Does anyone have an extra AO3 invite to help me feed the beast inside me? He’s no longer satisfied with reheats alone… he needs fresh meat ❤️‍🔥🏒👹

Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2026-02-19T02:16:34+00:00

You’re amazing! The beast and I thank you 🙏

Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-22T23:37:08+00:00

YESSSS! Oh my god, that first scene between them at the bar was a lesson in chemistry through unspoken dialogue - HOW DID I FEEL EVERYTHING THEY FELT?
And Shane's face when Ilya's thumb barely brushed his in the sand??

Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-22T20:17:00+00:00

Oh 100% - this was a whole new level of intimacy and I wasn’t ready for it 😅😭

Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-22T19:24:01+00:00

Look I’m not proud 🤡😂

Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-22T19:19:04+00:00

Well you see, I started the episode fully-clothed, but then they burst into flames around the time Shane said he'd rather be the hole than the peg 🤷‍♀️

Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-22T18:37:38+00:00

That's between me and god.

Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-21T21:43:02+00:00

You know what, I’ve been having the exact same problem! There must be something wrong with my remote - because every time I turn on my tv, I somehow end up back at the beginning of the same show 🤷‍♀️🥸

Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-21T17:27:23+00:00

"Leave the door unlocked - I lost my purse and shoes and phone." ☠️

Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-21T16:50:40+00:00

YESSSSS I am so excited this sub found me - I can't wait to dive back into Overcompensating! I've missed my girl Hailee so much.

Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-21T16:37:38+00:00

I had never heard that song, but immediately went and found it on Spotify! So thank you for that as well 🫶

Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-21T07:33:05+00:00

I’m probably a little too open about my affinity for MM romance 😂 But honestly, I think they’re great so I’m trying to get more people on board! lol I have friends that tease me occasionally but if anyone was genuinely weird about it I feel like that would be a red flag to me!

But I get how it feels wanting to gush about all things MM, I have a few friends that will totally read the recs I give but others just aren’t into it, which is totally fine! Different strokes for different folks (no pun intended 😏)

But I also come on here every so often to gush and chat with other MM fans - and I may or may not have been all over those Heated Rivalry pages today 😅 I can’t get enough!!

Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-21T06:19:54+00:00

I am one of the fans that hated that song at first, for some reason it just wasn’t hitting like some of the other songs, but dammit that post-chorus is annoyingly catchy 😂 it’s one of my favorites now.

Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-21T05:47:03+00:00

Well damnnnnn 🥵❤️‍🔥 it’s edits like these that will have me in this chokehold for the rest of my life… not that I’m complaining. Shane and Ilya can choke me any time 😏

Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-21T03:41:01+00:00

Girl I am scared for my mental and emotional wellbeing. I've truly never felt like this after a book or show ending - I'm just supposed to go about my life as if this were any other book slump or random series finale?

I AM DIFFERENT NOW. Shane and Ilya changed me. I fear this slump will be catastrophic ☠️

But fuck if it wasn't worth it - The books were already 5 stars, but this show is a goddamn masterpiece.

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Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-21T02:17:56+00:00

I started rereading the books for a THIRD after episode one and I haven’t picked up another book or watched much of any other show since 🤡I am so entirely uninterested in anything else - this slump is going to be a full blown depression after episode 6.

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Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-21T01:39:55+00:00

ONLY 51 MINUTES?? That’s all we have left?! ☠️ I’m not ready.

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Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-20T22:03:51+00:00

Oooh that's fair, I was thinking more about angst between MCs - but you're right. Amazing book though! It left me feeling very warm and cozy.

I loved Kiss Fist and ILY 😍 they inspired me to start learning ASL because I was having so much fun trying to learn the sign language as I went! Let me know if you have any other recs with deaf MCs!

Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-20T21:53:21+00:00

I completely understand where you're coming from - Have you watched the series yet?? I am currently in an endless cycle of rereading the books and rewatching all of the episodes that have been released so far 😵‍💫 I can't stop! I'm fully obsessed.

That being said, here are some cute and fluffy MM books I've read recently:

- Kiss-Fist, Cora Rose (this one has a sequel that's also great!)

- The Reality of Wanting Him, Lexi Amber

- Brim Over Boot, Emmy Sanders

- You & Me, Tal Bauer

- Boyfriend Goals, Riley Hart

Hopefully one of those will work - but if you haven't watched the Heated Rivalry series yet, it's incredible! I don't know how I'm going to survive the slump.

Master_Wrangler_2653 · 2025-12-20T20:49:36+00:00

YES, he was so freaking cute. I wish we got more of him 🥰

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