story of another us really was so mature for its time (and being written by practical children) and just. slept on. left as a bonus bonus track off sgfg. i'm sorry. i'm sorry you arrived before your time but i am so so sooooo glad they did not keep you in the vault
GUYS I RANDOMLY TWEETED JOSH RAMSAY AND HE BASICALLY CONFIRMED MY IDEA OF STORY OF ANOTHER US BEING A MARIANAS TRENCH SONG SUNG BY LUKE, but also, I wish he'd sleep early. He did imply he has some form of insomnia so I'm not gonna tell him to sleep (again, but that was like 7 years ago)
why didn’t i do this sooner lmao since all the major fics i’ve published all connect together, i decided to put them all in one sweet post
all are teamiplier + jack + oc, last 2 fic are ethan x oc
all deal with anxiety and suicide, there’s warnings on triggering chapters!
STORY OF ANOTHER US: slight university au, platonic fic (playlist)
Bella Santiago is nervous by default. She’s a bit of a mess, honestly. Mentally, emotionally, and physically, she’s all over the place. Between battling with anxiety disorder, recovering from her past meltdowns, running her YouTube channel, and commuting between three different locations, she finds that she’s spreading herself thin. She’s slowly grown accustomed to living with her boyfriend, Mark, during the week along with his two other roommates (who also make her nervous), while she attends the widely known YouTube University. Just before the very last semester can start, Mark brings in another friend of his, Jack, who would be attending uni with her. To Bella, this is just another person she has to fear and then slowly get used to. She’s just not good with people.
STONE COLD: slight uni au, angst, platonic, slight romance (playlist)
It’s astonishing how quickly things can change. Just when Bella Santiago starts to believe that everything will be okay, it all gets taken away from her. Her boyfriend of ten months, Mark Fischbach, breaks up with her before she could even see it coming. So when Bella loses all the progress she made, she has to start from square one and build herself from the ground up. Luckily, her friend Jack moves back in with her just before she could really lose herself. But will that be enough for Bella to better herself? Or will there be more people and other factors to help motivate her?
YOU LOOK HAPPIER: slight uni au, platonic, romance, smut, angst (playlist)
She couldn’t even fathom the idea of being someone without any mental health problems. Bella Santiago, a person without anxiety? Not realistic. Bella getting her shit together and trying to live with the pain life has given her? Unheard of. Letting go of the past? Don’t know her. Bella falling carelessly in love with a person who genuinely feels the same way and also cares about her well-being? Not possible… except it actually is.
12 DAYS: soul swap au, platonic, angst, celebrity guest Tom Holland!! collab with @themarkiplierexperience (no playlist)
Two guys that lowkey hate each other are forced to walk in each other’s shoes in order to learn a lesson. I am linking this one because some stuff that goes on in here will be referenced in the next fic.
ON DAYS LIKE THIS: platonic, romantic, angst (playlist)
Between March and October of 2017, Bella Santiago can proudly say that she has accomplished a lot. She’s in a happy and healthy relationship with her honey, Ethan. She has more control over her anxiety than she’s ever had in her life. She’s taking on more opportunities and projects, like starting her own line of makeup brushes, travelling around the country for conventions, and even going on Markiplier’s You’re Welcome Tour with her friends and boyfriend. Her life has been a bit more hectic, but she is happy. But what will she do when she goes through a challenge she’s never faced before? Will she let it threaten everything she’s built up, or will she power through?
BONUS: MASTERLIST OF EXTRAS
bits and pieces that didnt contribute to the main fics.