I must be going insane, no I’m definitely insane!

To think that I’d… like… someone I just play video games with-

Uh… I lost…

Ugh!!! This is all your fault! I can’t focus and it’s your fault! Not because I’m bad at the game, no!

Ahh!! This isn’t good!! If I only I didn’t accepted your stupid V.S invite I wouldn’t have met you!!

Oh maybe he’s your soulmate that’s why you can’t stop thinking about him, shut up! He’s not my soulmate! Those things don’t exist you noodle swine!

Anyone who believes in those are idiots! Fools! Morons!

I’m just an admirer of your skills is all, nothing more!

…

Oh,woe is me. Pray and tell me why I am the way that I am? Swayed oh so easily with measly tricks and tethers.

What am I saying…?

Sigh…

We’ve just been playing rhythm games and shooting games together… we’re just like friends. Just online playmates… stop beating for him my heart, this stupid and I want this tomfoolery to end.

I’d feel much better if we could just get in a call for once so I can get turned off by the fact you’re a 58 year old man!

Ahhh!!! I hate this! I hate you! Go die and lose every single match from now on!

Ping!

Please don’t be him, please don’t be him- it’s him… ugh and he’s inviting me to play a gun game as well! I’m not very good at those…

Ping!

“Want… to… get… on… a-“ he’s asking to call! Ahh!!! I didn’t think this would happen! I’m not ready! What if my voice cracks? Ahh!!!

Water! I need to drink water!

Okay… I think I can do this now…

“Test o-one, two, three.” I knew it! My voice sounds really bad!! I can’t talk to him like this!!!

…but this might be the only chance I can get a chance to talk to him… besides if he is a 33 year old man then, I won’t worry anymore. Silver linings- is him being a 73 year old man really a silver lining though?

Ping!

He’s getting impatient! I need to reply quick!

Ring! Ri-

Come on say something! This is too awkward!!!

“H-hello?” AHH!! So he isn’t 65! But he could still be, he just sounds young.

Okay act cool. “Sup.” That’s not cool anymore!!! Ahhh!!! What am I doing?!

“Haha! Sup! I thought you weren’t gonna reply! I didn’t expect your voice to sound like that at all.”

He hates it! He doesn’t like my voice! “What did you think I sounded like?”

“Mm… I thought you would have an accent.”

“An accent? What accent?”

“You use a lot of English slangs, like using clapped as an insult.”

“Oh, hah… no, I’m not English. Sorry to disappoint, I just hear those terms get thrown around.”

“Mm. Same with mine. You logged on yet? I’m waiting to send you an invite.”

Oh right, game.” Yeah, it’s still loading give me a sec, my laptop isn’t really built for gaming.”

“Wait really? I thought for sure you had some kind of gaming laptop.”

“Nope, just a plain old regular laptop with no rbg keyboard…”

“But you do use a gaming mouse right? A Logitech?”

“Yeah, how’d you know…?”

“You told me when we were playing that rhythm game, you’re forgetful huh? Or am I just not memorable enough?”

“No, no, no I’m just forgetful. Sorry, my bad.”

“It’s cool, it’s cool.”

“Oh! I’m in! Game just loaded, send the invite.”

“Alright! We’re playing ranked so take it seriously ok?”

“What makes you think my previous performance weren’t?”

“You were… try-harding…?”

“No, I’m kidding. But I am fairly new so don’t blame me if we lose.”

“I own up to my mistakes, don’t sweat it.”

“Now you’ve confused me, do I take it seriously or do I not sweat?”

“Play seriously but also have fun, if we lose don’t mind it and don’t blame yourself.”

“Got it chief.”

Maybe one day when everything’s better outside, we could go out and touch grass… together…

“Alright, game’s starting stay close and stay behind me. I need you to heal me when I’m low.”

“Roger, roger!”

“Haha! Alright, game on!”