avery: they both listen to the radio a lot because they’re the kind of people who need background noise to focus

ain: what if they do it to the point where like. ross is hungry and can’t be bothered to get up but he knows trott has the radio on. so he asks for a song and dedicates it to him and asks the dj to also say ‘also he wants food or something’

ain: i’m laughing oh no

ain: this is Too Real

ain: trott going to stay with smith for a couple days and texting ross like ‘still listening to uni radio via internet haha’ and ross immediately requests a really gay song

avery: they WOULD

avery: “this song is for ross, can he pick up some bread on the way home”

ain: omfg

avery: ok but. a lot of people make silly or ridic requests because it’s uni

avery: but they’re like

avery: the most consistent

avery: so the radio hosts become Aware of them

avery: & so does anyone else who listens to uni radio regularly

ain: ‘another request for ross, hi there guys-’

ain: it becomes as though they’re recurring characters

avery: imagine other people dedicating songs to both of them,

ain: omfg

avery: oh god imaging they’re not dating when it starts

avery: & suddenly radio people are trying to matchmake

ain: ‘this song is for trott AND ross!’ and its like. a song about people being gay af

ain: omfg yes

ain: they assume they’re dating and one of them sends in a request along with ‘we’re not actually dating’

ain: the hosts dedicate every song on valentines day to them and are like cmon guys

avery: “we’re not dating actually, says trott, which - why?”

ain: omggg

avery: smith hearing about this

ain: finding it utterly ridiculous

avery: trott playing the radio when he’s over

avery: & smith’s like “are u a campus celebrity”

ain: trott is just ‘[finger guns] heck yeah]’

ain: ‘you’re a gay nerd’ ‘the fuck i’m famous don’t talk to me like that’

avery: smith sending in requests dedicated to both of them

avery: ala the gay songs on valentines

ain: omg

avery: “this song is for ross & trott who need to get their shit together & makeout already” & the host is just like “agreed” & plays the song

ain: omfg yes

avery: they’re both like. lowkey crushing on each other because lbr

avery: but they have yet to actually Talk abt the romance thing

avery: because they’re terribad at communicating

ain: yes,

avery: so they have this weird status quo for ages where they’re basically dating because they’re living together & they’re domestic af

avery: but. minus kissing & romance shit

ain: mostly minus kissing

ain: except for yknow. extreme drunkness

avery: yes

avery: ofc

ain: because i still firmly believe they got drunk and kissed on multiple occasions and then refused to acknowledge it

ain: like ‘i don’t need to talk about this to him. he has probably forgotten right. yes. its fine’

avery: it is not fine

ain: they are both thinking this

avery: imagine smith bothering trott about ross like everytime they talk

ain: ‘imagine’ this is real marlow this is real

avery: & one times hes like “just kiss him!! ffs!!” & trott blushes because this is like the day after a Drunk Incident & smith just Stares at him

avery: “have u kissed??? wtf when did this happen give me all the details”

ain: trott is like [squirms and falls on the ground]

avery: “its COMPLICATED” “oh god what did u do”

ain: ‘nothing its fine everything is cool. goodbye’

avery: stands up & leaves the room

avery: smith calling after him “were u drunk? did he push u away? were u asleep? cmon trott gimme answers, how tf do u complicate kissing”

ain: ‘SHUT UP LEAVE ME ALONE’ ‘ur starting to worry me was it really bad is he a really bad kisser’

avery: ‘u should recognise that for the opportunity it is & offer to teach him’ ‘SMITH’ ‘what? it worked on u’ ‘i didn’t have a crush on u!!!’ ‘ah so u admit u have a crush on him?’ [trott buries his face in a cushion]

avery: what if trott actually seriously dedicates a romo song to ross

avery: like. mostly at smith’s nagging

ain: smith helps him choose

avery: smith texting trott suggestions

avery: a million youtube links

avery: ross glancing at trott’s phone & seeing the text convo & being like ??? & trott’s just like “nOTHING TO SEE HERE”

avery: the radio host reading out trott’s dedication tho

ain: ‘aww congrats guys’

avery: “and this is yet another song for ross, but– aww, this is sweet” & then after that song they play congratulations

ain: omg bless

ain: yes

avery: imagine trott stressing over when to send it

avery: does he want to be in the same place as ross??? would that be awkward

avery: does ross need time to Digest this development

avery: distressing at smith for so long smith’s like “if u don’t make ur mind up im just gonna send it now”

ain: trott is like ‘fine fINE OK i got this its fine’

avery: he’s at home & ross is at the library working

avery: ross said he’d be at the library for a couple more hours

avery: but then like 10 mins later after trott’s song plays ross appears at home

avery: looking very out of breath

ain: chdgdjfk

avery: small flustered ross

avery: “did that… did that mean what i think it meant????”

