Markiplier Fluffy Collection Chapter 1: So Cold - Part 1
Summary: Mark is so cold after having ice cold water dumped over him for close to an hour. He was freezing, barely able to speak two words without shivering and stuttering.
Thankfully Dark's aura dragged him to the Manor. Ethan and Tyler discover just how real Mark's egos are. There is a giant puppy pile.
Notes: I'm sorry. I just had to write this. Beta is Google from another universe, their version of Dark (called Dark Doom) who was made even worse by the thing making the Jim's act the way they do in Squirrel.
Pissing off a reality warper who can royally fuck with your mind in more ways then you can imagine is not a good idea.
My headcannon is that Wilford is a mind reality warper (he can make you see whatever he wishes) while Author/Host are creation reality warper (he can create whatever he wants).
The Author is more powerful than Matthew in that while Matthew is the creator of the egos he can't change their story because he's not the writer.
Only Arthur (the author) can change the details of the story. If that makes sense.
Matthew - Markiplier
Mark - Actor Mark
Beta - Google from another universe
This story takes place on December 4, 2018, when the video came out. This collection of stories takes place between the other stories in the series so the timeline will jump around a little.
I'll out when it takes place. This particular short takes place before Just Small Changes, Really.
Date: 10/11/19
Time: 7:45 am - 9:45 am
Matthew hated Ethan and Tyler with a passion when they suggested making an apology video for all the promises he broke. He hadn't known they were going to dump freezing cold, ice water over him for 26 minutes (more like an hour and a half) if they thought his excuses weren't good enough.
By the end of it was he was shivering so badly he could barely speak, no one seemed to realise just how cold he had gotten. Ethan was alarmed when he saw black tentacle-like shadows leak from the bathroom mirror and wrapped around himself, but Mark and Tyler. Mark was the first to disappear then he and Tyler disappeared a few seconds later.
They didn't get the chance to scream as they were pulled ... somewhere, it felt like they were being squeezed through a tube, the air was thick and heavy. Ethan was confused when he found himself standing in a vaguely familiar kitchen. It looked like the one from Who Killed Markiplier but that wasn't possible.
Ethan and Tyler were shocked when they finally registered who was in the kitchen. Mark was being held by someone who looked exactly like him but maybe a little younger or older. Ben had been concerned when Matthew had appeared shivering and unable to speak without stuttering.
Matthew hadn't had any reason to be scared of them in a long time. He seemed to curl in on himself when the shivering got worse. Ben ran a scan when he saw Matthew's lips start to turn blue and was horrified when he realised how cold Matthew was. He pulled his creator into a tight hug turning up his core temperature trying to get him to warm up a little.
Matthew leaned into Ben. His face buried in Ben's neck, his face was just as freezing as the rest of his body. His shivering got worse despite Ben's efforts. He looked up when he heard someone enter the kitchen. What were Tyler and Ethan doing here? They looked shocked, they clearly hadn't known Ben and his fellow egos existed.
The entire time Matthew hadn't said a word. He was too cold and every time he tried, it came out nearly unintelligible due to him stuttering so badly. Matthew leaned more into Ben, trying to absorb as much of the android's body heat as he could. He was still painfully cold and just wanted to curl into a little ball.
He knew Tyler and Ethan had been brought with him but he didn't care at the moment. He was cold and it was their fault. They should have stopped when Matthew got too cold. If they were paying attention, which they likely weren't. They tended to get a little too involved in what they were doing.
"Care to explain why Master is so cold? He's nearly hypothermic?" Ben demanded, glaring at the two humans. They seemed to be going into shock, it was possible they hadn't known about the existence of the Iplier egos. Ethan opened his mouth but closed it again and continued to stare. Ben rubbed Matthew's arms when he started to shiver harder.
"We were just making an apology video. Every time his explanation wasn't good enough he'd get dumped with ice water. It was just harmless fun," Tyler explained quickly, not wanting to anger the android, unsure of what he would do to Mark if they did. Ben glare sent a cold chill down Ethan and Tyler's spines.
Matthew turned to look at them, his eyes were glassy. He looked out of it. Tyler wanted to laugh but knew it probably wouldn't be a good idea.
"Didn't you bother to check if he was getting too cold?" Ben demanded again, he was concerned when Matthew's condition didn't improve. Before Ethan or Tyler could say anything Dark and Wilford walked into the kitchen. They didn't seem to notice Ethan, Tyler or Matthew until Dark's inky aura reach out and wrapped around Matthew, covering him almost completely, making him melt into Ben's hold.
