Hi could you write about chrismd and reader where they’re doing the three peaks video (if you’ve watched it then you’ll understand this next part) chris picks reader to have a mental health chat with for the video and they sort of trail off and turn off the cameras and it gets to the point where she’s like upset and feels like a failure bc she’s struggling so much with the challenge and he’s just there to reassure her
or could you write about/add onto previous idea
when they’re driving to the next peak chris and reader get put in the very back of the car (they’re in them cars that have extra seats in the boot) bc they’re the shortest and they fall asleep tg with her head on his shoulder and it’s just all cutesy and when they get to a service station chris wakes her up in the most gentle way possible
sorry for the long request aha x
The Quiet Part of the Journey - Chris MD
I won’t lie, haven’t got round to this video, I watched the one with the FFW briefly but not the rest. So I kinda guessed. I hope this is okay x needed to update so this was amazing for me
The wind had picked up again by the time Chris set the camera down.
Chris had decided a good video would be the three peaks and due to you enjoying hiking he had asked you to join in.
A part of the video he thought was interesting and intimate for the viewers was to have a mental health check in.
Once he had set the camera down he called you over and started the recording.
“I’ve decided you’re the perfect person for the mental health check in”.
“Lucky me” you half joked, before joining Chris by the camera.
“So” he started, softly. “How are you actually doing?”
“I’m doing fine, bit out breath but otherwise good”
“Come on Y/N, how do you really feel?”
“Chris can we turn this off?” You eyed the camera, instantly uncomfortable opening up on screen.
“Yeah of course” he said quickly. Already reaching over to turn the camera off.
You both didn’t speak for a moment, the wind filling the silence.
“I think I’m slowing everyone down,” you said finally, voice smaller than you meant it to be. “Like properly slowing them down”
He shook his head immediately. “That’s not true.”
“It is,” you insisted, frustration spilling over now. “I’m exhausted and we’re only on the second one. Everyone else is just getting on with it and I’m” you stopped, swallowing hard. “I’m struggling this much already. It’s a joke.”
“It’s not a joke,” he said, more firmly this time.
You let out a shaky breath, blinking too fast. “It kind of is. I said I could do this. I wanted to do this. And now I’m here thinking I might not even make it through all three. That’s. that’s embarrassing.”
Chris shifted closer, resting his arms on his knees. “Hey. Look at me.”
You didn’t want to, but you did.
“You’re not failing,” he said. “You’re doing something really hard, and you’re tired. That’s it.”
“I just didn’t think it would hit me like this,” you admitted. “It’s not even just the walking. It’s like everything at once.”
Chris nodded slowly, like he understood exactly what you meant even if you hadn’t fully explained it.
“Yeah,” he said. “That happens. Especially with stuff like this. You’re tired, you’re exposed, you’ve got time to think it all kind of piles on.”
You laughed weakly. “Great. Love that for me.”
“You don’t have to prove anything here,” he added after a moment. “Not to me, not to the others, not to the viewers . If you need to slow down, we slow down. If you need a break, we take a break.”
“I don’t want to ruin it for everyone,” you
“You won’t,” he replied. “And even if we end up going slower, that’s still better than you pushing yourself to the point where you feel awful the whole time.”
You looked down at your boots, scuffed and muddy from the climb. “I just hate feeling like this.”
“Yeah,” he said softly. “I know.”
For a second, it seemed like you might cry.
“Sorry,” you said.
“Don’t apologise,” he said immediately. “Seriously. This is exactly what the check-in was for.”
You glanced over at where the camera sat.
“Are we gonna turn that back on?” you asked.
Chris followed your gaze, then looked back at you. “Only if you want to.”
“Give me a minute,” you said.
He nodded. “Take all the time you need.”
















