Changes {foolish_gamers x OC}

II- Visiting

I hadn't seen Karl in awhile. I was super busy with school, swim season had just ended and I also started classes towards my major. Life tip: don't be a biochemistry major. It sucks. I was drowning in school work when I got a message from Karl.

BESTIE KARL
-Hey kid when are you visiting... I'm worried about you.

Me
-I'm literally otw right now

BESTIE KARL
-Awesomeeee. see you in 4 hours :D

Me
-yup
read.

I think he may have thought I was joking but in about 10 minutes I had everything packed in a suitcase and was out the door. I wore grey sweats and a oversized graphic t-shirt. My brunette hair was in a messy bun on top of my head and the bags under my eyes made me look like a raccoon. Karl should never underestimate the things i'd do to avoid homework. I had no idea how long i'd be gone for nor did I expect this decision to change my life forever.

One thing I forgot to mention is that I love driving. There's something about weaving in and out of cars on the highway going 20 over the speed limit blasting music. It may not be the safest thing... but i'm from Florida... no one from Florida knows how to drive. Driving is my safe place. I can be completely alone but also be surrounded by so many people. The control I have over my car and the music I play is everything to me. The 4 1/2 hour drive was more like 3 hours and 45 minutes for a speed demon like me. I walked up to Karl's doorstep half-asleep at 4 in the morning and rang the doorbell... no answer. I rang again... no answer. Frustrated, I decided to check my phone and saw a tweet that he was on a friends livestream on twitch... makes a lot of sense. I opened discord and started to video call him. I made a cute face and pretended i was taking a selfie with his front door as I waited for him to answer the call.

Karls POV:

"What the Fuck Rae you knocked my ball out of the way i almost got a birdie!"

Rae laughed at me, "snooze you loose Karl"

I used to be the king of Golf With Your Friends but Valkyrae was whopping my ass tonight. I loved playing party games in big lobbies with my friends. Makes me feel like a real human and not some famous influencer. As I was making my last shot I got a discord call from Melanie.

"Hold on guys i'm getting another call."

"You're just mad you're loosing Karl" Syykuno sneered.

"Whatever."

I left the call I was in and answered Melanie's call. The first thing I see is my own motherfucking house. I screamed, hung up and hurried to the other call I was in.

In a rushed tone I spat out "HEY GUYS I GOT TO GO THANKS FOR PLAYING LOVE YOU ALL GOODNIGHT."

Without waiting for any of their responses I sprinted towards the front door and threw it open.

Melanie's POV:

"KARL"

"MELANIE"

"KARL"

"MEL WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE"

"you said to come over..." I giggled.

Without saying another word, Karl wrapped me in a warm hug and we stayed like that for a good minute. However, it was November and almost below freezing in North Carolina so I started shivering. Karl noticed and pulled me inside the house. He threw me a color blocked sweatshirt with a green spiral on the front. I looked at him confused.

"It's my new merch!" Karl's face lit up.

"It's so cute I love it."

I threw it over my head and examined myself in the mirror trying to only look at the sweatshirt and not my messy hair and pimple covered face. Karl saw how critically I was looking at myself and tried to distract me.

"So you wanna play some Fortnite?"

I laughed in his face. "Nice try buddy... how about we play a few valo matches instead."

Karl hated valorant. Despite the countless times I made him play with me he never seemed to get the controls down. Either that or I was just really good at the game.
     I threw my stuff in the guest room and ran to his alt stream room. Logged into Riot Client and loaded up Valorant. Karl came into the room and sat next to me.

"You're not gonna play?"

"Nah, id rather watch you and talk." He smiled.

     I hadn't played valorant in almost 2 days. Which is a really long time for me. School had just been extremely draining and I was trying to get my grades up. As soon as I heard the valo music start to play and my favorite agent, Omen, looking back at me I felt good. I felt happy and free. I felt like I could do anything and be anything. I looked at Karl. He could tell how happy I was to be there and smiled back at me.

"It's gonna be a long night isn't it?"

"Absolutely." I said, my eyes glued back to the screen.