The Big Brilliant Book Of Emon One-Shots

Deepest Dreams

Alright MF's, If There's Anyone Still Out There, I LEFT YA A TREAT! <3 Come Get Ya Emon Whilst It's Fresh!

Every member of the Sidemen was in a relationship. Ever single one had someone to turn to, someone to love, someone who loved them. Everybody, except for him.

The average person would have assumed Ethan Payne to be in a relationship, be with his good looks, dashing personality and shed load of money. But he'd been single for as long as he could remember, and nobody knew why. Aside from himself and one other.

Another day, another session of recording. Ethan wasn't exactly one for getting up early, but for videos like these, long and multiple, he had to be with his fellow Sidemen as early as possible, and he did enjoy having a nice chat with them before recording began. And today, here he was sat, in their little meeting room, with Tobi on his right drinking a little glass of apple juice.

They were waiting for the rest of the gang to join them, so they could take 30 minutes to catch up and then start their recording. They knew JJ and Simon were downstairs, as they lived in the house, but Vik and Josh always took their time, and Harry was always late, out of sheer laziness. That was okay by these two. They enjoyed having a little chat together, or playing a quick game or two of Fifa, although that was probably because Tobi was extremely friendly and got along with everyone under the sun. And it was probably because of this that Ethan had no problem telling Tobi all his deepest secrets.

"Know what we're doing today, Tobes?" Ethan pipped up, and the black guy looked up from his phone to his muscled friend, giving a slight shrug.

"Not a clue. Games? A challenge? Who knows?"

"Well, not me, that's why I asked." Ethan chuckled, giving Tobi a giddy smile. "No doubt I'll be teamed with JJ again though."

The two laughed with each other just as another one of their friends entered the room. He was tall and rather skinny, with quiffed dirty blonde hair, and Ethan gave him a wide smile when he entered and sat besides them for a moment.

Simon Minter used to be Ethan's best friend. The two used to do everything together, and were rarely seen without one another. They would constantly chat whilst not recording and without the others, and even frequently went out together to have meals or just for fun. It was no surprise that Ethan really liked the guy, even if they weren't as close as they used to be. Whose fault that was, he didn't know, but he did know that every day away from Simon was another hole in his heart.

It had been a long, long time since his adoration for the lanky Sideman had started. Back in 2016, when the two were in their peak, it was obvious to see why Ethan had started developing a crush on him. They did everything together, and made reoccurring romantic and flirty jokes with one another. Of course, back then Ethan was way too shy to admit he was gay. Hell, he still hadn't, but at least now they would be more accepting, whereas back then he would never have heard the end of it. Although he had told Tobi, all those years ago. The one person he knew he could trust, was the Christian black kid, with the smile as big as his heart.

Since then Tobi had been by his side, trying to help him find love, open up to the others, or get over his seething crush for Simon. But it wasn't as easy as that. Every time the man even so just looked at him, his heart melted a thousand times over. He didn't think he would ever not love Simon, despite all the spite and distance grown between them.

"You two all ready?" Simon raised an eyebrow, then stopped. "Eh, Harry's always late. Doesn't matter."

Ethan couldn't tear his eyes away from his handsome friend. Even if they weren't as close as they used to be, he still admired him, like crazy. It took a moment but Simon caught his gaze and looked back, smiling brightly. Even if Simon was jokingly rude to him on camera, off camera they were all goody, taking care of one another like brothers. They continued to stare at each other for a little while, smiling, before Tobi spoke up.