ain: trott ‘UM YES I GUESS IDK WHAt did yOU THInnK’

ain: small children,

avery: ross just. kissing trott

avery: “that, i thought that”

ain: Good

ain: perfect

ain: wonderful

ain: ideal

avery: trott taking a selfie of him & ross kissing & sending it to smith with a load of celebratory excited emojis & exclamation points

ain: ksiddkfk

avery: & then they live happily ever after

avery: continuing to communicate via student radio

avery: because they’re NERDS

ain: smh! smh

ain: im so distressed

avery: imagine the dedications are all the same like “hey can u get milk” but like 60% of the songs are now romantic & gay

ain: God

avery: like before it was songs they knew the other person liked or thought the other person would like or a song theyd had in their head or whatever

ain: which is pretty gay anyway, lbr

avery: or like. they call up the radio with a message but not a song in mind so then blurting out the first thing that comes to mind

avery: DARUDE - SANDSTORM

ain: fuC

avery: imagine they pick certain songs over & over until they pick up a Meaning & don’t need an accompanying message

avery: like a song that means “we’re out of milk can u get some”

ain: omg

ain: yes

avery: or a song that means “i hate essays i hate uni im sleeping in the library tonight”

ain: yesp

avery: these songs being a mix of songs they both like & memes

ain: im so done

ain: that library thing

ain: them hearing a certain song and immediately packing up a blanket and some snacks and going to the library to find the other

avery: y es

avery: they send the message as a heads up like “oh yeah i wont be home tonight jsyk i havent been murdered” but then the other turns up with Supplies

avery: “thought you might appreciate these”

ain: bless

avery: aka why everyone keeps thinking they’re dating before they’re actually dating

ain: ‘also im staying here for a bit because why not’

ain: heavy sigh

avery: “u finished this essay yesterday…?” “yeah but im here now so. yknow.”

ain: ‘trott im just gonna’ ‘wh-’ [lies down on him] ‘ross no this is not conducive to work’ ‘shhh im tired and i don’t have to work you do’

avery: ‘ur v comfy trott’ [exasperated sigh]

avery: ross falling asleep on him

ain: God

avery: trott wants to wake him up & make him go home to his BED but he knows ross wont so he just. lets him sleep

avery: a couple of their friends seeing & smirking knowingly

ain: just lies down on the desk & is like ok fine

avery: one of their friends taking a picture & putting it on facebook or something with the caption “Whipped™”

ain: they’re like NO NO WE’RE NOT- NO

avery: commenting “*****PLATONICALLY”

avery: everyone else is just like. sure. whatever u say.

ain: ‘we’re NOT DATING also this is creepy and you’re a bad friend’

avery: “trott u saw me take this picture” “i didn’t think u were gonna POST it”

ain: ‘i hate you’

avery: i keep thinking of dorky reasons theyd pick the songs they do

avery: imagine one of them complaining about this song they have stuck in their head but they cant remember what it IS or any of the words

avery: the other working it out & dedicating it

ain: this is so upsetting

ain: oh no

avery: or like “this is that song that played in that film btw”

avery: & then getting a text like “ok wtf how long did u spend on google”

ain: ‘not long at all what shut up’

ain: trott revisits facebook after like a year of not talking to smith and the first thing he sees is like

ain: Alex Smith: can't believe straight people continue to be a bane on my life

ain: and he's like oh... oh god

ain: it's happened... it's happening... i need to go lie down...

avery: they were totally mutually crushing on each other in college but they both thought the other was A Straight

ain: yup

avery: bc why communicate when u can PINE

avery: ok but. trott sending smith a message like 'hey it's been a while how's things?' & smith obvs backreads trott's profile a bit because his immediate response is flirting

avery: trott's listed as single on fb because family

ain: smith is like 'oh man i had a crush on him in high school haha, that's probably ok now tho' and then half an hour into talking to him again he's like 'fuck shit no fuck oh no shit'

avery: 'how could this happen to me, ive made my mistakes'

ain: trott is experiencing this exact same emotion

ain: after like three days he goes to ross and is like 'ROSS I'M TRASH HELP'

avery: + a crisis about how this might probably be cheating

avery: yes exactly

ain: ross is like 'i had noticed you'd been acting ridiculous over the last few days'

ain: and then trott tells him and ross is like [holds head in hands] trott when will you chill

avery: trott this is not that big of a deal

ain: trott polyamory, it's fine

avery: trott flopping dramatically about like 'but im a MESS ross'

ain: 'ROSS i'm in hell, he's so much'

ain: 'ROSS HE PLAYS GUITAR'

avery: 'HE'S IN A BAND'

ain: ross busts out the ice cream and sits on the floor with trott who rolls about eating it and whining

ain: 'HE SAID WE SHOULD MEET UP SOME TIME, ROSS, ROSS'

avery: 'he has to come here, i want to meet him' 'what why no-- that is a terrible idea no. n o'

ain: 'why would you ever suggest that' 'because you're painfully gay and it's cute and i want to see it, and also because tbh he sounds hot' 'ROSS'

avery: trott thinking but not saying that if smith sees ross he'll obviously lose interest in trott because like. ross.

ain: PLACES HAND ON HEART

ain: and also being worried he will pick up on the fact that they're dating, lose interest in both of them, and stop talking to him

avery: & then when smith does visit, he flirts with ross but also trott & trott is just 'is this real life'

avery: trott trying to pretend hes single.......

