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Isekai with female protags:

Reincarnated princess uses earth knowledge to make magitech a thing and romances sad girl

Girl romantically pursues her video game waifu

Girl is tasked to teach actual fucking gods to be more empathetic to humans

Woman reincarnated as the daughter of a magic item crafter uses earth knowledge to advance her trade

"Straight" girl is sucked into a world with zero men and lesbians everywhere and finds out she's sapphic (there's like actual plot but the gay is what matters.... to me)

A ghibli film. Need I say more

Woman reincarnated in video game as doomed villainess desperately tries to change her story

Girl reincarnated as a tiny baby spider kills monsters to level up

Like the male protag one but the lame guy's mom got isekaid with him and she's the op one.

Right, should have thought of that.

In order:

The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady (Light novel, manga, an anime has also just barely started)

I'm in Love With the Villainess (Light novel, manga, an anime has been announced)

Kamigami No Asobi (Anime, manga and visual novel)

Magic Artisan Dahlia Wilts No More (Manga)

The Whole of Humanity Has Gone Yuri Except for Me (manga)

Spirited Away (anime movie)

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (Light novel, manga, anime,)

So I'm a Spider So What (Light novel, manga, anime)

Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? (Light novel, manga, anime)

Girl in fantasy world responsible for executing dangerous isekaid kids falls in love with an isekaid girl who cannot die (The Executioner and Her Way of Life)

Girl who has never played a video game before builds a terrible character in full-dive VR game but accidentally exploits game loopholes to become unstoppable (Bofuri)

Fucking Inuyasha

This chart is several years old and I've been in and out of the girlsekai community so I don't have the freshest recs, but some others:

What if you isekaied. What if you kept isekaing. What if you kept isekaiing the same exact year, as the same exact person, trapped in the same plot that would murder you (often brutally) on the exact same day? At some point you'd have to become a serial killer, right? Resetting Lady = Finally someone makes a girlsekai horror story

What if (the above) except it was a silly comedy? If You Lay A Hand On My Brother, You're All Dead

Some moony-eyed girl keeps dying during a zombie apocalypse and initially thinks it's some divine test of her devotion to her man. Except honestly. Is he worth this. Do I know this guy enough to warrant the trauma I've woken up to a thousand times. Survive Romance is shockingly more about friendship than anything

The first few chapters of My Mom Entered a Contract Marriage - you are the abused daughter of a fallen villainess - once the hottest royal bitch in the kingdom, she's now a commoner, an alcoholic, and extremely bitter. One day she wakes you up, screaming that she's burning. She's shocked you're alive, sobbing and begging your forgiveness. Tbh this is one that's more fun if you've read a lot of princess isekais, because fans will totally pick up on what happened, but her child cannot. Visual treat, I stopped reading because I don't trust artists like this to last long. But what a starter it was!

Like, neither of them understands fully the BDSM dynamics they're working with. It absolutely works for them but they don't have the language or set parameters or any of that. It's vibes all the way down.

Shane has that man STRESSED. Poor Ilya is going to have to learn SO much about this shit because Shane's just like "so... what if 🤔 you chased me naked in the woods and then when you caught me you could do whatever you wanted with me? 3, 2, 1 - go🏃🏻!"

Ilya's frantically googling "okay to chase boyfriend in woods and fuck him? reddit" with one hand while pulling on his shoes to run out after him

Shane asks about bondage one day and Ilya thinks he means like cuffs instead of Ilya just holding his wrists down while they fuck and is like “hot, absolutely.” And then two weeks later, Shane’s spontaneously invented the idea of Shibari and suspension harnesses

Ilya's like "WAIT HOLD UP HOLLANDER 🙅🏼 I am on refugee status still, I cannot accidentally kill you" frantically googles "suspension harness without killing boyfriend reddit"

Shane just, of his own accord, starts holding Ilya’s dick in his mouth after blowing him bc he likes how it feels and the way Ilya’s hand stays in his hair. With his other hand, Ilya is frantically googling “sub not wanting to stop blowjob sign of subdrop reddit”

He can't find a good enough answer so he finally posts in r/BDSMcommunity (burner account, of course) "Sub fell asleep cockwarming, okay to move? Urgent ask."

