Lost time - A (kind of) social media au with KickThePJ x Reader
Y/n L/n (she/they) aka TinyKimJr and PJ Liguori (he/they) aka KickThePJ have been friends since they started college. Now they're both 30 and feel like something is missing. Looking through everything might make it seem like they have everything: they do what they love, they have financial stability and they even live together, so there's never a dull moment. Yet… something is missing. So when they meet up for Thankmas with their friends, the viewers start something in them. They start wondering and figuring things out and slowly, they might just regret all the lost time they spent being just friends.
Table of Contents
Playlist
Intro
Part 1: The house of chaos
Part 2: Merry Thankmas!
Part 3: Viewer's notice
Part 4.1: The aftermath (Y/n's POV)
Part 4.2: The aftermath (PJ's POV)
Part 5: The night before Christmas
Part 6: Friendly stream
Part 7: New Year's Eve
Part 8: Chaotic as always
Part 9: The love in their eyes
Part 10: Regretting the lost time
Outro: The biggest Thankmas surprise
A/n: I hope you guys will enjoy it! If PJ ever expresses that he doesn't like fanfic, then I will immediately delete this. Until then, I hope you guys enjoy this little story I wrote!
On the 17th day of December, you and PJ went to the studio where the Thankmas livestream was being held. As you were driving there, you and PJ discussed what you can expect from the stream.
"I mean definitely chaos" PJ said.
"Yeah, but that's obvious. You can't have a stream with multiple people and not have chaos" you explained.
"Okay, fair" he nodded.
"Well, also. Seán is going to make us do a bunch of things. And we'll definitely read donations."
PJ nodded again and you two finally arrived to the building. In there, you were met with chaos and lots of people. You greeted everyone and finally found the host.
"PJ! Y/n! You guys made it!" Seán greeted you guys and gave a hug to both of you.
"Hi Seán" you smiled. "Thank you for inviting us."
"Thank you for accepting and coming here even in such a short notice."
"Of course. We were really excited to help out with the charity stream" PJ smiled.
"Well, come and see the set up" he led you two inside the room where two couches and a table was set up.
"Y/n!" you heard a happy voice and you turned around immediately.
"EVELIEN!" you shouted happily and jumped into her arms.
"Now, now, I might just get jealous" Seán said jokingly.
"Well, you should. She'll be mine. I just have to buy the ring" you taunted.
Evelien was just laughing at you and put an arm around your waist. You snuggled into her and held her back.
"Now she's mine" you told Seán. "You're nothing Spedicey."
Seán just flipped you off and started talking to PJ. You looked at Evelien.
"How are you?" she asked.
"I guess fine. We had a fun week with PJ" you said.
"That's good. I'm glad you guys had fun."
"Yeah. How are you?"
"It's weird to be here. I have a bit of homesickness. I'd like to be back in Brighton with BB" she explained.
"I can imagine. You're not apart a lot."
"Yeah" she sighed. "But how things are going? Any girl, boy, nonbinary person you're interested in?"
"No" you laugh. "Right now I don't have anyone. Just like the past 10 years."
"Well that's sad" she said.
"Not really. I'm enjoying life. Sometimes I do feel lonely, that I don't have a significant other, but to be honest, I'm content with my life."
"Then that's good. But have you never thought of having someone next to you?"
"I mean I have my best friend with me basically 24/7" you shrugged.
"I mean that's great, but you know what I mean."
"I know. But don't worry about me."
"Okay" she nods.
Then finally, the last guest arrived.
"Mark!" everyone greeted him at the same time.
"Hi everyone" he smiled. "Great to see you all."
And so the chaos was ready to start. Of course you still needed to wait for the time for the livestream to start, but you were all ready.
You and PJ stood in the entrance and watched as Seán got to his position.
"Okay, so in three, two, one" one of the camera man counted down.
"Welcome everyone and merry Thankmas! We're here to raise money for the Child's Play Charity. Our goal is $200,000. I am your host, Jacksepticeye. Err…" he ran out of words and you smiled at the man. He glanced down on the papers in his hands and started reading them.
You listened to him talk until you felt a hand on your shoulder. You looked at PJ, who touched your shoulder.
"You're bouncing your feet. Don't be nervous" he whispered.
"I didn't even notice" you forced your foot to stop. "Thanks."
"Why are you nervous?"
"I don't know. I guess it's just a big deal."
"I mean yeah. But we've done this a million times. You'll be okay. And I'll be there next to you if you need anything" they said and pulled you in for a side hug.
"Thank you Peej" you smiled at them.
"But I'm getting pretty lonely here. So um… we have a few people in the back there who are eagerly waiting to join me on these couches. First of all, welcome, Gab Smolders" he smiled, his eyes lighting up as he called out to his girlfriend.
Evelien walked into the shot and greeted the viewers.
"Hey" Seán said softly.
"Hey" Evelien smiled at him and sat down next to him.
"Thank you for coming" he said.
"Of course. Thank you for having me" she replied.
"Um… so. We have other people as well. Everyone welcome, TinyKimJr aka Y/n!" Seán said and you walked to the couches.
"Hi everyone! How you doing?" you laughed and sat down on the other couch.
"Hi Y/n. Thank you for being here."
"Oh, it's my pleasure. I'm so glad to be here. I was very excited about this, just ask PJ!"
"Speaking of who, we also have kickthePJ here" Seán pointed at your best friend who entered in the most chaotic way he could.
"Yeah!" he laughed and plopped down next to you. "Wooo. Who's ready for 10 hours of madness?"
"I know who is" you added. "Markiplier."
"Hey that was my line!" Seán whined.
"Well, you failed, so…" you joked.
"Hi everyone, my name is Markiplier and I am stuck in the madness" he went up close to one of the cameras and begged the chat. "Please save me. Donate, so I can get out."
"Mark, get your ass in here" you yelled.
"Oh, you have the privilege to choose which couch you sit on" Seán teased him.
"So I can choose which couple to break up" Mark teased back.
"Woah!" You and PJ exclaimed.
"There's only one couple here" you added.
"But you two act like a married couple and don't even try to defend yourselves. The chat knows" he pointed at the cameras.
"Okay…" you put your hands up in defence.
"Um… so. Mark, sit down" Seán ordered. "We have our first game coming up soon plus we have donations coming in as we speak. So until the game comes up, should we read some?" he explained as Mark sat down next to PJ.
"Sure" Evelien agreed and you all nodded.
Soon a little helper gave Seán an iPad and he scrolled through the donations.
"We're already at 2k, which is amazing! Thank you guys" he looked up for a second.
"Holy shit, thank you" PJ exclaimed.
"Yeah, that's huge" you agreed.
"We have a couple of big donations. The girl donated $200 and said: 'thank you guys for doing this. My cousin works with them and it's so nice to see so many people joining in to help this cause.' Thank you."
"Thank you the girl" you smiled, recognizing the username from your streams and twitter.
"Tinykick donated $1000 and said: 'good to see my parents streaming together again and helping out with such an awesome charity'. Thank you dude, that's very generous."
"Wow" PJ said.
"Wait, who are the parents?" Mark asked, totally confused.
"That would be me and Y/n. Just judging by the username" they laughed.
"Oh" Seán and Evelien shared a look, silently talking about something.
"Okay, so it's half past 2, so we have our first game!" Seán said excitedly.
"Ooo, what is it?" you perked up.
"Well, dear Y/n, you might not like this. You're going to compete against each other one by one and you're going to wrap gifts for the kids."
"Well that doesn't seem so bad…" you were confused.
"I didn't finish. You only have ten minutes to wrap as many gifts as you can. The one who wraps the least amount of boxes has to take a dare from the donations. Now, the only dares we'll take are from those who donate over $200."
"Noo, the pressure" you whined. "You know how badly I preform under pressure!"
"I know" Seán nods.
"Fuck you for that" you point at him.
"Fuck you too. So… can we get the boxes in?"
The helpers brought in at least forty boxes, full of gifts. You sighed, trying to decide whether to win or whether to wrap the gifts as good as you can.
"We have tape and wrapping paper and of course the gifts" Seán explained. "Now, please everyone get ready…"
You quickly grabbed a tape, some wrapping paper and boxes and you sat down on the floor, ready to start the wrapping.
"And three" Seán started the countdown. "Two" your heart was racing. "One!"
And the chaos began. Your mind was screaming at you because of the time and your hands were shaking as you began wrapping the first box. You couldn't think, your hands just moved with muscle memory.
