would you guys read a 100-120 chapter roommates AU??
ok so i’ve been brainstorming a LONG Shane/Ilya fic (like 100-120 chapters long, it’s insane i know) and need to know if this is worth the commitment before i lose my mind outlining it
premise: roommates AU, rivalry fully intact because obviously they can’t just get along even off the ice. tension is THERE from day one, they’re both painfully aware of it, but neither of them can just say it out loud bc internalized homophobia is doing its absolute worst to both of them. so instead of anything productive happening they just bicker, avoid eye contact, “accidentally” touch and then panic about it, the whole thing. classic idiots to lovers except the idiocy is load-bearing and lasts for like 80 chapters
basically all the “i hate you / i also maybe want to kiss you and also i’m terrified” energy from the book but stretched out into an excruciatingly slow burn with a roommates setup instead of the team dynamic would yall actually read something like this?? do you like fics where the internalized homophobia isn’t just a one-off angst chapter but an actual ongoing thing they have to work through? any tropes you’re desperate to see (or please god don’t include) in something this long?
lmk before i start writing 120 chapters into the void 😭