they donât know you, baby (but i do)
pairing: platonic!tommy bowe x fem!reader, spencer agnew x fem!reader
fluff, hurt/comfort, maybe a bit of angst if you sguint.
summary: an innocent gesture during a karaoke stream turns into a viral moment, which leads to a lot of questions and insecurity. luckily spencer is there to help
warnings: no use of y/n, intentional lowercase, discussions of pregnancy (not any actual pregnancy!), insecurities about looks, internet being the internet, let me know if i missed anything!
sheâd always loved karaoke. ever since she could form a sound that could be considered even remotely as singing, she wouldnât want to read, or play, know. she wanted to sing.
though she never considered herself very good at it, she still enjoyed singing. more often than not, spencer will come home to her singing and dancing around the living room while tidying up, or having her music on while cooking, humming it under her breath.
so it wasnât a big surprise to anyone how much she loved their karaoke live streams. sheâs been in almost every single one of them since she was casted four years ago, and when she had to miss one, she had been so bummed that courtney had taken her out to karaoke the next day.
now, she had been basically jumping all over the place the whole day. spencer had commented on it when they had been filming a games video, and she had just stuck her tongue out at her boyfriend, who just sighed fondly, because the truth is that he loves when sheâs that excited.
i wish you were this exited about filming moose master, spencer commented when they were walking over to the games couch where the live stream would take place, or rather he was walking and she was skipping a little ahead.
so, sheâs exited. sue her, she just really enjoys singing with her friends, and letting a little loose. and she has really good songs lined up for today.
while amanda welcomes everyone to the live, she moves over to the mics with angela to get them started to the first song. they had decided to sing the other side from the greatest showman, angela being hugh jackman and her being zac efron.
after maybe an hour of the live going on, and her singing a couple songs in that time, itâs her turn once again. after tommy finished singing This is the life and everyone had clapped, she takes her place behind the mic and the first notes of Sabrina Carpenterâs Manchild play.
she had a habit of acting out whatever she was singing, so the men in the room each got their fair share of pointing with every manchild she sang.
Then the second verse starts, she once again starts gesturing while singing, not even thinking about it.
and how survive the earth so long?
she makes a sweeping motion gesturing the wile room, followed by her acting out watching a clock, confused
if iâm not there it wonât get done
she shakes her head, and then mimics folding the laundry
i choose to blame your mom
she gestures at somewhere behind her, and then makes a little âbaby bumpâ pose, like posing for a pregnancy announcement photos, before moving on from that, and once again pointing at the men sitting on the couch while singing manchild.
and while no one in the room didnât think nothing of that and nobody, including her, remembers her doing it, someone watching the live did. and even before the live had ended, someone had clipped it, and put it on tik tok, with the caption âanother smosh baby announced?â and when she a couple of hours later got home, her phone already on silent, she didnât see the people tagging her onto the post that was already at 10,000 likes after only being up for two hours.
and she went to sleep besides spencer like always, unaware of the conversations happening about her, and that tomorrow would be pretty crazy because of her small gesture during a karaoke live.
the next morning she walked into the smosh office with a red bull in her hand, while the other held her bag on her shoulder. she and spencer had decided to take seperate cars to work, because she had to be there an hour earlier than him, which meant basically two hours because she liked to get ready at the office. that decision left her walking alone to the dressing room, humming some song that was stuck in her head while navigating the long quiet hallways of the office.
when she approached the couches in front of the dressing rooms, she sees tommy get out of one of them, and waves. he looks a little worried, though. so she walks a little closer to him before asking
âmorning, tommy. is everything alright?â
his answer comes out a little urgent, while smiling that iâm stressed but im trying not to show it smile
âhii, good morning. have you been online today?â He asks while they start to walk into the dressing room where she throws her stuff onto her chair. courtney and angela are already there, talking amongst themselves, and they mutter quiet good mornings when the two enter
âno, I havenât, you know I donât check anything before workâ she grows a little worried, by the way heâs fidgeting with his hoodie strings.
âokay, so. Thereâs this clip going around of the last nightâs live streamâ she chuckles a little, assuming itâs about her falling over straight into shayneâs lap while trying to get into her place on the couch. though, that doesnât really explain why tommy is so nervous.
âtommy, what clip? I donât really think I did anything that crazy.â
tommy just pulls out his phone, and finds the video from his saved videos.
âItâs when you were singing manchild. You did like.. a baby bump thing?â he letâs the short clip play, before going to the comments, which, some of them were nice, some not so.
another smosh baby has hit the stream
i mean she does look pregnant..
guys maybe go get a job and stop commenting on womenâs bodies
âand now theyâre convinced youâre pregnant. which, if you are, i donât like finding out this way but..â
when the words convinced youâre pregnant left tommyâs mouth she canât help but laugh, because seriously? but when tommy looks genuinely a little worried, sheâs quick to place a hand on his bicep.