And then like a week later, after some very deep reddit rabbit holes and a few mostly helpful comment threads on the post he made, Ilya has to sit Shane down and be like “you are not only person who likes to keep a cock warm but we probably need to talk about parameters if we are going to keep doing it”

Something something, sometime after Shane moves to Ottawa, he starts accidentally-on-purpose wearing Ilya’s ties into the arena for player arrivals. Ilya jokingly suggests he’s going to start making Shane wear them in bed since he likes them so much, and Shane practically starts vibrating

A few more frantic reddit posts later, r/BDSM has kindly pointed Ilya in the direction of collars and also asked him, yet again, where on earth he managed to find this guy

Someone asks how open their relationship is

"just shooting my shot 👀"

"Shoot somewhere else before I shoot first"

because everything about Shane in TLG makes so much sense if you understand that he came out to his team and it went BADLY.

Shane went from suggesting that if they had a charity together that it wouldn't be weird if they were seen out in public with each other - to being shocked that Ilya bought them tickets to a concert

Something that makes sense if Shane got extremely negative feedback to the news of the Foundation from his team.

Shane being so obsessed with food, his body's performance, and his need to outperform all make sense if you consider the fact that some of his teammates might have questioned his ability to lead or his focus if he was going to be "bringing that gay shit on the ice" or something like that.

Shane coming out to his team but then being terrified of the thought of Ilya coming out to his own team makes sense if his coming out was so bad, so deeply uncomfortable, that he both didn't want to risk Ilya going through the same and knew, without a shadow of a doubt, that Montreal would not have his back if the Ilya of it all was revealed. (With the way Scott's teammates immediately asked if he was dating Ilya - it wouldn't be shocking to me if some people at Montreal said the same and the locker room reaction was RANCID)

If Shane trusted his teammates of a decade to support him enough to tell them - but was hit with a wave of disgust and disrespect in the locker room, on the ice, and especially in the showers - it would make absolute sense to me that he would put a complete stop to the idea of them coming out to their respective teams. That he would shove them both firmly back in the closet to protect them both.

"So what, just a bunch of Finnish guys talking about the cousins they're in love with?" - Sideswipe at Finland for no reason! Presenting this grade a chirp to his crush like a penguin with a pebble! 1221/10 blowjob worthy chirp

"You'll look great in silver, Vaughny, don't even stress." The bro-yness! The swagger! 12/10 - excellent chirp!

"Jeez, Hayden, you wanna get me pregnant too? I don't think I'm ready. I think I've still got some good hockey left in me." The chirp that launched 1000 mpreg fics. 81/10

The point here is that Shane is:

☝🏽funny

and

✌🏽bitchy

Shane is a bitchy jock and i LOVE him for it.

Like, sure, Ilya is going to bounce on the balls of his feet and tell Scott that the sound coming from his knees keeps making Ilya think the ice is cracking

But Shane???

Shane is going to lean in and say "my dad uses H-45 Just For Men and the shade looks really natural. I can get you the link if you want."

Ilya says the shit that makes Scott want to punch him in the face.

"So what, just a bunch of Finnish guys talking about the cousins they're in love with?" - Sideswipe at Finland for no reason! Presenting this grade a chirp to his crush like a penguin with a pebble! 1221/10 blowjob worthy chirp

"You'll look great in silver, Vaughny, don't even stress." The bro-yness! The swagger! 12/10 - excellent chirp!

"Jeez, Hayden, you wanna get me pregnant too? I don't think I'm ready. I think I've still got some good hockey left in me." The chirp that launched 1000 mpreg fics. 81/10

The point here is that Shane is:

☝🏽funny

and

✌🏽bitchy

We don't get to know Sveta super well in canon but we know she's kind and supportive. I like to think that in spite of that she's also emotionally stunted and immature, at least in her early 20s. Like she will not be fixing your problems but she'll listen to you complain about them and then tell you that whoever hurt your feelings needs to fuck off and die.

