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It was important, his mom had told him. Kids would be looking up to him. He didn’t know who all he was reaching, but he did know that he’d be one of the only people that looked like him they would see. There still aren’t that many Asian players in the league. Whatever he’s done, his whole career has been about setting an example. About making sure he’s someone people can point to fifteen, twenty years from now and herald as an example of a successful Japanese-Canadian hockey player. A story to tell little Japanese-Canadian kids and something concrete for the naysayers. Proof that people who look like him have talent, have the ability to succeed. Proof that they’re worthy of being in the rooms.
It’s a lot. Some days, Shane wishes he didn’t have to be bigger than himself.
But events like this still mean something, even if they stopped meaning much to him years ago. It’s a good thing for him to show up. If the photos reach even one kid, that’s one kid who maybe feels less alone, less hopeless about their future.
or, shane attends an event for asian professional athletes
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mary @hollandaze
ARE SHANE AND ILYA ON THE NEW MEETCUTESNYC???shreya @snoopyilya
WAIT THEY’VE BEEN HOOKING UP SINCE 2009. WHAT THE FUCK.isabella @ilyalosophy
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After they get back to the cottage, Shane processes his parents finding out.
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He loves him.
Ilya knows that, has felt that. Strong enough to say it to Shane, even. But he isn’t sure if he realized the extent of it until a day ago. Until he was faced with Shane’s limp body lying a few feet away on the ice and the crushing reality that he couldn’t go to him. He needed to go back to his bench. That was where he belonged. Because he wasn’t Shane’s teammate, or his… partner, ultimately. There was no reason for him to be there. No reason for him to be part of the group of people worried for Shane, because as far as everyone knew, they were rival captains. Enemies, maybe, to some. Not friends, and certainly not more than that.
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Sometimes he feels like every minute of his life is a test, and he’s failing. People look at him and wonder if he deserves to be where he is no matter what, inherent. Because of who he is. Because of the way he looks. People question the choice to make him captain, question his decision-making and his ability to be effective at the job. It doesn’t matter how many times he proves himself.
He’s earned it, but he has to keep earning it. Not offering up more reasons for people to doubt him. Not making them think the captain of the team decided to sit out a game for some stupid shoulder pain.
or, an injury forces shane to miss a game. he struggles with it.
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itadakimasu by ausgezeichnet
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
17 Feb 2026
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Ilya knew that Shane was Japanese, of course. It was one of many things that he knew about his husband, like his height, his birthday, his relative position in the NHL scoring race at any given moment, and the noise he made when he was about to come. He just hadn't thought about Shane being Japanese very much before they moved in together in Ottawa and could spend more than stolen moments together.
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25 May 2026
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“If it happened, you can complain,” Ilya reasons, “and I will listen. Like you did for me on the phone. And we can make list. And it will not kill you.”
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24 May 2026
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Observations on Fatherhood by HH_Arrow
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
02 Feb 2026
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From the day Shane is born, David promises to protect him from everything—especially from the kind of love that comes with conditions.
But as Shane grows up talented, visible, and quietly different, David learns that even the safest homes can teach a child how to make himself smaller.
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- Part 4 of A Formal Study of the Heart
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16 May 2026
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I Laugh Like Me Again by theki11erandthefina1gir1
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
09 May 2026
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It's Shane Hollander's first season in Ottawa, and the whole Centaurs roster is playing better than they ever have. So why won't the press focus on that? Why do he and Ilya keep having to answer questions about their marriage, and not get to talk about the incredible start to the season that their team is having? Maybe if they do one podcast, with hosts who are normal people, they can just tell their whole story and focus on bringing the Stanley Cup to Ottawa.
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or, Shane and Ilya do a sports podcast run by lesbians for members of the LGBTQ+ community, and the internet reacts.
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- Part 1 of Sweet Music Playing in the Dark
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12 May 2026
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Turn The Other Cheek by shanebug1410
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
25 May 2026
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“I turned the other cheek every fucking time. I still got tossed on my ass the second I went too far over the line, and threatened by the commissioner, and told to kill myself on just about every social media platform because my nightmare that I’d get outed came true. And you, after everything you did, got to come out to a supportive team and fans, get a slap on the wrist, and have your happy fucking ending.”
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An exploration of Shane Hollander's struggle against racism and homophobia in hockey, and how others come to understand it
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- Part 1 of Shane Hollander Deserves The World
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08 May 2026