summary: invited onto answer questions with another streamer, you became a hot topic reaction meme to talking about a celebrity crush. oops! now they know
content: sort of 16+, swearing, fluff, crack, a lot of inappropriate jokes, ill add more if theres seriously a problem
a/n: i love streamer aus also this is sloppy as and a draft so icbf editing im sorry
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you didn’t think anything of it.
like yeah, okay, you said demonickuna was hot on a random wednesday stream with nobara who matter of fact was still losing her mind btw, but in your head that was just… normal.
you weren’t pr trained. you weren’t media polished.
you were just a girl with a cute setup, friesday streams, and a chat that watched you crash out over pixel blocks and blind boxes.
so when clips of you twirling your hair, smiling all shy and going
"i meannnn… he’s so hot and his voice—"
well... that unfortunately blew up overnight…
you just laughed it off.
“guys it’s not that serious,” you said on your next stream, cheeks a little pink, fingers fidgeting with your rings.
“but i mean like… have you heard him?”
your chat absolutely did not let that go.
meanwhile....
he didn’t care.
sukuna wasn’t the type to scroll.
didn’t doomscroll, didn’t check tags, didn’t care about edits or clips or whatever people were saying about him. simply posted “stream in 10” and logged off.
that was it.
but his chat?
annoying.
spamming.
relentless.
[kunaslilslut] have you seen angelicluv
[thestrongest] angelicluv she said ur hot
[sleepnagi] bro she wants u
[magicalgirls] ANGELICLUV!!! NOTICE HER
he leans back in his chair, one arm hooked behind his head whilst showcasing a small glimpse of his v-line and abs, headset half on, mic catching that low hum in his throat.
“who the fuck is angelicluv?” he mutters, voice dipping lazily into the mic.
chat goes absolutely feral.
he clicks his tongue, mildly irritated but curious now.
“she said something about me?”
more spam.
more caps.
more exaggeration.
he exhales through his nose, then finally.... finally....leans forward, pulling his keyboard closer.
“what’s she known for?”
[flithymonke33ys] minecraft crashouts and blind boxes.
[suckkmyb3alls] she popular on tiktok for being reaction stickers.
[manlyredriot] she's pretty as but very extroverted on stream.
“…tch.”
he types your name in anyway.
your profile pops up.
soft colours. aesthetic. pretty in that effortless way that doesn’t look like you tried too hard... i mean you did, but he doesn’t need to know that.
he studies the frame for a second longer than he should.
“…hm.”
plays it again.
you’re holding up the skull panda box, smiling all bright and excited, voice sweet... a little too sweet.
“now the moment you’ve all been waiting for!”
he rests his chin on his knuckles, watching.
not reacting.
just… simply watching... or admiring
“except that fuck ass christmas tree....” you said it so seriously like your whole life mattered onto it. i mean it did... you spent $30 dollars on it
he snorts quietly.
actually snorts.
chat explodes.
he presses his lips together like he didn’t just do that.
“she’s annoying,” he mutters.
but he doesn’t click off.
he keeps watching.
you open it.
pause.
your face drops.
“…no.... no im schizophrenic this isnt real”
he lets out a low, muffled chuckle, shoulders shaking once.
“unlucky,” he says, voice quieter now.
then the second box.
same result.
you staring at the camera like your soul just left your body then looking out the window and sighing quietly.
he leans back again, one brow raised, amused in a way he doesn’t bother hiding anymore.
“she’s funny.”
chat loses it.
[thestrongest] youuuuuu likeeeee herrrrrr
[slugtforkunaa] OH MY GOD”
[shimigamieyes] SOME1 CLIP THAT
[bannanana] HE DEAD AHH HE SMILED
“shut up,” he says flatly.
but he’s still watching.
still letting the next clip play.
still listening when you laugh.
that was until he noticed
you’re on live.
he joins quietly and watches whilst his stream is still going.
whilst you're mid rant over losing in minecraft to a creeper, dramatic as ever, chat spamming.
[iluvy/n] GIRLLL JUST TAKE THE L
[imaseagull] ykw she has a point
[gojoswhitefungustoe] bae ...... just take the loss
“oh my GOD you guys are so fake to me..”
your meow ping goes off.
you barely glance at it.
