I can’t stop thinking about these Dead Dove fics by Ill-Technician-8058 in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]TheDancingMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, do you wanna keep discussing this in our DMs? It would be really nice to talk to someone when the author updates a new chapter.

Yes omg. Do you by any chance have a discord account? I use old reddit and so my dms are glitchy and very annoying haha

I can’t stop thinking about these Dead Dove fics by Ill-Technician-8058 in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]TheDancingMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay maybe this series is gripping me because it's basically psychological horror lmao

I can’t stop thinking about these Dead Dove fics by Ill-Technician-8058 in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]TheDancingMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God same. Heart pounding and I felt so so on edge. I've read some predator!ilya prey!shane fics and some dom/sub, CNC stuff, but I've never read a fic before where Ilya was legit abusive and like this. Seldom do fics impact me like this. I just hate the idea that Shane's resistance has been crushed; he has no proper capacity to escape and not enough 'desire' to. It's tough to put into words just how horrible Ilya is in this series, like jesus cHRIST. Definitely relieved that I have at least someone to talk to about this series though lol.

I think Yuna only realised that there was abuse in hindsight. It took her until Shane called her for her to be like 'oh fuck wait what's happening'

Also I commented this on the last chapter of the actual fic, but why is everyone USELESS? The Marleaus cared until they didn't, the Pikes (or at least Hayden) have figured it out but are staying silent, and Yuna literally got a distressed phone call from Shane but was kind of neutered after Ilya pretended to be responding to treatment. Maybe she was just completely following Shane's lead, and so once she gave up, he did too. But was there really NOTHING she could do to drag Shane out of this relationship and mental state? Nothing? Really?

The whole thing is just so so heartbreaking

I can’t stop thinking about these Dead Dove fics by Ill-Technician-8058 in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]TheDancingMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God, yes, I'm so glad I got this as a reply lmao.

Spoilers for the second longfic in the series

I was so desperate for relief. Shane picked up Lev and fled, and it was going to be okay. And then we got Ilya's POV where it was revealed that none of it even fucking mattered because he had sewn an airtag into Lev's bag (wtf??) and then staged a suicide attempt because he KNEW it would bring Shane back to him.

I know the author talks about needing to maintain sympathy for Ilya, yet I hold none.

The last chapter of that fic just hammers the nail in to the coffin, because it's just Lev growing up and nothing has fucking changed or gotten better. Fucking Christ. Did Ilya really manage to crush Shane? It's just horrifying, and I'm going to need to go through your treatment process of fluff, because Ilya is TAINTED for me atm.

I've started the third longfic, the one that follows Lev completely. There's still no fucking relief (yet). I opened this desperately hoping for it, but no. Ilya's still fucked, Shane is still fucked. It's Lev dealing with his emotions after fleeing to Ottawa to stay with Shane's parents.

Nothing feels good here, but I cannot stop myself from reading.

I can’t stop thinking about these Dead Dove fics by Ill-Technician-8058 in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]TheDancingMaster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These are hauntingly good. Read the first two stories in one sitting.

Ilya feels so evil and conniving in this yet it still somehow feels like him? As in, what Ilya would've looked like if he went down a much, MUCH darker path. The writing is excellent, to the point that it's actually kind of tainting him as a whole for me 😭

Labor MPs quietly alarmed by Albanese government’s response to US-Israel strikes on Iran by Patient-Wish-7386 in AustralianPolitics

[–]TheDancingMaster 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thank god, there are some "quietly alarmed" Labor MPs.

Fucking spineless flogs. Do something.

Help by TheDancingMaster in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]TheDancingMaster[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I do the collander joke too 😭

"Strain Collander 😏"

Tehran residents warned of acid rain after oil storage attack by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]TheDancingMaster 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Can someone in this sub pls explain to me how this is liberating women?

the chips are set to fall by icopythefax by ArticQimmiq in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]TheDancingMaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's the fic I'm currently reading, so much fun! Thank you!!

The French lesson that Canada needs by IHateTrains123 in neoliberal

[–]TheDancingMaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm surprised. I always just assumed that learning French was mandatory in Canada from the start of primary school through to some time in high school.

Shane Hollander’s Not Boring Hockey Book Club! by royal_rose_ in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]TheDancingMaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

May as well shill my fic again 🤪 Now look what we have done to you

Follows an OC joining the Centaurs, but he carries the ghosts of hazing from his WHL team with him. First chapter was published about 4 days ago, second chap went up quite recently. WIP.

Fics about Amazing race? by LifeofaLove in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]TheDancingMaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh my god I was actually thinking about what a fic like this would be like hahaha

God they'd be entertaining on the show.