"Oh, Y/n you're not looking so good" Seán taunted after a while.
"Shut up" you snapped at him, not even looking up, just focusing on the wrapping.
"Would you like me to help you?"
"Seán, for fuck's sake, I'm going to murder you" you hissed.
"Wouldn't that be against what charity is all about?"
"Just fuck off, would you?"
The ten minutes seemed like an eternity and also a second. Your heart was racing so badly as Seán signaled for the end of the ten minutes. You finally looked up to be surprised how well you did.
"Y/n, you did it!" Evelien beamed at you.
"Yeah, and now I'm gonna pass out. Goodnight" you put your thumbs up and leaned your back against the couch.
"Let's see how many gifts you guys wrapped" Seán crouched down as PJ put a hand over your shoulder. "Mark, you did 3."
"At least they look good. The same cannot be said about PJ's" Mark retorted.
"Hey!" they snapped.
"Well, he's right. But PJ did 5, so…" Seán said as he looked over at them.
"Oh, so now it's quantity over quality?" Mark asked.
"Evelien did 4" he counted. "Good job."
"Good job" you smiled at her.
"Thanks" she smiled back.
"And Y/n, you did 5. Maybe we should put you under constant pressure" he suggested jokingly.
"No" you said instantly lifting your head from PJ's shoulder. "Absolutely not. I'm still shaking" you showed your hands which were visibly shaking.
"Okay, so how do we decide who wins?" Mark asked.
"I don't think that matters" you sat up, pulling your legs underneath you. "I think the only thing that matters is that you lost, my friend."
"Oh, for fuck's sake!" he snapped making everyone laugh.
"I'm sorry, but Y/n is right" Seán chimed in. "You lost, so we're waiting for a dare for you."
"Alright" he accepted the defeat. "Come on, give me your worst!" he looked into the camera.
"Thank you" Seán thanked the people cleaning up and giving him the iPad. "So, Amy donated $200 and asked Mark to do the weird leg thing."
"Oh no, not again" PJ groaned.
"Why? What is the "weird leg thing"?" Evelien asked.
"Is that the one where you…" you started, but Mark already started it.
PJ groaned again next to you and you couldn't agree more with them. You bit the inside of your mouth as you watched Mark do a little dance while his feet were backwards.
"That is still disgusting" Seán admitted.
"Yeah, but also crazy" Evelien added.
"Doesn't it hurt?" you asked when Mark stopped and sat down on the couch.
"No. After a while yeah, but this was such a small amount of time, it doesn't" he explained.
"Okay… so" Seán interrupted. "Let's read some donations, shall we?"
"Ooh, let me" you reached for the iPad. Seán gave it to you, so you started reading it. "Sheila donated $400 and said… nothing."
"They just dropped it and walked out" PJ imitated it.
"Thank you tho, this is a very generous donation" Seán added.
"Yeah. Britney donated $283 and asked how long we've been friends."
"Everyone?" Evelien asked.
"Yep" you nodded. "Me and PJ have been friends for ten years now."
"Yeah, it's been a long time" they smiled at you. "Me and Seán have been friends the second longest, around five or six years."
Seán nodded and then turned to Mark. "It's been like four years since we've been friends, right?"
"Yeah, been a long time" Mark agreed. "Three years ago was that I met PJ."
"And two years since I met Gab" you added, smiling at the woman.
"It's been two years since I met everyone" Evelien said.
"And Seán… him I unfortunately knew for like five years now. Unlucky me" you grimaced, looking at the camera.
"Oh come on!" Seán laughed. "Fuck you."
"By the way, they've been doing that ever since they met" your best friend said.
"Yeah, cause I hate him" you smirked.
Seán blew you a kiss and you grimaced again, before laughing.
"So, um…" you cleared your throat. "Anthony donated $69 and said that they would like to see us dance to Christmas music."
"Hmm…" Mark considered. "We could do that."
"I guess" Seán shrugged and stood up. "Can we get some copyright free Christmas music?"
Soon some Christmas music came through the speakers and you all started dancing. After a while PJ grabbed your hands and started dancing something akin to a waltz. You laughed and hummed along to the music. PJ spun you around at the end of the song and you laughed when he dipped you a little bit.
"We should do hourly dance sessions so we don't fall asleep" you suggested as PJ set you back on the floor.
"We won't fall asleep" Mark dismissed it.
"You might not, but I will. I sleep like a baby" you explained.
"That's true. When we don't have to go anywhere and have a lazy day, she sleeps like every other hour. It's crazy and I always wonder how they sleep that much" PJ added.
"I'm just that good" you fell to the couch.
"Okay, so there are some questions on the hashtag Thankmas" Seán grabbed the iPad from you. "So let's answer some of them before our next game comes up. @tinyexplorer says: I always wondered how PJ is so beautiful."
"We all do, believe me" you agreed.
"Wow, thank you" PJ blushed slightly, feeling a bit flustered.
"@pat_the_simp asks if they'll hear us singing in this stream. My answer to that is probably" Seán said. "@bbsbiggestfan says they miss BB."
"We do too. It's weird to be away from him" Evelien agreed and Seán put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"@tinykimjrjr says that they're glad to see Y/n so happy, they seemed a bit down in the past livestreams" Seán read. "Were you?"
"I mean a bit. But it's just tiredness. Don't worry guys, I'm fine."
PJ put a hand on your shoulder and silently asked you if you're fine. You smiled at them and nodded slightly.
"@mrs.iplier says that they missed Mark's craziness."
"Thank you" Mark said. "I'm glad you find joy in hearing and seeing me go absolutely weird over something."
"@starrypj asks if they'll see Wiggles this stream."
"Probably not, guys. Wiggles is… tired. They stayed at the hotel" PJ explained.
"It's a shame really. I really love Wiggles" you admitted.
"He killed people" PJ deadpanned.
"Yeah, but there's something oddly charming about a man who has gone crazy, but still kind of wants to do good. He just doesn't succeed" you explained.
"Oh really?" PJ switched to Wiggles' voice and you instantly went red. "So you find me oddly charming. That's cute."
"Holy shit" you muttered and covered your face.
"Well, I guess that answers your question" Seán sighed. "So… next game?"
"Next game" you agreed way too quickly, your face still red, making PJ chuckle next to you.
"Let's get this show on the road then" Seán stood up.
Around half of the stream, you were already tired. The games have been fun and the dares were more and more chaotic as the time progressed. But you were really tired. You weren't used to streaming or even recording for this long and even tho there was always something to capture your interest, you were still feeling more and more tired.
"Um, I think we're gonna take a little break, just to freshen up a little" Seán saved you as he saw your eyes drooping a bit. "You guys keep donating and soon we'll be back. We all need a bit of food and we have to set up the next few games. So don't go anywhere, we'll be right back!"
You watched the screen and sighed deeply as it finally showed the "be right back" sign. You leaned your head on PJ's shoulder and felt ready to fall asleep.
"I'm sorry, but we have to eat" PJ pulled you up. "You can't sleep."
"You're mean" you whined, but let PJ guide you.
"I'll get you some caffeine" he promised.
"Yeah, you better" you mumbled.
PJ giggled a bit and sat you down on a chair in front of the table.
"You weren't kidding when you said, you might fall asleep" Mark said.
"Of course not. I never stream this long" you sighed, rubbing your face.
"Eat Y/n, you'll feel better" PJ put down a steaming plate of food in front of you. "Then you'll get coffee."
"Thank you Peej" you smiled and started eating the food.
"By the way, it's not true. There are times when Y/n streams Stardew Valley and they stream for hours on end, not even getting up to stretch" he sat down and started eating too.
"Yeah, but that's Stardew. Once you start, it's really hard to stop playing it" you explained.
"I don't know. It didn't catch my attention that much" Mark shrugged.
"Yeah, well, you specialize more in horror and action games. I play chill games" you countered.
"Fair" he nodded.
You ate the food in front of you and slowly you woke up a bit more. And when you finished, PJ was already putting down a mug filled with coffee in front of you.
"Thank you so much" you sighed happily and grabbed the mug.
"Anytime, Y/n" he promised.
You sipped your coffee that PJ made perfectly to your liking. They knew you so well.
But unfortunately the time for break came to an end and you had to go back to streaming. You felt better and with PJ next to you, you knew he'll make sure to help you if you're not feeling well.