“thank you for the follow... wait a minute...”
you freeze staring at the follow then watch it dissapear.
chat is now spamming more than ever.
your eyes flick back.
double take.
triple take.
“…no...”
chat starts SCREAMING.
[angelicallyy/ns] LMFAOOO LOOK AT HER FACE
[sukunasdemon] heeeyyy we came from his stream
[applepies348] SUKUNA U CAME AT THE WRONG TIME SHES CRASHING OUT LOL
[tojiiifushi] dayummm sukuna i may steal her from you
“no your all lying....”
you lean closer to the screen, squinting like that’ll change it.
it doesn’t.
demonickuna followed you.
THE DEMONICKUNA...
and then a donation appears for $30 dollars.
your ping of a meow makes a noise.
you don’t even breathe.
the message speaks out
“open another one of those blind boxes.”
you stare at it.
your chat is actually unusable.
“…are you..” you laugh nervously, covering your mouth. “are you serious right now?”
another donation of $30 pings through
“don’t get the 'fuck ass christmas tree' again.”
you blink.
once.
twice.
“…i hate you now i take back everything.”
whilst on his side
he smirks.
“yeah,” he mutters under his breath, eyes flicking to your stream on his second monitor.
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Extremely cursed & unserious streamer AU where both Jamil and Mayu are streamers (faceless pngtubers) but their relationship is not public. Jamil is upfront he's taken but doesn't say who, while Mayu keeps her private life a secret (bc y’know some fans can be crazy about that kind of stuff 💀)
Until one day Jamil fucks up and pokes his head into her room to ask "Habibti, what did you want for dinner?" while she's mid-stream and the scandal blows up because fans connect two and two upon hearing his voice and are like SHE'S NOT SINGLE??/IS THAT WHISPER-SAN??? (Several dramatubers will cover this incident, known as the habibti incident)
Mayu’s content: Silent Hill f runs among other horror and puzzle games (people are entertained by how she doesn’t scream at things), snack reviews, chatting streams. She uses an onigiri creature avatar and it bounces across the screen like a DVD logo during her "starting soon" screens. She is commonly referred to as "Rice-chan." Jamil is also one of her mods because he Doesn’t Trust People.
Jamil’s content: Rhythm games (he’s really good at them), one idol game for some reason (his oshi looks suspiciously like Mayu), song covers, ASMR by popular demand (his voice is calming, hypnotic even - you have to admit). He uses a png of plate of curry as his avatar, and it made him go viral because why does this plate of curry have such a beautiful voice?? Seasonal outfits include different toppings/a different plate/different shapes of carrot slices. His "starting soon" screen is the curry rotating inside a microwave. He's commonly known as "Whisper-san."
ASMR was also unfortunately why Jamil's voice was so easily recognized from one single sentence because his fans are very… attuned to/sensitive to it, so the moment he opened his mouth people were like “IS THAT WHISPER-SAN, I’D RECOGNIZE THAT SMOOTH SULTRY VOICE ANYWHERE.”
His poor mod has too many comments to ban, they be monitoring his thirsty ass chat looking like this ⬇️. Every day there is a new phrase about their carnal desires.
Mod guy is either some nameless rando or... Ruggie, who got hired not knowing what he was getting himself into.
Ruggie: I'll take any job if you pay well
New DM received: Can you moderate a livestream chat?
Ruggie: Sure can yesiree (worst decision of his life)
Mayu tried to laugh The Incident off as “Aha uh um that’s my uh. Roommate.” (nobody believed her)
There is a camp of fans who thought it was cute and made fanart of Jamil's very malewife sentence (he has never done a face reveal, but people draw fanart based on tidbits of information revealed in streams, such as him having long hair)
Meanwhile there are crazy fans going back to Jamil’s videos and combing through every single sentence he’s ever uttered about his not-so-secret partner now
Imagine they have a cat (Grim) and there is a very very faint sneeze in the background of one of his vids and these people are like “WAIT it sounds like Rice-chan”
Some take it to the TWST version of 4chan to post images of them burning Mayu’s merch for this great betrayal 💀
Jamil: (staring at their channels' tanking stats) ..........I was careless, I’m sorry.