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Not seeing Rozanov is not an option, so instead Shane picks out a few other cities to regularly go out by himself in. He'll go for a long walk, maybe sit down somewhere for a drink, and then catch a taxi back to the hotel an appropriate amount of time later. It's honestly pretty nice, unwinding by himself in this way, and now disappearing after games is not a thing specific to Boston! It's just another strange Hollander quirk!

Unfortunately, he fails to account for the guys on the team jumping on the most obvious explanation for all these disappearances, which is that Shane now has a girl in every port.

Word about this starts to spread quick, because it is so out of character for Shane, and pretty soon half the league is under the impression that he's some secret playboy.

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/84975776

Summary:

Shane decides he should let everyone believe he has a hook-up in every city, so it will no longer seem suspicious that he always disappears in Boston. While Shane is proud of himself for the ruse and for the ability to explore new places after away games, Ilya handles the new rumor with grace and dignity. Which is to say he suddenly feels the need to text and maybe even call Shane on his roadies to see if he can keep him occupied.

Based on this Tumblr post.

But once Troy joins the centaurs and becomes Ilya’s friend and then has then has the audacity to come out? As if that erases everything he’s done? Watching people accept and forgive him when Shane was the one taking the brunt of Troy’s treatment? Watching Troy come out at a pride night and celebrate with his team and fall in love when Shane has put himself (and Ilya) through hell remaining in the closet for nearly a decade because of the pieces of shit like Troy? Is still actively going through that hell?

And then when Troy actually becomes best friends with Ilya and Shane joins the team and Shane is expected to be friendly with him? Oh he is fuming. He does not give a fuck that Troy is a better person now and it was his own fears/internalized homophobia making him behave that way. Shane was gay and in an actively hostile environment and you know how often he said slurs in his career? Never. Ilya is in a closeted relationship and from a country where homosexuality is criminalized and you know how often he said slurs? Never. Same with Scott Hunter. The fact Troy was gay the whole time makes it feel like a betrayal. Troy knew what it was like to be othered, and that didn’t stop him.

Shane is so tired of having to bear these responsibilities he never asked for. He’s so tired of taking the blame for his own pain. He’s tired of being the Asian role model who doesn’t get to get angry. Who has to grin and bear it. He never had the option to behave like Troy, so all his internalized homophobia was only ever pointed inward. Troy took the easy way out and he still got the happy ending Shane fought tooth and nail for. It’s not fair.

And now Shane is finally out. He’s finally on a team with his husband with players who support him. But fucking Troy Barrett is there. And he just has to grin and bear it.

you will not let him have the seat he wants on this bus? ah, he sees. clearly the homophobia.

you will not give him the lemon-lime gatorade and are trying to keep it for yourself? you think gays should have to drink only fruit punch? he is telling twitter IMMEDIATELY.

All Stars 2011

Being invited to All Stars as a rookie is an honor. Ilya genuinely appreciates it but he'd be lying if he said most of his excitement for the game wasn't getting another chance to share the ice with Shane Hollander.

And it's a good game. Fun, in the way only Hollander can make it. Hollander seems to be having a great time, too, lips twitching every time Ilya looks his way like he can't quite keep himself from smiling.

It gives Ilya confidence to approach Hollander after the game, at the hotel bar where the players and other guests are mingling. He watches Hollander from the corner of his eye as he walks around the room, waits for him to inevitably tire from the social interactions and retreat to a secluded corner, far away from the crowd.

Ilya calmly takes a sip of his beer and makes his move.

Hollander looks faintly surprised to see him coming but quickly recovers. "Rozanov. Good game."

"The better team won, so yes," Ilya agrees.

Hollander rolls his eyes, much to Ilya's delight. "Yeah, whatever. I still beat you in the shots accuracy comp."

"Barely."

"It was by over a second."

It's Ilya's turn to roll his eyes. Enough of this beating around the bush, he decides. "So you are still with...?"

2007

Shane first meets Brian Smith at a college party.