âhey, iâm absolutely not pregnant. and if I was, I wouldnât reveal it that way. so, you have nothing to worry about.â
tommy smiles at that, clearly relieved after hearing the confirmation that she, in fact, wasnât pregnant. âoh, thank god. i was getting a little worried.â
she just laughs and swats his arm
âhow dare you think i would reveal it that way? you best believe that you guys wouldnât know until i canât hide it with the baggiest clothes known to man.â
he matches her grin as they start getting ready, the video slipping out of her mind after a little while. she figured that thereâs no need to go and say anything about it, itâll probably die down within a day or two.
as it turns out, the video had in fact gone pretty viral. viral enough, that before lunch she had already had seven people ask her wheter sheâs pregnant. and she always just assures that she isnât and internetâs just doing itâs thing (though angela was damn near to make her do a pregnancy test, because that woman believes anything tik tok will tell her) it still had started to creep into her mind, that what if people assumed it true because she looks pregnant? she knows that she probably doesnât, of course.
but the part of her brain that doesnât quite listen any reasoning keeps telling her otherwise. so when spencer finally sees her for the first time since the morning, eating lunch with tommy, courtney and shayne, sheâs pretty much just humming at the things the other three are saying, occasionally smiling a smile that doesnât quite reach her eyes. spencer furrows his brows, because she had been really exited for todays videos this morning. so what had made her mood change so much?
spencer makes his way to their table, sitting down next to her. she doesnât aknowlegde him other than a quick hi, which isnât like her. normally she would start telling him about her day, tell him a stupid joke angela had said, or try to immediately steal his food. this makes spencer grow even more (huolestunut) and he taps her shoulder gently to get her to look at him.
âhey. whatâs going on in that beautiful head of yours?â he asks gently.
spencers voice seems to startle her out of her thoughts.
âitâs nothing, spence. but how did that geoguesser go?â she answers, with a smile that doesnât quite reach her eyes.
the change of subject doesnât go unnoticed from spencer, but he doesnât want to pressure her into talking, especially in front of their friends. so he starts to tell her about how arasha and trevor had somehow managed to mix australia and iceland.
after spencerâs finished eating, and she says sheâs full even though she still has over a half of her food left, they start walking towards the stages in silence, spencer wanting to say something but not knowing how to find the right words but when they round the last corner spencer steps in front of her, placing a hand on her bicep and stopping her
âhey, babe? i of course wonât press you to tell me anything you donât want to, but frankly i can tell that somethingâs on your mind. and when you do want to talk about it, just remember iâm here. okay?â
that takes her a little by surprise, and she just stares at him for a moment before nodding.
âhave you.. have you been online today?â she asks, which hadnât been what spencer had been expecting, but he answered regardless
âa little. why?â she darts her eyes to the floor, and just flips her phone out after a moment.
âso, thereâs this clip going around from the last nightâs karaoke.â she finds it quickly, and shows the clip to spencer, who watches it and smiles, because she looks so happy. he raises his eyes to meet hers, confused.
âi donât- whatâs wrong with that?â she sighs and gives her phone to him.
âthe internet is.. being the internet. i did that baby bump thing-â she points to her phone, and spencer watches the short clip again and finally catches it, frowning
â-and now theyâre convinced iâm pregnant. which, you know i normally wouldnât give a shit what the internet is saying about me, but now at least seven people around the office have asked me about it, and i just- do i look pregnant?â her voice raises a little, and she darts her eyes to the floor after finishing.
the anxiety in her voice is evident, as spencer finally catches on to what was bothering her.
âwhat- no, of course you donât. baby, hey. look at meâ he cups her face, and gently lifts her chin so their eyes meet. âthe people are asking because they believe anything they see on the internet, and theyâre curious. and you look perfect, okay? and not pregnant, absolutely not. the people who are saying it are idiots.â she lets out a watery chuckle, and nods
âyou maybe shouldnât be calling our coworkers idiotsâ she adds, with that smile spencer loves so much
âiâm not, iâm calling the whole internet idiots. which is just true, you canât argue with me on thatâ she giggles, and spencer smiles at that because thereâs the person he loves.
then spencer offers his hand, and she takes it and they continue walking. but before they continue towards the stages, spencer looks her in the eyes once more.
âplease, tell me if something like this happens again? itâs not small or stupid if it makes you this upset, okay?â she just nods, starting to slowly walk towards the games stage where they would film a new BAF video. and she was feeling a lot lighter, but knowing if she said it, spencer would just respond with and havenât i been saying that, so she keeps that to herself. for now. sheâll thank him at home, of course.
When the clock was nearing five, and they had just wrapped up an episode of reddit stories, Tommy found her once again.
âhey, I know you said youâd just let this thing be, but.. itâs really blowing up. like, iâve seen it three times accross different platforms in the last half hour alone. so, iâm just saying that if i was you, i would just say something quick and let it be.â
she sighs and runs her hand over her face.