Someone very observant out there (Idia) who watches both of them called it months ago, but nobody believed them. They posted a long detailed thread with “evidence” but nobody gave af 💔
There is one crackshipper out there who is happy their ship is real (Rook)
Idk who drops the first apology Google doc, but if they post at around the same time some people are gonna go “They fucking synced their apology docs they're just rubbing it in our faces,” there is no winning
Anyways I have no plans to do more with this crack idea, it was just an excuse to draw this one piece of art LMAO
GAMEBOY ⟢ phainon 𐔌՞. .՞𐦯 the concept of streamer boy phainon having a cute ass partner. gender neutral reader!
Phainon feels absolute dread wash over him when he hears your footsteps approach the room he’s currently in. No one in the chat notices how pale he gets and how sweat starts dripping down his face, because if anyone knows you exist, hell might aswell unleash.
He’s a popular streamer for a reason. Pretty face, pretty voice, a body craved by the Gods themselves and—oh—Yeah, good at games too.
People love him a lot, sometimes too much to the point where he wonders if having a face cam was a bad idea. It definitely does bring him money, and he appreciates the donations he gets but if it means accidentally revealing his own partners face.
He does not want the face cam!
The door opens, and Phainon forgets why he was so worried in the first place when he sees you standing there in his t-shirt and pants. They’re a bit too big on you but it’s not a surprise when Phainon is massive. He completely ignores how the chat starts moving at an insane speed when they start hearing someone speak.
“It’s 2 in the morning, Phai.” The streamer nervously chuckles while scratching the back of his neck, “Was I loud?” His question makes you sigh, and start walking inside, shutting the door behind you.
fagtron300: WHO IS THAT
dizzyeyes: DONT TELL ME
hollourple: IS THAT HIS ROOMMATE
“No, but you need to sleep.” The chat doesn’t see your face when you walk into the frame, only the midriff of your body as Phainon’s hands find themselves on your waist, staring up at you with puppy eyes that you’re convinced he’s trying to guilt-trip you.
“Come back to bed.” Phainon’s hands on your waist tighten, gulping down a bundle of saliva as your hands reach up and caress his face gently. You always knew how to get a putty Phainon, but Phainon can’t necessarily say no to you whenever you ask for something.
He was planning on going to bed, but his mouse kept moving to the ‘Start Match’ in the bottom right corner of his screen. He definitely regrets not going to bed sooner with you, you’re the love of his life and the reason why he can spoil you is ‘cause of his streaming career.
Phainon couldn’t care less about that when you lean down to kiss his forehead, a stupid smile appearing on his face.
drpepper: NO FUCKING WAY
vhsghost: OMGOMGOMG LOVESICK PHAINON??
glitterglizzy: more like puppy phainon cuz what 😭😭 mf folded
Your eyes caught the chat, and blinked, “Why is the chat moving so fast?” Phainon freezes up, slowly turns to eye the camera facing him and currently on, “I’m streaming…” Both of you snap your heads to look at eachother, and before he knows it, you’ve jumped out of his arms and far away from the camera.
“You had your face cam on!?” You questioned with panic in your voice. Phainon waves his hands in the air, “I was going to tell you before you came in!” Your eye twitched, pointing a finger at him.
“So they saw me?” Phainon’s eyes drifts to the chat before slowly nodding, “And heard you too…” Your heart drops straight to your ass as your face buries it into your hands, “Phainon!” He curls into himself with a pouty look.
“I forgot! You kissed me and made me feel stupid!”
“This is my fault!?”
Phainon huffs with a pout and turns back to his stream, staring at it for ten seconds before ending it abruptly. The headphones are tossed off his head and he picks you up, tossing you over his shoulder without you fighting back, minus the groan you let out when you now know the entire internet might as well know you now.