It was so warm and he wanted more. Wilford froze and turned to look at Matthew very much alarmed when he saw his creator cuddled against Ben who didn't look pleased. Wilford knew it had to do with the two humans. Matthew seemed to be boneless, the only things keeping him standing were Dark's aura and Ben's arms around his waist.
His glassy eyes and continuous shivering made Dark realise the human was dangerously cold. He would have to be for Dark's aura to feel warm. It normally felt cold to the touch.
Ben quickly filled Dark and Will in on what was going on before Tyler and Ethan got sent back to the human world. Ben knew they had to warm Matthew up and fast. He knew a perfect way and shared his idea with Dark and Will. They were more than willing. Ben was a little surprised when he walked into the living room to see Eric dumping and arm full of blankets onto the living room on top of a huge mattress.
Ben figured it was Howl and Arthur's doing.
"Howl said it was bad but I didn't think it was that bad. We need to get him warmed up and fast," Eric commented when Ben and Matthew walked into the living room. Ben didn't know why Eric was so panicked until he remembered Eric had spent around 6 to 8 months on the streets thanks to Derek. He knew it had been painfully cold due to the cold burn scars Eric had on his back and on his shoulders.
It didn't take long to the other egos to arrived with more blankets and clothes to fill in the gaps in the giant nest of pillows, blankets and clothes. It was big enough for all of them. Ben carefully slipped Matthew of his shirt and pants, leaving him in his underwear. Matthew's shivering got worse until Ben pulled him into the middle of the blanket nest quickly removing his shirt and pants and slipping behind Matthew.
Ben carefully stripped Matthew of his shirt and pants, just leaving him in his underwear. His shivering got worse until Ben picked him up and put him in the middle of the blanket nest, quickly removing his shirt and slipping in behind Matthew. The other egos quickly following, Eric was cuddled against Matthew's front, his head buried in Matthew's neck, Wilford was behind Eric.
The other egos quickly following. Eric was cuddled against Matthew's front, his head buried in Matthew's neck, Wilford was behind Eric and Dark was behind Ben. The other egos jitted themselves around Wilford, Eric, Matthew, Ben and Dark removing most of their clothes and finding a comfortable spot.
Beta, Gamma, Ryo and Epsilon were dragged downstairs and into the cuddle pile by Bing, they were still getting used to not being punished for giving their opinions or making a mistake and being rewarded for little things. They had never been praised so much for a very long time as Beta had been active or that's what he thought anyway.
He couldn't remember his Master being any different. he had always been cruel and demanded impossible things from Beta knowing he would never be able to do them, he had tried though. He didn't want to be punished. Beta, somehow knew that there had been a short period of time where he hadn't been punished before the conditioning.
That soon changed. He couldn't remember why though. Maybe he had done something wrong. He, however, couldn't remember a time the conditioning hadn't been there, but he knew he wasn't built with the conditioning. He had found old files on his personal encrypted server, one his Master didn't know about.
He had found old files stored in his personal encrypted computer that he had no knowledge of ever making. Notes and other plans he had no idea if he had completed, he had even managed to find some videos that appeared to be memory back up but it was hard to tell. Matthew had been so kind and caring when he had first met Beta and his brother.
Notes and other plans he had no memory of creating or completing, he had even managed to find some videos that appeared to be memory backups but it was hard to tell. Matthew had been so kind and caring when he had finally been introduced to Beta and his brothers. Beta's Master had always told them their created them didn't care for them.
That would be on the streets, surviving on their own if he hadn't brought them together and protected them. After meeting three different versions of Matthew, he knew his Master had been lying. Matthew did care about them. They were his children for a lack of better word. he was incredibly protective and possessive of them and would do anything to ensure they were safe.
Even at the cost of his own health and sanity. They were never punished and were allowed to do whatever they wish, within reason. It was strange having so much freedom after so long of have so many restrictions. They were used to only being allowed to be in their office. Only being permitted.
They were allowed to make and experiment as much as they wanted but had to run it by their Master first. Not doing so lead to unpleasant consequences that made his internal components freeze up in fear. Beta and his brothers had noticed how close the egos were with Matthew (Wilford, Arthur and Howl in particular). The Manor seemed warmer and brighter when Matthew was around.
He had seen Matthew and Wilford curled up cuddling up on the couch. All the egos were close even if they argued. Curling up in the cuddle pile felt amazing, a strange warm feeling washed over Beta. It wasn't something he was familiar with. Yet. Eric was nervous about being this close to Matthew.
He knew he didn't have to be nervous but he was. He still wasn't used to getting open affection even though it had been close to 130 years since Derek had been ... dealt with. At least in void time. He still found it hard to wrap his head around that one month in the human world was 20 years in the void.
