Choosing to believe this the same scene. Edward going through it while the Lioncourt du Lacs are scream-laughing in the background.

Not to romanticize working for free, but fanfiction inherently exists outside capitalism. Fic authors are some of the few creatives on the planet who answer to no one. That's important. Treat fic like the precious art form it is.

2025. I had two goals, and I accomplished them both. Feeling pretty good about that. I hope everyone had a great year, and that 2026 is even better for all of us.♥️

This was excellent. Happy new year 🎉

I can’t believe how many people are obsessed with a Canadian 🇨🇦 show and are genuinely confused as to why Heated Rivalry is about hockey. Like if you know ONE thing about us….

If lovers beats ten minutes I'm buying everyone a drink

I cannot say I've seen a single criticism of Heated Rivalry I agree with. Often it's like "yeah you have a point but" no. It's flawless. Sorry.

When do we get a Heated Rivalry Heritage Minute

I need non-Canadian Heated Rivalry fic writers to step it up a little. I did not spend years Brit-picking and researching neighbourhoods in New Orleans for you to say Ilya can't drive his sports cars past August. (I'm kidding. But also.)

*record scratch* Yep, that's me

The people have spoken 😂

Historically it's at this point in the fandom that I get fixated on a minor character and make a bunch of enemies. I can't say I like Hayden, though, so maybe this time will be different.

Me every time: Maybe episode 5 of Heated Rivalry isn't as good as I remember. An hour later:

Me thinking my most kudosed fic of the year was in the bag. The Heated Rivalry fandom: Hold my beer

it’s the moooooooost wonderful tiiiiime of the yeeeeeeeeeeear (the 6 days between Christmas and New Year when it is socially acceptable to eat a 2pm breakfast consisting of the wreckage of cheese and chocolate left over from your 2am dinner)

Still here

Who do we have to fuck around here to make sure that we get a physical copy of Heated Rivalry season one?

"If you liked the sweet, smutty romance show, you'll love the gory, disturbing, tragic horror show." Like??

I've only had the Hockey Pookies for like three weeks but if anything happens to them I will kill everyone in this room and then myself.

The comedy of the scene aside, can we talk about how Ilya was just all in, not ashamed, chin high "WE ARE LOVERS I SAID WHAT I SAID"

Post car ride smut. Ilya and Shane do not feel the same way about the word lovers.♥️

Post car ride smut. Ilya and Shane do not feel the same way about the word lovers.♥️

DID NOT DISAPPOINT 😂

I made it through all the family Christmas gatherings without once mentioning Heated Rivalry please clap.

Merry Christmas! Shane and Ilya in their rivalry era accidentally spending Christmas together.

*wakes in a cold sweat* Wait, did Hudson Williams say his dad was single??

Youtube putting a million ads in the Heated Rivalry Thirst Tweets video like "yeah we know you're going to watch it anyway, slut."

heated rivalry smau entirely from the pov of the hollanov fandom in the game changers verse. i know those girlies were FED for 8+ years of those boys and to be RIGHT?!

Why are we hearing cackling over at the Ref Desk? Lydia this is a freaking DELIGHT!

Everyone saying Ilya won 🤣 RIP Lestat de Lioncourt you would have loved Heated Rivalry

Ilya vs Lestat This fic is simultaneously the worst and best thing I've ever written

Tell me not to write this thing

heyyyyyyyyyy yessss bet-ter

Shane was lying on that pool chair with his head up to the sky, and Ilya literally calls out his name like excuse me you need to pay attention to me being wet and shirtless and good with kids

I just called second breakfast the 6-7 of 2002

Corporate needs you to find the difference between this picture and this picture

Literally never a good sign when I start a DM with "Loml,"

Still here

Get you a man who says "YESSS" when he gets to take your hand like Shane Hollander did when he took Ilya's.

"I offered my condolences and he told me to fuck off." Shane Hollander single-handedly responsible for Ilya's asshole reputation.

for the swiftie #heatedrivalry gang, I present, The Alchemy (Skip Version)

I realized a lot happened last episode, but Shane giving Ilya his door code was so sweet 😭

There is so much racism at work I feel insane.

Good morning to everyone who experienced the entire emotional spectrum last night and now feels permanently altered by beautifully made French Canadian art.

Shane and Ilya laughing and flirting at the faceoff. 😭

Happy 5-page Monologue in Russian Week to those that celebrate

Heated Rivalry outdoing themselves every damn episode, this is TELEVISION, man.

Shane: Lol what, are those boring answers? Ilya: Yes, marry me.

Group watch of Heated Rivalry tonight because I've once again made my hyperfixation everyone else's problem.🔥