Preface
Tequila Sunrise and the Dalton Investigation
Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at https://archiveofourown.org/works/81503131.
- Rating:
- Mature
- Archive Warning:
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Categories:
- F/M, M/M, Other
- Fandoms:
- Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
- Relationships:
- Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Brad Hammersmith/Sebbin, Victor St. Simon/Arya St.Simon
- Characters:
- Cliff Marlow | Cliff Marleau, Brad Hammersmith, Sebbin (Heated Rivalry), Connors (Heated Rivalry), Ryan Carmichael, Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander, Scott Hunter (Game Changers), Boston Bears | Boston Raiders Team Ensemble (Game Changers)
- Additional Tags:
- No Smut, No Angst, Crack Treated Seriously, Crack, Boston Bears | Boston Raiders (Game Changers), Married Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Ilya Rozanov Loves Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov is Obsessed With Shane Hollander, The Boston Bears Share One Brain Cell, No Beta We Live like Ilya, Humor, Fluff and Crack, Dumb Hockey Boys, Post-Book 6: The Long Game (Game Changers), Post-Canon, Cliff Marlow Loves Gossip, Ilya Rozanov is a Little Shit, Gossip, Texting Fic, Idiots in Love, Group Chats, Tequila, Trans Female Character, POV Sebbin
- Language:
- English
- Series:
- Part 9 of Just Game Changer things that my brain needs to write, Part 5 of Hammer/Sebbin is my close personal headcanon
- Collections:
- *Heated rivalry melts my heart*
- Stats:
- Published: 2026-03-19 Words: 1,924 Chapters: 1/1
Tequila Sunrise and the Dalton Investigation
Summary
The Boston boys have a mystery on their hands.
This one involves several tequila sunrises, Ilya Rozanov's heart eyes, Scott Hunter's help, and an out-of-control group chat.
Are they up for the challenge?
Notes
How many times have I read my own fics in the Hammer/Seb series and pretended it's for context and fact-check?
Too many times! These fics are tickling my fancy just the right way, and I cannot explain how happy these dudes are making me.Texting fics are so much easier to code than social media fics tbh, and I do love description and beating around the bush and POVs so much, but these might be my new favourite. Thanks for reading, and enjoy! <3
Note: Connections may be made to Things You Learn at a Gay Bar in New York on an All-Star weekend and Will You Maybe Be My Valentine Or Whatever?, so recommended reading?
Tequila Sunrise and the Dalton Investigation
- Sebbin
- whose side are you on
- Connors
- are dad and dad fighting again
- Carmy
- wtf is it now
- Marly
- aww is someone not having a good time on vacation
- Connors
- your girl not fucking you enough @Carmy?
- Carmy
- no
- she left
- Marly
- left?
- rozyyy
- LEFT?
- Carmy
- don't want to talk about this
- what are dad and dad fighting about
- rozyyy
- don't change topic
- i left hollander hard in bed for this
- he's mad now
- Marly
- maybe we can add hollzy in here
- anyone not in favor?
- Sebbin
- no
- Viggy
- no
- Hammy <3
- no
- Connors
- no
- Carmy
- no
- Hollzy
- what is this
- ilya just told me
- hi everyone
- thank you for having me :)
- Marly
- hi hollzy
- tell us @Carmy
- Carmy
- she called me boring
- because i didn't want to get up at the ass crack of dawn on vacation to do yoga
- rozyyy
- ???
- Hollzy
- like before the sun is up
- what's happening
- rozyyy
- ohhhh
- Marly
- ohhhh
- carmy's girl left in the middle of their ibiza trip
- Hollzy
- sorry Carmichael
- breakups suck
- rozyyy
- you just need to find someone who likes boring
- like my husband found me
- he's so boring
- i love him
- hollander also likes yoga at ass crack of morning
- i don't do yoga but i like to watch his ass sometimes
- Hollzy
- ilya
- Connors
- we know you love him buddy
- Carmy
- everyone and their mother knows
- ๐
- Viggy
- sucks for you dude
- roz is not wrong tho
- you need to date someone who appreciates your quirks
- Hammy <3
- fucking hell man
- why are you still there
- Carmy
- i paid for the hotel
- their tequila sunrise is mad good
- Sebbin
- bring me one
- also sad you're single again
- Viggy
- you want him to bring you a cocktail from ibiza???
