the practical (accidental) acquisition of a husband [Game Changers, Hollanov, multichapter, nc-17]

the practical (accidental) acquisition of a husband by cherrylilies 

After a viral photo outs Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov while they're still busy pretending their years-long situationship is mostly just sex, the fallout gets complicated fast. The world reacts badly. Their teams react worse. Ilya's future in North America starts to look alarmingly fragile, and Shane, who has never met a disaster he didn't try to control into submission, throws himself into fixing what can still be fixed. 

Ilya has spent his whole life being wanted for the wrong reasons and discarded for the right ones. Shane has spent his whole life believing that if he is careful enough, good enough, controlled enough, he can keep disaster from reaching the people he loves. 

A practical solution emerges, then a house, then rings. 

Somehow, by the time they say their vows, both of them are certain they are the only one who means them.

Im  trying to read the long fics now. It feels like they are getting finished and I can finally get lost in them. I still hate WIP, I hate the waiting, I hate when I forget where the fic was left and so on. It is just not for me. So. Finally these longer fuckers are complete and I can get lost.

This is one of the longer ones. And emotional one. A whole rollercoaster of a lot of things actually.

To be honest, the beginning was a really slow read for me. I had to take breaks every so often (like every 5min) and just digest everything, feel everything, understand everything. Just a lot to take in. But the further it got, the faster it became for me to read. Thats not to said the start was shitty, far from it. It was just so much stuff, so much everything. Yea. A lot to take in.

By the end, I just wanted to read more of their domestic life, how everything ended and how they really found each other. And it was beautiful and sweet and lovely and so many feelings all over the place. It was perfect. Seriously. 

I dont even really have words for this. So please, if you have the time and inspiration, go and read this. You will fall in love. Thank you.

here at the end of all things [Game Changers, Hollanov, nc-17]

here at the end of all things by nomadsland 

A knee injury ends Shane Hollander's nineteen-year NHL career. 

Ilya Rozanov keeps checking in. 

Shane pencils in "big gay midlife crisis" between physiotherapy sessions.

I spent the first two, three chapters just crying. I had to stop reading every so often, just so I could cry. What the fuck.

I dont know.

This hit deep. This is beautiful. This is all nice things a nice package and this is something to remember. At the same time this is heartbreaking but it builds you up again. Reading this makes you better and appreciate life more.

And I fucking hate that Im almost as old as they are in this fic. Fuck Im old. 

Yeah. Just. All that. Everything.  

Not a wife, or a girlfriend, but a secret third thing [Game Changers, Hollanov, multichapter]

Not a wife, or a girlfriend, but a secret third thing by providing_leverage

(Jane has been added to Not the Boston WAGs)

Shannon: Oh? Fresh meat?

(Jane has left Not the Boston WAGs)

Vikki: Way to scare her off!

(Jane has been added to Not the Boston WAGs)

Vikki: Hey Jane! I spent like twenty minutes trying to draft an introduction message but I'm way too tired for that rn so I figured I'd just drop you into the deep end and see if you can swim

Jane: I'm actually a very strong swimmer
Jane: Sorry, what's going on?

Um. I got lost in the tag world? Again. Yes. And spend a whole evening reading this, when I do have an early morning tomorrow. But this was addicting and different and I need to read the sequel tomorrow. Maybe I just need a fucking life at this point. Wouldnt that be great?

This is texting fic, pure texting, nothing else. But I liked how these were not the offical WAG chats and the people werent the actual WAGs (okay okay) and how it was kind of freer and different. And I really want to understand Callie. I really do, I need to know more about here. All my headcanons are just annoying at this point.

Also. Star Wars is the biggest love in everyone's life. Thank you. 

Gay Chicken [Game Changers, Hollanov, nc-17]

Gay Chicken by corner_stones 

“Dare.” Rozanov takes a shot of vodka. 