Streamer ‘Khasnon,’ also known as ‘Phainon,’ reveals his partner on stream last night after they enter his room. He tweets the morning of to not harass them and to please not dig up their socials until they’re ready to appear on screen.
sparkleshaft: let me into the relationship please😢 replying — fariedoll: PLEASE SPEED I NEED THIS😭😭😭
Phainon watches as you pout and create shapes onto the bare skin of his chest. He sighs and lets himself stare at the ceiling while his hand moves up and down your back, bringing you closer to him.
w.c: 1.8k+, sorry hehe || fluff | streamer AU | established relationship | part 1
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Your boyfriend Megumi used to stream for fun with his friend Yuji Itadori, but in the last 3 months— one single “iconic” stream gained them popularity due to the dynamic duo they share. The two were playing Mecca Chameleon where Yuji was rage baiting poor Megumi for the past 10 minutes, fortunately for them a fan clipped the interaction and posted it on TikTok causing it to blow UP. Ever since then the two have gained a fanbase of their own!! Yuji is very open about his life with his fans, though Megumi rarely talked about his personal life, not because he wanted people to speculate it was quite the opposite, actually. He simply preferred keeping the parts of his life that mattered most... Offline. His viewers respected that...Mostly.
Every few weeks someone would ask if he was dating anyone. Megumi's response never changed;
"...Next question." He says with a smile you wouldn’t catch if you aren’t paying close attention
Which, naturally, only made chat even more curious.
Still..
Nobody expected an answer, until one Tuesday night.
Megumi was halfway through a ranked match of Valorant, quietly explaining why he'd chosen a certain strategy while chat argued over whether he'd win.
Everything felt normal.
Then—
The bedroom door creaked open just slightly. You peeked your head inside.
"...You busy?" You mumble quietly towards your boyfriend.
Megumi looked over for exactly half a second smiling before returning his attention to the game.
"I'm streaming."
"Oh..”
A pause.
"...Oops.” you chuckle mostly to yourself.
"Sorry."
You started backing toward the door ensuring that the camera doesn’t catch a glimpse of you. (Though that was far too late..)
Another pause.
“..Hold on sweets.”
You stopped.
“Hm?”
Megumi reached toward the edge of his desk without taking his eyes off the monitor.
“Your tea.”
You blinked.
"Oh, yeah.”
Right.
You'd completely forgotten you'd left your mug when you two were hanging out in his room earlier.
You shuffled over the side so you wouldn’t go by noticed, picked it up, and smiled.
"Thanks."
Megumi grabs your other hand and gives your knuckles a quick kiss before returning his attention to the game.
"Mhm..”
You quietly left.
The door clicked shut.
Silence.
Megumi continued playing as if absolutely nothing had happened.
Chat, however... Was having the collective meltdown of the century.
----
:: "WHO WAS THAT????"
:: "HELLO???"
:: "DID HE JUST HAVE SOMEONE BRING HIM TEA??"
:: “WDYM ‘SWEETS’”
:: "'YOUR TEA'?????"
:: "HE SAID IT SO CASUALLY."
:: “SOMEONE TALK ABOUT THE KISS!?”
:: "THERE'S NO WAY THAT'S JUST A FRIEND."
Megumi glanced at chat for approximately three seconds.
"...Focus on the game."
Wrong answer.
The messages somehow started moving even faster... Uncontrollable.
:: "HE DIDN'T DENY IT."
:: "DON'T EVER DELETE THIS."
:: "WE'RE WITNESSING HISTORY."
:: "GUYS CLIP IT."
Within minutes, clips of the interaction had already started making their way onto social media.
The title of the first one?
“Megumi accidentally reveals he lives with someone??”
Five hundred thousand views overnight.
The comments were even worse.
:: “The way he immediately remembered where her mug was..."
:: "Nobody says 'your tea' that naturally unless it's happened a hundred times before."
:: "Did anyone notice he didn't even LOOK? He just reached for it."
:: "They're either married or have known each other forever."
Meanwhile...
You were in the kitchen, blissfully unaware of the internet detective work happening because of one cup of tea.
The next morning, however...
-
-
The moment you woke up, your phone buzzed.
Gojo:
' famous already?
Then another notification.
Yuji:
' DUDE YOU GUYS ARE TRENDING 😭
Another.
Nobara:
' "your tea"??? REALLY???
-- sent with a link to the TikTok video
Confused, you opened the link.
Thirty-eight seconds, that was it.
Thirty-eight seconds of you walking into the room, grabbing your mug, thanking your boyfriend, and leaving.
Nearly two million views.
"...Megs?” You call out.
You wandered into the living room where he was quietly scrolling through his phone.
He looked up.
"...Mm?"
You slowly held your phone toward him.
