, and how/why he started hooking up with Ilya. Cliff knows Ilya, as a friend and as a bed partner, so he knows there's no way Ilya would keep Hollander on his rotation if he was as boring as his reputation.

Then, in a stroke of fate, Ilya gets a mild injury that prevents him from being in the All-Star game, which means, for the first time, Cliff will be in the same place as Hollander but without Ilya. Better yet, they will be on the same team, which gives Cliff the perfect excuse to talk to Shane.

Bit of awkwardness at first, partially because Shane is honestly just baffled that a Raider other than Ilya wants to talk to him (and even then, they never talk in public outside of the ice), and partially because neither one of them has any clue what they might have in common besides hockey.

Turns out it's real estate 😅 Cliff is a handy guy, and does house flipping as a side hustle/summer hobby; he'll buy a place that needs work, live in it while he's doing the remodeling, then sell it when he's done and move onto the next. He finds it weirdly relaxing. Shane is fascinated with this idea, though he admits that he could never do it himself; the stress of living in that environment would drive him round the bend, but it does lead them to spending two hours talking passionately about cabinets 🤓 During which, Cliff is very happy to realize that Shane is surprisingly funny and charming, once he relaxes a little, and while he has always been objectively attractive, a chatty, happy Shane Hollander is very attractive to Cliff personally.

Cliff doesn't really think about the fact that he's gradually slipped into flirting until something suggestive he says makes Shane blush and momentarily excuse himself. And Cliff is very disappointed in thinking he absolutely screwed it; they were having such a nice time and he genuinely likes Shane, and now he's scared him off.

Meanwhile, Shane has locked himself in a bathroom stall and is texting Ilya with his heart in his throat like "DID YOU PUT MARLEAU UP TO THIS??" And poor Ilya, who is just enjoying a joint with Svetlana back in Boston is like "??? Wtf are you on about."

"HE'S BEEN TALKING TO ME ALL NIGHT AND NOW I'M PRETTY SURE HE'S HITTING ON ME WHAT DID YOU DO."

"I did nothing! If Marley is hitting on you is because he wants to. You're hot, he likes both, easy math." And Ilya, in a Herculean effort to be Totally Cool and Casual about both Shane AND Cliff, No Complex Feelings Here, adds, "He's a good lay, you should take him up on it."

No no noooooo, this is too much for Shane, who leaves Ilya on read and guiltily goes back to his hotel room without circling back to Cliff. THANKFULLY, it's the skills competition the next day, which gives him a chance to apologize to Cliff for disappearing, giving the reliable lie that he suddenly didn't feel well and that's why he booked it. Cliff's just glad Shane's still willing to talk to him, so he readily accepts it, and Shane desperately tries to put Ilya's text out of his head because the more time he spends with Cliff over the next two days, the more he's Considering It. Which is INSANE on multiple levels.