(John's POV)
The next day, Alex and I get ready to start our special stream. We both combined our desks in the living space of our apartment so he could mod the chat at the same time. "Ready for this?" I ask him, probably for the millionth time. He nods and I press 'Start Stream'.
“Good morning everyone and welcome back”, I say, “Today we have a very special guest so I introduce to you my roommate Alex, he finally agreed to come on the stream.”
The chat goes insane. Everyone starts asking questions about asking, claiming he's 'hot in all ways' and … I don't disagree. "Hey Alex, check out this comment." I say and show him one about how hot he is. "That's what I would say to you in our vows." I joke and we both have a good laugh.
“No, I think I’d be the one saying that to you”, Alex says, still laughing a bit. “Cmon Lex it would clearly be me to you”, I say, “Anyways we’re getting away from the point of the stream”, I say so he can't retaliate again, “Today I’ll be drawing Alex.”
"Cause no one saw that coming when they clicked on your stream titled 'drawing my roommate'." Alex laughed and sat pretty still as I started drawing.
“Ok Lexi the king of sarcasm and coffee”, I joke around. “No such thing”, he responds, “I only drink like 5 cups of coffee a day.” “That’s an unhealthy amount I’m going to hide the coffee machine one day”, I say.
"No you can't. I have it glued to the counter." Alex says. I can't tell if he's joking or not. I leave the stream quickly, go to the kitchen and move the coffee maker from one side of the counter to the other. Ok he was joking.
“You fell for it”, Alex says while laughing. “Yes I did but now back to drawing”, I say. “You still fell for it”, Alex says. “Don’t make me throw a pillow at you”, I say.
"You mean the pillows still on your floor from when I threw them all at you." Alex laughs as I draw him. "Sit still would you." I mumble.
“You know you love me”, Alex teases. He’s not wrong but instead I decided to quote zootopia. “Do I know that? Yes… yes I do”, I respond. Oh fun the chat is blowing up again. Alex turns to face his computer to check what they’re up to.
"They're all just typing 'SHIP' in all caps. What does that mean?" Alex asks me. I laugh. "They want us to date." I say and finish the drawing. "Well, chat. Too bad. He's my best friend and that's it." Alex says. I feel a little piece of my heart chip. Everyone in the chat gets mad at him saying "you made turtle boi sad!"
“He’ll be alright”, Alex says before giving me a ‘can you end this stream’ look. I nod then end the stream. “Now that’s over with”, Alex says. “I lied.”
"About what-?" I ask him, getting really hopeful. "I lied about you being a friend. I like you a lot." Alex says. I smile. "Thank god. I was about to say the same thing!"
“Just didn’t want to tell you on a live stream”, he says. “Understandable”, I respond, “wait why were our friends typing that too-.” “They probably knew”, Alex says.
"I think they've been shipping us since we met." I laugh a bit and clean up my desk. "What do you want to do for the rest of the day?" Alex asks. I shrug. "Another live stream at 6. We can just hang until then?"
“Fine by me”, he says, then goes to get a cup of coffee. “Alex, that's like 4 cups of coffee today”, I say. “And not even the power of god can stop me”, he responds. I should’ve hidden that when I had the chance.
I smiled and gave up. I'll just hide it later. "Wanna watch a movie?" I ask him and sit on the couch. He shrugs. "Sure! Moana?" "Yep."
“You think your subscribers will kill me because of earlier?”, Alex asks. “I’ll make sure they don’t”, I respond, “I will not let them come after my roommate, best friend, and hopefully soon boyfriend.” “If that was your way of asking, then yes”, Alex responds.
I blush and nod. "Alright boyfriend." I laugh a bit. "I like you, boyfriend." "I like you too, boyfriend." We both sat next to each other on the couch and Alex rested his head on my shoulder. This isn't the first time he's done this actually so I've probably been missing signals for a while…
Well at least I’m out of my obliviousness now. I text the group chat with all our friends in it saying “Guys contrary to the stream Alex and I are now dating.”
Lizzy: YAY! WE KNEW IT
Herc: Oh really sherlock?
John: yes really
Mari: congrats!
Alex: thanks to me. John wouldn't have done it on his own
Lizzy: are you going to tell your fans?
John: I think we're going to keep it a secret for now.
Alex: yeah its probably best.
“Herc is right it did take you a while to figure it out”, Alex says. Yep I’ve definitely been missing signals that confirms it. Now I’m curious of how long he’s been sending me signals though. Weeks? Months maybe?
"Well let's just finish the movie then get lunch." Alex suggests and holds my hand. I nod and pull him close so we can watch the movie.
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Drawn Together - A Lams Fanfiction (Collab With E_musician)
FanficLams collab with E_musician John loves to stream while drawings and his roommate Alex moderates the chat. So what happens when the audience starts requesting a drawing of Alex since they've never seen him? Let's find out together.
