Work Text:
Casey: Ryan who is this???
(Casey sent a picture)
Ryan: idk but are you leaving me for him??
Ryan: of course you’d like him, he’s a sabres fan
Ryan: it’s getting COLD, case
Ryan: I need someone to cuddle and nap with :(
Casey: b&q are always looking for a third ;)
Ryan: no.
Casey: 😉
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GROUPCHAT: OH MAMA DONT U CRY
Mittens: does anyone know who this is?
(Mittens sent a picture)
Lil Uzi Poehls: casey is leaving me because I don’t like the sabres
Yammer: you do realize there’s over 10k students who go here, right? @mittens
Yammer: also @poehls you deserve better
Beauty Tkachuk: @yammer ur too short to look people in the eyes anyways
(Mittens, Q, and 2 others like this message)
Yammer: I hate all of you
Beauty Tkachuk: u only like him cuz hes a sabres fan
Mittens: and liking the sens is better?!!?
(Lil Uzi Poehls and Q like this message)
Q: calm down brady.
Q: i don’t know him
Q: @otterger you’re a goalie and know everyone any clue?
otterger: idk him
Mittens: :((((
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Message to: Jack Eichel
Casey: hey cap
Casey: caaaaap
Jack: what do you want
Casey: cant your favorite rookie just say hi?!
Jack: quinn didn’t text me
Casey: :(
Casey: you’re popular, do you know who this is
(Casey sent a picture)
Jack: even though I’m captain of a hockey team it doesn’t mean I know every single hockey fan on this campus but he’s got good taste
Casey: :(
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Message to: Sam Reinhart
Casey: your favorite rookie has a question
Sam: quinn didn’t text me
Casey: did jack text you?!
Sam: no, quinn is everyone’s favorite rookie, we don’t have to look out for him when we go out
Casey: ....fair
Casey: but do you know this guy?? you’re in a different department than everyone else on the team maybe you know him
(Casey sent a picture)
Sam: just because i’m a philosophy major doesn’t mean i’m friends with other philosophy majors, everyone sucks here
Casey: :(
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Message from: Ryan Poehling
Ryan: any luck on finding the guy
Casey: no :(
Ryan: come over, mom just sent me a tub of peanut butter pretzels and I’m about to watch miracle
Casey: ✈️
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GROUPCHAT: OH MAMA DONT U CRY
Yammer: @mittens so I have a brilliant plan for you to find your beau who has bad taste in hockey teams
Beauty Tkachuk: edmonton is a literal hell hole @yammer
(Q, Lil Uzi Poehls, Mittens, and otterger like this message)
Yammer: anyways you should send something into the campus story to find him
Mittens: but I don’t want the whole campus to know I’m thirsting after him??
Mittens: also I’m a STUDENT ATHLETE
Mittens: what if this ruins my reputation??
Q: you’re over 6 feet tall and 200 pounds, yet you fell on your ass on Saturday during the game to avoid getting into a fight with someone who you had 20 pounds on
(Beauty Tkachuk and Yammer like this message)
Q: since he’s a hockey fan he probably knows who you are, he’s probably been to a game
Yammer: DO IT
(Beauty Tkachuk, Lil Uzi Poehls, and 2 others like this message)
Casey: you all are the worst
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Message from: Kailer Yamamoto
Kailer: YOU DID IT
Kailer: YOU DID THE THING!!
Casey: unfortunately
Casey: 6 people have already come up to me saying they’re rooting for me to find my prince charming
Kailer: 🤴🤴🤴
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Message from: Quinn Hughes
Quinn: uh, case
Quinn: you might wanna look at the campus story
Casey: I JUST GOT OUT OF CLASS
Casey: WHAT
(Quinn sent a picture)
Casey: KILL ME
Quinn: looks like you missed midnight by 2 hours
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GROUPCHAT: OH MAMA DONT U CRY
( otterger sent a picture)
(Q sent a picture)
Mittens: “HELP HOCKEY BOY FIND MYSTERY HOCKEY FAN BOY”
Mittens: I have a SNAPCHAT GEOTAG??!!
