summary: one drunken mistake with your best friend. one week to get over it. but instead, you're on the inside...and so is he.
disclaimer/reminder: this story is completely fictional. some people may be portrayed as more bitchy or rude than they really are as it’s just for story purposes and doesn’t reflect who they may be.
song: back to friends by sombr
episodes:
episode 01: call me yours
episode 02: bad for business
episode 03: be your boy
episode 04 (pt 1.): lifeline
episode 04 (pt 2): officially mine
episode 05 (pt 1): too much ain't enough
episode 05 (pt 2): all i ever asked
episode 06: twenty first century cool girl
episode 07: slow dancing
episode 08: homerun
bonus:
pre-inside
daylight: finding the first tiktok edit
the sidemen pub quiz
post-inside
tba
disclaimer: ai has been used to proofread my writing.
my brother, my brother, my brother, my brother, my brother, my brother, my brother, + me [the sidemen]
despite your internship with the sidemen coming to an end nearly three years ago, and the fact that you were only a few years younger than harry, the boys had kept you snuggly tucked under their wings like a baby sister, and they were very protective of you.
as requested by several lovely folks way too long ago! thank you for your patience 💕
purely platonic fluff!
word count: 781
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“they’re nice, babe. I swear.”
your boyfriend bites his nails anxiously as the two of you walk towards the entrance of the studio. no matter how much you've tried to put him at ease, he's justifiably intimidated by your friends and has been nervous to meet them for months.
you can't blame him, really. the friends in question are actually your former employers: the sidemen. you'd interned with them three years ago, and despite being fully 25 years old by now, they still treated you like their kid sister. they were... protective, to say the least.
"don't let them get to you, please. I am sure they'll try to interrogate you but they're really not scary guys. they just care about me, that's all."
"that's what scares me!" he retorts. "I'm half-expecting jj or ethan to threaten my life if I were ever to hurt you."
"as they damn well should!" you laugh, and he groans. "it's a good incentive to never try any bullshit with me," you grin, kissing him on the cheek. "come on."
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you lead your boyfriend through the halls of the studio, following the sound of the seven raucous voices you knew all too well, the laughs of your chosen brothers echoing through the space. reaching the end of the corridor, you see them through an open door, lounging on the big comfy couch often used for their second channel videos.
rapping your knuckle on the doorframe, you alert them of your presence. "hellooo," you sing with a wave.
"hey!"
"oh my god, hi!"
"yo fam!"
"ay, there she is!"
"y'alright?"
"what's up, mate?"
"finally!"
you hug each of them tightly, a beaming smile stretching across your face from all the love. "s'great to see you guys."
stepping back from their embraces, you snake an arm around your partner's waist. "lads, this is my boyfriend!" you gesture to the slightly panic-frozen man at your side. "babe, this is josh, harry, simon, jj, tobi, vik, and ethan."
"hi," your boyfriend says a bit quietly, raising a hand to wave at your friends. "y'alright, mate?" asks josh, taking the initiative to greet him first and shake his hand. the rest follow suit, and the nine of you make your way back to the couch. you squeeze your boyfriend's arm reassuringly as he seemingly starts to let go of the breath he'd been holding in all day.
"so," simon starts. "what are your intentions with our daughter?" the whole room laughs, and you roll your eyes. "oh god, not this shit. such a wind-up."
"oy, we need to know if you've got a good bloke!" ethan defends. "you do have historically bad taste, mate," tobi adds with a pat on your shoulder, and your jaw drops dramatically. "well that's rude."
"it's true," harry chimes in. "I didn't go looking for a reason to punch that last donny just for the hell of it, did I?"
sighing, you concede. "okay, okay. fine. you win. christ, you're like my parents, the lot of you. I swear this one's a good egg," you say lovingly, running your fingers through your boyfriend's hair.
"well, I try to be," he laughs awkwardly, his shoulders relaxing a fraction more.
