whipped • valkyrae x reader

part eight (finale)

it had been a month since the stream incident, and the hype surrounding the situation had seemed to die down, at least for the time being. a few dozen news sites and a few more youtuber channels had all covered the talked-about subject of the century, as it seemed:  

'CONTENT CREATOR VALKYRAE GETS ROMANTIC PARTNER!!'

okay, maybe that's a little dramatic. but in all honesty, your life was good right now. you were spending all of your free time at rae's house, chilling with her or her roommates, kicking back and having fun. nothing seemed awry. of course, the occasional big stressor would come around and have the whole house intrigued, but nothing too crazy. when you weren't hanging out with her roommates, you were usually in her room, using her computer or watching her play and stream, occasionally making cameos and saying hi to the chat.

two weeks ago, the four girls actually pulled together some cash and bought you your own computer, putting it in a spare room so the five of you could play together, sometimes on stream. you didn't mind being on the streams, as long as you were kept relatively anonymous, and rae's chat seemed to love the content of the two of you together, even making some cute compilations of moments on stream together. you found those endlessly cute.

truth be told, even if your face was hidden in the photos and your name blacked out, you loved the fact that rae was showing you off on her social media like, i'm hers. she's mine. crazy. 

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like any other saturday, your eyes flutter open, the white walls surrounding you causing you to wake up just a bit faster than you would in your apartment. a soft blanket covers you, your fingers fishing for the hem to pull it off yourself, doing so successfully. you do so slowly, however, looking to your left and seeing a familiar figure next to you, in a semi-fetal position. rae. the two of you started sleeping in the same bed whenever you stayed the night, which you often had after work on fridays and throughout the duration of the weekend. her body was warm, even for its small stature, often cuddling up to your own.

eventually, you bring yourself to get out of bed, wrapping the blanket back around rae, and traversing through the big house to the kitchen. you can tell my life has changed, heh. no longer walking down to that damned gas station for coffee. i make it myself, now, and i can make it how i want it. you internally joke, beginning the process of making your own cup of caffeine, packed with a little too much sugar. 

it didn't take forever to make, so you were finally hit with your morning buzz as you sipped on the hot liquid, trying your best not to burn your tongue, but being unsuccessful in this endeavor. you opened the fridge, looking for something to eat.

"mmh.. y/n.." 

you spin around, hearing the fridge slowly close behind you as a grin comes across your face, seeing a small figure in front of you.

"hey there, stranger." you cheekily joke, offering her your coffee by extending it towards her.

she happily accepts, taking a sip, "you know the key to my heart, that's for sure."

"i see, rachel, i see. using me for my caffeine and nothing else." 

"yeah, you're right. i hate to break it to you, i'm in it for the coffee, sweetheart." she giggles.

you bring her close, giving her a peck on the forehead. "how'd you sleep?"

she grumbles a little bit, setting the mug on the counter and wrapping her arms around you. "ehh, not the best, i guess. stream last night was a little too much for me, but you seemed to be having a stellar time."

you chuckle in response. "that's an exaggeration. i was mostly there to get more of those cute 'valkyrae and dino being cute for 29 minutes' compilations being made. you might be in this relationship for the caffeine, rae, but i'm in it for the fan content."

"i don't blame you. have you seen the art of us? adorable, i mean, absolutely so cute."

"isn't it so cute that they just make me a normal ass person but just, void for face? it's so great."

"they're not as privileged as me, being able to see you."

"you're sweet."

suddenly, you see her expression change, ever so slightly. she clearly meant to be inconspicuous, but her micro expressions gave her away. she looked down to the floor, her posture worsening and becoming more and more obvious by the second. you're an overthinker, but you didn't expect this.

"rae? rachel? you okay?" your voice carried a deep genuine concern, placing your hand on her shoulder.

she shifted suddenly, looking back up to you. "yes- well, i'm okay, i'm just.. a little nervous."

"nervous? what for?" 

"well.." she starts, her nervous disposition worsening, "i had a question for you. we did."

"we? who's we? and what's the question?"

"uh, celine, janet, imane, and i. you know, the people that live here. and i'm getting to that, just hold on." rae begins, pacing slightly, but now able to hold some sort of eye contact with you. "so, we were thinking.. fuck, okay, hold on."

okay, this is freaking me out. what is happening? do i need to call the cops or something?

"right. so, we were thinking. do you want to move in with us?"

oh. okay. that was unexpected. you scramble your brain for a response, but only being able to muster a vehement nod. "yeah, i would!"

rae begins to laugh at your anxious response, running a hand through her hair as a form of relief. "we were getting worried you suspected we were gonna ask, with the spare room and all.. so i wanted to get it out in the open."

you see her begin to walk away, holding something. oh, that's my coffee. little gremlin. you slightly chuckle. "alright, you go do whatever you need to do. maybe a secret stream?"

"maybe i will, maybe i'll leak the news, too." she retorts.

"you wouldn't dare!"

she lets out a hearty laugh, looking back at you. "bye, y/n. i love you."

you see her react just as fast as you did. what did she just say? she loves me? oh wow. hoooly shit. you don't really know how to respond to all the emotion you're feeling, but you manage a couple words.

"i love you too, rae."

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a/n (sorry about the like, 13 month hiatus. wanted to finally conclude this story. hope y'all like it. yes, this is the end, you guys can cry now. hehe.)