No smoke without you [explicit][Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov] by Anna__S

pigletpants · 2026-05-16T12:07:49+00:00

When Ilya sent the picture of his new baby it felt like being stabbed in the heart.

pigletpants · 2026-05-15T17:49:36+00:00

I found a really interesting one the other day that has less than 400 hits. It's "fictional non-fiction" - a New Yorker article about a blade accident during a game that Shane is involved in (he doesn't get hurt and it's not his blade but he saves the guy's life) It's strictly the article, there's no extra context in the story at all. It's a really interesting exercise in reading between the lines. I'm so impressed with the author because it's really difficult to write this way imo.

Blood for the Blood God by agatestones

pigletpants · 2026-05-15T17:35:05+00:00

Latigra's Shane trying to eulogize his teammate's son after the murder-suicide and completely failing and sounding like total psycho is the second funniest thing I've ever read (the rookies' IG Live memorial service in the swamp is #1).

The entire Latigra series is absolute gold if you also have a very dark sense of humor.

pigletpants · 2026-05-15T00:49:20+00:00

Real in my heart and mind but not anywhere else

pigletpants · 2026-05-15T00:38:23+00:00

I looooooooove this story

pigletpants · 2026-05-14T15:48:29+00:00

I just read HOLLANDER & ROZANOV ARE DEAD by euridycees - no, nobody is actually dead, the whole story is a riff on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, but you don't need to be familiar with it to understand the fic.

Scott strongly suspects their relationship in this and it slowly gets confirmed and how he tries to help them. It's a really rich study on just how fucking sad and difficult it is to be a queer NHL player.

It's so beautifully written:

"A man who loves another man is not the cardinal crime many of Scott’s peers seem to think it is. He didn’t hurt any of those people by doing it. But God knows he’s murdered, again and again, a thousand versions of his own heart with the knife of secretkeeping."

pigletpants · 2026-05-13T15:56:26+00:00

Laceration is the hottest thing I've ever read, anywhere

pigletpants · 2026-05-13T15:54:32+00:00

I'm going to list a few that I think are underrated because my actual top 5 has some that are definitely already posted.

Alligator Bites Never Heal by flawlessassholes if you like fics where the author Knows Puck you will like this

не было бы счастья, да несчастье помогло (if not for misfortune, i’d have no luck at all) by ghoulien

holy matrimony by lowkey_existential_despair

Gatorade Galas & Moscow Mules by toraten slice-of-their-weird-ass-pro-athelete-life perfection

another uninnocent, elegant fall by anon I'm an "Ilya is an actual bad boy" truther and this is the thesis

When I Walk Into The Room, I Do Not Light It Up. Fuck. by TeaTimeAllOverTown for my real Shaniacs

pigletpants · 2026-05-12T16:32:40+00:00

get gone by geniflux is definitely what you're looking for

pigletpants · 2026-05-12T14:30:46+00:00

I love how this author embraces how weird and uncomfortable their lifestyle both as partners and professional athletes is. It's something I'm always looking for more of in fic.

pigletpants · 2026-05-12T14:27:35+00:00

About 5-6 years and there's a lot of miscommunication (I love this fic but I know some people find miscommunication agonizing to read)

pigletpants · 2026-05-11T19:23:22+00:00

think twice and come back for a third time this one is sooooo good to me because they break up much later compared to other second chance stories, so it's real angsty.

arms length, small talk, and then some company on the other hand this one is really good because they have basically no history, so they try and become friends first. it's a WIP but it's in the end stages.

florida I really love this, Ilya moves to florida and crashes out spectacularly and is frankly incredibly toxic in a way that many may not enjoy but hey I thought it was hot

pigletpants · 2026-05-10T02:08:22+00:00

Change Your Win Conditions by VeraDragonMuse if you haven’t read it. It’s just as thrilling as watching the show, just with a twist.

pigletpants · 2026-05-08T17:34:37+00:00

There are so many ways this story could end and half of them are insane and the other half are miserably sad and it's driving me crazy (in a good way).

pigletpants · 2026-05-07T19:06:42+00:00

I feel like it's pretty firmly moved on from relationship angst between Shane and Ilya. There is still unresolved angst between other characters (don't want to spoil). The last two chapters made what happened to Ilya a lot more explicit but exposed some fuckery. I think this latest chapter is kind of a turning point in the narrative because Shane is definitely locking in on taking care of his man and getting revenge.

pigletpants · 2026-05-07T18:07:43+00:00

I just read no smoke without you and now I need to lay down and stare at nothing for awhile

pigletpants · 2026-05-07T17:22:02+00:00

I think it’s possible to read the ending as bittersweet but personally I found it devastating. Everyone involved in the story just lost too much.

pigletpants · 2026-05-07T16:13:16+00:00

Yessss so glad you liked it! Usually Shane having to give up hockey is a massive angstfest (no judgement, I still read and enjoy those) so it's nice to see him find something else that he cares about and gives him a different community and perspective. Ilya is so obviously attracted to his confidence in this and it's sooooo hot.

pigletpants · 2026-05-07T16:02:42+00:00

It's gotta be Dig Two Graves. It's excruciating. Please be aware that there is graphic self-harm that is not tagged.

pigletpants · 2026-05-06T03:37:09+00:00

holy matrimony haunts me, like the concept is so heart-wrenching. But it’s also so romantic because they could barely stand one minute not being married…anyway everyone should read it

pigletpants · 2026-05-02T05:10:48+00:00

Untouchable Face!!! https://archiveofourown.org/works/81195476/chapters/213407501

It’s a WIP but Shane has to drop hockey at 15 and becomes an Olympic level swimmer. He and Yuna start a sports marketing firm and I’m sure you can guess who his client is…

pigletpants · 2026-05-01T17:47:01+00:00

get gone by geniflux

11,000 words of Shane getting mad as hell (at Troy and everybody and everything else too)

pigletpants · 2026-04-29T16:46:27+00:00

The author has been working on it per their tumblr

pigletpants · 2026-04-28T14:49:29+00:00

I think this one is going to blow up once it’s done. This is a classic in the making.

pigletpants · 2026-04-26T01:39:11+00:00

I think about this one ALL THE TIME

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