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Hey! Psss! Do you have time to talk about our lord and savior A/B/O ao3 collection, which just keeps on giving??

Maybe We Could Grow |2,5k| E - once again no one asked for Hayden's consent... This is cute and funny and lovely

trace me onto your skin |9,3k| E - yearning omega Shane, nesting as an additional kink

what happens in vegas |7k| E - Vegas + heat + dom Ilya, wonderful stuff

alpha/beta hollanov |total 10k| E - two gorgeous hot lovely works, knotted dildo is a must read, but first fic is about possessive alpha (!!!) and clueless beta and this is THE STUFF

TWO OF MY PERSONAL FAVOURITES:

"Heat Break!" - |6k| E - Okay okay its a bit of dubcon, but trust me it's so sexy and so good! It even has a bit of top from the bottom Shane.

Delusions - |3k| E - this should be read imho right after the heat break. Its so smutty and idk what to tell

Let's all scream about wonderful fic writers. If these are your works, i can @ you, i just don't know anyone's pages, I only keep those tabs open and reread 5 times a day each. hehe

First of all as @billowyy kindly mentioned, their fic Maybe We Could Grow is not Explicit, its Teen, but still its brilliant and wonderful and I've read it 10 times already!

Also some new A/B/O fics I enjoyed, not just smutty, but fluffy and funny and of course with a happy ending yay!

Forge |5,7k| M - this is not smut but this is my favourite trope - fluffy idiots in love. YAY!

Mutual instincts series |39k| E - first work is complete, second one is a WIP and I guess everyone has read it, but it's really wonderfully explicit and hopeful and jealous and possessive GAAAHhhh

Fury |5,2k| T - Graphic Depictions of Violence warning - this is for people, who need to scratch their itch for damsel in distress trope. Really loved it. Nothing really bad, but you have to suffer for a bit.

The Pregnancy |12k| E - Omega!Ilya is pregnant and Alpha!Shane worries not for the three of them, but for entire Ottawa. I love this!

part 1 ! part 2 ! part 3 ! part 4

matter of fact, i caught you lookin' back by sargeantwoof | explicit | 19k words – Ilya's apartment is under construction. Shane's in town for a game. It'd be a shame if they somehow had the same hotel room.

the heart is hard to translate by catknives | explicit | 20.8k words – 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.

hey, love, we'll get away with it by buckleyspencer | gen | 5.6k words – 5 times Shane and Ilya broke the rules they had set in place to get away with it + 1 time they realized they had nothing to get away from.

careful fear and dead devotion by CorvidCordelia | explicit | 44k words – Shane and Ilya are cast in a production of Ember & Ice and eventually they fuck about it.

fresh from the fight by flairlies | mature | 23.5k words – The Voyageur is strong, fast, handsome, and just about everything the city of Ottawa could ever want in a superhero. Shane Hollander is very good at staying under the radar as a local crime reporter. Ilya Rozanov is just trying to take down his family's corrupt business from the inside. He didn't really intend to become a vigilante and he definitely didn't mean to develop a crush on the city's #1 super-boy. Or on the journalist helping him take his father down.

It's Been A Long Time Coming by leiascully | explicit | 20k words – Ilya and Shane are so excited to have made the playoffs in Shane's first season with the Centaurs until they remember: no sex during the playoffs.

rose garden filled with thorns by galactictsukki | explicit | 14.6k words – famous Shane meets non-famous Ilya on a cursed flight from Ottawa to Boston and kind of (totally) falls in love with him at first sight (and first chirp)

My Hopes Are Prone to Elevate by shanehollandertwentyfour | explicit | 106k words – what if Ilya and Shane had been drafted to the same team? Inspired by every rookie bestie dynamic duo in the NHL that made you think, "what if they kissed???"

i want you flowing through my veins explicit, 3k, oneshot. they talk about kinks. shane asks ilya to spit in his mouth. it's almost sweet, and also hot.

lucky bastard mature, 10k, complete. part of a series (second one is also complete). they're very possessive of each other, even when they don't know if they should be. biting, tender feelings. also, spit kink. i have a theme.

serious teen, 1k, oneshot. svetlana walks into shane and ilya sharing a morning the day of the tuna melt.

the interview teen, 8k, ongoing. ilya rozanov does an interview in his native russian, translated. a very interesting look into what the rest of the world thinks of ilya, with some very cold commentary from ilya's part

for better or for rozanov mature, 3k, oneshot. a gossip magazine publishes a piece on shane hollander's possible (definitely real) secret marriage. ilya loses his mind.