“You’re supposed to drink if you can’t do the dare, idiot.” Jackie rolls her eyes. 

“That’s the third time he’s downed a shot before the dare, I don’t think he understands the rules, or he just wants to get reeeally drunk.” JJ toasts. A grin on his face as he downs the last bit of his beer as if he, also, doesn’t understand the rules. 

“I daaare yoooou….” Hayden singsongs, speech slightly slurred as he leans back, considering. “To play gay chicken with Shane.” 

“What?” Shane’s head snaps towards Hayden. “I’m not even playing the game!” 

Or 

Shane and Ilya play a game of Gay Chicken and the whole thing gets a little out of control 

Ou my god. I cant. I just fucking cant with these two idiots. Fucking hell.

In Close Quarters [Game Changers, Hollanov, nc-17]

In Close Quarters by Anonymous 

Shane slips through his front door and back into his quiet apartment. He leans back against the door and takes a steadying breath in his dark apartment. After a moment, the music next door turns off and Shane is left with only the pounding of his own heartbeat in his ears. 

He closes his eyes and tries not to think about Rozanov or the way Shane’s entire body lit up like a live wire when he said in that low, accented voice, only if you ask nicely. He’s hard in his penguin print pajama pants and now he’s going to have to jerk off and shower before he can sleep. While trying not to think about his asshole neighbor. 

This is bad. This is very bad. 

In which Shane Hollander's new next door neighbor is a menace who always seems to answer the door shirtless. 

I have this feeling like I havent finished reading this yet. But no idea why. Because I have closed the tab on my phone and I can remember the whole thing, just not excatly how it ends. But this was good and I couldnt stop reading, so why I cant remember how this ends? 

The vibes I got from this in the beginning were so off. This was basically everything else than I thought it would be. Maybe the problem is in me or not. But its not a bad thing, I liked this even more because of it. So all good there.

 Yeaaa. 

Untouchable Face [Game Changers, Hollanov, multichapter]

Untouchable Face by ZenaidaMacroura 

Shane was twelve when hockey scouts started showing up to his games. He was barely fifteen when a check went horribly wrong, fucked his knee to hell and gave him a grade III concussion. During rehab he found swimming, and he was seventeen when he went to the Olympics as a relay-only swimmer who only swam the prelims. 

He’s 24 and working for his mom’s sports PR company when he meets Ilya Fucking Rozanov. 

May contain: Shane Hollander navigating what it means to be mostly normal when your whole childhood was about preparing you for greatness. Shane Hollander attempting to flirt. Possibly less than 100% accurate descriptions of what a sports PR agent does. 

At this point I really want to read a fic from Ilya's point. Like the whole fic, not just half of it or some smaller part. I just want to get inside of his head and enjoy the madness. Like there are so many good fics from Shane's point of view, almost all the fics I read are from his pov. So please, give me something that is 100 % of Ilya.

Anyways. This. This is something good, chaotic, full of weird feelings and life just happening. Even the timeline is super short, but it feels longer. 

I dont know. 

I started reading this while I was on the road and then continued while half dead at home and finished at work. First I was like, this is surprisingly good (found this from some random forum) and then the next opinion was all about how this is so shitty and how did I even like this the beging with. Okay. The second opinion was formed with me being dead tired and half asleep. But in the end, this was good, really good and I can blame all shitty things going on in my head to my tiredness. 

So. Yea. I really dont know. 

quick, he needs more hockey! [Game Changers, Skip, Hollanov, oneshot]

quick, he needs more hockey! by SafelyCapricious 

Kip sometimes teases Scott for how he prefers to stay off social media. But after some of the responses to his very public coming out, it's a survival mechanism more than not caring. Even Kip is less connected online than he used to be. 

So the first sign Scott has that something had happened is when his coach catches him after practice — he stayed late to help two of the rookies — and tells him that management wants to talk to him as soon as possible. 

Shane Hollander has been traded to the Admirals.

