It all started from Banana and Pitaya, the two fuckers thought themselves so clever- started a Youtube channel where they play video games and run their mouth between the time they were not too busy pouring beer into it.
It was good fun, even Watermelon would admit that it was fun for him, too. Occasionally he would appear in one of their episode, as player or spectator. He would make some snipe comment, say some punchline and oblige to the Shotgun Punishment. It was fun for them, and it didn’t hurt that they actually earn a little cash on the side even if they ended up draining those all on six-packs for new episodes anyway. Banana would laugh as she fill their trolley with Tennts and say ‘vicious cycle of show business.’
Eventually Pitaya started a side channel where he vlog and referred to himself by his real name. Eventually Avery got famous and got paid proper sum of money- enough to let him drop out of university and inspire people on TedTalk as the pioneer of Youtube career. Eventually everybody who had known him as That Guy From Gaming Channel, or just Pitaya, starting calling him out on the street with his real name.
At one point he started flirting shamelessly with an American Youtuber who runs an education channel rambling about Physics. The Youtuber with messy blond hair who rants three times a week about something that WM (begrudgingly) admitted to be interesting. The Youtuber that has a Vine channel he uses as an excuse to jump from building to building for cheap adrenaline rush.
They did flirt ruthlessly, those two, and somehow manage to turn that into money too. The Art of Fan Service.
Eventually Watermelon finished his study and worked regular hours as a hematologist in nearby hospital. Eventually Cindy got herself a respectable job as a mechanical engineer at the Air Force, still glad that they didn't post that ‘hotbox-gaming’ video from years ago after all. Initially, they rented a house together anyway; Cindy, Pitaya, Ran and the blond idiot who moved from America.
Somewhere along the line that even Ran himself wasn’t sure how it happened, but somewhere along the line Avery and Cindy moved out; since they can afford their own place now and Avery happened to got over the blond idiot then proceed to fall for another Vlogger he met at Vidcon.
Avery moved out with Noel. Cindy simply moved out. And Ran and Helix stayed.
Because somewhere along the line they started fucking with no alcohol involve. Worse than that, they started falling asleep next to each other on the couch and do soppy shit like that on regular basis.
Eventually the blond idiot started tagging him as 'The Boyfriend' whenever he appears in the video, and Ran didn't oppose.
If you ask, Ran himself could not pinpoint when exactly he stop questioning his own life choice. They had all came so far, since college. They have became adult. Watermelon got a secure job with considerably high pay and Helix actually received regular invitation from Oxbridge to give lecture. They actually lived together now.
And when the fucking familiar overly cheery voice called from the other side of the house. Saying, “Watermeloooon. Mistral just posted a video. I want to do a react episode with you. Could you come over here?”
Ran just followed the voice without a second thought.