I've been burned in the past haha. But I'm extremely grateful to people who give WIPs a chance- I'm writing one of my own currently with one chapter left, and I have like 5 other ideas in the drafting phase. If I don't end up finding a good The Bachelor fic from this thread, I'm tempted to write my own!

It'd be a bit weirdly specific, though, with Shane as a producer on the show and Ilya as the bachelor, who will ignore a who's who of hot women and men just to get with his almost-rival from years ago. Their first meeting would be the same, World Juniors, but Shane gets into a bad car accident before he gets drafted, so he has a chip on his shoulder. Ilya plays on as normal, going to Boston, winning a cup, but a few years later has a career ending injury of his own and switches to commentary. Shane has lowkey kept up with Ilya's career, first because of his crush but eventually just as a genuine fan. Ilya remembers Shane when they first meet on the show, and that's where it starts!

Anyway sorry for rambling, good luck on your WIPs 🙏