"so what do you do for work?" vik inquires, at least having the decency to masquerade his interrogation as small talk.
the conversation starts to flow more smoothly — your boyfriend getting more confident with every answer that appears to satisfy your friends. none of the questions are too invasive or confrontational, bar jj trying to dig into your sex life and getting instantly shut down by everyone.
your boyfriend manages to make them laugh a few times, seeming to win them over bit by bit as they learn more about him. your heart warms at the realization that you hadn't even needed to speak in several minutes, just listening to your favorite people all getting along effortlessly without your arbitration.
after a while, he excuses himself to use the bathroom, leaving you to debrief with your friends. "alright, hit me," you exhale, surprisingly nervous to hear what they have to say. "what's the verdict?"
they're silent for a moment, like they're letting the suspense eat at you, before they finally put you out of your misery with a few smiles and nods of approval.
"nice fella."
"he's sound, mate."
"seems like a lovely bloke."
"I like him."
"you got a good one."
"good lad."
"happy for you, mate."
you beam happily in response, feeling a weight off your shoulders so heavy it was as if you'd been seeking approval from your actual parents.
"but if he hurts you, on god I'll—" "oh my fucking god, I KNOW."
Harry shocks his friends by casually coming out in the middle of a Big Wedge Video
(Yes… this actually happened:
BRYSON DECHAMBEAU VS BIG WEDGE GOLF! 1:09:20)
Could you do a Simon minter x reader where the reader is going through some family stuff and Simon let’s her vent
𝙏𝙤𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙___𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙭 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧
Thank you for requesting sweetie, i hope you like it 💕 !!! Ps: i didn't have the brainpower to proofread so sorry if there are any mistakes <3
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When you first moved to London your family wasn't happy to have you go so far away from them. And you felt their pain too. It was nerve-racking to move away from home for the first time, but to another country was a whole different level.
Eventhough after years you still missed your old room, the nature and the architecture back home from time to time, you don't regret it one bit. You're youtube career skyrocketed, you've made so many new amazing friends along with lots of happy memories. And you have the love of your life, Simon, right next to you.
But when corona took over the world your regular visits of your family got complicated. At this point you hadn't been home for months and months. But missing your family wasn't the biggest problem the situation was going to put you through.
After 5 months of you not visiting home something clicked in the head of your parents and they suddenly started accusing you of some absurd as well as hurtful things. The topics ratiod from being a bad daughter / son / child to abandoning your family for the so called 'better life far away'.
It was all so exhausting and mentally draining. But as expected Simon could tell that something was off.
The two of you had just finished putting the dishes in the dishwasher when he asked, "You've been a little down lately. Is everything alright?". You sighed at his concerned gaze, "Just my parents you know. Being their usual selves again" you tried to joke about the situation.
"Come here" Simon spread his arm, gesturing for you to hug him. You rested your head on chest and closed you eyes, feeling at safe ease. "Wanna talk about it?" He asked as his hand started caressing your back in a relaxing manner.
"I miss them, you know. But everytime I call them i get blamed for shit i haven't even done. Like the other day my mom just spent all of our call making me feel quilty for moving here. I don't know what they get out of it. Or if they're really just that mad and think its completely my fault. But it's not like i invented the whole virus or something" you took a long breath to keep yourself stable.
"But it's starting to work. I'm starting to overthink just existing in this country. I just-. I just have to decide at some point if I'll stay here or move back to my home country. And it's stressful as well as hundred other negative things". Simon paused for moment before opening his mouth, as if he had no idea how to comfort you in the way you deserve.
"We've talked about this a few times before and you always said you don't regret moving here. She just misses you and probably thinks making you feel bad for having a good life is going to make the travel bans disappear" Simon whispered calmly, making you chuckl for a second, "probably".
"And you've also said that you're going to be done here when you're done with youtube, but i doubt thats going to happen anytime soon. So don't exhaust yourself with that thought too much at the moment" ending his sentence with a kiss to your head Simon pulled slightly away to give you a heartwarming smile.
And as you stood in the middle of the kitchen with his hands draped around you, you sent him a smile back. Simon was right, you didn't truly feel bad for moving here. Because if you hadn't, the two of you would've never met. And there are already too much people who haven't met their soulmate for that to happen.
(This gif kinda doesn't fit the theme, but just look at him being so happy and cute (*꒦ິ꒳꒦ີ) )
summary - Harry gets flustered when a pretty girl comes in for a speed dating video
warnings - swearing, my terrible writing
request - Hey, could I request one where like you’re on one of their speed dating or tinder in real life videos and Harry ends up really liking you?🥺thank you x
masterlist - request here
Harry smiled as you said hello. His mouth ran dry as he saw you.