“You’re trending... Well, we’re trending.”
Megumi looked at the screen, visibly confused.
Looked at the view count.
Then looked back at you.
"...Huh." You swore you never seen him so confused.
".What do you mean 'Huh..?''"
"...Didn't think they'd care."
You stared at him.
“Uhm..two million people care honey."
"..."
"...Megumi."
"...It's just tea."
You couldn't help laughing.
Only Megumi Fushiguro could accidentally send the internet into a frenzy over two words and still genuinely believe it was "just tea."
--
The clips never really disappeared.. I mean, they never do.
Months later, every time he reached for a drink on stream, chat would immediately fill with the same message.
"YOUR TEA."
Megumi never acknowledged it.
But every now and then...
Just before going live…
He'd glance toward the kitchen and quietly ask—
"...You forget your tea again?"
And every single time...
You'd smile.
"...Maybe."
Notes : Hellooooo guys! I'm so proud of this wow. I love the streamer AU, thank whoever created it. This will be a series guys, I'm still iffy about how many chapters I'll put out but we ball :) . This one's a long one, my longest one yet! Again to put this out, English is not my first language so please don't bother to say anything if you see any mistakes as well as-- this time I proof-read woohoo! Okay guys I hope you enjoy the start of this series. Byyeeeeeee
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cameraman!choso who you met through another streamer friend, when you mentioned you were in serious need of a new camera man, since you had to fire your last cameraman due to his inability to hold a camera straight.
satosprettygirl: just give me the camera bru
kudos2kuna: bro can NOT be a sniper
gummygumi: omg the camera is so shaky
sweetyuuji: im getting motion sickness just from
watching
cameraman!choso who you thought looked way too attractive to hide behind a camera when people would lose their minds just to get a glimpse of his striking features.
cameraman!choso who made the chat go absolutely insane when you introduced him as the new cameraman.
“okay chat, ive heard your complaints about the human earthquake, so i hired a new cameraman!” you exclaimed, happy you can finally get chat off your back. “come on in choso!”
choso walks in, holding the heavy camera equipment not noticing the absolute meltdown the chat is having.
gushyguro: HOLY FUCK
tojiswallet: this made my hole week
sukikuna: #GEMMETHATDIHHHHH
“hi guys im choso, your new camera man” he says, taking a seat next to your gaming chair.
the chat is insanely fast after hearing his naturally deep voice.“wow chat really likes you,”
cameraman!choso who compliments you when you dress up for events which makes you and him blush like the chat doesnt exist.
cameraman!choso who notices the unspoken tension you guys hold between eachother but doesnt say anything about it otherwise social media will erupt in a frenzy.
cameraman!choso who gets slightly jealous -but doesnt want to admit it- when you collab with any male streamers which you dont notice, but chat does.
shoko.cigs: ooooooo choso’s jealoussssss
nanacanexpandthisdomain: i can feel the jealousy
from here
cameraman!choso who gently puts his hand on your waist to guide you through crowdy places.
cameraman!choso who ends the stream when he knows you’re feeling down after reading a hate comment.
cameraman!choso who gets protective possessive when he feels that you’re uncomfortable around a parasocial fan.
cameraman!choso who has strong feelings for the streamer who hired him.
a/n: im sooo sorry this was so rushed/short and im still on writers block… REQUESTS OPENNN
synopsis: you and ellie are both well established streamers, and spend a lot of time together on screen. naturally, your audiences are convinced you're secretly dating. issue is that the more people point out the chemistry between you two, the harder it becomes to ignore it yourself.
content warnings: mutual pining, mild swearing, streamer au, light angst, fluff, idiots in love, ellie williams x reader, slow burn, shipping culture, viewer discretion is advised.
The first clip that goes viral isn’t even a good clip. That’s what annoys Ellie the most.
Out of the thousands of hours of content she’d put online over the years, somehow the internet had collectively decided that eight seconds of her looking in your direction was the most interesting thing she’d ever done.
She was sitting beside you during a charity stream, both of you sharing a camera while playing some co-op horror game. You remembered the moment clearly because you were hyper aware of the heat radiating off of her from sitting this close. You’d been explaining some convoluted theory about the game’s story while trying—and failing—to solve a puzzle, and Ellie had been half-listening while checking another room for supplies.
