JumpingNinja(vip): That was so FUN! You should play with Snow again in the future!
“Did you miss me, chat? Aww, looks like Wizard missed me! I love you, Wizard! Don’t worry, Azaad, I ain’t trying to steal your man. Yes, I’m saying that before you can harass me!”
I thank the few donos I’ve gotten during the last match before unmuting the discord call with Rin.
“You ready to go again?”
“I thought you’d never ask,” he says with a chuckle. We jump into a new match, waiting for the game to find a lobby to drop Rin and I into. I do my best to focus. There’s no way I’m letting myself choke for a second round.
Chat starts speeding up and all of a sudden, I’m overwhelmed. I look over at my second monitor, my eyes widening as I see the view count skyrocket. What the hell? What’s going on?
“Holy crackers and cheese! What the hellie skelly? Chat? Are yougood?”
I’m trying to figure out where all these people are coming from when a notification pops up on my screen, playing a cute little jingle. Oh, holy shit. Someone raided me! Someone sent their chat over to my stream.
I just barely keep my composure when I see that twelve thousand people are suddenly in chat, sent over by SnowbodysSorry.
Snow is a popular first person shooter streamer. He plays in worldwide tournaments. He’s one of the very best at what he does. And I just played with him.
Not only did I play with him, but I made a complete and utter fool of myself in front of him.
Awesome.
“No freaking way,” I say softly. “Snow, you gotta stop, man! You’vegottastop. My heart can only take so much! Do you want me to absolutely lose it on stream? Is this type of thing funny to you?”
Another ping goes off and I see he’s subscribed to the channel. “Snow! Stop it! Stop it right now before I find you and tickle you!”
I see him type in chat, his little name next to an icon that shows he’s a channel subscriber. That makes my stomach shimmer with warmth. Gods, I can’t think about this too hard or I’m going to end up blushing all over again.
“Sorry, sorry. Tickling is how I threaten chat. I’ll think of something better for you. Thanks for the raid and thanks for the sub. Welcome to the Rodney club. I hope you enjoy your stay.”
PeriwinklePally(mod): If you were smart you’d run while you still can, Snow!
WhoCares(vip): I’ve never seen Rodney so flustered. I think you should stay.
PrettySetterSquad: Is he blushing again??
SnowbodysSorry: Thanks for the welcome! Enjoy your stream, Rodney :) I’m done for the night!
SnowsOffspring: 0.o
Azaad(mod): Gonna make you vip for the future…. You know… just in case…
Damn Azaad and his meddling. Normally, I love the guy but right this second, I wish I could fist fight him in a shitty diner parking lot. Or something, I don’t know.
“Uh oh,” I say with a grin. “Normally, I’m pretty parasocial with chat, Snow. If you make yourself known in chat, it’s a known fact that you simply cannot leave. Since it’s your first time, I’m happy to make an exception though,” I tell him with a chuckle, hoping my cheeks aren’t too red. “Thanks for stopping by, Snow. And thanks again for the raid!”
I do my best to focus on the game and bantering with Rin like usual. Thankfully, nothing else out of the ordinary happens and before I know it, three hours have gone by. I even manage to win one round despite Rin getting out early in the match.
Every time he dies, he ends up playing a round of chess while he waits for me.
I make sure to spend some time thanking everyone for the new subs and for the donations. Snow’s raid has really boosted my numbers. I know a lot of them won’t stay longer than the one month before they cancel and move onto a different streamer or jumping back to solely supporting Snow but that’s okay. A boost is a boost, even if it only lasts this month.
Once Rin and I are done with our final match of the day, we both end stream. I close everything down, including turning my computer off. I amdonefor the day. Sometimes, I’ll unwind by playing a solo game for a bit after streaming but today, I need to be away from my computer.
Instead of lying in my bed and wallowing, I move to the kitchen. I have to do something and what better way to make myself feel better than to take care of my little pack?
I get to work making one of my favorite comfort meals. I start by peeling and cutting up potatoes for mashed potatoes. Then I start a tray of chicken nuggets in the oven. Then I make gravy and heat up some corn.