offside explicit, 19k, ongoing. ilya's off hockey from a career-ending injury, coaching canada's team for the olympics. shane has grown up idolizing the man- but it's different training under him. he's too demanding, too strict, too much. but that's not always a bad thing. coach/player romance au

bite hard explicit, 9k, oneshot (part of a series, also has another complete fic. read both.) THE biting kink fic. ilya gets a tooth knocked out, and if you think they wouldn't be horny about that you're extremely wrong. this fic makes your jaw ache in sympathy.

it's too close for comfort teen, 7k, oneshot. anti-doping does their job, which includes showing up for ilya at shane's house.

road regrets explicit, 9k, oneshot. shane watches ilya's game, gets worked up watching him get slammed on the boards, and doms him through his phone about it.

now you're home mature, 4k, oneshot. ilya offers to pay shane for sex sometimes. surprisingly, it's both set in canon and also pretty emotionally sweet.

clear to a hedgehog explicit, 12k, oneshot. genuinely the only non-hockey player shane i've liked. ilya's regular montreal hookup is a doctor who definitely thinks he's in the bratva.

rescue kip 2017 teen, 500 words, oneshot. text fic. hollanov attempt to rescue kip from his dinosaur boyfriend. they are not very successful, but they tried.

im going to walk into the ocean, never to be seen again gen, 4k, oneshot. hollanov have svetlana over for lunch. shane invites rose for moral support. everyone is being very chill and normal about this, really.

silly little lie explicit, 7k, oneshot. shane lies about hooking up with a man to seem more interesting to ilya. ilya, predictably, loses his fucking mind.

all these little deaths explicit, 5k, incomplete. sadist ilya and masochist shane have a very fun and normal time with hockey injuries.

the (fake) fake marriage teen, 1k, oneshot. everyone knows ilya rozanov is just marrying hollander for the visa. the immigration office, respectfully, disagrees.

aching, aching, aching and alive explicit, 17k, oneshot. have you thought about fisting as a possible medium for character and emotional exploration? no? well, here you go. THE fisting fic.

berlin pond explicit, 3k, incomplete. somnophilia fic, and also feelings, and also texting that made me laugh a little too much.

every path was an improvisation gen, 2k, oneshot. the plane actually crashes, but they're okay. well, on a deserted island, but okay. the centaurs are mostly arguing about lord of the flies. ilya's worrying about the high odds that shane will just murder him when they get back.

shane hollander's notes app mature, 700 words, oneshot. goes through canon. some of the cons for rozanov include 'somewhat attractive'. terrific. i get him.

tell it slant teen, 7k, oneshot. ilya makes an anonymous online friend in his rookie era. it's probably not who you think.

me and my wild boy, and all of this wild joy unrated, 4k, oneshot. someone films hollanov having sex and posts it online. they get through it. it's hornier than you'd think.

prarie madness by thathastu | G, ilya/shane, 4.1k, canon divergent

The 2008 World Junior Hockey Championships are hosted in Regina, Saskatchewan, a place with absolutely fucking nothing to do. Ilya and Shane find themselves in each other's company, trying to pass the time.

i cannot describe this as anything but americana-esque, despite the fact that saskatchewan is very much not america. ilya and shane feel SO painfully young here, and it's just so damn good.

apply pads (shock now!) by blongblong | E, ilya/shane, 34.4k, paramedics au, d/s elements

When Paramedic Shane Hollander and EMT Hayden Pike start working nights, they expect to spend their shifts getting fucked over by Response Paramedic—and notorious asshole—Ilya Rozanov. Shane does end up getting fucked, just not in the way he was expecting. (shane just wants to do his job and ride the ambulance. ilya thinks shane should be riding him, instead.)

part one of return of spontaneous circulation | INSANELY HOT. the second part is gorgeously sicknasty CNC that had me sweating. i love the progression of shane and ilya going from mortal enemies to guys who fuck to get out of boring work training sessions to guys who are sickeningly in love. the author is also so clearly a paramedic, it's endearing.

enough by unleaved | T, ilya/shane, 6.4k, magical realism, shane-centric

The best and second-best hockey players in the world are standing in this room, right here, right now. I know who I am. Do you?

