A Safe Place to Fall

Fandom: Heated Rivalry
Characters/Pairings: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
Rating: Explicit
Length: 8492
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply. There's an age difference but Ilya's not underage. However, this is very much a clandestine relationship with a large power imbalance, so there's some ethical grayness.
Creator Links: anyabarnes on AO3, foundbyjohndoe on AO3
Themes: Mentors and proteges, First time, BDSM, AU: fork in the road

Summary: “Mr. Hollander.” Ilya swallows. “Is a pleasure to meet you, sir.” Pleasure is an understatement, but he can’t parse through English definitions fast enough to find a better word.
“Congratulations.” Mr. Hollander holds up his glass and nods towards Ilya. “No one deserves it more than you, kid. Your work ethic…” Mr. Hollander shakes his head, eyebrows raised, and lets out a low whistle. “You’re hungry. It’s impressive.”

Ilya Rozanov is the best damn rookie the NHL has ever seen. Shane Hollander, captain of the Metros and three-time Stanley Cup winner with over 700 career goals (not that Ilya is counting, thank you very much), just wants to help him celebrate.

Reccer's Notes: This is the first in a series of (currently) four fics about Mr. Hollander and puppy-Ilya. It's an AU 'verse where Shane is considerably older and a still-active and legendary NHL player, and Ilya's much younger and the rookie of the year. Ilya very much looks up to Shane, and the relationship that rapidly develops (with puppylike enthusiasm and full consent on Ilya's part) is a Dom/sub one. In a partial reversion of the usual HR dynamic, Ilya is a sub who tops and Shane is a dom who likes being fucked - but that's in later stories in the series. This is their first meeting, with the establishment of their veteran player/rookie and Dom/sub relationship. It's funny, well-written, and very hot. The podfic's also highly recommended.

Fanwork Links: Limelight on AO3, and the excellent podfic by foundbyjohndoe is here

Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Laura Cadman
Rating: Explicit
Length: 6655
Content Notes: No AO3 warnings apply. You'll need to remember that at one point in the story - but it's true!
Creator Links: rageprufrock on AO3
Themes: Mentors & proteges, First time, Pre-Canon, Backstory, Getting back together

Summary: "You can't possibly be this stupid," is what Rodney finally decides to start with.

Reccer's Notes: This is set considerably before canon, with Rodney as a young (short-term) high school teacher and John his sixteen-year-old student. As is frequently the case in Stargate Atlantis fandom, they fall for each other, and at one point it seems as though Rodney's going to betray his position. A clever - and very hot - fic, if you don't mind the author skating close to statutory rape (but, I promise, not actually going there). In the end all's well, even if they are stuck in Pegasus with life-sucking aliens.

Fanwork Links: Lock the Door - locked to AO3, and the podfic by twilight is here