I loved this universe and I want to learn everything about this universe from everyone's point of view. 

This just scratched the surface and made me curious. The possibilities are endless and understanding everything is never ending. 

Okay. The thing is. This has so many questions that you will not get all the answers. There are so many other minor details that just gets you hooked and then you are utterly disappointed when it all ends. Because this should never, ever end. Yep. 

Im in love. 

Policy Change [Game Changers, Hollanov, multichapter, nc-17]

Policy Change by josie_ides (josephides) 

Four months post Sochi, four months of being ghosted by Ilya Rozanov, the Metros are bought by Petrov 7, a multi-national corporation headed up by Mikhail Petrov, an openly out billionaire who has plans to transform the MLH, starting with the Metros. 

I hate how I find so many good WIP fanfics and then I have to wait for all those zillion chapters to be written and published. I fucking hate. Its the worst. And then this has been one of them too. 

But the thing here is, is how I really love Shane's autism here. You can pretty much feel it. How he is little bit lost sometimes and how some things are just so far away and he doesnt care, notice, anything. He just experiences these things that some other people would just know whats happening around them. I really love this about this fic.

One other thing is how Shane is finding himself and learning to understand things around him. This is such a Shane centric fic that is definetly one of my favorites. This just has all the feels and reasons and it has been build so perfectly. Its just perfect. Seriously. 

i just wanna get dicked down again :/ [Game Changers, Hollanov]

i just wanna get dicked down again :/ by akahomie

A silly Hollanov Social Media AU, in which Shane has been running the most trusted Ilya updates account for almost a decade, but one day, he accidentally breaks character and sends Hockey Twitter into a spiral to help him get laid.

Im still super thankful for that LandOscar fic that got me hooked on these social media fics. Probably without that masterpiece I would be avoiding these at all cost. 

But all seriousness. This is soooooo good. Really awesome way to spent my whole evening. 

The Rozanov House Hunt [Game Changers, Hollanov, oneshot]

 The Rozanov House Hunt by Felifiran 

“This hot tub has not been well maintained,” Rozanov complained as they stood on the deck, staring at the built-in hot tub, big enough to fit 8 people. 

“So, you can replace it,” Shane replied patiently. 

“I will be too busy to replace the hot tub. Then I will have a long day, and I will decide to have a soak in my rancid hot tub, and then I will catch diphtheria and die.” Rozanov looked at Shane, accusatory. “You want me to die?” 

Shane looked down. The hot tub looked no more or less rancid than any other hot tub. “I don’t think you can get diphtheria from a dirty hot tub.” 

“You are doctor now?” Rozanov asked, and Shane stayed silent. 

Shane Hollander is a realtor who works with the Ottawa Centaurs to find properties for new players. 

Ilya Rozanov needs a home.

You need to read stuff that makes you cry so you dont have to cry about your real life. Yea. I can gp by that rule. Thanks. 

won't he be a sight with his hockey helmet on? (that'll be his first love 'til his first love comes along) [Game Changers, Hollanov, oneshot]

won't he be a sight with his hockey helmet on? (that'll be his first love 'til his first love comes along) by apageinthisbook 

“You know, I’ve been waiting to meet you his whole life.” At Ilya’s surprised look, David nods, “His whole life. Meet someone, fall in love, bring them home, the good stuff. I hoped he would be happy."

Its good idea to read shit out of order. Its even better idea to read stuff just to cry over it. Whatever. What Im trying to say, is that its a really good idea to read this. Yup. 

daisy chain [Game Changers, Hollanov, oneshot]

daisy chain by angel_deux 

Shane goes back to his hotel after leaving Ilya's house, and he immediately spits up a flower petal. Within a week, he has his mother schedule the surgery.

And fuck. We are back to my deepest, darkest, quilty pleasure fics. Fucking hanahaki. Just make me cry and hate the fucking world.