At the last hour of the stream, everyone was at the end of their energy. You all felt like sleeping and didn't know what to do to function right.
"Um…" Seán couldn't even find the words, he was so tired. "I don't know anymore guys. I'm sorry, everyone is very tired."
"How about some sleepy questions?" Mark gave the idea.
"Yeah, that's good. Let's answer some questions" you reached for the iPad that a helper gave to you.
"Okay, so someone asked if we'll do this again" Mark read. "Yes. Maybe not together like this, because who knows what'll happen, but we'll definitely be helping out with Thankmas if there'll be more."
"Oh there definitely will be. This is the best way to end a year. And I really hope that it'll become a bigger thing as the years pass" Seán agreed.
"Someone asked us to dance again. My answer is no. I can't even stand up, let alone dance" you replied.
"This question is for Seán and Gab, do you plan on playing something together?" PJ read.
"Yep, absolutely. We always play things together, but at some point, if we find the right game, we'll stream it together" Evelien nodded.
"PJ and Y/n. Have you ever kissed?" Mark read and suddenly everything became silent for you.
You slowly turned and looked at PJ. You both were blushing and you looked down at your hands.
"Um… no? I don't know? I really don't remember if we ever did" you muttered.
"I'm gonna go with a maybe" PJ tried to act normal and just shrugged.
"Why are you guys so on edge?" Seán asked, confused.
"It's just… we… uh…" you both stuttered and suddenly you didn't know how to get out of this situation.
"Next question" Mark saved the both of you.
You didn't listen to the question and from the corner of your eyes, you looked at PJ. You saw that his face was red as well. But you shook it off as you heard a sign go off.
"We hit it?" Seán looked up and watched the screen, waiting for confirmation.
It was an intense few seconds until they confirmed it. Then all chaos was let loose.
"Thank you guys so so much! This is insane!" you yelled at the camera, a huge smile overtaking your face.
"I knew you guys could do it! You're all so amazing!" Evelien beamed.
"I can't believe we did it" PJ laughed and picked you up from the floor in his happiness.
You laughed and held onto their arms as they jumped up and down, just extremely happy about the news. Soon they put you down, but you still held him close to you.
"You did it" he whispered into your head, your microphones too far to pick up on the whispers."You didn't fall asleep."
"It's all because of you" you murmured. "You helped me through it."
"Thank you guys so much!" Seán turned to the camera. "This is insane. The money we raised today will go so far and help so many kids" he explained.
"That's right. You guys did amazing" Evelien agreed.
"And since we hit our goal, there's an anonymous matcher" Mark stated. "They're donating a $100,000, so technically you guys managed to raise $300,000."
"We still have a little bit to go, but even tho the stream ends, Thankmas doesn't" you spoke up, standing next to Mark. "You can still donate until the end of this week. Right?" you turned to Seán.
"Yes. The tiltify link is open all week long" Seán nodded. "Also, since the goal is met, we promised you guys to do a dare. So let's pull up the donations and see what we have."
"Anonymous donated $500 and asked us to sing two Christmas carols" PJ read the donation. "Does anyone know Christmas carols?"
"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose" you started singing. "Yuletide carols being sung by a choir, and folks dressed up like Eskimos."
"Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe, help to make the season bright. Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow will find it hard to sleep tonight" the others joined in. "They know that Santa's on his way, he's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh, and every mother's child is gonna spy, to see if reindeers really know how to fly."
You all put your arms around the other's shoulders and were singing. It wasn't perfect or anything, but it made you feel at home, comfortable.
"Although it's been said many times, many ways: Merry Christmas to you!" you finished and everyone in the studio started clapping.
"That was nice" you smiled and everyone agreed.
"Which one next?" PJ asked.
"Silent night" Mark started. "Holy night."
"All is calm, all is bright" Seán joined in and you immediately knew that this one wasn't going to be as nice as the other. Knowing Seán and Mark's friendship, they were going to mess around with the singing. And you were right.
"Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child" Mark cracked his voice on purpose and Seán couldn't keep in his laughter.
You chuckled and looked at the camera.
"So I guess that's your two songs, guys. Again, thank you so much for donating" Evelien smiled.
"Yeah" Seán agreed. "And this is the time for us to say goodbye. PJ, Y/n, Mark, Evelien, thank you so much for coming."
"It was our pleasure. We had so much fun" PJ spoke up.
"Yes, it was a great 10 hours" Evelien agreed.
"It was really nice to hang out with all of you" you smiled.
"Thank you for inviting us Seán" Mark added.
"And thank you guys for joining us" Seán turned to the camera. "Thank you for donating and giving us things to do. Without you guys here, we wouldn't have reached the goal. So thank you."
"Wow, this is kinda bittersweet" you commented. "It's like we reached the end of a journey. I might cry."
"Aw, come here" Seán laughed and opened his arms.
You sniffled and hugged him.
"It's okay" he whispered. "It's all fine."
"I know" you chuckled. "I'm just tired and everything feels overwhelming."
"Everyone! Thank you!" He turned to the camera. "We'll see you next time. Have an amazing rest of your night!"
You all smiled and waved at the camera. You stayed like that for a few seconds, until they signaled that the camera wasn't on anymore.
"I guess this is it" Evelien said as you snuggled back into Seán's hug.
After new year's eve, you didn't really talk about what happened. You acknowledged it, but were too shy to do anything. Both of you were scared that the kiss you shared was just because of the influence of the champagne. That it was just like it was before.
After a week, you felt comfortable around each other again. And after a month, you were closer than before. Nothing could come between you. It was that weird time between dating and being friends, when you were flirting and affectionate, but didn't call it dating.
And by that time, tragedy hit. The pandemic now everyone knows as Covid or coronavirus spread everywhere and all of the UK was in a lockdown. It wasn't that big of a change in your lives, you already spent most of your time at home and not being able to go out didn't take that much of a toll on you.
At least you spent more time on your farm in Stardew Valley.
"Okay, today is the day that I'm going to win Emily's heart" you announced.
"No!" PJ shouted suddenly.
"Why not?" you asked.
"Because I was gonna go for her" he answered.
"Let's race. You have two hearts with her too, right?" you proposed.
"Yep" he nodded.
"Alright. We have until the end of summer, which is in a week, to get as many hearts with her as we can. Whoever has more hearts, wins" you told them.
"Okay" he agreed. "Okay, I'm in. Always up for a challenge."
"Oh, one thing, to be fair. We have to get our own materials to win her heart. We can't buy anything or use the resources we currently have."
"Fair" they agreed. "That's actually really fair. Firstly tho, what does she like?"
"She likes all the gems, so amethyst, jade, ruby, aquamarine, emerald and topaz. She also likes wool and cloth" you listed. "It's really not hard. We've reached the bottom of the mines and you can find all these there. Plus there's always the quarry as a chance for gems."
"Alright. Thanks" he smiled.
"No problem."
So on that Saturday you raced to the mine and tried to get a gem as quickly as you could. You tried on the 40+ floors and PJ tried on the 80+ floors.
"Ha! I got it" he yelled victoriously.
"No!" you shouted. "No, what?"
"Haha" they laughed. "Let's go!"
"No! Come on stupid mines!" you whined.
"Oh Emily!" he called out. "Wait, where is she?"
"Ha! You don't know her schedule! I still have a chance!"
"I'll find her before you get the chance."
You mined as quickly as you could, trying to get a gem so you can give it to Emily. And just as PJ yelled that he found her, the next floor spawned with a diamond right in front of the ladder.
"I found it! Now I just have to hurry!"
"Well, it's almost 10" PJ reminded you.
"Don't stress me PJ!" you warned. "I'm running."
"Run faster or I'll even escort her back to her home" he teased.
"Stop it!"
You managed to catch Emily just before she went into her home and PJ was standing there next to you.
"You bitch" you swung your sword towards them.
"Hey, it was fair game" they laughed and swung their sword towards you.
"Yeah, but you didn't have to raise my fucking stress levels!"
"It's all fair in love and war."
"Fuck you."
The next day was the same. Except for the fact that it was a bad luck day. So you knew that your job will be a lot harder.
"Damn, okay" you acknowledged. "So bad luck day."
"Damn. We can do it tho, I believe in us" he said.
"I mean I sure can. I'm experienced. You, you're just a newbie" you teased them.
"Oh really?"
"Really" you smirked, looking at the camera.
"Hm, we'll see who's the newbie soon" he hummed and you felt like there was something more behind that sentence.
