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1. Never Tell Me The Odds by KatHowardApologist

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

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

   15 Feb 2026

   Tags

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   • Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
   • Ilya Rozanov
   • Shane Hollander
   • Hayden Pike
   • Ottawa Centaurs Team Ensemble (Game Changers)
   • Book 6: The Long Game (Game Changers)
   • Post-Book 6: The Long Game (Game Changers)
   • Established Relationship
   • Montreal Voyageurs | Montreal Metros Being Assholes (Game Changers)
   • Coming Out
   • Alternative Universe - They don't get outted by Brad
   • fuck brad
   • Relationship Reveal
   • Shane Hollander Walks Ilya Rozanov Like A Dog
   • Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Homophobia
   • idiots to lovers
   • They are always in love but they are still idiots
   • no beta we die like ilya's shitty dad
   • Fluff
   • mostly book compliant
   • Fix-It of Sorts
   • Married in Secret

   Summary

   The prologue picks up mid-book 6, but rather than Brad posting the video to Twitter he sends it directly to the Montreal Metros. In this universe, Shane and Ilya are not outed to the world, but Shane is still kicked off the Metros team and transfers to Ottawa.

   This fic follows Shane and Ilyas first year as teammates, settling into their lives together after getting secretly married over the summer. In this timeline, Shane learns to heal from the wounds of being outed to his team, Shane and Ilya get to ease into being a full-time couple before being thrust into the spotlight, and they get to navigate coming out on their own terms.

   After a decade of the world being too hard on them, I just really wanted my favorite husbands to find a soft place to land. While the road is still long and difficult, this AU is all about putting them back in control of how they want the world to see them. It also gives so many more hilarious opportunities to watch other characters react to them coming out.

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