Yammer: everyone loves a good love story!
Q: is it really a love story though if they haven’t met yet
(Lil Uzi Poehls and Beauty Tkachuk like this message)
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CAMPUS MESSAGEBOARD
kjames9: I am OBSESSED with hockey boy and hockey fan boy!! We need a much catchier name though
amcdonald3: isn’t hockey boy casey mittlestadt from the mens hockey team?
rdoyle12: it is!! Get it!!
btkachuk2: thats my BOY!
grodriquez6: PLEASE someone get them together!!!
pwest3: i think i have class with hockey fan boy! He’s quiet and pretty sure he’s foreign
djordan8: @pwest3 HOOK THEM UP!!!!!
joettinger: next men’s hockey game is on friday night at 7PM, come see Hockey Boy for yourself!
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Message from: Jack Eichel
Jack: well, thanks for putting our team on the map
Jack: this better be worth it
Jack: you better put up 100 points after you get laid
Casey: I didn’t ask for this!! :(
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Message from: Brady Tkachuk
Brady: I JUST SAW MYSTERY HOCKEY FAN BOY
Brady: i didn’t realize he’s in my 8am lecture
Brady: but im usually asleep and there’s like, 100 people in that class
Casey: what’s his name??
Brady: idk???
Brady: he sits with the europeans so i dont understand anything they say
Casey: you’re the worst
Brady: it’s an 8am!! and sometimes we have workouts right before it!! of course im asleep during it :/
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GROUPCHAT: OH MAMA DONT U CRY
(Beauty Tkachuk sent a picture)
Beauty Tkachuk: i cant fucking believe you guys keep missing each other???
Mittens: i don’t know what to do!! people are always waiting around at the places i say i’m gonna be and it’s so weird
Lil Uzi Poehls: it’s pretty sad
Mittens: i hate you so much @poehls
Yammer: just tell him to go to a game and meet you at the bench afterwards
(Lil Uzi Poehls liked this message)
Mittens: but then the whole campus will be there!! How am I supposed to talk to him in front of all those people?? You all know I’m the most awkward human being alive
(Beauty Tkachuk, Lil Uzi Poehls, and Q liked this message)
Mittens: you guys didn’t need to agree!!! :(
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Group Message: Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart
Jack: Ryan texted me about your plans
Jack: and I think it’s dumb
Casey: I don’t know what else to do, I’m ready to give up!!
Casey: true love isn’t real!! :( it’s not meant for me!
Sam: Chill out, Mitts. You’re 19.
Sam: also I just realized that kid is in the lecture I TA for
Casey: WTF
Sam: hey, there’s almost 200 kids in that class, not my fault I didn’t remember him, he doesn’t talk at all
Jack: but anyways Sam slipped him your number
Casey: WHAT
Sam: When exams were being turned in, I made sure to look at his name and he’s the only Rasmus in the whole class, easy to remember. And then when I returned them with their grades, I slipped a note with your name and number.
Casey: holy shit
Casey: holy SHIT
Casey: I don’t know whether to thank you or not
Casey: because i think he just texted me
Casey: HELP
Sam: you’re welcome 😉
Jack: you better score this weekend
Jack: on the ice
Sam: and off of it!
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CAMPUS MESSAGEBOARD
gfranklin4: the hockey boys still haven’t met up wtf i’m too invested
jwoo5: I gave up studying for a test because I NEEDED to know if they were finally going to meet :(
ssmith12: i saw hockey boy waiting outside d hall doing homework, no hockey fan boy to be seen :(
kjames9: does hockey fan boy know who casey is?? The mens hockey team is kind of a big deal here
pwest3: … i just realized like, 2 guys from the hockey team are also in my class with the hockey fan boy
amacdonald3: how stupid are they all???
btkachuk2: some of us have practice right before 8am lectures, ok??
kyamamoto5: hockey fan boy if you’re reading this, come to the game on friday!! We’ll make sure casey scores just for you ;)
jwoo5: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is it finally gonna happen??!!!
