hollanov fic rec list pt. 1 !!
this is partly for myself as a reference but i thought i should post it bc being horny on main is one of life's great joys. sorry if this is absolutely unreadable, i'm still venturing into the world of tumblr formatting
splitting this into categories because the hollanov ao3 tag is vast and mysterious. who knows how many of these i can conjure.
My All Stars: (heh. get it.) my absolute favorites.
• home economics - 38k, M, Anonymous
The Swiss National League doesn’t care about the legendary Hollander-Rozanov rivalry. When the MLH can’t negotiate with the Hockey Players’ Union in time to prevent a hockey lockout at the start of the 2015 season, the Zürich Lions jump at the chance to sign both Shane and Ilya to short-term contracts. For four months in Switzerland, they share a team, a line, a house, and a bed.
Then the lockout ends in January, and it’s time to go back. Back to different countries, cities, lives. Beds.
Reentry is harder than expected.
it's popular for a reason. i love this one, i like the style, i like the contrast of the timeline, and its hollanov roomates in switzerland. whats not to love. AND it also has a great sequel (open house) about them from a few other POVs, including a rookie on Shane's team. in love with another rookie. amazing stuff i cant believe this author is anonymous. the larger series has some great stuff too.
• frequently, secretly fond of each other. - 222k, E, by milominderbindered
A year after mysteriously dropping out of the 2009 draft, Shane Hollander is signed by the Boston Raiders, right behind Ilya Rozanov. Having the two biggest stars in the league on the same line is great for Boston — but playing alongside their worst rival was never exactly in Shane or Ilya's plans. Especially not when staying away from each other starts to feel just as impossible as getting along.
this is THE heated rivalry fic to me. why would you even read the books when you could read this masterpiece instead. yes its that serious. by the amazing @milominderbindered on here, god i love this one. many a reread in my future, it was just recently completed and i cant even express how happy the 222,222 word count made me. truly beautiful.
• wanna get stuck in your head - 31k, T, by peculiarblue
He only realizes he’s doing it when it’s too late to stop.
He’s standing in the drink aisle of the grocery store, checking the expiration dates on the cans of Coke, mentally cross-checking them with Boston’s away game schedule, and the reality hits him like someone shook one of those cans and popped it open. A snap. A fizz. A mess.
Shane is making space for Ilya.
(or, lessons in budget-friendly shopping, home decor, and resisting the urge to neatly combine all your situationship’s shit into a drawer in your bedroom because you might be falling in love with him: a seven-ish step guide by shane hollander, who is so, so fucked)
oh my god i fucking LOVE this one. vignettes of them together, being unable to ignore the roles they play in each others lives? being sweet together, the yearning of not giving something back that ilya left in shane's house. you won't get it unless you read it but. the sock. dude. that is my shane hollander. i love him so much. seriously so good.
• chained myself to a friend - 12k, M, Anonymous
“Board games,” Ilya said, kneeing them higher up his chest.
Shane stared at him. “You travel with those?” he asked, trying to go for scathing. It never quite got there. He didn’t have Ilya’s skill.
Ilya smiled wide and shark-like. “No,” he said. “I got them from Emily. Mrs. Lansow.”
Shane felt even more baffled.
“The owner of the hotel,” Ilya said.
“I know,” Shane said. He just couldn’t imagine Ilya interacting with that sweet woman. Or her asking him to call her by her first name. “Why? I mean, why did you get them?”
“You have better things to do?” Ilya asked.
“I have a phone. And a laptop. And there’s a television,” Shane said.
Ilya squinted dismissively. “Screen is bad. Melts your brain.”
“You sound like my mom,” Shane said, a little softer than he intended and smiling reluctantly.
Ilya tilted his head. “This does it for you?”
Shane and Ilya learn what it's like spending time together with their clothes still on.
i absolutely adore this whole series. i really really love all the different ways that authors explore them becoming closer, that transition from fuckbuddies to (sorry shane) lovers. it is so fascinating to me, and this series is the best of it. a couple more from this series, (perfect from now on) seriously there are GOOD ones in here:
• for a split sec, I was a train wreck - 19k, E
Never mind the next two weeks, the next eight hours stretched endlessly in front of him. He had no idea how to occupy his time. His house was basically empty, which sounded sad but was really a good thing, evidence he’d built himself the life he wanted – where he always had something to do, outside and with other people. Ilya had been restless for as long as he could remember, had never been able to sit still. He’d gotten in trouble for it as a kid at the dinner table and he got in trouble for it as a full grown man on the team bus. He’d gotten in trouble for it when the doctors had been trying to take the x-ray, his leg jumping without his permission.
Ilya gets injured, stops leaving the house, loses his mind, learns to read tarot, and sends Shane Hollander a lot of photos.
• careful all the time - 24k, M
“I was thinking about the honeymoon phase thing.”
“Yes?” Ilya said.
“I think it’s different for us. I don’t want us to be all blissful and then only start fighting when we’re back to barely seeing each other. I think it’s good if we figure things out now, when we have the time. Whatever needs figuring out. So we have a solid foundation going into the season. Sort of like training camp.”
“So this means you will keep getting mad at me for things,” Ilya said.
Shane smiled, rolled his eyes. “Yeah, exactly,” he said.
“Good, I find it very hot,” Ilya said, and kissed him.
An insecure over-thinker and a self-destructive thrill-seeker walk into a relationship.
anonymous author i will kiss you on the mouth.
• you all the way down - 40k, E - by inkingbrushes
“Is my favourite thing.” Ilya murmurs.
The rain has started to slow down a little. Barely any lightning strikes anymore. Soon, the sky will clear.
“What is?” Shane asks.
Ilya brings their joined hands up to his face and presses a small, tired smile to the back of Shane’s hand. “You and me.”
—
(or: they’re best friends who go on a roadtrip together.)
ridiculously sweet, they just love each other idk man. the yearning. i absolutely love how they make it more than friendship here, it's beautiful. best friends, met in college, two week roadtrip together. its just great.
• re: hi - 67k, not rated - by fleezerweezer
At eleven years old Ilya Rozanov's class is given an assignment:
They will be randomly paired with a student at another school in Canada via email. In order to get full credit on the assignment, they must send at least five emails back and forth and gather enough information to write their project.
After seven years, Ilya is pretty sure he's done enough for 100%
or
Shane and Ilya sending emails throughout the years. What happens when they meet?
guys this one is so. fuck. baby hollanov. knowing each other throughout their whole careers. its fine im fine. this one is so so good. meet when they're eleven. emailing each other oh my god.
• Detail Orientated - 24k, E - by boopboop
Summer at the cottage is the first time Shane and Ilya have been able to spend any significant time together. Naturally, it comes with some revelations.
Or, Five Things Russians Do Not Do, A Detailed Observational Study By Shane Hollander.
the cottage oh my god the cottage they are so. i love this one. same author as Duty of Care if you've read that. autistic shane you listmaking boy i love you.
Are these niche? no but they are good. i have more buried in my bookmarks don't worry. these are relatively ok, the next one is ilya rozanov emotional saw traps get ready
That's all for part one, trust there will be more. AO3 my one true love
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