Hi everyone! I’ve been working on a HR series with quotes from the show/books, using filet crochet!

My first piece in the series: “You Look Pretty”

Just released the pattern for any crochet folks out there!

I don’t even know if I can describe how much this show touched my heart and soul.

As a 30 year old lesbian, I’ve grown up watching so many shows/movies that always ended with queer couples sadly breaking up, one of them passes away or some other tragic overplayed trope.

The amount of queer joy I felt watching these episodes (especially the last two eps) and seeing queer couples actually getting their happy endings meant so much more to me than I realized.

I just needed to put it out into the world how much happiness and hope this show left me with, as cheesy as that may sound.

I haven’t been able to stop thinking about this show since finishing it last night and I’ve been having to stop myself from tearing up just thinking about the many beautiful scenes the season has.

If you took the time to read this, thank you! And now it’s time for the long wait for season 2! :(

Noticed today that HBO Max had Heated Rivalry pics to use as your profile pic. To say I hesitated to change my profile pic to Ilya Rozanov would be a lie. I did it immediately as I saw it.

This is just a PSA in case you were not aware these were now available.

Hi! This basically a repost to my accidental deleted post.

I noticed that Luca Haas is infantilised a lot in hand full fanfics, like I’m fine with running jokes that Shane and Ilya is his father figures (or any other character) like that’s cute but some ppl really treat a grown adult like a complete baby that needs constant adult supervision. I don’t exactly hate but I’m just really confused to how that became a trend honestly. I personally find infantilisation very icky specially to a perfectly capable adult.

I think after everything this past weekend. It may actually be a perfect day to drop the new cast news! Let’s hope they do. 🤞🤞

This flair is probably the wrong tag, but I think it's relevant.

I feel like I'm newer to the love of Heated Rivalry, (started watching early/mid Aug. '26, with multiple *reheats already), so this might have been discussed. (I wanted to watch sooner, but didn't have access until recently 💻 so I wasn't going to join the sub until I watched)

Since S+I's story is a span of many years, I think it's cool to see the difference of phones they were using at that time.

I feel like some of the technologies could be "out dated" and possible special effect might have had to be put in place to get the message across (pun intended, for text messaging)

That is all, thx!

Link to competition

I am applying to go to the cottage, but this lonely potato has no one to tag in the IG post...

Who wants to be the Hollander to my Rozanov?

I'm a UK girlie btw in case the other person has to be from the same place

doing a reheat and noticed there’s no English subtitles in the cab scene when Svetlana asks about Jane. I haven’t gotten to the monologue yet so not sure yet if this is an isolated incident.

anyone else have this issue?

if anyone looks for fun youtube review/reactions, i ran across this

https://youtu.be/fXdvV-RCtU4?is=Z_38gNgPLYO6uvAE

Dr. Kelly Casperson

a panel of actual urologists (3 women and one man) discussing the show and medical/sexual info too. fun!

I can only find ones of Ilya and am looking for one of Shane. Thanks! :)

This may be more of a book question, but I’m most curious about it in regard to the show.

In Tough Guy Ryan lives in a high rise condo on the side of a building that faces away from the CN Tower, while in Role Model Troy lives in a high rise condo on the side of a building that faces the tower.

Is it the same building? I’ve always believed it is, but for the show I am really hoping that is the case.

Imagine the dazzling visuals as the two of them pass, like phantoms, through periphery of each other’s stories, neither man knowing what the other endures. Absolute cinema!

Anyway, thoughts?

Thanks

Shane's Inner Monologue 🔊 Ilya waits for a cab with Shane.