my love's ugly bloom [Game Changers, Hollanov, oneshot]

my love's ugly bloom by Anonymous 

Shane sends him a text that says 'thinking about your cock' with a picture of his rippling abs, and even though Ilya really appreciates the abs, all he can think about is the faint bruise blooming on Shane's ribs, and whether it hurts him very badly, and whether there's anything Ilya could do to make it hurt less, if he were there. He wants to be there, he realizes. He wants to be there for the rest of his life. 

He has to duck out of the team weight room so he can cough up a fistful of petals. 

So. 

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Or: Ilya gets Hanahaki disease.

I have read way too many Hanahaki fics recently. At some point I even looked for then specifically for those. Just. There is a small part in me who just wants to cry and suffer. 

There is this one thing I cant get over in these fics, what if they fall out of love? Like. They just dont work out anymore, what then? Does the Hanahaki come back or what? 

 

Okay. Thats not really a problem with these two idiots or in fics general. But just something that bothers me sometimes. 

 

This fic is just Ilya being an idiot even when I can actually understand him and the reasoning behind everything. And a lot of feels, sad feels, all the feelings. Fuck. But happy ending is always a plus. The journey getting there is just extra painful. 

Change Your Win Condition [Game Changers, Hollanov, nc-17, multichapter]

Change Your Win Conditions by Vee (Vera_DragonMuse) 

Sometimes life came at you with a clenched fist and Ilya had never figured out how to duck. 

So here he was, twenty-eight years old, single, dealing with the fallout from injuries given to him by the game he loved, and the second youngest assistant coach in the league to one of the worst teams. Stability was hard to come by, but he was managing. 

Then along came Shane Hollander to knock him on his ass, one more time.

I dont usually read fics that are not finished. The main reason is that I forget about them and so I never will really finish them (even when I subscribe for them). Im also really impatient and hate waiting. So its just always easier to only read finished fics. 

But this. Someone recommended this in Reddit or somewhere and I opened it without second tought. I almost closed this when I noticed that this was WIP. But. The thing is, people recommend fics and 90 % time I hate those fics because they are generally bad somehow. So I didnt have high hopes about this and didnt even think I would read past first chapter. But damn was I wrong. So fucking wrong.

This is so fucking good. Seriously. I just cant really.

I really like the idea that this time it was Ilya who got the career ending injury and how Svetlana took care of him. I also really loved the timeline and how it fit the Game Changers timeline. Everything just was so damn perfect. Just everything.

So I am more than happy that I broke my rules and found this one. Thank fucking god. 

There is this one scene I fell in love with. The one where Ilya is struggling to tie his skates. He is just taking a moment, counting his breath with eyes closed. And then Shane comes and does it all for him. Basically no words exchanged. Just. That scene. Thats the one I fell in love with. The one part I just want to go and read it again and again and again. 

Everything else is just as good. My head is just stuck in that one scene and one scene only. Shit. 

say you'll see me again [Game Changers, Hollanov, oneshot, nc-17]

say you'll see me again by jarpadsalecki 

Shane Hollander was too far away in the stands for Ilya to see him earlier. Now here he is, up close. Shane Hollander, Canadian boy wonder, who Ilya is just about sick and tired of hearing about. 

Shane, the boy he has been dreaming about since he was eight years old.

I did have a plan what I was gonna say about this one. But it took me like a half a day to get this far so I  may have forgotten all about it. All I remember was that it was a really well tought, deep and detailed plan. So. Im just gonna try to do some justice for this and probably fail miserably.

One thing I really like about this is how it doesnt rewrite the book (or tv show, whatever). But all those moments are kind of in the background and you only get the dream part, the soulmate part. It just makes sense and makes this that much better. You need all the background info to understand everything but it still gives you enough clues so its really easy to tie to the right point in the story. This just adds to the existing storyline.

To be honest, I would love to understand this kind of soulmate world better. I would love to read all the lore about do people believe in this. Or is this just some mystical lore that has gotten lost. Or is this so rare that no one really knows anything. Or just bacisally anything about this. Basically I want a deepdive into this world and its quirkies. Give me everything, thank you.

The MILF Theory (And Why the Internet Got It Wrong) [Game Changers, Hollanov, oneshot]

The MILF Theory (And Why the Internet Got It Wrong) by pucksandpower 

The internet has decided that Ilya Rozanov is absolutely, definitely, 100% banging a Hollander. 

They’ve got photo evidence. Multiple sightings. Instagram stories from the same café. The man stayed OVERNIGHT at the Hollander residence. 

It’s the most legendary power move in NHL history: seduce your rival’s hot mom to assert dominance. There’s just one tiny problem with this theory. Ilya’s fucking a Hollander, all right. Just … not that one. 

Or in which Ilya’s boyfriend's mother keeps adopting him, the internet keeps assuming the worst, and Shane Hollander is having the worst month of his entire life. At least until he does something that breaks hockey forever.

Why cant fics be just fun? Just some fun, silly things that make you laugh out loud? Something that gives joy in life without any deeper meaning?

This is all that and a little bit more. This is also Shane being mortified (and jealous). Ilya being the evil menace that he loves to be. Yuna and David just going along with the ride. And internet is loving every second of it.

Thats it. There is no deeper meaning. But there doesnt have to be. This can be perfect, awesome, lovely piece of art. Thats it. 

a world brought together as one [Game Changers, Hollanov, oneshot, nc-17]

a world brought together as one by tofuflower 

Being a beta has always meant safety for Shane Hollander. No expectations, no instincts, no distractions from hockey. 

Unfortunately, he meets Ilya Rozanov. 

Im done with reading all these fics where Shane is omega. Okay. I mostly hate ABO fics anyways, but thats so besides the point. And I do get that that it makes sense for him being an omega. It really does. That fact just doesnt make it any better for me. But I still read them and suffer and whatnot.

But here he is a beta! The important part.

I really like how he is kind of not understanding anything about alphas and omegas. He is just going with the flow and trying to not to get too attached (hah, the jokes). But this just makes me want to see more about the world from betas point of view. Its always alphas and omegas but no one seems to write about betas. And I would love to get lost in that.

This just makes sense on so many level. Thats the thing I really like about this fic. Making sense and having different view on things. 

There is also really smutty sequel that I liked. I do recommend that too.