One thing that makes so much sense is how different they are in how they deal with hanahaki. And it makes so, so, so much sense. Even when the one same thing is that they will not tell the other. But other than that. Yeah.

I need a tag for hanahaki now. Shit. 

I Laugh Like Me Again [Game Changers, Hollanov]

I Laugh Like Me Again by theki11erandthefina1gir1 

It's Shane Hollander's first season in Ottawa, and the whole Centaurs roster is playing better than they ever have. So why won't the press focus on that? Why do he and Ilya keep having to answer questions about their marriage, and not get to talk about the incredible start to the season that their team is having? Maybe if they do one podcast, with hosts who are normal people, they can just tell their whole story and focus on bringing the Stanley Cup to Ottawa. 

--- 

or, Shane and Ilya do a sports podcast run by lesbians for members of the LGBTQ+ community, and the internet reacts.

Im still not sure if I like these interview ones. This is good, I liked it. There were some of those little thins that I dont like about them, but mostly I loved how this had been executed. So one of the best so far for me.

Just in general, Im still undecided about them. Thats just a me problem, no one elses. Ill just have to find more good ones to change my opinion.  

Ilya Rozanov's secret ao3 [Game Changers, Hollanov]

Ilya Rozanov's secret ao3 account by Candetrona 

Ilya Rozanov knew his English wasn't the best. As one of his ways to improve it, he started reading stories that fans wrote about hockey players on the internet. After meeting Shane Hollander, he decided to try writing some of these stories. To improve his English, of course. 

Or, Rozanov journaled all of his interactions with Hollander in English and posted them as fanfics online.

I have really bad headcanons about fanfiction now. I kinda want to Shane to find these and then comment to all of them. The comments can go from "seriously?!?!?" to lovely "for fuck sake" and the angsty ones could have something like "Im sorry" and ofc the one with I love yous has to have something like "I love you too". Ilya will answer to them with just pure emojis, 🥰😘😇. Everyone can then find them and have a mental breakdown over all that. Ofc all this has to happen before the whole FanMail incident. Yup.

But in all  seriousness. I love how fun this was to read. In general I love how fun some of  these fics are and how Im smiling and laughing reading them. Mostly Im used to those angsty fics where I spent most of the fics crying. And finding funny, lovely Hollanov fics is just the best part of my day now.

Thank you. And please, keep the fandom pure and drama free. Please. I want to keep finding more of these kinds of fics. 

room rules [Game Changers, Hollanov, oneshot]

room rules by anincompletelist (soldouthaz) 

Barred from his own locker room after a game against Boston, Shane shows up to the Bears room instead, hoping for refuge. 

He gets that and more.

I keep reading this again and again and again. Im not even really ever looking for this fic, it just pops up from different searches (mostly from my never ending refreshing the search for the tag beta Shane). 

And I still like everything about this. Maybe at this point, this is some kind of comfort fic for me. Probably. I think so. 

Mint and Candied Oranges [Game Changers, Hollanov, oneshot, nc-17]

Mint and Candied Oranges by ThePromptWasntThisLong (shredded_potato) 

Three times Shane fucked himself on his foster father’s knot while he slept, and one time Ilya was awake for it. 

The rules of their foster relationship were simple: don't ask about the blood, don't touch the guns, and definitely don't ride your alpha father's cock while he's blackout drunk. 

Shane is very bad at following rules.

What the actual fuck. 

Still. Way too good. Way, way, way too good.

The lights are too fucking bright right now [Game Changers, Hollanov]

The lights are too fucking bright right now by robbinscinquefoil

There really was no way he would have been able to break up with Shane tonight. He is a weak, weak man. He is a weak man who needs to get the fuck out of here before he goes back on Twitter and causes problems, or before he does something else insane like sniffing through Shane’s underwear drawer or running a reverent hand across his yoga mat. All around him is Shane Shane Shane and Shane is not here. Shane is at Montreal General Hospital in unknown condition, possibly alone. 

