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Will You Maybe Be My Valentine Or Whatever?

Summary:

Unfortunately for Brad Hammersmith, Cliff Marlow and Ilya Rozanov have working phones and zero respect for minding their own business.

Or, Marlow and Roz find Hammer a date in Sebbin for Valentine's Day.

It's a texting fic, and set during All Stars 2022.

Notes:

Thank you all so much for reading this series and being on the Hammer/Seb journey with me, I'm so very touched by the love mwah mwah!

Note: Some things might make more sense if you read Things You Learn at a Gay Bar in New York on an All-Star weekend, but not necessary :)

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

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Marly
you going to lock down seb?
Hammer
what???
Roz
i also want to know
saw you save sebby from bennett’s evil hand
Hammer
when
Marly
what do you mean when
Roz
when we were at kingfisher in new york at all star
YESTERDAY
Hammer
seb has enough concussions
hit his head on the kitchen counter looking for sugar
Marly
did he change where he put the sugar
Hammer
no i hid it
doc said he was at risk of diabetes
Roz
so you are not locking him down?
boring
Hammer
we've been fucking 15 yrs
how much more locked down can it be
Marly
you're finally dating?????????
Hammer
no
Marly
why nottttt
Roz
have you asked
Hammer
asked what
Marly
if he wants to date you fucker
Hammer
why would i ask that
Roz
you looked like jealous lover in мелодрама
Hammer
wtf is that
roz?
Marly
roz?

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Lily
shaaaaaaane
what is мелодрама in english
like on tv
when they scratch other girl's eyes
Jane 🍑
what???
are you watching tv on your phone instead of listening to the meeting?
Lily
just tell me
Jane 🍑
um melodrama is like soap opera i guess
why
ilya?
ILYA?

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Roz
jealous like romance tv
shane says is soap opera in english
why is it called soap
Hammer
fuck off rozy
i'm not in a fucking soap opera
Marly
i mean you were also glaring at bennett
Hammer
😑😑😑
leave me alone
Roz
no
Marly
no
sooooo does that mean you're not going couple watching this year
Hammer
idk
we don't always go
Roz
why not
Marly
other than when seb was dating that chick in toronto?
Roz
that was 2018
Hammer
yes we didn't go then
seb was dating someone last year too
Roz
where was i 🤔
Hammer
dick deep in hollzy?
Roz
😏
probably
Marly
he was almost in a plane crash
Roz
but i was also in my fiance
hammer is right
but why not valentine's this year
sebby is dating again???
Hammer
no
idk
he just hasn't said anything
Marly
WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
Roz
he asked if you could fuck without condoms last night
Hammer
maybe not about me
he didn't mention it or anything
Marly
i thought you were embarrassed
Hammer
about what
Marly
nvm
so he's actually dating someone!?!?
Hammer
🤷‍♂️
we're still fucking tho so
Marly
but yesterday he was talking about you guys
sorry i got excited and told rozy
Hammer
it's fine
idk what to tell you man
where did roz go

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rozyyy
my man sebby
Sebbyyy
rozyyy
whats up dude
rozyyy
are you dating someone rn
Sebbyyy
no
why
rozyyy
fucking anyone new
who is not hammer
Sebbyyy
why would hammy be new
but also no
why
rozyyy
ok
Sebbyyy
why
roz
ROZ
fuck you if this is for a bet
why didn't i get in on it
fine i guess i can't get in a bet about myself
but you have to tell me later
or i tell hollzy about the perfume commercial
rozyyy
noooooo i tell you later

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Marly
roz?
is he fucking hollzy in the middle of this
Hammer
they are all at some team thing for tonight
he's probably not with hollander
Roz
i'm back bitches
seb is not dating anybody rn
Hammer
YOU ASKED HIM?!?!
Roz
it's not always about you hammy
*screenshot attached*
Marly
lol i guess you're on for valentine's
Hammer
he probably has plans
Roz
wait
i will ask
Hammer
leave it alone roz
roz?
fuck
you're dead to me

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rozyyy
you need a date for valentine's?
Sebbyyy
duuuuude
you're matchmaking now?
thanks but no
hammy and i will do our usual thing
rozyyy
maybe hammer has plans
tell if you need date
Sebbyyy
did hammy tell you he has plans?!?!
roz?
ROZ?
fuck i'll just ask hammy then

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Sebbin
you busy on the 14th?
Hammy <3
no
why
Sebbin
couple watch?
Hammy <3
ok

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Sebbyyy
he's not busy
why are you starting shit
don't you have a husband to fuck
rozyyy
shane is on different team
*attached image*
boooring meeting
Sebbyyy
fuck off

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Roz
*attached screenshot*
*gif of 18 yr old rozanov doing a thumbs up with overlay text 'Success!'*
Hammer
*attached screenshot*
Marly
why no enthusiasm
you sound like people in an office job
Hammer
what's wrong with an office job
teresa has one
Roz
we are trying to help you hammer
but you are not helping yourself
who is teresa now
Marly
are you being weird because you're actually the one dating somebody
Hammer
no
what's wrong with you
teresa is seb's ma
we talk
Roz
are you favourite son yet
Marly
what sort of question is that
Hammer
maybe
yes
but seb is also my mom's fav so
Roz
how are you fuckers not dating yet
Hammer
fuck off roz
Roz
fine
i will wait for thank you
Hammer
you'll be waiting forever
Marly
so are you going as a couple or
Hammer
idk
Roz
do you want me to ask
Hammer
NO
Marly
do you not want to know
Hammer
why does it fucking matter
Roz
you can't keep pretending you don't like each other anymore
Hammer
why will we pretend that
we like each other
Roz
seriously?
Marly
what happens when you retire?
Hammer
we will still live together
but we won't play hockey for the bears?
Roz
i give up
only because i can go see hollander now
bye
Marly
bye
are you in the hotel @Hammer
Hammer
yes why
Marly
why are we not drinking together then
Hammer
aren't you with arya?
Marly
so?
we're downstairs at the hotel bar
Hammer
coming

Notes:

I mean, neither Seb nor Hammer is a thinker, over or otherwise, so I need to set one of them up to fall, even if it is only a teeny bit, for the sake of moving the story along. imo these men grew up in surprisingly well-adjusted homes, are liberal, and not emotionally constipated other than being incredibly stupid, so we need an outside influence in Roz and Marly for them to even start thinking that they need to think about being official.

Hammer is still salty about Sebbin forgetting him when he was dating this girl in Toronto. I do a little mention of this in the first fic of the series about Sebbin being transferred to Toronto for a year, and this was in the 2017-18 season, so he knows Wyatt Hayes but not Ryan Price, other than from when Price was with the Bears. Hammer doesn't know why he's skittish yet and needs some introspection that'll come on the Valentine's Day date. I want to finish that one, but I keep going on side quests to establish bases for the fic haha.

Brad Hammersmith/Sebbin is now a canonical relationship tag that can be filtered and everything omg, this series is the only stuff on there as of yet, but our very own rarepair is still so exciting!

And if you notice some lines from Heated Rivalry, it's because Roz is drawing from his own experience, what a cutie :)

Hope you like this little slice of Hammer and Roz and Marlow and Seb, would love to know how you like it! <3