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Message from: Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus: Hi, is this Casey?
Casey: hi, yes!
Casey: is this rasmus?
Rasmus: yes, my TA gave me your number, is that ok?
Casey: I mean, you didn’t ask for it so not your fault
Casey: but i’m relieved we finally found each other! :)
Casey: and I’m so sorry for all this craziness this has caused, I didn’t think it would become this whole...thing
Casey: did you know who I was?
Rasmus: It’s ok, I didn’t realize I sent that picture to the campus story.
Rasmus: And I did, I am a big hockey fan if you couldn’t tell 😉
Casey: you’ve got good taste :)
Casey: and I’m glad you accidentally sent it to the story
Casey: I can’t believe I’ve never run into you before
Rasmus: I don’t go out very much
Casey: would you like to go out with me?
Rasmus: I would love to ☺️
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Message from: Ryan Poehling
Ryan: hey, are you busy tonight?
Ryan: come over, Q and Brady wanna watch the bachelor
Ryan: please, save me before they end up making out
Ryan: caaaaassseeeeeyyyy :(
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GROUPCHAT: OH MAMA DONT U CRY
Yammer: so uh
Yammer: i may or may not have told the whole campus that hockey fan boy would come to the game on friday…
Q: kailer what did you do
Yammer: ...the game is sold out
Yammer: IM SORRY CASEY
Yammer: but we’ll give them a show 😎
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Message from: Jack Eichel
Jack: ready for the big night?
Casey: :)
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CAMPUS MESSAGEBOARD
grodriguez6: tonight is THE night!!!! If you aren’t at the game tonight you’re a COP and don’t believe in LOVE!!
kjames9: someone PLEASE send updates, no one would pick up my shift at work so i couldn’t come :(
ssmith12: a LOT of people here watching warmups, it’s hard to tell if hockey fan boy is here
jwoo5: the boys are out on the ice though! What number is casey?
rdoyle12: 37!
rdoyle12: I’m right up against the glass, I can tell that he and the boys are looking for the mysterious boy
Inewtown3: can people just watch the damn game, this is all so distracting
grodriquez6: YOU’RE A COP!!!
pwest3: omg i see hockey fan boy, he’s right next to the tunnel!!??
kjames9: TAKE PICTURES!! VIDEO!! PLEASE!!
grodriquez6: NO UGH i’m on the opposite side from the tunnel!! Dammit!!
gfranklin4: OH MY GOD THAT WAS SO SWEET??!!
(gfranklin4 attached a video)
kjames9: DID THEY?? DO WHAT I THINK THEY DID???!!!
ssmith12: that was so incredibly soft??
kjames9: hockey fan boy reach his hand out for a fistbump and casey??? Holding it??? And looking up at him with heart eyes??? And giving him a puck???!! WTF/??!! And the team cheering??!! omg?!
kjames9: i am SO sorry for any customers who are coming into the underground tonight and see a girl sobbing while making milkshakes, don’t mind me
jwoo5: these guys aren’t all stupid frathletes
gfranklin4: :’))))
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GROUPCHAT: OH MAMA DONT U CRY
Yammer: what a SHOW
Yammer: love is REAL
Beauty Tkachuk: i love a good love story 😍
Q: shut up @brady
(Lil Uzi Poehls and otterger liked this message)
Yammer: oooh trouble in paradise?! heard @poehls is looking for a new cuddle buddy ;)))
Lil Uzi Poehls: stfu @yammer
(Beauty Tkachuk and Q liked this message)
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Message to: Rasmus Dahlin
Casey: I hope that post wasn’t too much
Casey: on the campus story
Rasmus: it’s a very cute video of us :)
Rasmus: have to let the world know we finally found each other
Casey: ❤️