Hockey gays have entered pop culture and aren’t leaving it anytime soon. The Canadian television series “Heated Rivalry” (available to stream on HBO Max) is currently very popular on social media. Literally everyone is talking about gay hockey romance. Even if you haven’t watched the series yourself, you’ve probably seen endless ship compilations on TikTok.
Starring Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander and Conor Storey as Ilya Rozanov, the series centers on two ill-fated lovers who face the realities of homophobia on the field as rival hockey players. In other words, a metaphor? From hockey rivals to lovers. What is the genre? Explicit romance.
The fandom only gained mainstream attention relatively recently, with the show premiering in November.
Still, the internet obsession is real.
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