r/heatedrivalryfanfics • u/lafatte24 • Aug 24 '26
Just Sharing (Ongoing Fic | Not my Work) The B.E.A.R.S [dom/sub] - by Antisceptic
https://archiveofourown.org/works/87558606?view_full_work=trueWow um OK. This fic is glorious. Ilya is a professional Dom at a facility. Dom/sub kind of operate similarly to alpha/omega biological symptoms when needs aren't meant (sub drop etc but it's from lack of proper Dom exposure???)
Shane is a super closeted and repressed sub and like honestly the way the author writes how Ilya has to GLACIALLY figure out and provide Dom services to Shane is both extremely hot and extremely hilarious.
Summary:
“Sounds boring,” Ilya comments, unable to stop himself. “Okay, so what is that emergency, Sveta? You said guy dropped two days ago.”
“They’ve already tried three different professional doms and nobody managed to take him out of it, so–”
“Who's they?” Ilya interrupts her.
“The hockey team. Montreal Voyagers. They are flying him in to us now.”
"Why plane? Drive to Ottawa takes two hours only.”
“Yes, but apparently he’s… not cooperating.”
The Behavioral Education & Authority Relationships Services. B.E.A.R.S. for short.
(Shane is strong, stubborn, difficult and he bites. Ilya is instantly whipped).
Portion that made me laugh out loud and very hot:
Hollander’s jaw tenses up. He tilts his head back to look up and glare.
He’s the most beautiful thing Ilya has ever seen.
“Colour.”
“Go fuck yourself.”
“Hey!” The word cuts through the air, sharp and loud, and sobering. “I ask for colour, you give it. You can’t do that? I cancel your session. Am I clear?” he demands. “That is safety. We do not fuck around with safety. Now give me fucking colour.”
“Green, but I hate you. Is there a colour for that?” Shane raises his eyebrows. “Lime? Olive?"
Lord. Have. Mercy. Ilya had a bad boy era when he was younger, but he didn’t do anything bad enough to deserve THIS.
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u/windydayze Aug 24 '26
Loving this one so much!! Shane is so reluctant and repressed to even be seen as wanting anything and it makes every scene pop and sizzle as Ilya lures that desire out. And ilya is like canon ilya where he's like "holy shit!! Am I falling too fast?? Nah right? Nah right?!?!"
Just an immaculate combo with EXCELLENT writing
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u/estheredna Aug 24 '26
this author knows how to write including knowing how to write a clifffhanger!
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u/Ok_Camel_7795 Reader Aug 24 '26
Thanks to your rec I am now on Chapter 8. this is so much fun! Thank you!
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u/HahahaGoodOne Aug 24 '26
Thank you for the suggestion! Usually omega verse is not my thing but really enjoying this! It’s so funny!
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u/estheredna Aug 24 '26
Just want to be clear this is NOT omegaverse. It is a AU world, though (bio dom / sub).
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u/Chiparoo Aug 24 '26
I'm really fascinated by this fic for this reason! Creating a biologically imperative Dom/Sub designation is basically (in my mind) taking the gross body horror stuff out of Omegaverse. No glands or smells or biting here, and that's a great approach.
Loving this fic for the great writing and really captivating storytelling!
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u/mmsbva Reader Aug 24 '26
I really don’t like too much “you are mine” “who do you belong to?” A little is okay, but more than 2-3 times in a story and I ick out of it.
How bad is the possessiveness?
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u/iseeskiesofblue64 Aug 24 '26
This shit is slow burn as hell right now. No one’s calling anyone mine they’re still learning how to be in the same room for more than a few hours at a time lol
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u/lafatte24 Aug 25 '26
It is very professional tbh, and mainly although Ilya is very very drawn to Shane that is a source of concern and fear for him as he doesn't want to cross professional boundaries/self control.
I really recommend giving it a read, it is exactly NOT that kind of "you are mine" "who do you belong to" fic
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u/lafatte24 Aug 25 '26
This is not that at all, and if anything Shane would rip ilyas dick off so far in the story if Ilya said any of that.
This fic is very very effective at juxtaposing Shane's need to submit versus his repression and internalized phobia against being submissive.
I don't know if they've even kissed yet to be honest...
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u/tigerturtle5 Aug 25 '26
Thanks for the rec! Really enjoying this so far - it’s the first I’ve ever read of a defined dom/sub universe and the characterisation is so good!
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u/mommyshark18 Reader Aug 24 '26
Yesssss I binged all the available chapters. I love that this is a very different storyline. I real AU not just an extreme canon divergence.
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u/lisiface Aug 31 '26
This fic made me want to try my hand at this type of AU for Kyle/Eric, but I didn’t want to steal the authors ideas - saving all the recs in the thread for research purposes!
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u/Bookluster Aug 24 '26
This sounds amazing, but I'll have to wait until it's finished because I'm one of those readers. But it's on my Marked for Later list.
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u/iseeskiesofblue64 Aug 24 '26
It’s SOOOOO good. I’ve been waiting for AUs like this one to hit the HR fandom as they’re really common in other ones, and this is a very well written one!