ablaze || dreamwastaken x oc

Chapter 4: Close Call

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~ TWITTER ~

user1: Did y'all see how toxic @BlazingThorns's chat was near the end of her stream?? I wonder if that's why she ended so abruptly 🧐

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>user2: yeah, i did. i feel bad for her :(
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>user10: I saw it too. I feel bad for her. But let's try not to jump to conclusions. She might've just been tired. We don't know what her day-to-day life is like, she might've been busy, who knows 🤷

user10: @/BlazingThorns, i hope you're okay. i noticed chat being toxic today. don't listen to the haters, they're just jealous. we love you! #BlazeSupport

user7: @/BlazingThorns you are beautiful no matter what you look like! Beauty is on the inside and out. <3 #BlazeSupport

~ irl ~

I continued to scroll through the hashtag and read all the kind remarks from my supporters.

I was getting ready to close twitter, when a tweet from a certain user caught my eyes.

" dream dreamwastaken: I noticed towards the end of a stream today, a stream of @BlazingThorns's, she was getting quite a bit of hate. And I noticed a majority of them had me and/or my friends as their pfp's. I do not wish to have my name tied to such negativity, and I'm sure my friends feel the same. If you claim to be a supporter of mine, then don't go and send hate to others. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. "

After reading that, my jaw pretty much dropped. The Dream had stuck up for me. The Dream had interacted with me. Oh my gosh- wait, the Dream had watched my stream!

After my moment of excitement, I decided I should make a tweet just clarifying that I'm okay.

~ TWITTER ~

🔥🎣 BlazeRod: Sorry for ending the stream so abruptly! A wave of tiredness washed over me and I knew I needed to rest. I'm gonna do that now. -Blaze :)<3

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>user6: she didn't do her signature closing :/

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>user19: i wonder if she even saw chat's toxicity-
>>user17: i'd be surprised if she didn't, just before people started hating she thanked everyone for all the positivity :((

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>user10: it's okay blaze! we love you <33

~ irl ~

I closed twitter and opened my messages to text Jaime.

~ MESSAGES ~

James👴🏻

i told twitch chat a little ab my appearance

oh yeah? how'd it go?

fine at first, then the hate came :/

(the fact that i was planning on doing
a face reveal when i hit 1 mil on
twitch :0 )

awh, i'm sorry bri :(

it's fine :)

they're just jealous 🙄💅

haha, yeah

well i'm gonna go get some dinner

talk later?

yeah, sure
enjoy your dinner :)
read 8:03 pm

~ irl ~

I closed my messages and got off my bed. I began to head towards the kitchen before remembering I had no food. So, I grabbed my keys and headed down to the parking lot where my car was. I made it down there and I was soon able to see my red mini-cooper in my reserved parking-space.

I unlocked the car as I approached it, got in, and headed to the store. On my way there I just listened to some music.

Quickly arriving at the store, I got out of the car after parking. I ended up being able to park quite close to the store entrance which was nice.

I wasn't planning on getting much. Just fruit, apple juice, and a few miscellaneous snack items. I should've gotten some more things of sustenance, but I couldn't be bothered.

I began to head to the self-checkout so that I, hopefully, wouldn't have to interact with anyone.

On my way I put in my AirPods and clicked on a random playlist.

While walking I kind of zoned out and went on autopilot, and tuned out the world around me.

As I continued walking I ran into someone. I froze and dropped my basket. I looked up from the ground so I could apologize to whoever I'd just ran into.

I looked up to find a brown-haired boy that was probably about 5'10, probably late teens, maybe early twenties.

I recognized the face, but I wasn't sure where from. I quickly got down so I could pick up my things as I apologized.

"I am so, so sorry. I wasn't watching where I was going. And quite honestly, I wasn't expecting to run into anyone with how few people are here," I began to ramble as I picked up my things.

"Don't worry about it. I wasn't really watching where I was going either," he said as I stood up. "Y'know, you sound familiar."

Fuck.

"I don't know where from, I don't really go out much. You must be confusing me for someone else," I muttered out, and let out a nervous laugh.

"Yeah, probably. I don't even know what state she lives in. So you being her would be quite the coincidence."

"Umm, yeah. Well, I gotta get going now. Bye," I rushed out as I began speed-walking away.

I finished my walk to the self-checkout. Checked out. Then headed out to my car.

As soon as I closed the door I began to shake. And cry. So much, until I was at the point where I was hyperventilating.

Someone nearly recognized me. Oh. My. Fuck. I nearly got fucking regonized! I thought I was being so careful? How??

After at least 30 minutes I finally collected myself enough to drive home.

As I drove home I still had tears streaming down my face.

Eventually my apartment building was within my vision and I let out a breath of relief that I didn't even realize I was holding in.

I parked my car in my reserved slot, and went up into my apartment. I put away the things I bought and got ready for bed.

Finally ready for bed, I went to sleep. Though, it was not a sleep I would soon wish I had.

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word count: 764

A/N: soo... how we feelin? idk how I feel ab this chapter. i did a cliffhanger though, and idk when the next chapter will be published, or even written lmao. no one is reading this (as of now) so idk what i'm gonna do. but, did y'all catch our two new little interactions?? or did you only catch the one where i clearly stated it was dream?

N E WAYZ, make sure to eat something, drink some water, and get some rest. Love y'all.
-beezo:)<3

written: 9/15/2021
published: 9/19/2021