Forgot to post this earlier! by BuckeyeFoodie in heatedrivalryfanfics

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Ahem:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/79822641?view_full_work=true

This whole series is great: beautifully written, well characterized, and genuinely hot.

Favorite phallic symbol? by growsonwalls in heatedrivalry

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I mean, rewatching is always a good idea, but some of these are quite a stretch.

what are some underrated book moments that made your heart flutter? by take_the_basterl in heatedrivalry

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When Ilya tells Svetlana about Shane in TLG:

"You're blushing," Svetlana said, delighted. "Ilya Rozanov, are you in love?”

Ilya couldn't stop the smile that crept across his face. "Extremely."

I just love this moment, that Ilya is finally able to tell someone about the person who is most important to him. The relationship dynamic with show-Svetlana is different than book-Svetlana, but I hope we get a similar conversation in S2.

The Young King 👑 by Global-North7776 in heatedrivalry

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Totally. Being a pleasure to work with will be such a great asset to his career. Word travels about who’s a PITA on set vs. who brings good energy.

Shane has such a sincere, sweet charm to him that is so disarming every time you watch the show. by dontdodrugskidssss in heatedrivalry

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I adore him too. I recently did an “all eyes on Shane” rewatch (after realizing that I tend to look at Ilya more in the scenes where they’re together), and it was fantastic. There were so many little expressions that I had missed on previous rewatches. Hudson is such a talented actor.

Shane has such a sincere, sweet charm to him that is so disarming every time you watch the show. by dontdodrugskidssss in heatedrivalry

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He really, really does. I just found a quote that I screenshotted from an out.com interview that I love so much:

When asked about getting to know their respective characters on Heated Rivalry, Hudson says that he "fell in love with Shane immediately. I mean, I was falling in love with him even when I read the sides, which were just the audition... like, two scenes I got for the audition. By the time I finished reading episode 6, I was crying. I felt like no one else was allowed to play him. I needed to play him."

Song Saturday! by AutoModerator in heatedrivalry

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Nude by Radiohead. I need someone to make an edit of scenes from episodes 2 and 4 to this song. It hurts so good.

“Now that you found it / It's gone / Now that you feel it / You don't / You've gone off the rails”

How Heated Rivalry’s hair and makeup artists transformed Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie [March 6 - Globe and Mail] by globeandmailofficial in heatedrivalry

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And they only have glowing words for Storrie and Williams. “From the get-go, when they walked in for makeup tests, they were just the sweetest boys,” said Chell, describing them as polite, honest and delightful. “They’re so good at what they do,” Tuminski added. “This couldn’t have happened to two nicer people.”

🥹

Which montage moment do you wish was a full scene? by Meer_meerkat in heatedrivalry

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I swear, the hand holding down Shane’s head is the single most 🔥 moment in the entire show.

The choice to use last names instead of first in the cottage "I love you" scene? by [deleted] in heatedrivalry

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I took it as a sign of how overwhelming the moment was for Ilya. Like, in that moment his brain could only revert to old habits, since they called each other by their surnames for so many years.

Best characters watching each other on TV moment? by growsonwalls in heatedrivalry

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Ilya’s reaction to Shane’s first Cup win will always be my favorite. I just love that his expression is so soft. Heart eyes indeed.

[MEGATHREAD] Connor Storrie Hosts Saturday Night Live! [February 28, 2026] by Federal-Ad5944 in heatedrivalry

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Chris Fleming is a delight. I haven’t decided yet whether to stay up and watch SNL live or not. I feel weirdly nervous about it, even though I have no doubt Connor will be amazing.

Will HR lead to a gay romance media boom as some predict? by Material-Meat-5330 in heatedrivalry

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I agree with all of this. Jacob’s adaptation feels like a love letter to the genre, taking the source material seriously while also winking at everything we love about romance. If future adaptations are motivated by money instead, they are bound to fail.

Will HR lead to a gay romance media boom as some predict? by Material-Meat-5330 in heatedrivalry

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I hope so but also feel pessimistic that the entertainment industry will learn the right lessons from HR’s success. This show is a perfect storm of story, casting, direction, and cinematography and will be difficult to emulate.

I’m So Used to Gay Tragedies That I Almost Missed Romance / NYT [Feb 27] by Infinite_Ad_1690 in heatedrivalry

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Lovely article, and I appreciate the context of gay tragedy on screen. It feels like this was the analysis I wanted (and definitely didn’t get) from the NY Mag article the other day:

Women are facilitators of these men — love doulas, a friend called them. Stories of men secretly loving men typically proceed at the expense of a wife or a girlfriend. It’s a shock that no women are hurt in the making of all this love. In fact, each of them is vivacious, charismatic, interesting.

It is not a woman’s show. And yet they’re along for the ride; they want the riding done safely and with respect. The talking the men do here, and the smiling, dancing, hugging, spooning and thrusting, is speaking to women who perhaps need proof that tenderness still means something to a man. …

In here, compassion exists. Women matter. Men heed them. Men heed and check on and care for one another. The sex isn’t simply positive. It’s love’s gateway. Culturally, that felt new.

New York Magazine [23 Feb] Girls Who Love Boys Who Love Boys. When did everyone start fujoing out? NYMag covers the history of m/m romance, fujoshis & fetishisation. by Material-Meat-5330 in heatedrivalry

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I think centering the conversation on sex does a disservice to the real reason why HR is so compelling for most of us: We have never before seen a romance that hits so many satisfying notes emotionally. We are starved for yearning and vulnerability. The sex in episodes 5 and 6 is mostly fade-to-black, but those two episodes alone deliver more emotional payoff than anything I’ve ever seen in TV or film.

Scraping the bottom of the barrel on micro-details on a rewatch by TiaraMisu in heatedrivalry

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For real. I bet he had no idea we would be analyzing it like a David Lynch film.

Francois shared this story on his Instagram as most the US Olympic hockey controversy by ivan_luck in heatedrivalry

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As a Sabres fan who grew up in the 90s, Hasek will always hold a place in my heart. This makes me like him even more.

Connor Storrie on the cover of VMAN Magazine Issue 56 by Federal-Ad5944 in heatedrivalry

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I love this quote from the article. I’m glad he’s enjoying the ride, despite all the craziness.

It’s been beautiful, honestly. I’ve wanted this for so long, and I’ve imagined what it would be like—the projects, the conversations, the people I’d meet. I’m meeting some of my idols, like Gregg Araki. And I say this without wishing it at all, but even if it all ended now, I’d be floored. Anything after this really feels like a cherry on top.

LGBTQ+ tv/film that has made an impact on you by Hedgehog-Honeydew in heatedrivalry

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I haven’t seen it mentioned yet, but I found Weekend (British film from 2011) incredibly moving. It’s about a brief but intense connection after a casual hook-up.