- Sebbin
- yes so?
- Carmy
- thanks guys
- can we talk about something else now
- like seb and hammer's thing
- Hammy <3
- what thing
- did roz put you up to this
- yes we're fucking going couple watching for valentine's again
- all of you can fuck right off
- Hollzy
- what is couple watching?
- Carmy
- uh what
- i was talking about seb asking whose side we were on
- Hammy <3
- oh ok
- Connors
- what was that about
- Hammy <3
- nvm nothing
- Viggy
- but i want to know
- Marly
- let it go man
- Viggy
- fine but tell me later
- @Hollzy seb likes to watch people propose on valentine's
- they go to like a fancy restaurant and watch couples get engaged
- Sebbin
- i like watching them without proposals too
- Connors
- we know
- you love love and all that crap
- tell us about the fucking bet now
- Sebbin
- so dalton is at least a little gay right?
- Marly
- he has the hot bikini gf
- Hammy <3
- is it gay tho if his girl has a dick
- i don't think it is
- Marly
- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
- Connors
- i knew it!
- Viggy
- no you didn't
- also how do you know @Sebbin
- Sebbin
- i have eyes
- Viggy
- she's there?
- Hammy <3
- they're both here at this thing
- @Roz @Hollzy are you still fucking
- Sebbin
- cuz you're late
- rozyyy
- hollander only takes two min to come
- Hollzy
- shut up ilya
- we're in the elevator
- i hate being late
- Carmy
- me too
- rozyyy
- yes boring and boring don't like being late
- more boring
- Carmy
- fuck off rozy
- dalton must be a secret tho
- Hollzy
- didn't connors say he knew
- Hammy <3
- he always says this when someone comes out
- Viggy
- connors actually has terrible gaydar
- Connors
- you're just jealous
- i also totally clocked hollander
- rozyyy
- everyone clocked him
- shane is super gay
- Hollzy
- fuck off ilya
- i'm normal gay
- Connors
- i was the first one to walk in on seb and hammer
- Viggy
- just means you have the spatial awareness of a housefly
- Connors
- your chirps are fuck all
- what does that even mean
- Carmy
- means you've hit your face on the glass too many times
- Connors
- ๐
- where did @Marly go
- he loves this stuff
- Marly
- i'm on my way
- can't miss this
- Sebbin
- do you even have an invite
- Marly
- i'll be your date
- Sebbin
- hammy's my date
- Hammy <3
- i'll come meet you outside if they don't let you in
- rozyyy
- marly did you forget you're also hockey player
- Marly
- right ๐คฆ
- Viggy
- wait we should have been able to see her dick in the bikini pictures
- Sebbin
- different girl
- Carmy
- who's this chick then
- Hammy <3
- idk
- how should we know
- Marly
- i'm coming to find out
- arya is with me
- rozyyy
- explains dildo socks
- she def has a dick
- Hollzy
- should you even be gossiping about this
- rozyyy
- boooooooo
- Marly
- don't make me regret adding you hollzy
- Carmy
- just got another drink
- Sebbin
- is it another tequila sunrise
- Hammy <3
- come here seb
- i'll buy you one
- Connors
- awwwww
- Viggy
- picture?
- Hollzy
- isn't that an invasion of privacy
- rozyyy
- *attached picture*
- Viggy
- i see what you mean
- Connors
- i don't see it
- Marly
- do we think he got traded because of this
- rozyyy
- ah fuck
- Viggy
- because of those dildo socks?
- Sebbin
- edmonton is a better team anyway
- Hammy <3
- yeah
- they were ok with Hart
- Carmy
- only as long as he didn't come out when he was playing
- rozyyy
- forgot about him
- we should ask if he wants to coach at camp
- Hammy <3
- we'll coach too
- Connors
- and me
- i can't live with my parents
- maybe i should move to ottawa?