You ignored it tho and went to the mines. You picked the floor 100 and PJ decides to go in at floor 95.
"You'll see, today is my day" you taunted.
"You see that's where you're wrong, love" he said in a smooth voice that sent a shiver down your spine. "I have more luck than you do as it has been shown multiple times during our game."
"Well I'm not gonna let you win. I'll be the one with Emily as my girlfriend."
"You will try your best" they smiled.
"I will."
And you did. You went down floors, searching for gems. And not even three hours later in the game, you found an amethyst.
"Yes!" PJ shouted the same time as you.
And from then, it was a serious race. Even tho it didn't matter in the end, you were competitive and took the challenge seriously. And here, you were the winner. You knew exactly where to go because of your knowledge of Emily's schedule.
"Ha!" you yelled victoriously. "I told you! I'm the winner! I'm better!"
"Hm, we'll see at the end of the week" they hummed.
The next few days went by fine. You fell back into the routine you guys made during the year you spent in the game.
And since you could only give two gifts on a week (not counting her birthday), you didn't really hurry with it. You gave her a gift a few days later and you made sure to talk to her everyday.
"Fuck" PJ said on one evening as you guys went to sleep. "I forgot to talk to Emily."
You started laughing and cheered. "Now I definitely won."
"Yeah, yeah, fuck off, would you?" they groaned.
"Aw, come on love" you purred. "Just because she'll be mine, you don't have to feel alone. I'll always be here."
PJ's face flushed as he listened to your voice. They felt… hot. Like the room suddenly became twice as warm. Your voice was smooth and they never heard you talk that way before. You made them react in ways he never imagined. He swallowed, suddenly feeling like his throat is too dry. Their heart beat fast and he could almost see your face.
"Peej?" your voice broke them out of their thoughts.
"Hm?"
"You okay? My chat is saying that I broke you."
"No, I'm- okay" they sighed. "So what is the plan for today?"
"Well, it's a stardrop luck day" you hummed. "So we could go to the skull mines and try to get some more iridium. And a gift for tomorrow."
"Oh, yeah. Her birthday" PJ nodded. "That's a good idea. Let's go."
So you mined and on the 27th you gave Emily her birthday gift. The rest of that day and the next, you went fishing, gave Emily another gift and just tried to earn as much money as you could for the next season. When you went to sleep on the last day, you sighed.
"Okay, the challenge is over. How many hearts?" you asked, pressing confirm on the screen.
"Err… Five" they answered. "What about you? You probably have more, right? Oh, well."
"It's six. I'm sorry" you giggled softly.
"I knew I was gonna lose. But how did you get a plus heart?"
"Well, in a week, you can give two gifts. But on their birthday you can gift them no matter what. So…"
"Oh. Well, thank you Y/n" he smiled. "This was a fun challenge."
"Hm, yeah. I enjoyed it too" you smiled.
"I'll see you soon" they said their goodbye.
"Yeah, see you soon" with that, you hung up the call. "So chat. Who would you like to raid? What game?" you read the chat. "We can- oh! Jacksepticeye just went live. So start off his stream with a surprise? Yeah."
You set up the raid and smiled at the chat.
"So guys, we're going to stream soon, I'll tweet about it tho. We'll definitely play some more co-op Stardew and maybe some other games. Be nice to Seán and tell him that if he doesn't behave, the Tiny gang will kick his ass" you chuckled. "Have fun guys, love you. Bye!" you waved.
The raid began immediately and you were tranported to Seán's stream too.
"Oh! TinyKimJr with 294 people. Thank you Y/n! Hope you had fun in your stream. What were you playing?" Seán asked, happy to see you.
You quickly typed in the chat and informed him about your co-op Stardew game.
"Ah, that's nice. Hope you guys had fun. Thank you for raiding me" he smiled when he read your message.
And then, a new raid notification popped up. This time, it was by PJ.
"PJ! My man. Thank you so much for the raid. Welcome, welcome. Did you enjoy your game?" Seán laughed. "Your wify was just here. Maybe they still are."
You laughed at Seán's description of you. You typed a reply for him:
'He just wishes I was his wife. I beat them to getting Emily's heart.'
'I sure do @TinyKimJr' PJ replied to you.
You smiled, your face quickly becoming red as you waited for Seán to react.
"Alright. Just don't argue here, please. Leave that to the bedroom" he joked. "So… what shall we play chat?"
And that was your queue to leave. You switched off your computer and sat back for a second. You sighed, feeling tired but happy.
Soon there was a knock on your door and you turned towards it.
"How does a movie sound?" PJ asked, smiling.
A smile grew on your face and nodded before getting up. PJ grabbed your hand and you guys went to watch a movie.
Seán and Evelien invited you guys to their New Year's Eve party. Was it a good idea? It seemed so for the moment. You were having fun, chatting with Marzia and Evelien and listening to music. So everything was going great.
Up until the champagne came out. You kind of knew that it'll get crazy from then on, but you didn't expect it to go as crazy as it did.
"So, how are things going?" you asked Marzia.
"Good, nothing really changed I guess" she shrugged. "I mean I'm really happy, obviously."
"I get it" Evelien nodded.
You agreed as well. You were so happy for Marzia. She and Felix went through so much together and you were glad that they ended up marrying each other. They truly, truly belonged together.
"More important question, how are things going with you, Y/n?" Marzia looked at you.
"What… do you mean?" you asked, scared about what she could be implying.
"Oh you know what I mean" she sat closer. "What's up with you and PJ?"
"Oh, yeah! What's going on between you guys?" Evelien agreed.
"Nothing. Nothing is going on between us" you answered but your face flushed.
"Oh, come on. You can tell us" Marzia smiled, knowing that you were hiding something from them.
"No…" you cleared your thrat. "Nothing, seriously. He's my best friend. They have been for a long time."
"We know that, but something changed" Evelien nudged you.
"Nothing changed. And it won't" you murmured.
"Okay, maybe not yet, but your feelings… they changed, right?" Marzia asked softly.
You looked at your hands before nodding.
"Then why not go for it?" Evelien asked.
"Are you mental? I could never. I don't know what I'd do if I lost them as my friend."
"No, no. You never tell a guy you like them. It makes you look like an idiot" you said. "Besides, there's no way that he would be returning my feelings."
"You won't know until you try" Evelien put a hand on you, then stood up.
"How about we play some board games?" Seán suggested.
"Yes! I love that idea" Evelien agreed immediately.
"I do too" Marzia said.
Soon you all were on the same page and then tried to agree on a board game.
"Well, we could play Activity, or Monopoly. Or maybe even Code names" Evelien offered.
"Ooh, I love Code names" Felix commented.
"Yeah me too, we should play that" you agreed.
"Aw, but I love Activity" PJ pouted.
"No one is that good at drawing other than you" Felix shut him down.
You chuckled and put a hand on their shoulder.
"I like the idea of playing Code names. I'll get the box" Seán stood up and went to get said game.
"Okay, how will be the teams?" Marzia asked.
"I don't know. We could go us girls against boys" Evelien proposed.
"I like that" Felix agreed and PJ nodded too.
"Found it" Seán came back.
"Alright. Everyone knows how to play, right?" you took the box from Seán and started to set up the game.
Everyone agreed and you all sat in your teams. You were excited to play this game with your friends, because you always enjoyed it.
For the next half an hour, you competed against each other, trying to win more than the other team.
"Ha!" you yelled victoriously as you placed the last card down in the right place. "We won. And with that, it's 3 for us and 2 for you!"
"Okay Y/n" Evelien put her hand on your shoulder. "Enough of the champagne for now" she took your glass out of your hand.
"Sorry. Am I a bit loud?" you asked sheepishly.
"Just a bit, don't worry" she smiled at you.
"Ooh! It's only 20 minutes until midnight!" you realized.
"I can't believe that this year has gone by so fast…" Marzia reminisced.
"Yeah. It feels just yesterday that we entered 2019" Seán agreed.
"Let's make 2020 a good one everyone!" Felix smiled.
"I have so many plans for next year, I can't wait to start" PJ sighed.
"Same here. So many opportunities!" you agreed with them.
"Also, so many games are coming out next year! Ones that we've been waiting for for so long" Evelien said.
"Yep, can't wait for it!" Seán agreed.
You started talking about anything and everything until it was only a few minutes until midnight. At that point, you put on your shoes and jackets and went outside to see the fireworks. You jumped form one foot to the other, feeling as excited as a kid about the fireworks.