this fic revolves around the idea that being a sports star in a city changes you, since cities have magic, and magic is given to those the city (and her people) loves. shane is completely ordinary, despite that. i think this is one of those fics that i can't believe doesn't have more kudos than it does. this author understands shane so well.

you're not a constant star by kisscamcolby (@montrealmetros) | E, ilya/shane, 3.2k, winner's room, period piece

After the Metros win over the Moscow Central Red Army in the 1980 Super Series, Shane picks Ilya as his winner's room forfeit.

guys i LOOOVE a winner's room fic. and i really, really fucking love period pieces, AND hockey history. so this is me geeking out a little (a lot), because footage of the 1976 SS canadiens v. CSKA game is actually what got me into hockey to begin with.

and i want what i want by thesehands (@thesehandsfic) | E, ilya/shane, 14.1k, d/s & bdsm

“Hollander. Relax. So you lost one game,” Ilya said. “Big deal. Win next time.” “It is a big deal,” Shane said. His hands were clenched tightly into fists. “It’s not just the game. You know I can’t afford to fuck up like this, not this close to playoffs. It’s a pretty big deal. Fuck. And it’s my fault. I wasn’t focused. I can play better than that, and I just… didn’t.”  “Okay, your fault, so what?” Ilya shrugged. “You think you should be punished for this?” 

i could genuinely make an entirely different rec list where i just list every single d/s fic that i love from this fandom, on and on, into perpetuity, but this one. ooh this one. to quote my bookmark: jesus, mary, AND joseph. hot! hot! hot!

love takes miles by corsi | T, ilya/shane, 6.9k, outsider pov & epistolary

yara @troycabaret tried to get oomf into hockey and now she's obsessed with FUCKING HOLLANOV? THEY'RE 50 YEARS OLD Or: Ten years, as seen through fandom.

everyone and their mom has probably already read this, but here it is. every time i read it, i'm blown away by how good it is. a really accurate (though much kinder) portrayal of hrpf circles. but now we have to ask the real question: when will hollanov get their own version of 2022's geno contractgate? "only for pittsburgh, always with sid," hollanov edition when?

victory lap by femmecel | T, ilya/shane, 2.5k, tw: gritty

“He is a weapon, a killer. Do not forget it. You can use a spear as a walking stick, but that will not change its nature.” —Madeline Miller or Ilya fights Gritty.

You ask when this started and Mister Dickhead makes sure Shane is accurate about when they started this. How dare you stave off half a year of us, Shane?

You ask if they talked to Scott Hunter and Ra Ra Rasputin says that he, famous asshole extraordinaire went to talk to Patron Saint of Hockey Gays to offer him congratulations.

You ask if he has no loyalty to Boston and Mr Fucking Fuck San Francisco is like. Nyet

Ilya gets hurt while playing in Toronto. Shane’s in Florida on a road trip, calls his parents in a panic. Asks them to drive 5 hours to Toronto to pick Ilya up from hospital and look after him. It’s the first Yuna and David know about him and Ilya. Needless to say, Yuna is very confused about the differences between the man Shane is apparently crazy about and the public persona of Ilya Rozanov.

Hi!

I used to have a fic rec library back in my one direction days, thought I should make one for my new obsession, 13 years later. I will update the page as often as I can. Hopefully you find some hidden gems in here! Let me know if you want more filter tags for something specific!

some heated rivalry fics i like a lot. my notes under each title, not the official summaries

I made a google doc with my bookmarked Hollanov fics

Freaky, angst, fluffy, sad, slow burn, all of it, enjoy😘😘😘😘

Missing scenes

5 Times Ilya Was Confused by a Canadianism 12 k. This is a series of vignettes that cover the show timeline until Chapter 3, from Chapter 4 onwards it veers off into post-show territory, if you're trying to avoid book spoilers.

+1 time he completely understood

Anyone who knows me won't be surprised I enjoyed a fic that is about language variation and cultural differences. This is a lot of fun.

It's hard but it's harder to ignore it . Set during ep 6.

“I think I saw your charger.”

vid blinks as he turns back in his chair. “I’m sorry?”

aka

the missing scene of David and Ilya while Shane and Yuna were talking outside.

God I love dialogue-heavy stories. Perfect character voices. Fits show canon perfectly.

how your garden grows by@ecotoned. I'm unclear when this is set, timeline wise, so be careful if you're trying to avoid spoilers.

