Ria

You flash your million dollar smile at the camera next to your computer, confidently waving your hands at it.

“Hey guys! Sorry I’m a bit late, shit gets real when you sleep at 2 am. Anyway, I’ll be playing some Valorant today, so let’s get warmed up before we start!”

You watched as hundreds of different comments flashed by each second, squinting your eyes as you tried your best to read them. You were eternally thankful for the five second delay you decided to put on a couple weeks ago.

its fine girl js hop on get ur ahh back to ascendant!!!

LOL did u stay up late reading fanfics or smth

guys what if shes actually batman and had to save us all….

“Pfft— guys I’m not fucking batman. And yeah yeah I’ll get my ass back to ascendant don’t you worry… It was js Harry dragging me down by having me carry his six and fifteen KDA.” You mumble the last part, rolling your eyes sarcastically. Your chat was going crazy, calling you out for being late in a joking manner.

“Okay guys you’re all frying me for being late, I get it! Gosh let me live ya’ll. I’m gonna start the warmup okay?”

You confidently spent the next four minutes in the practice range, getting headshots left and right as time passed. You then looked to your bottom left, reading your chat as you continued to shoot.

get on the game u little baka,,,,,

GET OUT OF THE DAMN RANGE OMG WE GET IT UR GOOD STOP SMIRKING YOU FOOL

sigh why she smirking like shes abt to ask for my number….?

You groaned at the comments. Your fans, the “hidits” they called themselves. Apparently, they took it from an early stream of yours when you screamed “ITHIDITSELF?! IT CAN HIDE ITSELF?! IT’S A FUCKING ROBOT AI MONSTER WHATEVER MABOB FUCK YOU MEAN IT CAN STUDY ME AND JUST DISAPPEAR BASED ON MY BEHAVIOUR?!?”

Your early fans found it funny and called themselves “hidits”. In your opinion, it is the most horrendous fandom name you have ever heard, but your fans said fuck you and kept it as their official name (they also found it ugly—but the idiots kept it just to spite you). It has been like that ever since.

“Okay fine I’m getting out the range you goddamn hidits—still don’t like your name by the way—and no I’m playing alone this time. Don’t need another Harry on my fucking back.”

You could imagine Harry quoting the clip later, asking why he deserved such hate, calling you a dirty fat hater. You knew the stupid guy too well, it would honestly surprise you if he didn’t.

As you wait for the match to start, you hear your door swing open. You furrow your eyebrows as you gently take your headset off and face your door. 

There stood, in all her glory, Lara Raj. As in the Lara Raj from KATSEYE— the same Lara who you just realized, could be seen by your camera. Lara—looking down onto her phone and paying no attention to you or your set up—speaks before you could warn her about you two being live, to thousands of people.

“Baby?” It was over.

“Sorry are you gaming right now? Just wanted to ask if you wanted to watch a movie. This new netflix one came out and—” Lara’s eyes widened as she saw your camera all set up, as you sat there with a shocked face and an open mouth.

 Oh you both fucked up.

LARA JUST CALLED YN BABY AM I FUCKING HALLUCINATING?!?!

IS THIS FUCKING REAL NO WAY

OHHH YN BAGGED A BADDIE IM SO PROUD

LARA AND YN??? MY TWO FAV THINGS TOGETHER!!!

OH THIS IS MONUMENTAL FOR US HIDITS AND YN HERSELF

Before you could think of some crazy stupid cover-up, Lara sighs as she walks closer to you. You looked around the room, confused as to why she was moving closer.

The Indian grabs your cheeks, and forces you to face the camera. You stared as the chat started moving even faster— if that was even possible. Was the five second delay not enough? But to be fair, with a moment like this, you kind of expected all your fans— including the eyekons, to start tuning in.

“See this?” You sat still, confused, but still let her do her thing anyway. You just hoped she knew what she was doing.

see what?? 

whuts goin on guyz…

whats abt to happen im scared 

Lara then made you face her, as she pampered your face with kisses—kisses everywhere except your lips. After a whole minute of this shenanigans, Lara stops and faces the camera once more— leaving dozens of lipstick marks on your face.

“Yeah, that’s mine.” Lara says, emphasizing on the word “mine”. Your jaw dropped, mouth wide open, unaware on how to react. Usually you’d pounce on her the moment she pounced on you but you couldn’t exactly do that with— wait, A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE WATCHING?!

Your fans went feral, your viewer count rising by the millisecond. You froze, not knowing what to do. You just prayed you weren’t as red as you felt. This was embarrassing enough as is, you didn’t need hundreds of people making a meme out of you.

OMG SHES FUCKING BLUSHING THEY R SO COUPKLE GOALS

JHASGDASDGHAHSD DONT PLAYYY THIS WAS SO RANDOM BUT SO…. NEEDED?!?!?!