PJ put an arm around you after a few seconds and you smiled at him. You felt happy and free. The thought of leaving the year behind you was so freeing. You were excited for the new year and all your plans. And of course to spend more time with your bestest friend.
Speaking of who, you looked up at them. They were already looking at you and you had the feeling that he was thinking about similar things as you.
Their eyes were twinkling with something you couldn't quite name and their face were flushed. You could feel yours doing the same. His eyes flickered between your eyes and lips and your heartbeat sped up.
Maybe it was the champagne or the feeling of having had enough of waiting, but as the first fireworks blew up in the sky, PJ leaned down and kissed your lips. You put your free hand on his face, pulling him closer and deepening the kiss. His lips were soft and the feeling sent a warmth through your whole body. It was nothing like you imagined. Hell, you didn't even dare to imagine such things in a sober state. But as your head was light with the tipsy state, you got the confidence to do it.
"Happy new year" he whispered against your lips, trying to catch his breath.
PJ planned a big thing for the 2020 Thankmas. It's been such a weird year and he wanted to make it better. So he made a plan for when he reached the goal, which for him it was 3k.
"It's a surprise. But I really want to reach the goal, because it's gonna be amazing" they smiled as they read the chat. "I'm not gonna tell you. How would that be a surprise?"
His heart was basically beating out of his chest. He didn't feel this overwhelmed for a long time. But, at least you were there to calm him if things got a bit out of hand.
You also made sure that he stretched and was hydrated. So every thirty minutes, you went into their room and brought them either a glass of water or snacks or just company.
"Hey, love" you opened the door again. "I brought some snacks. It's been a while since you ate."
They looked up at you and smiled. They were so lucky to have you.
"I'm not exactly hungry, but thank you my love."
"PJ, it's been five hours. You should eat at least a bit" you said seriously.
"Alright" he gave in and you put the plate in front of him with a smile. "Thank you."
"Anytime" you smiled and he quickly pecked your lips. "Hi chat! How are you?"
The chat loved you. Maybe even more than they loved PJ. They enjoyed when you came on stream and all the little bits they saw from your life with PJ.
"Thank you guys. I just thought that maybe I should get dressed nicely for Thankmas, even tho I can't exactly stream."
"Just an fyi, they always look nice. Every day. She says she doesn't, but don't listen to her" PJ whispered in the mic.
"You're just biased" you rolled your eyes.
"You say that as if you aren't biased when it comes to me."
"Oh, I know I am, you don't have to remind me to all the times when people pointed it out."
You both looked back at the chat and read it for a bit. Then you sighed and got back up.
"I'll get back to work, but I'll be back soon" you combed through PJ's hair. "We really need to cut your hair" you murmured.
"I know. Well, have fun my love" he looked up at you.
"You too" you smiled and kissed him softly.
"Love you" they called after you.
"Love you too!" you closed the door behind you.
"Yeah" PJ laughed breathily. "They are cute. I honestly love them more than anything."
His heart was racing as an unsaid sentence kept repeating in his mind. 'Soon' he thought and looked at the chat.
"So next, what should we play?" he asked.
They ended up playing an hour of various Jackbox games and laughed so much.
At the sixth hour, you brought in a complete dinner. What surprised him was that you had two plates with you.
"Aw, Y/n" they sighed happily. "It smells amazing. Are you going to eat with me?"
"I was planning to. I need a break from all the documents" you sighed and first put one of the plates in front of him and then you pulled the plus one chair they had in their room. "So, how has it been so far?"
"It's been fun. We played Jackbox, Minecraft and Zelda. We've also had a couple of big donations" they pointed at the screen.
"That's great, I'm glad you're having fun" you smiled and started eating the food.
"Mmm, Y/n this is great" PJ hummed as he tasted their dinner. "As always, you did amazing."
"Thank you PJ."
You ate your dinner and talked for about half an hour. You talked to the chat and each other, thanked donations and listened to music.
"Well, this has been fun" you stood up. "I have to get back to work tho."
"Alright. Chat, I'm gonna stretch and refresh a bit, but I'll be back in two minutes" PJ typed on his keyboard.
Soon the BRB screen came up and PJ stood up as well. The first thing they did was engulf you in a hug. You hugged back and took a big breath.
"How much longer?" you asked.
"Around three and a half hours. A bit less, I think" he hummed.
"Alright" you whispered. "I love you PJ."
"I love you too Y/n" you could hear the smile in their voice. "Hey, uh… when I'll get to 3k, could you be here?"
"Yeah, sure" you agreed. "I'll abandon all work to see that live."
"Thank you. It's gonna be great."
And in around another hour's time, he was only two hundred dollars away from completing his goal.
"Y/n?" they called out to you.
"Yeah?" you yelled back.
"Come here!"
He could hear rapid steps and in a matter of seconds, the door opened.
"Ooh, is it happening?" you asked as you closed the door behind you.
"I think so. Only a hundred and sixty dollars left" he breathed and as you sat down next to him, he took your hands in theirs. "I can't believe it…"
"I knew you could do it my love" you smiled at them and leaned your head on their shoulder.
"Only a hundred left…"
Their heart sped up even more and the box in their hoodie pocket felt heavier by the second.
"Seventy…"
You squeezed their hand and watched as the numbers changed.
"Forty…"
He felt himself start sweating. He didn't know why he was so nervous, but maybe it was because of the stress of two things.
"Fifteen…"
The stress of streaming and…
"Oh my god" he breathed out as the number jumped from two thousand nine hundred and eighty five to three thousand and continued growing.
…And proposing to you. He felt tears well up in his eyes and his shaky hands squeezed yours. You pulled him in for a hug and planted a kiss on his lips and forehead.
"I'm so proud of you" you whispered and that was all it took for him to let out a small sob.
You held him close, tearing up yourself. You felt such an immense amount of pride toward the person in your arms. He was holding you like his life depended on it and buried their head in the crook of your neck.
"I'm so so proud of you" you continued to whisper. "You're such an amazing person PJ. You raised all this money for charity. I'm so proud of you."
In a couple of minutes, he calmed down enough to look up at you. He could see from his peripheral vision, that the chat was going a thousand miles an hour and he knew, it was time.
He planned many times before what he was going to say. But now, all words escaped him.
"Thank you guys so much for donating. We couldn't have broken our goal without you here" he said with a bit of an unstable voice. "But I promised a surprise for if we hit our goal…"
"You did?" you asked.
"Yeah. I didn't tell them anything about it. But I've been working towards this surprise, I've been planning for weeks now" they put a hand on the pocket of their hoodie and then grabbed both of your hands. They breathed deeply and looked in your eyes. "Y/n, you've been my best friend for eleven years now…"
"PJ…" you teared up instantly, knowing what was coming.
"I know you know what's coming, but please let me finish" he chuckled nervously and you nodded. "Meeting you back then was something I never quite imagined. It was an instant connection. I have never felt that with anyone before…" you sniffled and chuckled at that. "It was one of the most amazing days of my life. And since then, we've went through so much together. You were there when I was at my lowest, you were there when I needed support. And you gave it to me" he smiled at the memories. "And I will never be able to thank you enough for that. You moved in with me after finishing college and you stuck by me ever since. You're the best part of my life, you're the best part of me" he took a big breath before continuing. "And I love you. I said that multiple times during the time when we were just friends and multiple times since the day we finally admitted our feelings. Y/n, I could never imagine a day where I'm not with you. Where you're not part of my life" he wiped at the forming tears. "So, as you know what I'm gonna ask" they pull the box from their pockets. "Y/n L/n…" they opened the box to reveal a beautiful ring. "Would you make me the happiest weirdo in the world and marry me?"
"PJ" you sobbed out and tried to wipe the tears that were streaming down your face. "Of course."
He sniffled too with a smile on his face and pulled you in for a passionate kiss. Your hearts beat in sync and you were filled to the brim with happiness and love. You loved each other more than ever.
"I love you" you whispered, still sniffling. "I love you so so much."
"I love you too" they put their hand on your face and tried to wipe the tears, even tho they had tears streaming down on their face as well.
He sighed and took the ring out of the box and grabbed your shaky hand in his. With his hands still shaking, he slipped the ring onto your finger. He pulled your hand to his face and kissed it.
You kind of forgot about the fact that you were still streaming but as there was a loud notification, you turned your heads towards the screen.