Who needs a nice guy in Montreal, anyway? (or; 5 people who were pleasantly surprised by ilya rozanov)

Shane's loved ones warming up to Ilya is a trope I really love. Takes them a while to realise there's a big ol' softie underneath that gruff exterior, but when they do...❤️

After Heated Rivalry (book)/Episode 6 of the show

The Last Boston Year. 15K.

There's a year between the ending and the epilogue of Heated Rivalry. This is it.

Technically this is a WIP, probably abandoned, but each chapter is a vignette, a snapshot in time and it just works the way it is. This author has possibly some of the best characterisation out there, imo. I can hear Shane and Ilya speaking with their show voices when I read the dialogues in this.

Future Fic (post The Long Game)

The Perfect Play 1K words.

Due to recent social media trends, an NHL stadium brought back the Kiss Cam. Someone decided to point it at Shane and Ilya

So cute!

lines of lightning by @ecotone 13K.

The road to the Stanley Cup is fraught with expectations, injuries, and worst of all, conversations about feelings.

I know nothing about hockey but I like some actual sports in my sports romance and this fic delivers. It also has great characterisation and believable voices, which is a dealbreaker for me. The other two stories in the same series are very good too, btw.

Sock Puppet by @smugrobotics Texting fic.

How to train your boyfriend in one week, guaranteed.

Hilarious and hot. I'm not sure when exactly this falls in the timeline, but it doesn't seem spoilery to me.

AUs

last name (first name) . 11K. The first part is an AU in which they get to come out on their own terms, the second part is canon-compliant with The Long Game.

Part 1: five times they're forced to be Hollander and Rozanov -- and one time they get to be Shane and Ilya. Part 2: five times they choose to be Hollander and Rozanov -- and one time they choose to be Shane and Ilya.

Top-notch characterisation not only for the boys but also all the secondary characters (Marleau, JJ Boizeau, Hayden, Svetlana...possibly more).

Drunk and Disorderly . 4k.

In the midst of the Rose breakup, the Raiders win a game in Montreal. Unable to do what he normally does after Montreal games, Ilya goes out to a club, gets super drunk, and ends up getting picked up by Montreal police for public intoxication. Sitting in a holding cell, the only number he can remember is Shane's.

I once again meant to post this sooner, but somehow it was just "oh, I'll read a couple more stories first..." and then, WHAM, suddenly it's a week later and I'm stumbling back into the room in a fugue state with a desperate need to make everyone read a bunch of fic with me, because I have spent that entire time shriek-laughing and/or crying because the feelings are so intense. I AM UNWELL IN THE MOST HEALTHY WAY I HAVE BEEN IN A LONG TIME BECAUSE OF THIS FANDOM.

HEATED RIVALRY - NO I WON’T BE CHILL ABOUT THE GAY HOCKEY PLAYERS SHOW:

One Bite for Luck by PrincessOfTheDesert, ilya/shane & centaurs, 2.1k     The Ottawa Centaurs don’t believe in superstitions. They believe in routines, rituals, and whatever Shane Hollander eats before a game.

they'll come around by falleraatje, ilya/shane & david/yuna, 1.1k     He was about to get up, maybe just to check out of the window really quick that Shane was fine, but before he could move, he heard David clear his throat. Right, Shane’s Dad was still here, sitting opposite him and looking at him expectantly.

It's hard but it's harder to ignore it by losernotfound, ilya/shane & david/yuna, 1.4k     “I think I saw your charger.” David blinks as he turns back in his chair. “I’m sorry?”

the fanmail incident(s) by kwonflwr, ilya/shane & hayden & ocs, 3.4k     Hayden Pike is notoriously terrible at noticing the many details his FanMail videos contain. It's a good thing that fans know how to keep silent.

Chemistry, huh? (or how Ilya Rozanov gets added to the Hollander family group chat) by you-cant-spell-subtext-without (ayreisha), ilya/shane & david, 2.3k     “Uh, Ilya? More vodka?” David offers tentatively. “Sure, okay. Maybe one more,” Ilya says. He’s not entirely sure what's considered an acceptable drink limit for the occasion of ‘Surprise! Your son is gay and I’ve been fucking him in secret under the nose of the entire MHL and Scott Hunter in the hotel room next door, and I’m in love with him, actually,’ but given the look on his face, well - David might need the second drink more than Ilya does at this present moment.

a marvelous night for a loon dance by powerfulowl (playmyace), ilya/shane & david/yuna, 3.2k     The morning after Scott Hunter comes out in sweaty, ice-swept technicolour, Shane Hollander wakes up with a soulmate loon.