COUPLE OF THE YEAR U GUYS

oh to have a woman like lara….

i came here for valorant not to feel SINGLE you guys.

“I u—uhm.. Are you… sure?” You dumbfoundedly stared at your girlfriend as she let out a chuckle.

“Well I wouldn’t do that if I wasn’t now would I? Anyway, be done by 5pm. We’re watching a movie.”

And with that—Lara quickly left the room, leaving you with the aftermath.

EXPLAIN YN LN

HEY HEY HEY U LITTLE BAKA WHAT DOES THIS MEAN BRUH

u looked fucking stupid lol blushing like an idiot as a baddie pampers you with kisses

oh she bottoms alright…

maybe valorant was the friends we made along the way

really bro? freezing like that infront of the huzz?? u disappoint me….

do you guys have room for a third….

 You quickly snapped out of your little love daze, remembering you had to take control of the situation.

“Alright guys, let’s chill out okay? And yes we’re… dating.” You fucking hated yourself. You were telling about two hundred thousand people about how you and Lara were dating, blushing like a goddamn kid in the process.

You thought about it for a moment, and decided maybe you didn’t have to stream today.

“Okay, I know I just got on but… duty calls…?” Your chat was then split into two different categories—those who agreed and the rage baiters who told you to stay.

CMON GIRL NOT A SINGLE GAME IN SIGHT??? 

DUTY CALLS LET THE GIRL GO

its js a movie girl play like one game and hop off

she CANNOT fumble this guys dont do her like ts

GIRL JS FUCKING GO DO A DAMN STREAM NEXT TIME U GOT A BADDIE WAITING FOR U

You giggled,

“Guys c’mon, you want me to keep the girl waiting?”

YES

NUH UH IM NOT WITH THESE LOSERS GO GET YO GIRL

IF UR GOING THEN PLS POST SOME PICS

U HAVENT STREAMED SINCE LAST WEEK AND UR A FUCKING STREAMER MAN DONT BREAK MY HEART LIKE TS

You entertained them for a few more minutes before you decided it was time to hop off. You didn’t like to keep Lara waiting, and you knew she wasn’t usually the patient type.

“Alright guys, seriously, I need to go okay? I promise I’ll stream soon.” You made a cross sign on your heart as you continued,

“Cross my heart, okay?” Your chat began to say goodbye, as you closed your camera. You sighed as you shut everything off— tidying up your setup even though you haven’t even played yet.

I mean c’mon, it was either you play games alone on stream or you spend quality time with your girlfriend.  It was practically a no brainer.

You looked at yourself in the mirror, trying to fix your appearance before going. After successfully assessing yourself, you carefully made your way to the living room.

The faint hum of your fan could be heard a few feet away, as random tiktok audios played on what you assumed to be Lara’s phone. The sound grew louder as you inched towards her— until she was finally visible.

Lara was on the couch—giggling to a tiktok—looking like she fell from heaven. 

Her hair was loose, looking like they were exclusively styled to fall that way. And her bare face? God she looked so damn cute. Or hot— you couldn’t exactly distinguish between the two right now. 

You snuck next to her, sliding your arm across her waist.

“Hi baby.” Lara leaned her body towards you, a gentle loving smile on her face. You instinctively snuggled into each other, the feeling so natural.

So familiar.

“Hi.”

You breathed into her perfume— strawberries with a hint of mint. The smell you could recognize from anywhere. You personally disliked the scent of strawberries, but you grew to love it. Strawberries reminded you of Lara— they were as sweet as her words. As sweet as her actions. And the hint of mint that always lingered around you two came from your air freshener. 

It reminded you of home. It reminded you of her— it reminded you of who your home was.

“So… you just decided to go public huh?” You say as casually as you can, opening up with a soft tone. A soft giggle left her lips,

“Yeah, I mean why not? We got caught anyway, might as well own up to it.” 

“Yeah….you’re right. I was just caught off guard.” The hesitation in your voice made Lara waver, worry now spread across her face.

“Did it bother you? I’m so sorry baby I didn’t think you’d mind—” 

“Hey hey it’s okay, don’t worry. I don’t care I was genuinely just caught off guard okay? Don’t apologize. Although I would’ve appreciated a heads up, I’m not exactly bothered. Just…. Embarrassed you had me geeking in front of my fans.” The slight shift in tone lightened the mood, as Lara responded with a kiss to your cheek.

“Seriously?”

“Seriously. I have nothing to be ashamed of, no reason to hide. I would never be ashamed of you, okay?” Lara sighs, as relief floods her senses. 

“I love you.”

“Forever?”

“Forever.”