"Oh…" you blinked twice as you saw the huge donation.
"What? WHAT?" PJ yelled, shocked and the tears immediately stopped. "Who was that? Who did that?!"
"Holy shit" you whispered, too shocked to do anything. "Is that real?"
"Chat, is it real? Are you pranking us? Is it?" PJ asked.
There was a few tense seconds until someone confirmed that it was real.
"Holy shit! Well, if it is real, Anonymous, thank you so much for the three thousand dollars!"
"I can't believe it. Can this day get any better?" you asked.
"I don't know at this point. And here I was thinking that this was going to be the biggest part of Thankmas" they leaned back in their chair.
The chat started filling with congratulations and you happily took PJ's hand.
"Thank you guys so much" PJ smiled and looked up at you.
You smiled at him and he reciprocated it.
"Guys, I might end the stream here. We broke the goal, actually we doubled it. Plus I'm getting really tired" PJ said, playing with your fingers. "Yeah, I'm sorry guys. But I hope you had fun. Thank you so so much for donating and sharing it. Don't forget, it's still open, so you can donate. You're helping so many people. Thank you so much."
You said goodbye to everyone and after switching to the end card, you hugged PJ.
"I love you" you whispered. "Thank you so much for sticking by my side all these years."
"No Y/n, thank you. I feel like I wouldn't be where I am without you."
You sat in PJ's lap with your legs on either side of his thighs and he pulled you flush to his body. Their hands went around your waist and your arms snaked around their neck. Your hands combed through their hair as they nestled their head into the crook of your neck. You felt at peace and happy.
You knew that your lives were gonna be amazing and crazy. You knew it was gonna have hard parts, where you'll be at the edge of giving up. But with PJ beside you, it will be the best life you could ever have. And you will stop regretting all the lost time.
Falling in love with your best friend is not easy. But having that feeling reciprocated? That is one of the best feelings in the world.
And you now know that, because as you sat on the couch with PJ in front of you, you felt happier than ever.
"But wait…" he stopped. "When did you realize?"
"Sometime after Thankmas" you shrugged.
"Yeah, me too. But that sucks" he put his head in his hands. "Were they right? All those times when they said that we might as well be a couple?"
"I don't know. What's wrong?" you put a hand on his arm.
"It's just…" they looked at you. "It's been ten years Y/n. Ten years of us knowing each other."
"I know, but PJ" you took their hands into yours. "It's been a hell of a ten years. And I do think that we needed that. Because I feel like this way my feelings developed slowly and steadily."
"I think you're right. But that's ten years" he sighed.
You smiled sadly and put a hand on their face. They leaned into your touch and you kissed their forehead.
"I love you. And I have loved you for a long time now. I will continue to love you as long as I'm alive and my heart is beating" you whispered. "The ten years I spent with you on my side is the best decade of my life. And I wouldn't change it for anything."
"The only thing I would change is that you would be my girlfriend for the whole of it" they looked into your eyes. "I was so scared of loosing you if you ever knew about my feelings."
"Well you don't have to be afraid of that anymore" you smiled. "Unfortunately you're stuck with me for as long as you can take it."
"Then an eternity" he smiled and you giggled.
"Be careful what you wish for PJ. Some say it's hell to be next to me" you joked.
"Whoever said that must be an idiot" he hummed.
"They are" you agreed. "But they're my idiot."
PJ smiled and pulled you in for a quick kiss.
"This is gonna take some getting used to" you blushed.
"Probably. But" they put their finger up. "It's gonna be an interesting thing."
"Yeah, it sure will be. You know, I was thinking that maybe we should go on our first date. Bad thing is, it's lockdown."
"We can make our own date. What would you like to do?" he asked, genuinely curious.
"A picnic would be great" you looked down on your intertwined fingers.
"Are you hungry?"
"A bit" you nodded. "But also, I always imagined first dates as a picnic. I don't really know why…"
"Probably because you're always hungry. I said it multiple times, you're like a baby. You sleep a lot and when you're awake, you eat" they chuckled.
"Fuck you" you laughed and wrestled him to be able to poke his side.
"Hey, nothing wrong with being a baby" he smiled after trapping you in his arms.
"You're a bully" you pouted, but leaned into their embrace.
"Isn't that one of your favorite story tropes?" they hummed and put their head on top of your head.
"Yep."
"I don't understand you sometimes" they sighed.
"Come on! It's cute how the bully realises that they always had feelings for the other and only bullied them because they tried to push it away. It's kind of like enemies to lovers" you explained.
"No, Y/n. The bully hurts the other daily. They're destroying their body and soul" he pointed out.
"But…" but you couldn't say anything. They were always right.
"Hey, I'm not judging you. Read whatever you want."
You nestled your head into their chest and sighed.
"I never thought that I would be in this place."
"You mean?"
"That I could just be in your embrace for as long as I want" you explained.
"You did this before."
"But not like this. Now, both of our feelings are clear."
"True" they tightened their arms around you, before letting you go. "So, shall we go on that picnic?"
"Yep, get dressed and I'll make the sandwiches" you nodded and got up.
PJ stopped you and pulled you in for a quick kiss. You smiled into the kiss and gently pushed him away. You went into the kitchen and started making your favorite sandwiches. You also cut some apples and placed it in a small box. Soon, PJ cane back, wearing his favorite pink jumper, a light blue T-shirt and some comfortable trousers.
"Go, get dressed, I'll finish it" he smiled at you and you nodded, going into your room.
You looked through all your clothes, debating on what outfit you should wear to match PJ's outfit. It took some time, but you spotted one of your favorites. A smile overtook your face and you took it out of your closet.
When you went back to the kitchen, PJ was done with the food and you helped them bring it out to your porch. It was dark outside, but you switched the lights on. Little Fuji followed you outside and jumped on your lap as you sat down.
"Hi gorgeous" you smiled and scratched her head. "Are you hungry?"
"She shouldn't be, I gave her food before the stream" PJ reached out to pet his cat.
"Maybe she's like me" you giggled and put her into PJ's lap. "I'll get her some treats."
"Alright" they nodded and continued petting the purring cat.
You took some treats out of the cupboard in the living room and skipped back out to the porch. As Fuji heard the package of the treats rattle, she meowed loudly.
"Yeah baby" you giggled and she meowed again. "It's for you baby."
You opened the package and took one out. You gave it to her and she quickly ate it from your hand. You smiled and scratched her head.
"This turned into an 'appreciate the Fuji' event" PJ giggled.
"Everyday is appreciate the Fuji day" you said seriously.
"It sure is" PJ nodded.
You sat back down next to him and pecked his lips. You took two sandwiches and gave one to PJ, who took it with one hand. The other stayed around Fuji's little body.
"I have no clue what to talk about" you looked at him. "People usually get to know the other on the first date, but we've known each other for ten years and I know things about you even I don't want to."
"I don't think we need to talk. We can just appreciate each other's presence. I think that's enough for us.
"You're right" you agreed.
So you just enjoyed the other's presence and stayed quiet. You listened to the noises of the outside world. You heard the cars, the sounds of the night and Fuji's purring. She lay in PJ's lap with closed eyes. It felt like the world was peaceful, that everything was okay and there wasn't a pandemic. You didn't let the negative thoughts about the truth to bring your mood down.
You looked at the cat and then the person the cat lay on. The person you now call your boyfriend. Your family. They were imperfectly perfect. And you wouldn't change them for anything. You loved them more than anything.
Before your next stream, your computer decided to give you a hard time, resulting in you needing to give it a break. You hoped it'll fix itself and you won't have to stay without your computer for the rest of the lockdown.
Thankfully tho, you had your laptop with you and you managed to save your co-op backup. So you could still play with PJ.
"Hi everyone! Bit of a different setup, but we really wanted to play more" PJ greeted the chat.
"Hi guys!" you smiled at everyone. "I hope you're ready for this, because with us in the same room, it's gonna be even more chaotic."
"Am I ready for this?" he asked himself and you punched his arm.
"Hey!" you said and then the realization made you smile. "Oh, now I can punch you when you do dumb things. Oh my goodness, this is the best thing!"
"No, fuck you. If you're gonna do that, I'll throw you out!" they pointed at you.
"Oh, you know you love me" you smiled innocently.
"Yeah, yeah" he rolled his eyes and you quickly pressed a kiss to his cheek.
"So, let's get into this. What should we do today?" you asked. "What is our plan?"