At least, that’s what she was supposed to be doing.
Instead, she’d looked over at you. For eight entire seconds. That was it. No touching. No flirting. No epic love confession. Just Ellie watching you ramble about a fictional cult while looking suspiciously fond of the fact that you were rambling at all.
The clip spread through both fandoms within a day.
By the end of the week, people were slowing it down, zooming in, drawing circles around her face, and making compilations with titles like “Ellie Williams forgetting she’s on camera for six minutes straight.”
You’d laughed so hard the first time you saw one that you nearly fell out of your chair. Ellie had not found it nearly as funny.
“They’re insane.”
You could hear the irritation in her voice even through the Discord call.
“They’ve been insane for years.” you snort, leaning back in your chair.
“No, this is a different kind of insane.”
You grinned at your monitor. “Why are you suddenly so upset about this?”
There was a pause. “I may have watched a few compilations… for context.”
“Ellie Williams, you know better than to subscribe to fan conspiracies about you” you berate, feigning exaggerated astonishment.
“Stop— I needed to know what people were saying.” She says quickly.
You laughed, and her response came as a muffled groan into what you assumed was a pillow. It was endearing when she got like this—and maybe you liked teasing her just to hear her voice go all high-pitched and indignant.
“So d’you watch edits of yourself too?”
The silence that followed was answer enough.
“Hmff, as if.”
—
The truth was that neither of you had expected the shipping to get this bad.
People had always paired streamers together. It happened constantly. Spend enough time collaborating with someone and eventually a fan would make a compilation titled proof they’re secretly dating. Usually it died out after a few weeks. This one hadn’t.
If anything, it seemed to be getting worse. Every interaction between you became evidence. Every inside joke, every glance, every time one of you joined the other’s stream unexpectedly.
The audience treated it like an ongoing investigation. Unfortunately, neither of you were helping.
Especially not Ellie.
The problem with Ellie was that she genuinely liked being around you. It wasn’t in a calculated content-creator way, or in a way designed to generate clips for engagement either. She would never do something like that.
She just… liked you. Really liked you.
Which meant she was always there. She’d show up in your streams without saying anything, slipping into frame like she’d been invited, when in truth, you didn’t even know she was in the area. Games you only mentioned in passing somehow ended up in her library before the conversation even moved on.
And at two in the morning, she’d still find you. Something funny would catch her attention and, seconds later, your phone would light up—memes, videos, always tagged, always with you in mind.
She couldn’t help herself. Part of her drifted along in blissful ignorance, too caught up in you to care what anyone else might think. Another part of her was more aware than she liked to admit — selfish enough to let it happen anyway. You didn’t belong to her, of course. But she’d be lying if she said it didn’t feel good when people assumed you were together and backed off.
The audience noticed all of it. You noticed most of it too, though you tried not to think about it, you really did. It was easier to assume it didn’t mean anything than to let yourself read into it and get your hopes up.
But there were only so many times a person could hear ten thousand strangers insist that girl clearly has a crush on you before some small part of their brain started wondering if there might be any truth to it.
The same thing happened in reverse. Because If people loved teasing Ellie, they absolutely adored teasing you. Especially whenever she was around — comments would start the moment she came on stream.
elliesimaginarygf: LOOK WHOS BLUSHING
isaythingsfor20bucks: AHSHAJSHG
thirdwheelinchat: This is like the tenth time she’s fixed her hair
theyrebasicallydatingtrust: Lmao that’s the fastest I’ve ever seen someone lock in
parasocialandproud: I feel like I’m interrupting something…
elliesunpaidtherapist: okay so stop eye fucking, there are kids in chat
the8secondclipgay: I think they did it but I just can’t prove ittt
imwithellie_8: ellie if u don’t make a move soon i will
my_reason_2_stay: stop cause they’re actually so cute
There was no escaping it, and the uncertainty of not knowing was starting to weigh on you more than you wanted to admit.
One evening, you were halfway through a stream when your phone lit up on the desk beside you, vibrating softly. The notification flashed across the screen before fading to the Lock Screen preview. You looked down immediately, there was only one person allowed to bypass dnd, and it was the auburn haired girl herself.
