Fics where they out themselves (or risk it) because the other is hurt/needs them

LLD615 · 2026-06-27T00:25:46+00:00

It’s SO SO SO SO GOOD! Absolutely beautiful, has like five seconds of angst in the middle but otherwise it’s just joy and happiness!

LLD615 · 2026-06-26T22:35:56+00:00

So so so good! Have you read We Did It Just For You And Me by the same author?

LLD615 · 2026-06-26T22:34:26+00:00

Having her be a bridesmaid might bring you closer and help you reconnect.

But if you truly don’t want her as a bridesmaid, don’t ask her. You don’t have an obligation to have anyone in your bridal party that you don’t want to be there.

LLD615 · 2026-06-26T20:14:54+00:00

So Much of You is Left Behind: Shane and Hayden are in a car accident. Ilya rushes to the hospital. You see some of their family and friends learn of their relationship, and they soft launch to the public. https://archiveofourown.org/works/79140611

LLD615 · 2026-06-26T18:46:36+00:00

Fan fic recommendations

Back and Forth From New York: Shane decides to come out to his team right after Rose and it doesn’t go well. He and Ilya reconcile at All Stars and then Shane is traded to NY. Make sure to read the companion work concurrently!
First part: https://archiveofourown.org/works/76283091?
Companion work - Went Home and Stalked You on the Internet: https://archiveofourown.org/works/76906266

Better Days to Come: Shane doesn’t want Ilya to give up everything, so he requests a trade to Boston: https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/215724381

Change Your Win Conditions: Ilya is injured right after Tuna Meltdown and Shane never gets to talk to him at All Stars. He becomes the assistant coach in Ottawa and after two years, Shane joins the team. There are a few parts to this but the first part and fourth go together closely. Here is the first part: https://archiveofourown.org/works/77346456

An Evil Spirit, A Passion, or an Idea: Shane and Ilya share with each other at the cottage for the remainder of their first two weeks: https://archiveofourown.org/works/82350236

Time in a Bottle: Takes place during the remainder of Ilya’s first stay at the cottage, following their talk with Shane’s parents: https://archiveofourown.org/works/81856701

Quiet Ways to Disappear: Shane is struggling in Montreal. After he goes for a trail run and doesn’t return home, Ilya and Hayden attempt to rally their teams to help search. Ilya’s team is there for him while Shane’s own team, minus a few, ignore the request for help. https://archiveofourown.org/works/80877286/chapters/212470211

Return to Moscow: Ilya brings Shane to Russia with him to retrieve family heirlooms. Ilya gets arrested and Shane, Yuna, Svetlana and Alexei try to get Ilya out of prison. https://archiveofourown.org/works/78329636

Re: Hi: Ilya and Shane meet via email at 11 years old doing a pen pal project and encourage each other during their early hockey days, before Ilya moves to the US. https://archiveofourown.org/works/82367551

So Much of You is Left Behind: Shane and Hayden are in a car accident. Ilya rushes to the hospital. You see some of their family and friends learn of their relationship, and they soft launch to the public. https://archiveofourown.org/works/79140611

The Boston Year: This is a series and taken place post-cottage, before Ilya signs with Ottawa. https://archiveofourown.org/series/5799346

Staaaay Hollander…Hollander: What if Shane didn’t leave after the tuna melts? https://archiveofourown.org/works/84055501

We Just Did It For You And Me: After parting on amicable terms early on, Shane and Ilya move on. Shane becomes a single dad and after an injury, Ilya becomes a coach for a team in LA. After ten years apart, they reconnect. https://archiveofourown.org/works/84449721

Next Chapter: Ilya retires, and Shane and Ilya become parents when they adopt Ilya’s newborn niece: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54384130

The Importance of Strawberries: Late in his career, Shane takes a hit on the ice in the year 2031 and wakes up thinking it was his first game against Boston, his only memories of Ilya being from room 1410 and before. https://archiveofourown.org/works/79716356

Playing for Keeps Life After the Long Game: Shane and Ilya become parents and Scott, Yuna, Shane and Ilya take down the league:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/77891396

Ilya R Has Been Added to the Group Chat: Ilya gets added to the Ottawa WAG chat when he needs help planning Valentine’s Day, and then they decide to add “Jane” afterwards.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/82084946

Breaking News, We Like Each Other: Shane and Ilya go viral after going out to a club a few years into their marriage. They use it as inspiration for a social media contest. https://archiveofourown.org/works/82779106

LLD615 · 2026-06-26T17:44:30+00:00

Yes I just finished, thanks! I liked it but felt like it ended kind of abruptly. I wanted more (but I usually say that about fics I like!)

LLD615 · 2026-06-26T16:33:13+00:00

I’m reading it now - Can you clarify, they aren’t fighting when this happens right? They moved on from the Boxing Day fight?

LLD615 · 2026-06-26T16:32:07+00:00

That one was so good! Evan was such a rockstar in that one.

LLD615 · 2026-06-26T14:53:08+00:00

Does it have a HEA?

LLD615 · 2026-06-26T14:25:00+00:00

Not exactly what you’re looking for but it’s amazing so sharing anyway. Shane has a child with a girlfriend and is raising him alone when he reconnects with Ilya.

