(You said your inbox is empty so I'm dumping this au on you) Okay so my bud n I were talking about a news anchor au?? This is so niche but like imagine Billy and Steve being local news anchors and on live tv they'll be bickering and nearly swearing at each other between segments and all the locals think they hate eachother.. But they've actually been together for years and when they get married everyone finds out because of the last name change and all the local's minds are blown
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Dude what the fuck though i was LITERALLY thinking about steve being a weatherman this morning. Were linked in the big brain energy. Like i love this idea youve got no clue, it is so cute. Could be them being coanchors or even steve being a weatherman and billy being a field anchor/studio anchor and i just- my heart blooms. I love both, i adore your idea. I wanna spiel about weatherman steve but ill tag you in a seperate post for that idea! Because i wanna focus on yours.
billy and steve, prettiest fucking news anchors ever, makes all the locals watch the news and even some non locals tune in JUST to see them. Like they could give a shit less about the news, they wanna see two pretty guys. Their fights though. Jesus. (It also rakes in viewers because they love the bickering.) They never full on argue on the air to save face, but there are always little jabs and remarks. And unfortunately theyve been caught in the heat of an argument when they went live by accident a few times.
Joyce and murray own the news station and theyre about to blow a gasket from the fights and the sexual tension you could cut with a knife (that only murray notices) but they have the highest broadcast views for at least 5 towns out and they just knuckle down and deal with it.
Billy and steve fighting about whats a bigger issue in the town right now, if the weather is nice, they even fight about if the fucking specials for starbucks is good or not that day. And of course they fight about whos the better newscaster. Steve is always late to work, clocking in five minutes before the have to go live everyday. Billy always tries to unbutton his shirts and defy uniform by not bringing in his ties to which steve dutifully keeps a damn spare in his office. Some of the irritation from their particular issues will leak into the newscast that day.
They just cant quit. the audience thinks its a feud, and they eat it up.
But sometimes its soft. Billy sending a jab threaded in fondness and affection steves way and steve responding in kind, and they look like theyre glowing. Playfully teasing. Billy grips steves thigh under the desk hidden away from the camera. Steve flusters. It goes on for awhile, the flirting between the fighting and one day the news starts up-
“Hello and welcome to Channel 5 news. I am Steve Hargrove-“ and billy is beaming at him and steve is all smiles and everyone is like *surprised pikachu face*
Billy likes to touch the new name tag on steves desk as he waits for him in the morning with two bagels and a kiss just for his pretty new husband.
