The_Masked_Bandit
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Since beginning by The_Masked_Bandit
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
20 May 2026
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“I need… I need to tell you something, Hollander.” Ilya squeezes his eyes shut, willing his mouth to stop trembling. Tears roll down his face, church-quiet, silent as prayers, and Ilya touches his cheek curiously, as if he didn’t know his eyes could do that. He can’t remember the last time he cried. It might have been behind the curtains of their Moscow apartment, right after his mother died. Death seems to have this effect on him.
“Spit it out, I haven’t got all day.”
Ilya visualizes Shane’s furrowed eyebrows — his angry kitten face, as he likes to call it in his head — and thinks, No, I haven’t got all day either. In fact, I might not have any day left after this, and a miserable laugh escapes him at the thought.
The airplane crash happens way earlier in the timeline. Shane and Ilya aren’t together yet — in fact, they haven’t even admitted their feelings to themselves, until the perspective of death and an ill-timed confession completely reshuffles the cards.
Or, Ilya confesses his love to Shane during the plane crash, and Shane thinks it’s a prank in very bad taste.
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I’d fight anyone who’s mean to you by The_Masked_Bandit
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
24 Dec 2025
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Ilya Rozanov @rozan0v_off
Almost fell asleep watching Shane Hollander play. Is the most depressing man I know. Even his chirps are polite. Maybe he wouldn’t be so boring if he weren’t best friends with his mom?What the hell, Rozanov?
Shane grinds his teeth, desperate to keep his tears at bay. This is ridiculous. This isn’t even mean. Not really. Shane should consider himself lucky, really; Ilya is never usually this bad at trash-talking other players. So why is Shane even hurt?
Perhaps it’s the fact that Ilya wrote something about him at all, and Shane only found out because Hayden sent him a screenshot of it. Or maybe it’s the fact that he used the word “boring”, which is an adjective that has been used to describe Shane so many times throughout his life that he’s come to loathe the very letters composing it.
Or, Rozanov creates a fake Twitter account to defend Shane from his haters, and then overcorrects when some fangirls get suspicious about his identity.
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Arthur was jolted back to reality by a gentle touch. Merlin had taken his hands in his, as though to separate them. In an attempt to soothe himself, Arthur had rolled his mother’s ring around his index finger with so much force that he’d scratched at the skin, leaving an angry red circle on his finger. He hadn’t even realised he’d been doing it before Merlin drew attention to it.
Then, Merlin took another step and engulfed Arthur in his arms. “I know you don't like hugs, but let me hold you for once,” he whispered in Arthur’s ear. “You'll feel better afterwards; you’ll see.”
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Arthur has learned to repress his emotions from a very young age. When they threaten to overwhelm him, he turns to the only one his father has ever allowed: anger. That is, until a gangly, happy-go-lucky boy bursts into his life.
Or, after becoming addicted to Merlin's hugs, Arthur decides to offer him one every time Merlin has a nightmare. For Merlin's sake, of course.
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From your love will grow the tree by The_Masked_Bandit for lina_leum
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
11 Aug 2025
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Charlie doesn’t register what his face is doing until Nick finally turns and pales at the sight of him.
“Oh.” Nick swallows, his Adam’s apple bobbing in his wrinkled throat. His kind eyes are full of anguish, far more serious than Charlie has ever seen them. When he talks again, his voice is steady, but infinitely soft. “It’s time, isn’t it? Our last bit of extra-time.”
Charlie’s chin trembles as he nods, a gut-wrenching sob finally escaping the lips he tried to pinch. As if his heart’s scream of agony could be contained by sheer willpower.
“Oh, darling…” Nick crosses the study in two strides and gathers Charlie against his chest.⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆
At the age of fifteen, Charlie discovers that he’s got the ability to travel back in time.
Or, The About Time AU that no one asked for.
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How much sorrow can I take? by The_Masked_Bandit
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
28 Apr 2025
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"For the first three nights, Charlie listened to Nick cry himself to sleep. He didn't do anything about it, not daring to move a muscle until the soft sniffles coming from the bed next to him stuttered to a stop. It always took Nick around thirty minutes to exhaust himself, but each time was more harrowing than the last. Because, while Charlie lay awake under his covers, squeezing his eyes shut and begging for the gods to have mercy on this boy, he realised something earth-shattering.
Nick was exactly like him: shape-shifting was just an elaborate way of hiding. Just like Charlie, and despite his seemingly perfect character, Nick desperately longed to disappear."
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Pushed over the edge by a negligent family and unrelenting bullies, Charlie makes the wish to disappear, and becomes completely invisible overnight. He’s admitted to the Daffodil clinic, a specialised treatment centre for mental diseases that influence the appearance of young people. There, he meets Nick, a boy whose physique changes depending on who he’s talking to…
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Heartstopper Countdown to 2024 by benwvatt, bishyreadytocry, BluestJM, CAfic, castielvibes (chaosvibes), chaosvibes, charliesprung, Cherry_likethefruit, Chescr, ChronoBio, csheartstopper, desiring_assemblage, dreng, erinthelibrarian, ghostfern, glyphs02, HSNomad, kay_lalala, Lockerberry, loveinisolation, MarzelGrimm, MP84, Oatsiexx, OrionsBracelet, PhoenixSpring, PrincipledStarfish, roo_writes, roo_writes_admin (roo_writes), roo_writes_HS (roo_writes), shootingforthestars, swise, Swoog, The_Masked_Bandit, TurtlesGonnaTurt, Whatteverr888yup, yorit1
Fandom Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
16 Sep 2024
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Countdown to 2024!
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Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard by The_Masked_Bandit
Fandom Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
14 Oct 2023
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In a world where Nick and Charlie never sat together in form, they reunite in university after spending four years secretly crushing on each other.
A game of truth or dare reveals their true feelings and brings them together. However, some deep-rooted insecurities rear their ugly heads as they navigate their new relationship.
"Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard" is a French play by Marivaux. It's about love, and how it can triumph despite pride and social expectations.
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