"I really want to finish some quests. Maybe even a big quest from the board" they said.
"Good idea. I could do some work on the farm. Make some things look better. Buy lots of blueberries for money and some others, whatever may be the quest you want completed" you explained.
"That's a great idea. We can do that."
So in the next couple of days you tried to do that. You took care of the farm and PJ tried his best in completing the board quest. You had to help him out in some places, but he was doing great.
On Thursday, it was a best luck day, so you both went to the skull mines. You needed more iridium for lot of things and so that was your main goal.
"Oh!" you gasped.
"What? What is it?" PJ looked over at you.
"I got a prismatic shard!" you smiled at them.
"Good job. How much have you found now? Three? Four?"
"This is my fourth" you said.
"That's either gonna be good money, or just good anything" they hummed.
"Yep" you agreed.
On Friday, after the farm work was done, you headed down to the traveling merchant. You wanted to see if there was anything to finish the community center. You were only missing two things and both were from fall, so you hoped that you could find it before that.
But the traveling merchant only sold one thing that was interesting and you gasped quietly. A thought instantly popped into your head, but you shook it out before it could stick around. You still bought the recipe tho.
"What did you buy?" PJ asked, noticing the money reduction immediately.
"Oh, just a recipe we'll need for perfection. Never saw it before and I was afraid that I wouldn't see it again. Plus we had the money, so why not?" you explained, but your face was still red from the thought.
"Alright. Is it bad?"
"I mean it wouldn't be the easiest thing for people who're starting out. But luckily, we have everything we need."
"Random question, how do you get married in the game?" he asked.
"Why? Thinking about getting married to Emily?" you teased, looking up at them.
"No, just wondering" he shrugged.
"You need ten hearts to get married. And after you get it, on a rainy day there's an old mariner on the shore. You know, the part where we had to fix the bridge. And the old mariner sells you a mermaid pendant and with that you can propose to your chosen npc" you explained in a soft voice.
A soft voice that went straight to PJ's heart. It sped it up and made a soft smile appear on their face. He looked at you next to him and saw a light blush on your face.
You were currently in the shed and were crafting. For a few moments you were quiet and you went looking for PJ's little character.
"But there's another way" you started as you ran out of your farm. "You can buy a recipe from the traveling merchant. A recipe for a wedding ring" your heart was racing along with your thoughts. You weren't sure if you could do this. "It's not easy to craft in early game, but in the later game, after you unlock the skull mine, it's not that hard" you finally arrived on the beach, where their character stood. "The difference is, that with this ring, you can't propose to npcs."
"Then who?" they turned to you, seeing that your face was red. They didn't understand it, but their heart sped up, leaving them red faced as well.
"Well you see, this recipe is only available in multiplayer games" you looked up at him, into his eyes. It was a bit overwhelming, but you stood your ground and finished your speech. "It's a way to marry another player" you clicked a button and a question box appeared on PJ's screen.
It read: 'Y/n would like to propose to you' and the two options yes or no. You watched with a breath held back as their face changed. From confusion to shock. They looked back at you and you gave them a nervous smile. You didn't dare read the chat, but you knew that it was going fifty miles an hour.
They looked up into the camera and clicked the yes option. You let out the breath and a relieved smile overtook your face. He looked at you with a smile on their face.
"So, um…" you looked back at your screen and cleared your throat. "We really need more money because the barn needs to be upgraded as well as the house. That means 75k gold."
Both of your faces were red from what just happened, but you tried to ignore it.
"So, fishing?" they asked.
"Yep" you nodded. "I feel like if we just fish all day today and tomorrow, we could really get it."
"I think so. Isn't summer fishing one of the most profitable fishing?"
"I don't remember exactly how much, but yeah. Especially since we both have high fishing levels and we know where to fish."
"Okay."
So you spent the next few days fishing and just getting money. Up until the day where you woke up and you were both in the town center.
"Oh, I kinda forgot that was happening" you blinked.
"How could you forgot?" PJ asked, playing offended.
"A lot of things happened, okay?" you whined.
"When Y/n first arrived in Pelican Town, no one knew if she'd fit in with our community…" PJ read in his Lewis voice and you could only watch them. "But from this day forward, Y/n is going to be as much a part of this town as any of us! It is my great honor on this day 8 of summer, to unite Y/n and PJ in the bonds of marriage. Well, let's get right to it!"
"Wow" you blinked.
"Y/n… PJ…" PJ said. "As the mayor of Pelican Town and regional bearer of the matrimonial seal, I now pronounce you husband and wife!" he smiled. "Now you may kiss" they said it slowly.
"Well that sounded more of a threat than anything else the way you said it" you chuckled.
"He wants us dead" he joked. "We didn't marry one of the townies, so now he wants us dead."
"Oh my gosh" you laughed and watched with a smile on your face as your characters kissed. "Aw, this is so cute. Marriage in Stardew is one of the cutest things."
PJ smiled at you and nodded. You looked at each other for a few seconds, promising something to the other silently.
"So, shall we play until Luau?" PJ asked, turning back to his screen.
"Yep" you nodded.
So you did just that. You mined and fished until the eleventh, you got enough money and you got two fish for the pot luck. On the tenth, just before going to sleep, you gave Maru her birthday gift.
"Are you cheating on me?" PJ asked in a fake offended voice.
"No, this isn't what it looks like! I swear!" you played along with his bit.
"Oh is that so? Well, you're sleeping on the couch tonight!"
"No, please" you begged. "I swear, there's nothing between me and Maru."
The message appeared on your screen that PJ went to sleep. You quickly entered the house and slipped into bed next to him after petting Fuji. You giggled as the screen went to the shipping screen and slapped PJ's thigh.
"Hey! Is that the way you treat your husband?" PJ asked jokingly.
"Well, if that husband is you, then yep" you laughed.
"Ouch" they put their hands on their chest. "Guys, I'm a victim of domestic abuse!"
"Oh, shut up."
The next day you took care of the animals and then it was time for the pot luck.
"So, do you have your fish?" you asked PJ.
"Yep" they nodded. "So, let's get this on the go."
You entered the Luau and the first thing you did was put the fishes in the pot. After that you made sure to talk to all the villagers. To be fair, the Luau was really boring to you after playing the game so many times, but for PJ, it was still kind of fun. They only experienced it once before, so they still liked it. You only went for the leaf decorations.
"Did you spend all our money on decorations?" PJ asked.
"No…" you answered. "Just half of it. But! Our house is very boring without decor, so you know."
"Do I?" they turned to you and you stuck your tounge out at them.
After the Luau was over, you quickly decorated part of the house and then went to bed. You sighed and leaned back as the day ended.
"Well, that was a fun stream" you said as you put your arms behind your head, trying to stretch a bit.
"I agree. Chat, thank you so much for coming to this stream, thank you for hanging out with us. We're sorry that Y/n couldn't stream, but sometimes computers are like that" PJ smiled. "But we do hope you enjoyed it."
"I know I did. It was fun to play like this. And, a lot of things happened today."
"Yeah, I enjoyed it too. It was a really good stream" he looked at you and then back to chat. "But we have to go now. We have some more work to do, so we're gonna raid someone and leave you guys to be."
"Hmm, how about him?" you pointed at the screen where one of PJ's friends streamed.
"Yep, okay. So guys, join the raid and again, thank you for coming to the stream" he looked at the camera.
A thought popped into your head and when PJ looked at you, you knew that he thought of the same thing.
"Thank you guys, have a great night or day. We'll see you soon!" you smiled.
"Bye!" PJ waved and then turned to you.
They leaned closer and you softly pressed your lips to theirs. On the contact, PJ almost forgot to press the button to change their screen to the end card, but in the end, managed to press it. And then, they leaned into the kiss more and you grabbed their face. Your hearts synced up with each other as you finally expressed all your feelings for the other. You loved him more than you had loved anyone and he reciprocated it. And as your hand grabbed onto his hair, he knew that too. After ending the stream, their hands held onto your waist and you felt your heart soar.
As the stream of the raid's destination started playing, you pulled away for a breath. You leaned your foreheads together and just enjoyed the closeness.
"WHAT?" the loud shout came from the stream and you both whipped your heads toward it. The stream's chat was filled with the message: 'we came from the new couple'.
As you read it you looked at each other and bursted out laughing. Through your laughing you could hear the streamer asking questions and soon PJ's phone rang. You tried to stifle your laughing, but it didn't go well.