- Marly
- almost there
- bring back some of your dad's candles @Connors
- Connors
- always do
- Hollzy
- are candles a euphemism for something
- you're looking to trade?
- Connors
- lol no my dad makes candles
- also no trade
- i'm retiring with these fuckers this year
- Hollzy
- who else is retiring?
- Sebbin
- me and hammy
- didn't roz tell you
- this tequila sunrise is so good
- rozyyy
- you said it was secret
- Hammy <3
- but you also don't know that @Hollzy
- want another @Sebbin?
- Sebbin
- yessss
- thanks hammy <3
- Hollzy
- ๐ค
- Viggy
- one of you should talk to dalton
- rozyyy
- we should ask hunter to do it
- he is gay elder
- Sebbin
- dalton's probably not gay
- Hammy <3
- we didn't think he was
- maybe bi or pan
- Connors
- no one can tell with that much accuracy
- Carmy
- def not you lol
- Connors
- ๐๐๐
- aren't seb and hammer the gay elders
- Viggy
- don't you remember what happened with price?
- Marly
- i'm here
- they let me in
- oh they're right
- *attached picture*
- *attached picture*
- *attached picture*
- Carmy
- she's hot tho
- ๐ฅ
- dalton has good taste
- rozyyy
- hollander can ask hunter to talk to dalton
- Hollzy
- why me
- rozyyy
- you want me to ask dinosaur
- Hollzy
- no i'll ask
- Marly
- ooh Johnson's brought his girl too
- she's pregnant af
- *attached picture*
- Viggy
- arya is friends with her
- Marly
- yep she left me alone ๐ญ
- *attached picture of arya with johnson's gf*
- Viggy
- my wife looks hot
- rozyyy
- did you send her dick pic?
- *attached picture of different angle with arya smiling*
- Sebbin
- come drink a tequila sunrise with me
- Connors
- will hammer buy marly one too?
- Hammy <3
- sure
- you want one too @Hollzy
- Carmy
- you can sniff a candle @Connors
- rozyyy
- why didn't you ask me :(
- also shane only drinks ginger ale
- i already got it for him
- Hollzy
- thank you though Hammer
- Scott says he'll talk to Dalton
- Hammy <3
- I'll buy you one too @rozyyy
- Marly
- oh hunter's fast for a fossil
- *attached picture of hunter talking to dalton*
- Viggy
- my wife refuses to go back to the hotel so we can have phone sex
- rozyyy
- my husband also said no
- and we can have real sex
- he doesn't love me anymore
- Hollzy
- we can't leave yet
- i need to talk to some sponsors
- Connors
- sugar daddyy
- Sebbin
- i'm on my fourth tequila sunrise!
- Carmy
- he'll be too drunk to fuck if you don't cut him off @Hammy <3
- Sebbin
- i'm never too drunk to fuck hammy <3
- Viggy
- you know you don't have to write <3 everytime you write hammer's name right?
- Hammy <3
- it's fine
- i can fuck him if he's too drunk to fuck me
- it's hollzy who has to worry about roz fucking him
- Hollzy
- what's ilya doing now
- i leave him alone one min
- rozyyy
- this tequila sunrise is so good
- my husband abandoned me
- i'm drowning my sad in this
- Hollzy
- it's drowning your sorrows
- fine we can go but don't you want to know about dalton
- rozyyy
- yesss ok i will slow down drinking
- Marly
- this tequila sunrise is suprisingly great
- *attached picture of hunter walking away from dalton*
- @Hollzy i need you to come talk to hunter so we can find out what happened
- Hollzy
- coming
- rozyyy
- yes my husband is always coming
- Hollzy
- you're an asshole
- DON'T SAY IT
- Carmy
- ๐
- Connors
- ๐
- Viggy
- i had grenadine
- making myself a tequila sunrise
- *attached picture*
- what did hunter say???
- Hollzy
- that was the most awkward conversation ever
- scott was mortified
- Sebbin
- looks good @Viggy
- Hammyyyyy <3 i want another where are you
- Marly
- seb and hammer you were so off man
- that's his sister
- still has the hot bikini gf
- Carmy
- is his sister single?
