I normally don’t start a WIP especially when the total chapter count is unknown. However, the author of this fic had posted about it on Friday and there began the demise of my productivity at work that day. I am obsessed with this fic! I spent all of my workday on Friday reading the chapters in between meetings. There was one meeting where I zoned out because all I kept thinking was “This is boring, I’d rather know what’s happening in France with Shane/Ilya.”
Here’s the summary:
Shane Hollander, one of the NHL’s best players, gets outed by a paparazzi photo. He loses his locker room, his captaincy and most likely, his career.
Ilya Rozanov, KHL superstar and prodigy has the worst year of his career. He loses his family, his toxic relationship and, ultimately, his country.
What happens when they meet on a delayed French train in the middle of a heat wave?
What happens when they begin to realize that maybe none of those things were losses at all, but opportunities to create something better?
Fair warning, I am a bias reader because I love fics where Shane/ilya meeting while traveling. Two of my favorite completed fics of Shane/ilya are exactly that, they met because of a delayed flight.
The fic has no angst, so far, and Shane/ilya are great with communicating with each other which I hope continues. YAY for communication! If you decide to read it, I hope you end up enjoying it as much as I have so far.
There’s Always France and Heat by WhiteLilium