"Dude, WHAT??!!" you heard from the phone and it sent a new wave of laughter through you. "YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT YOU FINALLY LANDED A SIGNIFICANT OTHER!! When did that happen??"
"I got married" PJ said, still on the verge of laughing.
"YOU DID WHAT???" he yelled into the phone and neither PJ, nor you could hold it back. "Are you lying?"
You swallowed and took the phone from PJ.
"Technically speaking, they did get married. In Stardew Valley, but that's a different point" you said, still giggling.
"Y/n, did you do this?" he asked.
"If you're asking if I was the one he married in the game, then yes."
PJ sighed, wiped their tears that fell from laughing and took the phone back.
"But wait, did you guys get married in the game, because you're together, or…?"
"We are" PJ smiled.
"OH MY GOD!" he yelled again and you both let out a chuckle. "Well, you heard it here first, folks. Our baby PJ is all grown up."
"Alright dude, we're gonna go. Have a fun stream" PJ said goodbye.
"Thank you. Congratulations!" he said quickly.
"Thank you. I'll talk to you soon."
"Yeah, bye!"
"Bye bye" PJ hung up.
They turned to you and you smiled at them. He quickly closed all the windows and programs on his computer while his free hand held onto yours. You leaned your head on their shoulder and sighed.
"Come on, I feel like we need to talk" he gently put a hand on your head and you nodded.
Between the holidays, you and PJ decided to finally play a game together on stream.
"Okay, but like what?" he asked as he sat down next to you on the couch.
"Good question. I don't know yet" you answered as you looked through your twitter feed to see if anyone recommended anything.
"We need multiplayer games" they said.
"I am aware PJ" you sighed and scrolled down.
"Wait! There" he stopped you and you immediately lifted your hand from the mouse. "What about Stardew Valley? It has co-op and you always wanted me to play it."
"Why didn't I think of that?" you questioned yourself. "That's the perfect game!"
"Alright, so it is decided" the got up from the couch.
"Where are you going?" you looked up at them.
"I'm gonna quickly buy and download the game. Then we can start streaming" he smiled.
"But Peej!" you tried to stop them, but they were already in their room. So you just sighed and headed to your room.
You set up the stream and launched the game. When PJ messaged you that he was done, you started the stream.
"Hey guys" you greeted and watched as more and more people started coming in. "Hello everyone, good to see you. Hope you guys had a wonderful Christmas if you celebrated."
You watched the chat go by and soon the questions about the stream started coming in.
"We're gonna play Stardew Valley with PJ" you explained. "Yeah, I just thought I'd let them greet their chat first."
PJ was faster at calling you through discord tho.
"Oop, here we go" you said and you answered the call. "Hi Peej."
"Hi. Ready to start?"
"Born ready" you smirked. "I'll set up the game and send you the link."
"Alright" they agreed.
"Okay what should the name of our farm be?" you asked him.
"Oh, uh… I don't know. How about Daisy Hollow?"
"Did you search cute farm names?" you joked. "Alright, Daisy Hollow it is. What animal do you want? There are cats and dogs."
"Cat, obviously. Is there a grey one?" he asked.
"Yep. Okay which farm type? We can have four corner, standard, riverland, beach, hill top and even forest" you listed.
"I think maybe standard. So I can get used to it" they explained.
"Alrighty. I'll start the game and send you the link in a few."
Not even a few minutes later, PJ was standing in the game running circles around you.
"Yay! Okay, we have parsnips to plant" you told him. "You have your own tools, let's get to it."
You showed him the basics and explored the town together.
"Aw, here's Maru wifu" you smiled and greeted her.
"Wow, Y/n, you just met her" PJ joked.
"Technically in another universe, we're married and have an adorable kid together" you explained. "So she's my wife."
"Are you gonna marry her this game?" they asked.
"I don't know yet. We'll see."
A few days into the game, PJ started getting the hang of it. He really enjoyed the fishing and mining. You did most of the farming, but you helped out with fishing.
"How do you catch so many fish?" they asked.
"I have a mod that skips the fishing mini game. After not being able to catch literally any harder fish in the game, I had enough and downloaded the mod" you explained.
"Ah. I get it. But it's also fun" they said.
"I mean sure. For a while. But you just wait until you try to catch a Legend."
Time passed by quickly and you found yourselves already 12 days in.
"Damn, it's been a long time since we started streaming" you sighed and rubbed your eyes as you glanced at the time.
"Yeah. Should we finish?" PJ asked.
"No, wait. One last day. Tomorrow is the egg festival. And I want to beat Abigail in the egg hunt" you explained quickly.
"But it's almost nine…" he started.
"Please Peej" you requested and looked into the camera with your best puppy eyes even tho he couldn't see you.
"Alright, alright" they sighed. "But that's the last day."
"Thank you" you smiled and went back to some last minute farm work before the clock hit 1am.
"But you should get to your house" they said.
"Just this one tree" you got out before finally cutting down the tree and you started racing towards the house closest to you.
Turns out it was PJ's and you quickly slipped in next to him.
"Sleepover!" you shouted as you clicked on the yes option.
"You always do this" they sighed.
"Yeah, well, I'm the reason our farm looks great. I cut trees and grass and stone and I build the farm buildings" you listed.
"Who earns the money you spend on farm things?" they questioned. "Me!"
"So? That does not mean I cannot just slip in your bed" you shouted out, before laughing. "That did not come out good."
"No it didn't" he laughed too.
"But you know what I mean."
"I do. But please click on continue" they pleaded.
You giggled again and clicked the button. The day of revenge arrived. First you had to water the crops tho, so you sorted that out.
"The Egg Festival has started" you read. "Here I come. Abigail, fear me! This revenge is going to taste so sweet. You won the egg hunt instead of me three times, but I'm here to take your place" you ranted, making PJ laugh as you entered the festival. "I'll be the one- ooh, strawberries. How much should I buy?" you switched.
"I don't know. How much does it cost? Is it even worth it?" he asked.
"Oh yeah. We'll use speed grow on it and they'll be ready in no time. Also, it's money" you sang the word. "So yeah. How much?"
"Maybe around ten? Can we afford it?"
"Yep" you nodded. "Okay, back to the revenge."
PJ chuckled and you walked around, greeting everyone before you started the countdown to the hunt.
You were subconsciously mumbling all throughout the egg hunt, which PJ enjoyed listening to. In the end, you were sitting on the edge of your seat.
"Come on Lewis! Say it! Who won?" you were almost shouting at your screen, really wanting to win the game.
"Calm down, Y/n" PJ sighed.
When the screen said your name, you jumped from your seat and pressed a button on your stream deck to start the celebratory music. You danced a bit to the music, very happy that you finally beat Abigail.
"Congrats" PJ laughed.
"Hell yeah! Thank you everyone! This is a great honor" you smiled and sat down in your chair. "This means a lot to me. I'd like to thank my father…"
"Yeah, yeah. Let's get home" your best friend stopped you.
"Alright" you sighed and did what he said.
You both got to bed and ended the day. You both closed the game.
"Thank you PJ for playing. This was so great" you thanked them.
"Honestly I really enjoyed it. We definitely have to stream again" he smiled.
"Definitely. Well, see you in a bit" you said your goodbye.
"Yep, see you!" they replied and you hung up on discord.
"Well guys, thank you all so much for joining us in this madness. Thank you to all the subs and gifters and the bits as well" you looked at the chat. "I don't know when we'll stream again, but I'll be sure to tweet. Let's see who's streaming."
You looked at who was online and found someone playing Stardew Valley.
"Alright, we're gonna raid a Stardew streamer. They seem to be having fun and their farm is coming along nicely. So, be nice guys" you warned them. "Join the raid and I'll see you guys soon."
You ended the stream and joined the raid. The person you decided to raid was really nice and they kind of freaked out when they saw the amount of people. After the heat of the raid died down, you switched your computer off and stood up. You stretched before going out to the living room, where PJ was already sat.
"What should we have for dinner?" they asked, not even looking up.
"I think just bread, because I ain't cooking anything" you plopped down next to them and their arm went around your shoulder immediately.
"Alright, bread it is" he sighed. "But seriously, the game was so much fun."
"I agree. Kinda sad that we had to stop" you sighed.
"You're addicted."
"You'll be too, don't worry" you smiled at them and you gently slapped their thigh before getting up. "Let's eat dinner. I'm starving."
