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1. Love in the Big Apple (except the big apple is a small neighborhood in Houston) by Blackcurrantsyrup

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

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

   21 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander & Hayden Pike & Ilya Rozanov
   • Rose Landry/Svetlana Vetrova
   • MMA
   • Gymnastics
   • AU
   • alternative universe
   • somewhat canon compliant
   • houston
   • Shane can't take a hint

   Summary

   Ilya Rozanov and Svetlana Petrova are second generation Russian Americans who move to HTX to train as gymnasts. Ilya hates Houston, the leaf-blowers, the concrete, the mediocre clubs and all the potholes in Montrose. But when Svetlana gets robbed one night, he takes her to take self-defense classes.

   Shane Hollander is still reeling from his forced outing that had him retire early, coupled with the fact that he is only slowing coming to terms with his sexuality is a mess. After years living in Vegas he's now back in Texas working for his friends gym.

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   English

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