Matthew had been so kind and understanding had had legitimately looked like he wanted to murder Derek when he found out what his father had done to him. He found neither Wilford, Howl or Arthur could completely lie to Matthew, sure they tried but it was clear it was incredibly hard.
Eric found himself snuggling against Matthew more and relaxing. Wilford pressed more against his back, one his legs hooking over Eric's legs, his hands rubbing Eric's chest sending shivers down the younger egos spine, his hands glowing pink. He wasn't alarmed, just relaxed. Eric had noticed Wilford's aura had a calming effect on whoever he touched depending on his mood.
The slow, building pleasure was wonderful. Eric gasped a little when Matthew shifted, his leg slotting between Eric's legs, Wilford's leg hooked over the back of Matthew's leg as Matthew pulled Eric closer, everyone shifted to be closer. It was a wonderful feeling. Matthew's eyes had turned a reddish-brown colour
Eric, Beta, Wilford, Arthur and Howl gasped when Matthew's aura spread over the cuddle pile, wrapping around them and sinking into their skin. Eric pushed himself closer to Matthew as Wilford's hands slowly rubbed over his chest. It was delightful. Matthew pulled the blanket wrapped around him, Ben, Eric, Wilford and Dark tighter and flared his aura a bit listening to his egos gasp and moan at the feeling.
It had been a long time since he had gotten the chance to relax like this. He was thankful dark had sent Ethan and Tyler back to the human world. he knew they wouldn't understand the relationship he had with his egos. They were his children but somehow more. They were parts of him in away.
He only created their basic character, they did the rest of the work themselves which was why he was so disgusted with Derek. The man had chosen to beat his son, that was something Matthew would never condone. There was nothing his egos could hide from him. He knew when they were lying.
If something happened, he would find out one way or another. He knew by their reaction to his aura he had been away for far too long causing a high amount of pleasure when they come in contact with his aura. He had found Wilford, Arthur and Howl, in particular, were the most affected if he had been away for too long.
He didn't mean to be away for so long. It might only be two or three months for him but for Wilford, Howl and Arthur is the 30 years. Sometimes he was away for longer and Dark's aura would drag him to the Manor. That was always fun. He hated needly his egos were after he had been away for a long time. He knew they were like that because he wasn't around enough.
The neediness was different for each ego, but the most common symptom was that would try and touch him as much as possible. He had noticed if he had been away for a long time Wilford, Arthur and Howl were far more clingy. He knew he had been away for too long when he felt an unbearable urge to "Go Home".
If he ignored the feeling (which was incredibly hard to do) or he wasn't able to get to Manor for some reason then Dark's aura would drag him to the Manor, he was long overdue for a visit. It had been close to 7 months for which meant it had been close to 140 years for his egos, which was insane.
The one good thing about time passing much faster in the void was that he could stay in the manor for months resulting in him only being gone for a short time in the human world. Matthew sighed when he had to go to the bathroom. He didn't want to get up. He was comfortable and didn't want to get up. He felt a strange tingling and no longer felt the need to get up and knew it was Arthur's doing.
"Please don't go. Can't you stay for a little longer?" Eric pleaded, his arms tightened around Matthew, he was surprisingly strong, his eyes were clouded with the innate pleasure that came with being so close to Matthew. There was nothing sexual about it. It was the best sort of feeling and one Matthew had very much missed. He nodded and settled down.
"I won't. I'm sure Mark wouldn't mind taking my place for a little while," Matthew replied, snuggling into the blankets, pulling Eric closer and kissing the side of Eric's head, he knew his Uncle wouldn't mind pretending to be him for the next few weeks. It was something he greatly enjoyed doing and his fans never noticed... a few of them did but it was rare that they did. Mark was that good of an actor.
If a lot of people noticed he did a "Darkiplier" video as an explanation for the strange behaviour. Dark sometimes even made an appearance to make it seem more believable which he greatly enjoyed. Matthew was glad Dark enjoyed helping out with the 'take over' of his channel when really they all owned his channel and he let them make videos whenever they wanted.
Eric settled down, reassured Matthew wasn't leaving. They had panicked when he made to get up. Even though they knew realistically he wasn't leaving, their minds were convinced he was. they hated being so needy when he hadn't been around for a long time but they couldn't help it, the only way to prevent it was for him to visit more often which wasn't always possible given how busy he was.
End Notes: I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please comment and tell me what you think. If not then please leave a kudos so I know you liked the story.
After some talk with a few of my Discord friends through the comments on this story and Google Malfunctioning, I will be adding what happens when Ethan and Tyler go back to the human world.
I wrote and uploaded this on my phone because I didn't have my computer. I do now and have gone through and edited the story to make it flow better and added in a few things here and there.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21374149/chapters/50914933
