among the wildflowers
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you belong somewhere you feel free by dancingonmoonbeams
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
23 Jan 2026
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Ilya takes a breath. "Next Wednesday is the anniversary of my mother's death." The words come out rushed, afraid he'll lose his nerve and never say them if he doesn't get them out as fast as possible. "I want to do something."
Shane blinks at him, his face softening into an expression so fond and careful that Ilya feels tears prick at the back of his eyes. "Okay." Carefully, he take's Ilya's hand, their fingers twisting together like second nature. "What do you want to do?"--
Ilya used to spend the anniversary of his mother's death trying desperately to distract himself from his feelings. This year, though, he wonders what it would be like to face them, with Shane at his side.
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- Part 1 of among the wildflowers
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you belong in that home by and by by dancingonmoonbeams
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
02 Feb 2026
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Ilya didn't know family could be so easy. It surprised him a little at first how quickly Yuna and David seemed to accept him as part of Shane's life. Over the course of that first afternoon meeting, somewhere between standing awkwardly in their foyer and sitting down to eat pasta in the kitchen where Shane spent his childhood summers, they decided if Shane was all in on Ilya, they would be too. Once he moved to Ottawa, they only got closer, until it didn't feel strange at all to show up at their house without Shane, like Ilya was part of the family on his own standing outside of his connection to their son.
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A family dinner at the Hollanders gets Ilya thinking about his childhood, family, and the people he loves.
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- Part 2 of among the wildflowers