ain: trott trying to pretend he's single but not actually telling ross that he's doing this

ain: so ross keeps trying to put his arm around him or something when smith's there and trott's like 'UH I'M GOING TO GET DRINKS ANYONE WANT PEPSI BRB OKAY'

avery: imagine trott having to like. edit everything he says because he talks about ross So Much

ain: oh my god child

avery: overanalysing everything because is this a bro thing to say about a friend or is it obvious hes a gay in love nerd oh no

ain: 'i was out with my bo- no i cannot write that. with. my friend. my male human heterosexual friend no homo.'

ain: im so upset

avery: SMITH ASSUMING ROSS IS STRAIGHT,

ain: FUCK

ain: smith assuming that and also knowing that trott is Aggressively queer

ain: and one day being like 'how do u live with a straight guy like? is he really good or ? i commend u'

ain: and trott's like holy shit

avery: smith backing off on flirting with ross

avery: like. mostly. because hes still smith who flirts with everyone

ain: ross, naturally, finds it fucking hilarious

avery: trott spends a lot of time lying on the floor bemoaning his existence whilst ross laughs rly rly hard

avery: 'trott ur life is a romcom!!!' 'ur not helping' 'but trott!! ur life is literally a romantic comedy!! thats fucking hilarious!!!'

ain: 'trott you're failing to see the comedic side of this. you should make a film about your actual real life for the film course'

ain: im so upst

avery: omg what if trott is actually struggling for ideas

ain: HE ENDS UP ESSENTIALLY MAKING A BIOPIC

ain: i'm laughing so much

avery: ross just keeps suggesting it & nothing else

avery: & trott has no other ideas & hes ended up writing it half on accident

avery: so hes just like FINE

avery: FUCK U I WILL DO IT

avery: I WILL NOT ENJOY IT BUT I WILL DO IT

ain: he poSTS IT ON FACEBOOK AND SMITH SEES IT

avery: GO D

avery: & he gets a rly good grade & everything

ain: every single thing that happens he's just like 'i'm further into hell'

avery: smith has no idea what to think

avery: how much of this is fiction

avery: how can he tell

ain: actually what if smith ends up being in the film

ain: just an extra but

ain: like ross was like 'hey trott needs extras in his film are you available?' and then he turns up one day and trott nearly passes out

avery: imagine trott asking round to find someone to play the smith character & ross offering to ask smith & trott just GLARING

ain: trott is like how DARE YOU EVEN SUGGEST THAT

avery: thankfully theyre saved by smith not actually being that great of an actor

avery: so ross asks him and hes like "i mean i'll be an extra if u need me but"

ain: he is only good enough to be an extra because he's one of those people that grins through all his lines

avery: "mate trust me u dont want to give me speaking lines"

ain: they don't actually need him ross is just a prick

avery: 'ross is just a prick' is one of the working titles of the film

ain: omfg

avery: other contenders are 'i hate ross hornby' 'ross hornby is a terrible human' 'an analysis of wh yi, chris trott, am going to stab ross'

ain: my god

avery: & god, like. everyone else who helps with the film or is in their class or watches it is? aware? only smith is Out Of The Loop

ain: fcuk

ain: what if smith and ross end up having a conversation where ross accidentally lets slip that he is dating trott

ain: and smith is like 'huh. i. like trott. that's a shame.' and ross is like 'oh nO NO IT'S OK'

avery: plea se

ain: and then trott eventually facebook messages smith later without knowing this convo took place and like, panickedly admits his crush

ain: and smith's like i know, i'm hot as hell, but also. so are you

ain: trott has some kind of attack

avery: ok but what if this is around valentines because

avery: smith asks if ross has plans

avery: ross is like "well trott didnt want to-- oh shit oops"

ain: oh my god

ain: 'trott doesn't really do valen- wait'

avery: & then trott is like. trying to work up to a Declaration because its been AGES, he is PATHETIC, he might as well TRY or ross will probly hack his facebook & do it for him

ain: gdo

avery: god imagine. trott & smith getting their shit together but

avery: smith assuming ross doesn't like him like that?

ain: oh god

avery: & trott not knowing what the boundaries are here so just. letting smith think that.

avery: even tho it might not be true

avery: but ross has never said anything past like ‘yeah he’s hot’

avery: which does not indicate a desire for a relationship

avery: & ross is just. ffs. do i have to do everything.

ain: because i have a severe soft spot for random kissing: ross hearing smith be like ‘ur lucky to have ross’ to trott and then walking into the room like [HEAVY SIGH] and kissing him

ain: and trott and smith are both :O

avery: ross has been working on the assumption smith was monogamous & that was why he hadnt made a move

avery: but no turns out hes just an IDIOt

ain: BASically

avery: ross kissing smith & then being like “ok new rule, we have to actually discuss things, oh my god” & then going back to kissing smith

ain: fuckin

ain: i am on fire

avery: trott saying “shouldnt we…. talk about this now…..”