Asshole

3: Henry

July 13th, 2021 | 4:47 PM | Brighton, UK

It was surreal.

Asshole didn't divulge any telling information about themselves, but what was happening still felt oddly private. It was a step forward. Every little action made George's chest warm and his lips twitch into little smiles. He kept bouncing his leg and running a hand through his hair - he didn't think he'd ever been so nervous over something before. The blocky figure stalled in front of him and his eyes darted to the chat at the bottom left corner of the screen.

Have some blue :)

Dropped before him is a cornflower. He moved his character forward enough to collect the hovering item. His fingers fly over the keys.

Thank you

I know just where to put it

The virtual grass crunched sofly underfoot when he made his way to the small, dark oak home the two had built to keep themselves safe from nighttime threats. Placed together across from the door were two, default white beds. By the right side of the makeshift double bed, George put a half plank of birch wood and a clay plot. The flower was then placed into its new home. George crouched, looked at the flower, then back at Asshole.

Perfect

His smile grew.

Hey

Will you be my Minecraft romantic partner

He still wasn't sure which pronouns to use and the character in front of him didn't help much. Minecraft skins could be very subjective and he didn't want to assume. Asshole chose one with short white hair and grey eyes, a black vest over a white shirt with a tie, and ripped black pants. Cute, but not very informative. His own was different from what he used for streaming, as was his gamertag, which was currently Goggles404. His chosen skin was a simple figure dressed in a blue shirt and dark grey pants, with brown hair and brown eyes. It was simple since he'd made a new account and was overly excited to start playing.

I thought you'd never ask

Giggled slipped out. He covered his mouth to suppress them.

I only waited like thirty minutes, meanwhile...

Asshole hit him with a piece of lapis before tossing it to him.

To dye your bed

Oh thank you

George broke the right bed while Asshole broke the left bed. Within his inventory, he turned the lapis into a blob of dark blue dye to combine with his bed. Now, back in their original spots, was a lime bed and a dark blue bed. He would have made it light blue if he'd had bonemeal, but he didn't.

George broke the right bed while Asshole broke the left one. Within his inventory, he turned the lapis into a blob of dye that he then combined with his bed. Now, back in their original spots, was a bed that was half lime and half dark blue. George clicked on his to reset his spawn point, while Asshole had yet to move since placing the item. George's phone buzzed with an ignored Twitter notification.

I have a question

It took slightly longer than usual to get a response.

Okay

Would you prefer a term other than partner?

The character with the tag SmileS crouched and slowly moved towards him.