Shane's never been to a college party before but some of his older teammates on his U18 team insisted he come along. They want to teach him how to loosen up, and Shane's not sure if they mean it as a favor or if they want to see him embarrass himself.

The party is loud and uncomfortable, and everyone keeps insisting that Shane drink. Brian finds him there, alone in the crowd, lost and a little bit miserable, teammates scattered around in the wind.

He drags Shane outside, tells him it looked like he could use the fresh air. He hands Shane a cup of water and fills the awkward silence between them with small talk while Shane drinks and tries to catch his bearings.

Maybe Shane is a little bit drunk, because he can't stop noticing how handsome Brian is. He's a couple of inches taller than Shane, lean but clearly fit underneath his white shirt. His brown hair is artfully tousled, like someone's been running their fingers through it.

Then he places his hand on Shane's shoulder. "I think we should get you home, yeah?"

Shane nods. His mouth feels dry.

Brian leads him to his car, parked at the far end of a darkened lot.

He opens the backseat, which seems odd to Shane but he doesn't want to come across as ungrateful by pointing that out. He climbs inside, and his heart jumps into his throat when Brian follows.

2012

Something is wrong with Hollander.

He's not quite off his game but he's moving with a restless energy, something troubled in the twist of his lips. He doesn't respond to Ilya's chirping during their face off, not even a roll of his eyes.

It bothers Ilya. He hates being ignored.

He feels a little bit better after they beat Montreal 3-2 but it keeps nagging at him. The flat expression on Hollander's face, the look in his eyes like he was somewhere far away.

Ilya's still thinking about it when he's heading down to the arena parking garage and spots Hollander standing by himself in the hallway, staring down at his phone with a frown on his face.

"Cheer the fuck up," Ilya calls, grinning when Hollander startles at his voice. "You should be used to losing to me by now."

"Which one of us won the Calder, again?" Hollander asks, pocketing his phone.

Ilya's grin widens. He thinks he must be one of the only people in the world who knows what a bitch Shane Hollander can be. What a privilege.

"Let me buy you a drink," he offers. "Drown your sorrows, yes?"

"Oh, I don't think... you're not going out with your team?"

Ilya wraps his arm around Hollander's shoulder, tugging him along. "I can do that any time. Tonight, I want to hang out with second best hockey player in the league. Maybe hear why he looked like sad puppy even before he got his ass kicked today."

Hollander glares at him, mouth opening and closing like he can't decide which part of that statement to disagree with first. "Fine," he finally snaps. "But I'm not drinking."

Ilya blows a raspberry.

"And we're going someplace private. I don't need the extra attention tonight."

"Private," Ilya repeats, nodding. "Alright, I will take you to most private place in town."

2012

Sveta is in Boston for the weekend. They don't fuck on Friday because she has a boyfriend; by Saturday morning, this is no longer the case.

"He was pissing me off," Sveta says, sipping on her coffee. "Texting me every forty fucking minutes to make sure I wasn't cheating on him with you."

"It is only natural to be jealous of me," Ilya says humbly.

Sveta gives him an unamused look. "He was being insecure. I don't put up with insecure men."

"There is a lot you don't put up with," Ilya remarks.

"I know my worth."

It was her third short-lived relationship of the year. Sveta suffers from an unfortunate combination of high standards and terrible taste in men. It makes Ilya think of Hollander, who has the same trash taste but none of Sveta's good judgment.

Maybe Ilya could use her advice.

"I have a..." Ilya struggles to find the next word. Colleague? Rival? He settles on, "Friend. Jane. Who has a terrible boyfriend. But she refuses to see it."

"Terrible how?" Sveta asks, leaning in. Always eager for gossip, much as she tries to deny it. "Tell me."

Ilya does. It feels a little bit wrong, sharing Hollander's secret with someone who is a stranger to him, but it's not like Sveta is going to put the pieces together. None of the ones Ilya has handed to her fit.

By the time Ilya has told her everything, Sveta's expression has turned stormy.

"What do you think?" Ilya asks.