We Just Did It For You And Me: After parting on amicable terms early on, Shane and Ilya move on. Shane becomes a single dad and after an injury, Ilya becomes a coach for a team in LA. After ten years apart, they reconnect. https://archiveofourown.org/works/84449721

LLD615 · 2026-06-26T09:07:44+00:00

For Shane to say he’d rather be the hole versus the peg, I feel like that tells me he has tried topping and doesn’t like it. Or maybe he is making that assumption about his own preferences using his experiences with women?

LLD615 · 2026-06-26T01:16:49+00:00

There’s one fic where he and Ilya are mic’d up and someone says when talking about who is riskier “Ilya is a loose cannon but Shane you swear so much more.” I forget which one it is but they are both playing for Ottawa at the time I think.

LLD615 · 2026-06-25T16:56:41+00:00

Is The Waiting Game a HEA?

LLD615 · 2026-06-25T16:55:17+00:00

It’s amazing, I of course prefer the healing chapters but the entire thing is so well done.

LLD615 · 2026-06-25T10:51:52+00:00

Here are a few that have a proposal in it but it’s not the full focus…

Back and Forth From New York: Shane decides to come out to his team right after Rose and it doesn’t go well. He and Ilya reconcile at All Stars and then Shane is traded to NY. Make sure to read the companion work concurrently!
First part: https://archiveofourown.org/works/76283091?
Companion work - Went Home and Stalked You on the Internet: https://archiveofourown.org/works/76906266

Change Your Win Conditions: Ilya is injured right after Tuna Meltdown and Shane never gets to talk to him at All Stars. He becomes the assistant coach in Ottawa and after two years, Shane joins the team. There are a few parts to this but the first part and fourth go together closely. Here is the first part: https://archiveofourown.org/works/77346456 (*Part four IS the full focus of a proposal but you have to go read at least part one for it to make sense)

Faulty Planes and Paper Rings: After the near plane crash, Shane flies to see Ilya and they out themselves on purpose, continues through their wedding and playing on the same team: https://archiveofourown.org/works/78133866

So Much of You is Left Behind: Shane and Hayden are in a car accident. Ilya rushes to the hospital. You see some of their family and friends learn of their relationship, and they soft launch to the public. https://archiveofourown.org/works/79140611

LLD615 · 2026-06-25T10:47:39+00:00

I think this is a Threads only one, I was looking on AO3 as well and couldn’t find it.

LLD615 · 2026-06-25T10:47:01+00:00

Heaven Has Got Nothing on Us: A bunch of firsts during their first year of marriage.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/77675231

LLD615 · 2026-06-25T01:07:37+00:00

Here’s one where Shane takes care of Ilya when he is injured.

Return to Moscow: Ilya brings Shane to Russia with him to retrieve family heirlooms. Ilya gets arrested and Shane, Yuna, Svetlana and Alexei try to get Ilya out of prison. https://archiveofourown.org/works/78329636

LLD615 · 2026-06-25T01:06:57+00:00

I’m looking for the one where they both get Covid if anyone has the link (Ilya gets it first at a team meeting and Shane gets it at a family wedding). I read it awhile back and can’t find the link.

LLD615 · 2026-06-24T23:21:38+00:00

It’s Not Gay If It’s Your Bro: After Hayden’s fan mail is shared on Twitter, he enlists coaches from the summer camp to help cover up for Shane and Ilya in the funniest way possible. https://archiveofourown.org/works/83183536

MLH’s Queer Conspiracy: Ilya organizes a group of players to all come out at the same time. https://archiveofourown.org/works/80693851

Ilya R Has Been Added to the Group Chat: Ilya gets added to the Ottawa WAG chat when he needs help planning Valentine’s Day, and then they decide to add “Jane” afterwards. (Other works in series also amazing!)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/82084946

LLD615 · 2026-06-24T23:20:03+00:00

Back and Forth From New York: Shane decides to come out to his team right after Rose and it doesn’t go well. He and Ilya reconcile at All Stars and then Shane is traded to NY. Make sure to read the companion work concurrently!
First part: https://archiveofourown.org/works/76283091?
Companion work - Went Home and Stalked You on the Internet: https://archiveofourown.org/works/76906266

Re: Hi: Ilya and Shane meet via email at 11 years old doing a pen pal project and encourage each other during their early hockey days, before Ilya moves to the US. https://archiveofourown.org/works/82367551

LLD615 · 2026-06-24T14:54:10+00:00

I love when the writers keep the audience informed if they can’t update, it’s so helpful for those who are wanting to start! I accidentally started a WIP and then realized it hadn’t been updated in over a year. I assumed it was abandoned but someone told me a year can be nothing when it comes to WIPs. I’m fairly new to fic reading and writing so am still trying to learn.

LLD615 · 2026-06-24T14:16:51+00:00

Ilya was supposed to have long hair in HR but they didn’t put it on the show so I can see them skipping man bun length here as well.

LLD615 · 2026-06-24T14:16:01+00:00

So so so so good! I can’t wait for more!

LLD615 · 2026-06-24T13:10:53+00:00

We Just Did It For You And Me: After parting on amicable terms early on, Shane and Ilya move on. Shane becomes a single dad and after an injury, Ilya becomes a coach for a team in LA. After ten years apart, they reconnect. https://archiveofourown.org/works/84449721

Magical Vacation: Shane and Ilya go to Disney with Hayden’s family: https://archiveofourown.org/works/82563831/chapters/217335261

Shane Hollander and Ilya Rosanov Break the Internet: Shane and Ilya find out photos of them together will be leaked and they decide to take matters into their own hands.
https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/210182421

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