"Hi." He squeaked out to you. You giggled as the men in the separate room let out loud laughs.
"Well, Harry likes this one then aye?" Simon laughed to the other men.
"Hi, I'm y/n." You waved and went to give him a hug.
"I'm Harry." Harry pulled you into a hug. You sat on your seat as Harry sat down.
"So do we use the cards or do you want to talk about anything?" You asked.
"We can use the cards and then go off and keep talking." Harry shrugged.
You nodded and picked up. "Who's the most interesting person you've ever met?"
"Um, I'm not really sure. Could you think of anyone?"
"Um, I met Stormzy. He was actually lovely." You smiled.
"Oh, no way!" Harry exclaimed. "When did you meet him?"
"Um last year at Reading festival, I'm a photographer for festivals and I met him and like others like Twenty One Pilots and Billie Eilish." You explained.
"Woah, you're a photographer?" Harry asked. You nodded and Harry continued. "Where's the coolest place you've been to, like, take photos?"
"Um, I went to Bhutan for my wildlife photography course." You smiled. You got out your phone and showed him photos of the tigers who you managed to take photos of. "I got photos of this tiger."
"Holy shit, that's so cool!" Harry exclaimed. You smiled bashfully and put a strand of hair behind your ear before turning off your phone.
"Have you ever met anyone interesting?"
"I met Ronaldo." Harry shrugged and your mouth gaped open.
"No way!"
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The Sidemen looked around at each other.
"Wait! Why is this working out with Harry?" JJ exclaimed.
"Did we get Harry an actual fucking girlfriend?" Ethan laughed.
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You laughed with Harry and picked up another card, "Would you let me shit on your chest?" You let out a loud laugh.
"You don't have to answer any of these by the way." Harry covered his face.
You shook your head. "I wouldn't do it and also I wouldn't let you shit on my chest."
Harry laughed and agreed with you. "Maybe we should fuck around for a bit and avoid the cards."
You nodded.
"What do you like to do in your free time?" Harry asked.
"Um, I work at my gymnasium and teach kids gymnastics." You shrugged bashfully.
"Whoa! That's cool. I used to do gymnastics. Not much anymore but I want to try again." Harry explained. "And to teach the kids must be fun."
"It is. There's nothing better than seeing a child finally get a move they've been trying to get for ages." You grinned. "It's so rewarding."
"I bet. That's cool, though. You sound so hardworking." Harry smiled softly.
You giggled. "It's nothing, but what do you do in your spare time?"
"I just like to hang out with friends, play games." Harry shrugged and smiled.
"Oh cool." You nodded.
Suddenly, Kon yelled out that it was time for Harry to leave. Harry stood up and gave you a hug before saying goodbye and walking out the door.
Then Kon asked you the questions. "Who's date was the best?"
"Oh, definitely Harry." You said.
The men cheered for Harry.
"He was just so willing to hear about me and he was easy to talk to. He got excited about something that is a big thing in my life and he isn't even a part of it. That was nice. If this was real, I definitely would go on another date with him."
Harry started blushing as then men starting yelling in excitement, awkwardly laughing.
"Who was your least favourite?"
"Um probably JJ. I don't care about much money he's got, I would want to know about him. He was funny though, it's just a shame to see him use money and fame as a crutch to get what he wants." You shrugged.
"Who would you set your friend up with if you went on a double date?" Kon asked.
"Um, probably Vik?" You shrugged. "He seemed nervous and my friend is quite confident so I think they could complement each other."
You smiled and left the shoot when suddenly you heard someone call out your name. You turned to see Harry jogging up to you.
"Hi, I didn't think you were going to turn around." Harry laughed sheepishly.
You giggled. "What's up?"
"Can I give you my number?" Harry asked softly.
"Yeah." You nodded and you unlocked your phone handing it to him. Harry put his number on the phone.
"I'm expecting a text tonight." You teased.
Harry nodded. "I'll text you once the shoot is done."
You nodded and leaned in to give him a hug and you planted a kiss on his cheek. When you pulled away, Harry was blushing.
"Bye." You smiled before walking out the door, a grin making its way onto your features.
