Love for the Love God, a Techno x Reader

Chapter 3, TW: Mentions of abuse

"Ugh, the kitchen is a total mess." Y/N said aloud, cleaning off the counters and doing the mountain of dishes. She turned on a hype songs playlist Tubbo had sent her and cleaned to it, moping the floors, cleaning empty the Monster Energy cans and glass pop bottles off her desk and making her bed, as well as putting away clothes and doing more laundry. Once she was finally done, she pet and held her three rats, Coco, Ryder, and Fern. She then opened her fridge and realized she was totally out of drinks and snacks. She didn't need to worry about real food because she had HELLO FRESH (not sponsored lol). But, she did still want drinks and shitty food, so she figured she'd go out to the market. Y/N grabbed her car keys off the counter, pet her rats, and hopped into her car. Before she drove off she got a ring from her phone. 

~Le Elbowsblade~

           Is calling!!!

She picked it up and docked her phone to it's holder on the windshield as my phone connected to the car's bluetooth. 

"Ey what's up pig-man?" She greeted him playfully.

 "Nothin' much nerd, how 'bout you? Sounds like you're in the car, where are you goin' Minecraft?" Her heart stopped for a moment.

 'No one ever called me by my last name.' She thought. She may have been mad at anyone else, but Dave? No anger...Just butterflies. "I-I'm headed off to the market, need some more pop n' fries." She replied, trying to appear unaffected. 

"Fries...What the-Oh you mean chips! Speak American, please, you're nearly speakin' a differen' language." He begged, confused.

 "I thought you were an English major, Dave. I'm speakin' English just like you are, ya' nerd." On the other side, Techno was taken aback when Y/N called him by his first name. He was feeling somthing he'd only felt one other time before. It wasn't angry, it was...Nervous? Flustered?

 "It's the U.S! Half of us don't even know it isn't a continent, we get taught with exclusion." He replied, on the defensive.

 "Ah, you're still able to take strides to learn, with how big of a nerd you are, you should know every langauge." She giggled, proud of her one-liner. He wanted to reply with a witty rebuke but...All he could think of was her adorable laugh, and the way it felt when she called him by name. He was both riding the breeze and melting from it too. 

"Have I finally left the great crowned pig...speechless?" She asked, mock shocked.

"N-No! I was just, thinkin' for a moment! That was...okay. Speakin' of which, how are your Blitz skills goin'? We didn't practice today Y/N. And god knows you need it, after all it took me a year to get as good as I am, and if you wanna best me-" 

She cut him off, parking the car and getting out. "Yes, yes Dave, I must train for another million years." Y/N put on her ear phones and placed her phone in her pocket.

 "Y-yes, I see you're catching on quite fast." He replied, blushing slightly.  

He'd been feeling this way for months now. He'd never admit it though. While they were very comfortable with chatting, having at late night/early morning talks about feelings and stress at least thrice a week. He might have told her, even if it was in some convoluted way having to do with Minecraft, if he wasn't so afraid of rejection. He struggled to read more than obvious/basic emotions, of which love is not included. He had crushed on a girl a few years ago, but she didn't reciprocate the feelings, and then called him awful names in front of both of their friends for it. She felt the same way about him, also fearing rejection and relationships. She had recently come out of a toxic relationship where her ex bf abused her physically and verbally. She finally got a restraining order against him, but she still had scars and marks from him. Philza helped her heavily during that point, aiding her in sneaking away when it got extremely bad and her ex wouldn't let her leave the house. Because of Y/N's loving and sweet nature, she dealt with that for three years. She had to attend therapy for two years, even during the relationship and is mostly better, though still deals with nightmares and bad days. Y/N chatted with Dave as she gathered three weeks worth of gamer snacks. 

"Y/N, all of these snacks can't be healthy, you eat them every day." Dave remarked slightly concerned. 

"Ah no it's fine Dave, I get my exercise carrying us in Bed Wars." She replied with a smirk.

 "Oh, oh god you've gotten me good, I don't think I'll make it..." He said exaggeratedly. "All, all I need...is a reasonable opponent in Sky Wars...Blegh..." She giggled profusely, finishing up at self-checkout. He got redder and smiled at her genuine and sweet laugh. Y/N took the special item she had bought, a Starbucks Coffee, over to her friend who works at the check out. Her friend works super hard and she loves to get them treats so they can get through their shifts. They gave her a big hug and thanked her, saying they'll call later in the shift when it's slower.

"Who was that?" Techno asked curiously.

 "Just my friend that works at the market. I love getting her gifts n' shit, she works so damn hard."

 "Oh, that's quite nice of you. Guess you're not so much of a nerd after all, Minecraft."