- rozyyy
- i will ask
- Hammy <3
- roz no
- Marly
- *attached picture of roz talking to dalton*
- i'm going over there
- Sebbin
- *attached picture of hollzy dragging roz away while dalton looks scandalized and marly looks delighted*
- rozyyy you need another tequila sunrise!
- rozyyy
- shane is fun police
- i love him so much
- will you put me in cuffs hollander
- then you can fuck yourself on my cock
- i'm all yours
- Hollzy
- you're mine anyway
- i love you too
- and this is a group chat
- no more alcohol tonight
- Connors
- we've heard worse
- Carmy
- so is she single?
- Marly
- i'll give her your number
- his hot girl was busy so he brought his hot sister
- he's straight
- Viggy
- huh
- can you tell arya to go back to the hotel now
- her dress is really working for me
- Hollzy
- can't you text her yourself
- Hammy <3
- she said she can go to the bathroom for a quickie call if you want
- Viggy
- thanks hammer
- @Hollzy my wife needs help with good ideas
- Hollzy
- you are all so weird
- Sebbin
- *attached picture of tequila sunrise*
- one more so not dalton obv but is it gay if you fuck a girl with a dick
- or get fucked by i guess
- Hammy <3
- i already told you
- no it's not
- Carmy
- i like girls
- she's a girl
- what does it matter
- Viggy
- i agree with hammer
- not gay
- ok bye arya is calling
- Marly
- she's a chick
- so not gay?
- @rozyyy
- Hammy <3
- *attached picture of roz staring at hollander with heart eyes*
- Hollzy
- i don't think so either?
- but i'm not an expert
- rozyyy
- hollander barely knows about being gay
- but no not gay
- *attached picture of hollander from way too close*
- my husband is soooo pretty
- Sebbin
- hollzy smells so nice
- Hammy <3
- *attached picture of roz and seb a little too close to hollander*
- we're going to go back to the hotel now
- Sebbin
- yayyy hammy <3
- Carmy
- again with the <3
- do you need to tell us something
- Hammy <3
- go drown your sorrows in the tequila sunrise
- Connors
- call me @Marly
- what are you not telling me
- Carmy
- i would ask again but dalton's sister texted meeee
- her name is gwen!
- Hollzy
- happy for you man
- ilya and i are going back too
- rozyyy
- *gif of 18 yr old rozanov doing a thumbs up with overlay text 'Success!'*
- i will go get lucky now
- @Marly we will talk tomorrow
- Marly
- ok night!
Marly added Hollzy to the conversation.
Afterword
End Notes
I saw a reel about Harrison Browne today, the actor who plays Connors, and he used to be a hockey player before transitioning, which kind of inspired this fic.
These hockey boys might not be entirely pc but their hearts are in the right place even when their brains are not, I love them so much. I LOVE THIS SO MUCH, and I can't stop writing even tho I'm super sick rn, but it's helping me get my mind off the whole thing :)
I tried to write it all as well as I could, but please let me know if something sounds wrong and I'll see how I can handle it better, thanks!> aren't seb and hammer the gay elders
> don't you remember what happened with price?so here I feel like I should write Seb and Hammer taking Price out, and to this day thinking they were the ones who got his first hookup, right? The rest of the chat doesn't believe them, so they add him to the chat to clarify, but then Price says it was not his first, but thanks them for the help. Does Roz know about this? need to flesh out some details here, but I like it. Won't be moving the story forward tho since it'll be set firmly in the past haha. I do like this series thing so much better because now I can write things as they come to me and not have to worry about chaptering and pacing and timeline and keeping voice intact.
Seb's totally going with the flow right now, and labels mean very little to him, but Hammer's losing his mind a bit with people asking him for clarity he doesn't have. I've been thinking who he would talk to, and maybe it'll be Teresa, Seb's mom, with whom he goes to brunch often, but I'm trying to write the Valentine's thing first, and I'm mostly through, because these texting fics are really helping me with the characters.
Hope you liked this much longer texting fic I wasn't expecting to write, and let me know what you think, love reading your comments! <3
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