What’s up, Brother by YAMAGUWUCHI
“Alright,” Shane muttered when the music cut off and loud groans swept over the house. He cupped his hands and raised them to shout, “If you’re not a brother or fucking a brother, get out!”
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alternate. in which Shane and Ilya are frat presidents.
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Updated with Chapter 2.
I just keep wishing that there would be more AU fics. Just endless amounts of any kind of AU. This is one of those. But Im creedy and I need a hundred more. Thank you.
i've never needed a reason for keeping secrets from myself by blongblong
Shane’s immediate reaction is to say that he doesn't know when it started. He doesn’t know who his soulmate is. This is what he’s been telling himself for years, because if he stops for more than a second to think about how long he's been collecting little pieces of Ilya Rozanov, he thinks he'll spiral out of control.
He'll hit the deck like a firecracker dropped unceremoniously onto the sidewalk, burning wildly and spiralling haphazardly, until he's fizzled out with nothing left to show for himself but smoke, ashes, and the knowledge that his soul is bound to Rozanov's.
or:
shane spends twenty-five years not thinking about his soulmate. the drawer in his apartment filled with cigarettes, toothpaste, and awful t-shirts says elsewise.
There is a sequel to this:
what you want, what you need (has been killing me)
And even that is more than good, like this one. These both are masterpieces.
For some reason I really like the whole soulmate take with these two idiots. Its all about how they deserve each other and all the happiness in the world. And million other things. The other thing is that there are these weird, new (at least to me) soulmate tropes that I keep finding.
But like. This makes sense. In a weird way. How they dont talk about it, how it just exist and how they are in love and whatnot. Somehow still just avoiding the whole topic in a case they are not each other's soulmate. Kinda goes with the idea about two guys who actually suck at talking about important things.
There is just nothing in this fic that I didnt like. Seriously nothing. Everything was just so pure cuteness and awesomeness and everything lovely. Just perfect in every way.
How could I reset my brain again so I could be able to read this for the first time again? Maybe in a few months I have forgotten enough so I can enjoy this the way this is supposed to be enjoyed.
the limitations of maddocks questions by viviolet
when shane gets the injury that would come to end his career, in the moment he’s just thankful he didn’t break his jaw.
or: shane knew, in the abstract, that one day he would play his last professional nhl game. it never occurred to him that hockey would choose that day for him.
The thing is. I didnt think I would be crying this bad at the end. I didnt even cry before the end if chapter four. But I just couldnt stop in the fifth. Fuck. I am still crying and still feeling this.
The other thing is that I somewhat know what this whole thing really feels like. Not in the capasity that you have given your whole life to it but almost everything else. And maybe thats the biggest reason I just cant stop crying. And the reason that I just wont be reading this ever again, never. I cant go trough this again.
Other than all of that. I really loved how this is written from Shane's point of view. I loved every single cap there was in the story, how it all seemed like a fog and how you were kind of just out of it. Everything happened there somewhere but Shane's brain couldnt process almost any of it. So the story didnt process some of it and you only found out about a lot of it later on
There has had to be a fuck ton of planning ahead of this fic. Everything felt just so peaceful all the time, kind of a really surreal way. Which yea. At the end it all just came crashing down.
To be honest. I thought this would be more about the life Shane has after retairnment and less about the months (weeks? days?) leading to retairnment. But I still more than loved this take. More than loved every second of it. Every word and every take and just every single part of this fic.
Diamond, Gold and Platinum. by deletedaccountjustkiddingunless
Lando saw one message—“which gives off more engagement ring energy: diamond, gold, or platinum?”—from his best mate, his ride-or-die, his official roommate and teammate Oscar… and instantly spiralled into a full-blown identity crisis, an emotional implosion, and possibly a parallel dimension where nothing made sense anymore.
I dont know if I am crying or laughing. Probably both. Yea. Both.
And I just cant. This perfection. The spiraling. The dating. Everything. MAX. Max is the best. And!this dumb little fruitcake being in denial.
Just everything. I just love Lando in every single fic. How unhinged, out of this world he is. Just. Love everything. I want this version of him to be sacred and kept in a bubble. Just dont destroy it. Just dont. I dont wanna know anything but the fic version of him. Nothing else.clear to a hedgehog by magneticwave
Every Boston Raider knows that although their captain has a girl in every port, he’s got a soft spot for the one in Montreal. Dr. Shane Hollander knows it’s better to have a semi-regular source of casual sex than try to make a relationship work during residency. Ilya Rozanov knows that the doctor he’s fucking in Montreal is unaware that he plays hockey, and in fact probably thinks he’s Bratva.
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.
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 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) 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 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.
freaky by ExtraSteps
Shane is in Ilya's body, desperately avoiding Svetlana Vetrova, throwing out his cigarettes and battling his depression.
Ilya is in Shane's body, playing with Hayden Pike's children, being smothered with love by Yuna and David Hollander, and wondering why Rose Landry is trying to set him up with her gay actor friend Miles.
Boston travels to Montreal in two weeks.
Everything is fine.
I need more of Svetlana. I need more of super badass Russian woman who doesnt take shit from anyone and can see everything, sense everything, know everything. The most awesome woman on this fucking planet. I need endless amounts of her.
Was there something more important in this whole fic? Probably. But let me just fangirl over Svetlana. Yep.
The PDA Jar by OikawaHajime13
Shane and Ilya have a hard time keeping it professional, and Bood is done with their shit.
Enter the PDA Jar.
Every time the team catches Shane and Ilya in a public display of affection, they have to pay a fine.
It feels like in every fic Shane is shy about PDA and trying to limit it. I get that it kind of fits the character but this still hit me even better and I loved this take. Because Ilya is not shy and some of that is suppose to rub off on Shane too. So to me this makes so much sense.
But most of all, this was fun, little fic about these two fuckers in love. Also I liked how in the end this whole thing made the whole team more close and they had fun. Even when it all started with trying to have some limits and rules and make everyone feel better about these two idiots.
I had only one problem with this fic. I was afraid the whole time that it would end. Like I would have loved to read so much more even when the ending was good and this made sense to end there. But the fear was there that this would end badly and would leave me wanting way much more. No clue why I had that going on. But thank god it was for nothing.
from the cold by stammiviktor
It’s winter in Ottawa and Ilya has hunkered down in his big, empty mansion to weather a nasty flu. Then his phone buzzes.
— Guardian™ Security Alert: Movement detected at front door
— (1) Missed Call: Yuna Hollander Or: The Hollanders have a new son to take care of. Ilya has no idea what’s going on.
Just. All the feels. Everything. It gets even worse when you realise Ilya has probably never had anything like this since he was like 12. So. Just all the fucking feelings.
I like these fics where we see more of Hollander parents with Ilya. I kinda like all these little fics that goes deeper into the universe and shows little scenes about mundane life. The books (and the show) is like 80% of Ilya and Shane being together, so not that much of interaction with other people. So now I like to read about all those interactions with other people and how they fit to the whole world.
Hope that makes sense.