Sveta purses her lips. "I think I need to hunt Jane's boyfriend for sport."

Vindication! "I told you he was terrible."

"But," Sveta says, "if she doesn't want to see it, she won't."

"How do I make her see it?"

Sveta shrugs helplessly and Ilya groans, slumping against the kitchen counter.

"What the hell did I tell you all this for, then?" he grouses.

"Is he another player?" Sveta asks and for one terrifying moment, Ilya thinks she means Jane. But of course, she doesn't. "If he is, you could break his jaw next time you play. He needs it wired shut, can't eat her out for a few weeks, Jane becomes sexually frustrated and you swoop in and seduce her."

"You are joking," Ilya says flatly. "This is a joke to you?"

Sveta frowns, looking genuinely insulted. "Well, sexual chemistry is important in a relationship!" She takes a long sip of her coffee. "Whatever. You should break his jaw anyway."

Ilya can't argue with that.

2013

They've been texting.

Not about Hollander's useless boyfriend, which kind of defeats the purpose of why Ilya gave him his number in the first place, but Ilya is in no hurry to remind him of that. He likes what they've got going right now, texting each other inane details about their everyday lives.

It started with Hollander asking about his glute routine, which Ilya took to mean he's been staring at his ass. When he replied to Hollander, saying as much, Hollander sent back an angry emoji and Ilya couldn't hold back a grin, picturing him blushing at his phone.

It gets to a point where they're texting almost daily. It's almost like they're friends, which is what gives Ilya the courage to suggest they hang out after a game again.

Hollander accepts. They play video games and talk shit, and it's fun, even though it's not what Ilya's been chasing Hollander for since they did that CCM commercial. At one point Ilya brings up Hollander's boyfriend, only to get roundly shut down, and well. Message received.

They make arrangements to meet up again after their next game in Boston. Ilya considers cancelling their plans when Sveta texts him, telling him she'll be in town, but he finds he doesn't really want to. So he doesn't.

No need to examine that further.

Sveta still comes to the game and sits in Ilya's seat, looking model gorgeous in his jersey. This is gonna start some rumors, Ilya knows, but he doesn't give a shit. There are worse things to be accused of than dating a beautiful woman.

He reconsiders his stance when Hollander scores and Sveta leaps to her feet cheering. He'd think she was doing it just to annoy him but then, he knows Hollander is her second favorite player. Or her favorite, depending on how recently Ilya pissed her off.

Still, not a great look for Ilya. It banishes any lingering guilt he has for blowing her off, at least.

After the game, he shoots off a quick text to Hollander with his address and be there in 30. He watches in bafflement as the typing dots appear and reappear four times before Hollander replies with a simple thumbs up.

Weird.

That tiny mystery gets solved when Hollander shows up at his place and his first words are, "I thought you'd be hanging out with your girlfriend tonight."

Ilya leans against the door frame, smirking. "You mean Sveta? She's not my girlfriend."

2014

It's been two weeks since they last ate dinner together. The last time they did, they got into a stupid argument about something Shane can't even remember and Brian ended up storming out and sleeping at his own place. They met up for a short lunch the next week and made up, but they haven't been able to spend any substantial amount of time alone together since.

Shane is determined for tonight to go well. He got food delivered from Brian's favorite restaurant and picked up a bottle of his favorite wine to pair it with. He even busted out the candles. He's not the best boyfriend, he knows, but he can at least show Brian that he's trying.

Brian seems to be on the same page, because he shows up with a bouquet of flowers and an apologetic smile. He swoops Shane in for a passionate kiss on the doorstep, sending Shane's heart fluttering.

They sit down to eat and it's nice. Cozy in its familiarity. There's still some tension lingering between them but for the first time in two weeks, Shane feels confident they can work through it.

There's a lull in the conversation and Brian straightens, looking uncomfortable all of a sudden.

"You okay?" Shane asks, reaching for him across the table.

Brian takes his hand, squeezing it gratefully. "I'm fine. Just... thinking."

"About?"

"There's something I've been meaning to bring up," Brian says. "I'm just not sure how to say it."