âYouâre probably right. and i do have something else to say, too, so..â
They flop down onto one of couches, and she pulls her phone out and opens tik tok. she takes a deep breath before looking over at tommy, who gives her a dorky tumbs up which makes her giggle a little.
when she presses play, she starts talking in a rathet firm voice
âhi everyone, so i just wanted to hop in here to address something that has been going around todayâ
â if you donât know what iâm talking about, great. but thereâs a clip going around of me singing in yesterdayâs karaoke live, doing a baby bump gesture, and because you guys-â she points her finger to the camera, a little accusingly
â-canât just watch the thing, but you take it out of context, iâve gotta address this. so, i just wanted to clarify: iâm not pregnant! that was just me singing. iâm an expressive singer.â
âso, maybe watch more than that ten seconds of my singing. i gesture a lot while i sing.â
she cuts the video, glancing at tommy who smiles at her and mouths youâre doing great. she giggles before starting recording again.
âand guys, if i was pregnant, you best believe i wouldnât tell you before at least the third trimester.â
she takes a breath before continuing, now shifting the topic to the actual thing she wanted to talk about
âand, to all of the people commenting âshe looks pregnant!â âi literally knew she looks so pregnant!â stop commenting on peopleâs bodies. it is not your place to speculate if someone is pregnant or not. it does nothing but harm the person youâre speculating about. just because someones body looks a certain way, doesnât mean they are or arenât pregnant. so letâs not comment on peoples bodies, no matter how they look to you, okay? let people be, and donât believe everything you see online. okay bye darlingsâ she blows a kiss to the screen, just how she always ends her videos.
she turns to tommy, whoâs staring at her and biting his bottom lip
âare you- are you okay? i know a lot of people have been asking about it even in the office and i didnât even think that it would be taken like that but of course it would..â
she smiles at him and shifts a little closer so that she can lay her hand on his knee, stopping his rambling
âyeah, i- did get a little in my head about it. but spencer helped with it already, so.. iâm all good now. i think.â
tommy just continues biting his lip while racking his memory for any indication that she had been upset today. and then he remembers the way she hadnât been invested in their normal lunch depate, and how she and spencer had quietly slipped away from the table and the realization hits him. of course she had been upset. who wouldnât be? his best friend, who had never missed when he wasnât feeling good, had just been sitting in her thoughts for god knows how long without anyone noticing.
âi- god, iâm so sorry i didnât notice. oh my god i feel like an ass.â
âitâs alright, tommy. you couldnât have known.â she smiles at him, reassuring
âbut i could have, though. you were obviously upset.â tommy insists, and she just nods
âyeah, maybe. but truly, itâs alright. youâll fo better next time, and iâm fine now, okay?â
tommy just nods, and pulls her into a tight hug. she hugs him back, thankful of her friend.
when she gets home that night, spencerâs already there, and the delicious smell of pasta carbonara fills the whole apartment. she goes over to the kitchen, where spencer greets her with a smile.
âhey, babe. howâd that smosh mouth go?â he asks, while she wraps her arms around him, resting her head on her shoulder
âit went well. i mightâve said something about how you would be a dilf, but..â she smiles against spencers neck while spencer turns to look at her, taken a little aback
âcanât argue if itâs true.â spencer then teases, and she swats his arm.
he kisses her hair before nudhing her to get off of him âhey, the foodâs ready. will you go wait to the table? iâll bring it to you.â she just hums before reluctantly letting got and sliding into one of the bar stools. he brings their food over, and they start eating in a comfortable silence.
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her and spencer were laying in bed, their legs tangled, spencers hand caressing her back. she lay there, listening to his grounding heartbeat before speaking, not louder than whisper.
âdo you think- would you ever want kids? someday, i mean.â spencer turns to look at her, and smiles
âyeah, i think i would. but, i think that partâs mostly up to you.â he kisses her hair, and sees her pondering expression
âi think.. i think i would too. when the timeâs right.â she thinks for a moment before adding âyou would make an amazing dad. and an amazing dilf too.â the teasing smile can be heard from her voice, and spencer laughs at her statement
âand you would make an amazing mom.â spencer answers âi would love to have a little girl or boy run around with your eyes, and your hair. and your personality.â he kisses her between every sentence, and she blushes, hiding against his neck
âi would personally hope that they take after their father personality-wise, heâs much more wiser and calm than i am. though his sarcasm might need to be toned down a little.â she teases spencer, now kissing him properly. and he kissed her back, soft, sweet and loving.
âweâll just have to see then. either way, theyâll be perfect, because their mother is too.â that makes her blush, and bury her face against spencers chest. he just laughs, peppering small kissed in her hair, before wrapping her in his arms and getting comfortable.
not long after, they both fall asleep, hoping to wake up to a little less eventful day tomorrow. but even if it isnât theyâll survive it. and right then, thatâs enough.
a/n: so, my first fic here!! what do we think?? the ending wasnât proofread at all, so if i made some horrible spelling mistakes, please let me know. also i would love your opinions and feedback on this, and requests are open!!
