slabtek modern au where tango's an indie game dev pouring his heart + soul into making his passion project (decked out) a reality and Etho's a really engaged player who's kept up with every dev log and demo and is always quick to offer to playtest. they've never met irl and never think they'll have the chance to, but they get to know each other more and start coming to look forward to their interactions not just because they're about decked out, but because of each other. a while into their friendship tango gets the chance to go to GDC or something and asks Etho to go with him and they meet for the first time there and tango gets to see etho's face as he plays the game for the first time, can see the way the corner of his eyes turn up with a smile, not just hear it in his voice.
