Nothing important, just a blurry photo from Ellie’s shitty phone camera of Joel and Tommy not at each others throats for once, playing guitar together with the caption: watching ur stream rn, wish I was there to beat your ass but I’m stuck with these old farts :(
You couldn’t help the familiar smile that tugged at your lips whenever ellie williams was involved. She’d gone to visit the farm, something about Joel complaining she’d abandoned them now that she was a “big city streamer.” It had only been a week, but god, you missed her. The apartment felt strangely empty without her constantly “stopping by” to bother you. Was your heart supposed to ache this much just because your friend had gone to visit her family? Probably not.
The chat caught onto it immediately, and within seconds your screen was flooded.
justobservinglol: guys it’s her gf texting her
elliesbootycheeks: awww look at how she’s smiling it’s definitely ellie
Fingermetimbers: tell her to come back we miss her
logoffplease: they are 100% dating I swear
truthviapaypal: okay but she’s literally getting shot rn
thirdwheelinchat: TELL ELLIE I SAID HII
brothatsaclip: can we pls respect their privacy like-
elliescanonloveinterest: wedding stream when?
You didn’t even need to read the messages to know what they were about, and you tried not too. It was easier that way, you could pretend it wasn’t happening, they were just jokes, just chat being chat.
The worst part is they weren’t entirely wrong. They were right, actually. Spot on. You liked Ellie. You’d known it for a while. You weren’t stupid.
She was funny and clever and infuriatingly easy to talk to. She understood your world in a way most people didn’t, conversations with her never felt like work. Hours would disappear without either of you noticing, it was just you and her.
Somewhere along the way, the line between friendship and something more had started to blur. You just hadn’t done anything about it. As far as you knew, neither had she.
Which was why the next stream ended up being significantly more embarrassing than it should have been.
—
The two of you were playing a casual game together while chatting with your audiences. No huge event, just one of those comfortable streams where conversation wandered naturally from topic to topic.
“My initials are literally ew, I’ve actually just been set up for failure”
You stifle a laugh, shaking your head “that’s also what most people say when they see you”
There’s a beat of silence before she reacts.
“wow— actually, fuck off. Do you guys see how mean she is to me?”
ellie1ovesu: lmaoooo
elliesfuturewife: got em
marrymeellie: 😭😭😭
Fingermetimbers: ellie she clocked your ass
brothatsaclip: uh oh the parents are fighting
totallynormalviewer: nooooo I would never say that
readthisor69else: lowkey kinda mean😬
You smile, covering your mouth to hide it and leaning into your seat. “Okay, okay, I’m kidding.”
You cut it off before she can spiral into theatrics, the way she always does when she’s got an audience.
“Actually not fair,” she continues anyway. “I literally can’t even insult you because I can’t think of anything bad.”
brothatsaclip: awwwwww
marrymeellie: she’s so down bad chat
6767_eli: submissive as hell
platonicallyconcerned: I’m so jealous rn
elliesfuturewife: she’s so obviously in love with her like don’t play
At some point, somebody donated specifically to ask Ellie about the shipping. Not unusual, people who didn’t know how to mind their business did that constantly.
Ellie read the message and immediately rolled her eyes. “Chat seriously?”
You knew that tone. “What is it this time?”
You heard her adjust her headset before sighing. “They want to know if we’re secretly married.”
You snorted. “If we are, that’s news to me— I don’t see a ring.” You held your hand up to the camera, wiggling your empty fingers for emphasis.
“No, we are not secretly married, guys,” you clarify, a little more serious now.
realelliehours_247: yeah right
ellieclips: sureeee whatever you say wink wink
plsnoticeme: yeah guys they’re “not married”
imwithellie_8: I mean she could’ve just taken it off before stream
youignoredme: actually they are married I was the minister
ellieandyou4ever: so who proposed first?
altacc: okay maybe not married but definitely dating
“Chat” you groan, dragging a hand over your face. “Oh my god— do I need to say it louder?”
Ellie’s laugh crackles through your headset. “pfft I don’t think volume is the issue.”
Unfortunately, she was right. You’d both denied it plenty of times, but nobody believed you. In fact, every denial only seemed to make people more convinced. And you especially hated talking about it in front of Ellie, because it never felt like you were just shutting chat down, it felt like you were shutting something between you down.
