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1. What Happened in the Silence by misplacedmetaphor

   Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   19 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander/Original Male Character(s)
   • Shane Hollander & Elijah Knots (original male character)
   • Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Original Male Character(s)
   • Hayden Pike
   • Jackie Pike
   • Svetlana Vetrova
   • Cliff Marlow
   • Yuna Hollander
   • David Hollander
   • Jealous Ilya Rozanov
   • Jealous Shane Hollander
   • Love Triangles
   • Miscommunication
   • Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander
   • Shane Hollander Loves Ilya Rozanov
   • POV Shane Hollander
   • POV Ilya Rozanov
   • Autistic Shane Hollander
   • Panic Attacks
   • Possessive Ilya Rozanov
   • Slow Burn
   • Mutual Pining
   • Internal Conflict
   • Unresolved
   • Ilya Rozanov Has Feelings
   • Shane Hollander Has Feelings
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Shane Hollander Needs a Hug
   • Ilya Rozanov Needs A Hug
   • Protective Ilya Rozanov
   • Depressed Ilya Rozanov
   • Complicated Relationships
   • Obsession
   • Possessive Behavior
   • Yearning
   • Angst with a Hopeful Ending
   • Ilya Rozanov is Obsessed With Shane Hollander
   • Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander's Freckles
   • Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander Complicated Relationship
   • Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander Vegas 2014
   • Ilya Rozanov is Bad at Feelings
   • Shane Hollander Is Trying His Best
   • Ilya Rozanov Likes Control
   • Power Dynamics – Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander
   • Shane Hollander/Elijah Emotional Connection
   • Elijah Is Important
   • Open Relationship
   • Polyamory
   • Polyamory Negotiations
   • Boundaries
   • Autistic Meltdown
   • Protective Shane Hollander
   • Shane Hollander Has Panic Attacks
   • Dissociation
   • letting go
   • Emotional Intimacy
   • recovery is not linear
   • unmasked shane hollander
   • Autistic Joy
   • Found family energy
   • happiness as healing
   • Wrestling
   • Wrestling Stable: The Shield
   • Gay Panic
   • shane hollander is loved
   • roman reigns - Freeform
   • Daniel Bryan - Freeform
   • Randy Orton - Freeform
   • celebrity encounters

   Summary

   In the months between Sochi and Vegas 2014, Shane Hollander decides he’s done watching Ilya from a distance.
   He stops waiting.
   Told through alternating POV, this fic explores what happens when Shane moves on, and what it does to Ilya to realize he doesn’t get to decide where Shane stays.
   It was never just sex. It was never just a game.
   And when Shane finally chooses steadiness, it changes the rules.
   And who is that man?

   OR

   Shane is trying to build something honest.
   Ilya is trying not to lose him.
   And the silence they used to live inside is no longer an option.

   filled with angst. slow burn.

   Series

   • Part 1 of What Happened in the Silence
   • Part 1 of In the Margins

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   88,817

   Chapters:

   16/?

   Comments:

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