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59. Tom Holland | Flicker

By : dlwritings | Tumblr  

pairing - Tom x YouTuber!reader
word count - 3,677
warnings -
A/N - listen to Flicker by Niall Horan
summary - Lately, you felt like Tom was slipping through your fingers. After a fight, Tom showed just how afraid he was of losing you.

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"And here we have YouTube star, (Y/N) (Y/L/N)!"

You were pulled aside by an interviewer as you walked the red carpet at the Streamys. You smiled as you answered the usual questions: "Who are you wearing?" "Are you excited for tonight?" "Is there anyone specifically you're rooting for?" Then, the dreaded question.

"Where's Tom tonight?" she asked. You expected someone to ask. Actually, you expected a lot of people to ask, so you weren't mad at this interviewer. Instead, you just gave her a well-rehearsed smile.

"Got caught up on set," you told her. "He hasn't even landed in LA yet."

"How long have you been dating the spider boy now?" she asked.

"A little over a year," you replied.

"Quite long for a Hollywood couple, especially at your age," she said. You knew none of this was meant to upset you, but the ache in your stomach was growing. You just smiled at the reporter and hoped she'd let you move on. Instead, she added, "Do you hear wedding bells anywhere in your future?" You knew how you needed to respond, so you let out a laugh.

"I love Tom very much," you said, "but we're both quite young. We're just enjoying the moments as they come." The reporter smiled.

"Well we're happy to see that Hollywood's perfect couple is still going strong," she said.

You scoffed unintentionally, "Well, no couple is perfect."

When you finally made it to your seat, you let out a heavy breath and rubbed your temples slightly. It was true. Tom had gotten caught up on set. He texted you and apologized, telling you he would probably be home by the time the Streamys were done. It was hard not to be mad. Lately it felt like Tom was absent from everything in your life. You understood that he was a big star and had a busy life, but important things happened to you too. Was it so selfish to want him to be there for them? It was times like these that you wanted to go back to Brighton and visit your friends. You grew up in Bath next door to now-YouTube-sensations Zoe and Joe Sugg. They were the ones who got you interested in YouTube in the first place. You moved to Brighton soon after Zoe did, and the friendship you had with the two siblings never faded. The amount of times you found yourself yearning to have a sleepover with Zoe had been increasing exponentially over the past few months.

Soon enough, the seat beside you was taken by Arden Rose, so you snapped yourself out of your thoughts to socialize with her. Once you got your mind off of Tom, you had a wonderful night. You and Arden chatted nonstop during the breaks, and it was loads of fun to see so many content creators you respected get awards they deserved. You were up for both the First Person award and Creator of the Year. You didn't expect to get either, but it was fun to just be there and an honor just to be nominated.

Needless to say, you were speechless when you won the latter.

Arden gave you a huge hug before you walked up on stage shakily, praying to God you wouldn't trip or stumble or say something stupid. You took the award from Casey Neistat who was presenting it and stepped up to the microphone to give your speech. "I don't know what to say," you said nervously. "I didn't prepare a speech because I didn't expect to win." The audience laughed in between their continuous cheers. "It's a huge honor to be in the same category as all of these creators. So many of you inspired me to join this platform, and I will forever be grateful for you." You said a few more things, most of which you forgot as soon as you were done talking, before walking off stage and eventually finding your way back to your seat.