Ilya is putting his shoes on before he fully realizes that he’s decided to go to the hospital. 

Shane Hollander is carted off the ice after getting hit by Cliff Marlow. An exhausted and still-grieving Ilya Rozanov spirals, makes some stupid choices, and accidentally finds himself hanging out with his situationship’s parents.

 The only thing Im gonna say is I really got hooked on Ilya's thought pattern. It got distracted and then he found the plot again but then something else happened. He is lost and then saving angel comes. Yeah. 

Shane Hollander's Guide to Engineering a Championship [Game Changers, Hollanov, oneshot]

Shane Hollander's Guide to Engineering a Championship by DistantStorm 

“We have worked too fucking hard to lose to Vegas,” Roz snarls, slapping the C on his chest. He was probably aiming for the crest and not his letter, but he makes his point regardless. “You know what we were in September. Nobody believed we would make playoffs, not even with Hollander.” 

(Alternatively: Shane wins the cup he was always going to win in 2020, albeit wearing a different colored jersey.) 

This is a part of a series and the other parts are equally good and maybe you should read them in order. It matters a little. It just makes everything better really, doesnt really matter on the plot side, but like yeah. It makes better reading experience.

Anyways. Why I am blogging just about this one and not the others? Because this is what fanfiction is all about. It is sandbox you can play all your hearts out. You can do whatever you want, you can make anything to be new reality and it can make as much sense as you want. Seriously.

And thats it. Please. Go enjoy this and give the author all the love. 

Contractual Obligations [Game Changers, Hollanov, oneshot]

Contractual Obligations by feralpuckbunny 

Level 1 bonds, at their core, are practical things. They are incredibly clinical, especially in the MLH. Injected with grade A suppressants to keep the bond controlled, exchanging scents as briefly as was manageable, a quick barely-there shallow bite to the gland on the omega's neck, paperwork filed with the league office after a full day of observations, and suddenly an omega is considered 'safe' to play professional hockey. The omega, now bonded, is considered less likely to 'disrupt team dynamics,' whatever that means. 

Shane had been nineteen when Montreal assigned him to Gilbert Comeau. 

OR: omegas are only allowed to play professional hockey if they enter into a contracted bond with an alpha on their team. Shane's alpha in Montreal is more than lackluster, but what can he expect? Though, maybe a little forewarning would have been nice, because Comeau suddenly wants him gone, and Shane soon finds himself being traded to what could be the worst possible outcome: Boston. 

In a way I love this universe, I love the differences, how it works and how everyone is living in it. But at the same time I fucking hate it, how shitty Shane's life is and how just fucking awful it is. Those two can exist at the same time.

Also, my biggest fear here was that this was gonna end too soon. And it ended too soon. I would love to read how this continues and how their bond forms. But I get it, I get how perfect this ending was. It showed everything you needed, gave you change to dream about their happily ever after. 

But the thing. The thing with Shane and how Montreal had fucked over him. You could see it, hear it, taste it, feel it. Whatever. It was there, it showed at every point and was just perfectly there. Just. I love everything about it. 

This fandom has destroyed my hate for abo fics. Seriously.  

Two Man Advantage [Game Changers, Hollanov]

Two Man Advantage by TheFabledSon 

ESPN (@ESPN) 

Breaking! Shane Hollander traded to Boston Raiders for Drew Kenton. Contract details to come soon. 

or 

Shane Hollander, back-to-back cup winner, generational player, and Metro's star centre should have never been traded. Let alone traded to their division rival, Boston. 

My mostly searched tag at AO3 is Boston Raiders Shane Hollanov. At this point I may even have read almost all completed fics under that tag. And even some not completed.

I love all these headcanons that there are. Raiders supporting Hollanov, Cliff being the bestest best and whatnot. At this point I dont even remember what makes every fic so special. Maybe all the headcanons and playing with everything. Just. Every single thing.