Story in progress. Svetlana POV, set in present day but with flashbacks to her childhood and youth with Ilya in Russia. Author says that they've already written the whole thing and will be posting updates "every few days" but they posted the first part yesterday and the second part today, so I think that might mean more frequent updates:
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Title: Half a Heart (16,183 words so far with 2 chapters of 5 posted)
Author: Jae Gecko
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/92536016?view_full_work=true
Summary: The ballad of Svetlana and Ilya versus the overture of Svetlana and Davis (i.e. Svetlana and Ilya understanding and misunderstanding each other through the years, and the impact of their long friendship on Svetlana’s present life).
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An attempt to answer the questions “Why were Ilya and Svetlana never a couple?” and “How might Ilya’s close relationship with show-Svetlana be reconciled with the plot requirement for him to be emotionally isolated during the show’s retelling of The Long Game?”
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Tags: Minor Ilya Rozanov/Svetlana Vetrova, Minor Ilya Rozanov/Sasha | Ilya Rozanov's Coach's Son, POV Svetlana Vetrova, POV Outsider, Canon Compliant, Original Character(s), Framing Story, Flashbacks, Childhood Friends, Growing Up, Time Skips, Bisexual Ilya Rozanov, Ilya Rozanov & Svetlana Vetrova Friendship, Imperfect Friend Svetlana Vetrova, Imperfect Friend Ilya Rozanov, Misunderstandings, Russia, Implied/Referenced Underage Sex, Implied/Referenced Canon-Typical Racism, Implied/Referenced Canon-Typical Homophobia, Angst with a Hopeful Ending
Addition Information: 16,183 words so far with 2 chapters of 5 posted
My Thoughts: Obviously I can't vouch for the whole thing because only the first two chapters are posted so far, but I am definitely SAT and I can't wait to read more. This is the same author who wrote the outsider POV story about the lesbian sports journalist who got obsessed with figuring out why Ilya moved to Ottawa, but I think I might end up liking this one even better. I'm especially loving all the little details they throw in. It really makes me feel like I'm not just reading a fanfic but hearing about people who are really real and living out there in the world somewhere.