MiniChainik
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Canon-adjacent stories for each Season 1 episode. Inspired by an interview where Rob Lowe stated he wished Sam Seaborn had a girlfriend.
Sam and Melissa met in November 1997 during the first Bartlet campaign. They started dating on Election Day in November 1998. They moved in together in July 1999.
This part of the story series starts with the TV pilot episode in September 1999.
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- Part 4 of Sam Seaborn’s Epic Love Story
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When Jed Bartlet takes the oath of office on January 20, 1999, Sam Seaborn becomes the Deputy Communications Director and his girlfriend, Melissa, becomes a Senior Advisor. Sam and Melissa met during the campaign and started dating on Election Day.
This is Sam and Melissa's relationship for the first seven months of the Bartlet Administration.
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- Part 3 of Sam Seaborn’s Epic Love Story
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Sam Seaborn moves to Washington, DC in November 1998 at the start of Jed Bartlet’s presidential transition. Sam met Melissa during the Bartlet for America campaign, they were friends for 12 months, then decided to start dating on Election Day. Big changes are coming in their lives and Inauguration Day will be here in just 2 ½ months.
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- Part 2 of Sam Seaborn’s Epic Love Story
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Sam Seaborn joins the Bartlet for America campaign in November 1997 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He’s looking for a fresh start after breaking up with his fiancée. He doesn’t know it yet, but this is the beginning of the rest of his life.
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- Part 1 of Sam Seaborn’s Epic Love Story
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A multi-part series detailing Sam Seaborn's epic love story starting with his arrival on the Bartlet for America campaign.
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You join the Bartlet campaign to help with digital marketing and outreach, back in 1998. Your parents are long time friends of CJ Cregg and she invites you to join the campaign and later The White House senior staff as deputy press secretary working under CJ. You and Sam Seaborn hit it off, becoming great friends and coworkers. Because he'd never be interested in someone like you. Or so you thought.
Author's note: This will be an AU where the internet is a little more advanced than it was in 1998. Addionally, I am also making up the "deputy press secretary" role. These are all for plot reasons so just roll with me.
This was inspired by Tumblr's @dancethroughthethunder's one shot An Incredible Man and kudos to them, that was an awesome one shot!x
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25 Sep 2025