Ellie skimmed another message and huffed into the mic. They were too much even for the mods—you just had to accept it.
imstillhere: please just kiss alreadyy
sunshinegirl1: you can cliterally cut the tension with a knife
no1shipper: my fave slow burn friends to lovers
You nearly choked when she started reading them out loud.
“Ellie.”
“What?” She asked innocently, like she didn’t know exactly what she was doing.
“Stop reading them.”
“They paid money.” she shrugs “jus’ doing my job princess”
yurilovr: GUYS
isaythingsfor20bucks: ITS HAPPENING!! 😻
elliewtf: “princess” no fuckibg way
werallgay: okay she’s doing it on purpose now
imwithellie_8: girl since when
parasocialandproud: HDJAHSVDHAIHDJH
my_reason_2_stay: SINCE WHEN DID ELLIE LEARN HOW TO FLIRT??
plsnoticeme: omgomgomgomg
theyrebasicallydatingtrust: someone check in on my girl guys
111dana: she’s so red omfg😭
You rub a hand over your face, trying not to look as flustered as you actually are, on live, with hundreds of people watching. It definitely isn’t the first time Ellie’s called you something like that, but it’s the first time she’s done it on stream. All you can do is ignore the chat and try to move on.
“I would honestly give the money back.”
That only made her laugh harder. Eventually, the conversation settled as you got more into the game—a relief, finally—but you were already bracing yourself for whatever edits would come out of it later.
while waiting in a matchmaking queue, Ellie went unusually quiet. The silence stretched just long enough to become noticeable. Long enough that you glanced toward her stream preview on your second monitor. She was staring at her chat. Of course.
“Els, you good?” you question.
“Huh? Oh– yeah,” There’s a small pause where you wait for her to continue. “Just adjusting these settings.”
no1shipper: lol she was asking her chat if u were blushing😭
elarchive: I swear she is not slick
imwithellie_8: she wanted to know if you got flustered girl
438_ll: LMAOO they’re telling on you
plsnoticeme: she’s lyyying
you’re reading chat when the abrupt sound of her laughter pulls your focus back.
“Y’know what’s funny?”
“hm? Tell me.”
“They genuinely think one of us is going to confess our love on stream.”
Your stomach drops slightly. You react too quickly to it, too aware of why. You force a laugh. “I think you guys watch way too many movies.”
“Definitely.”
Neither of you say anything after that. For a moment, all you could hear was the game’s menu music.
The matchmaking queue popped up at the perfect moment. Both of you latch onto it immediately. The subject vanished. The game continued, and the stream ended a few hours later. Nothing happened. No confession. No dramatic reveal.
But that night, lying in bed with your phone balanced on your chest, you’re watching Ellie’s vod from the same stream when your phone pings. Her name flashes across the screen. You click on the notification immediately.
As Rumi gets more comfortable with her marks and her demon half, Zoey and Mira convince her to do a stream with them. Rumi starts out slow, playing Minecraft for the first time with Zoey. The most captured moment on stream is when Zoey dies to lava and Rumi laughs so hard she starts wheezing while Zoey curses in English. As she goes back through the stream later, Zoey realizes that Mira was one of the people to capture it.
Later, Rumi appears on stream with Mira, sitting very still while Mira applies her eyeliner. Mira talks quietly about her new dances and Rumi sometimes interjects with a funny moment from practice that day. Once Mira is done, Rumi checks her eyes in the camera. People watching the stream swear they were blinded by the smile that Rumi gave to Mira when she complimented her work.
Finally, the day comes, and Rumi appears on her own stream. The chat is immediately filled with fans, begging to figure out what the stream is about. Rumi just smiles, puts on some HUNTR/X music, and cooks some comfort food. As she cooks, she starts singing along to the music. The Honmoon suddenly swells, and Rumi is shocked. It turns out, Zoey shouted out Rumi's stream, and a massive audience from America is also watching.
The girls start a weekly cooking stream, with a rotating cast. Rumi cooks comfort food, Mira makes some new recipes, and Zoey kills it while baking. One day, someone pops into the apartment while they stream. Bobby becomes the unofficial fourth member of the stream, and he is the official taste tester of HUNTR/X