In Dissonance by cjr2, ilya/shane & hayden, 1.9k     High on pain meds after his injury, Shane entrusts his phone to Hayden to answer his texts and tell everyone he's okay. Hayden realizes that no one else would have called Lily, because no one else knows she even exists.

Shane Hollander's Unexpected Nurse by mightyd0lphin, ilya/shane & hayden & j.j., 4.3k     When Shane falls ill and isn't answering his phone, Hayden and JJ decide to be responsible teammates and go check on him. They find a very sick Shane, and a very surprising caretaker.

So, you like New Yorker? by oxfordcommachameleon, ilya/shane & david/yuna, 1.5k     While Shane is outside with his mother, Ilya finds unexpected understanding and warmth in a quiet kitchen conversation with the man who helped raised the boy he loves.

Jealous by AC91, ilya/shane & hayden & svetlana, NSFW, 2.6k     Shane never thought of himself as a jealous person. But Ilya Rozanov made him feel like he was losing his mind.

last one to leave the bleachers every time by Anonymous, ilya/shane & david/yuna, 4.5k     She’s not mad, David wants to say. We’re so proud of you. We’re so happy for you. We just didn’t know. Somehow we missed it, you falling in love.

The Interview by ticketyboo00, ilya/shane & cliff & cast, 3.1k wip     Several years into Rozanov’s career, ESPN hires a reporter fluent in Russian. Suddenly able to answer questions fluently and with a wide vocabulary, Rozanov’s interviews go viral. Hockey fans around the world get a new look at what they thought about Boston’s #81. This changes not only his public persona, but his whole life.

something you can fix by some1_around, ilya/shane & hayden/jackie & david/yuna & j.j. & rose & cast, nsfw, 26.8k     Shane’s conversation with Rose is secretly recorded. Months later, after the All-Star game and Ilya’s confession in Russian, the video gets leaked online. Shane is outed to the world while Ilya is in Russia, and must now finish the 2016-2017 season with the entire world in on his secret.

you know this moment, don’t you? (time is strangely calm now) by barnes_romzanov, ilya/shane & david/yuna & hayden, nsfw, suicidal ideation/themes, 15.4k     Ilya’s mostly been able to cope with the fact that he’ll never be able to articulate himself fully in this country- but he’s also never been good at talking about feelings in the first place. "I'm tired" is the best he's got. It definitely doesn't capture what's going on in his head, and Shane can't read minds.

The Ottawa Centaurs Test Their Gaydar by wintersteddy, ilya/shane & troy, 3.1k     Shane Hollander, Troy Barrett, and Ilya Rozanov stand in a blank white room with a text appearing above them saying, “We asked the Ottawa Centaurs to test their gaydar. First, they ranked themselves on how good they think they will do.” A straight line graphic appears hovering over them. The furthest left part of the line says “Worst” and the furthest right says “Best.” TROY I hate to say this, but I do think Ilya has got this in the bag. Like, I don’t think me or Hollander have a chance.

bruises on his knuckles, honey on his lips by yu_gin, ilya/shane & david/yuna, 3.1k     Yuna and David had known about Ilya Rozanov since he first crossed their son's path. But after that day at the cottage, they discover a whole new aspect behind the mask that Ilya has worn for all those years.

Bell Ringer by fakinbrilliance, ilya/shane & hayden & svetlana & rose, 7.5k     “Shane?” Ilya asks again. “What happened?” His gloveless hand twitches and he lifts it a fraction of an inch towards Shane. Shane tosses his own gloves to the ice and reaches forward, lacing their fingers together. “You took a bad hit,” he says, gritting his teeth against the fear clawing at his guts. “Flipped headfirst into the ice. Are you okay?” [...] “Hollander, get back to your bench,” someone says, but there’s no way Shane’s going. Even if he wanted to, Ilya’s gripping his hand like a lifeline, eyes finally locked on Shane’s face. Shane isn’t leaving him.

A Weird Day by dobbydowner, ilya/shane & hayden/jackie, 2k     Shane finally comes out to Hayden, and Hayden puts two and two together surprisingly easily...

madra by marigoldens, ilya/shane, 4.2k     Ilya’s speeding, for once, has consequences, and there’s only one person he can call for help.

MORE RECS UNDER THE CUT because this post would be three miles long if I didn't and I love you all too much to do that to you.