Call back - Sapnap

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"You already are getting sponsorships? I took me months to get those," he laughed over the speaker of my phone.

I was not in the mood to laugh.

I was talking to him so he could help me get through a last minute essay. It's one of my lasts considering I only have two weeks left of classes, then I'm a free woman.

"Nick. I'm being serious please help me," I say dragging out the 'e'. He just sits and goes quite for like twenty seconds. I'm sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for an answer while I'm typing.

"I don't think you should do it, why? Because I don't want to give anyone a reason to hate on you. You'd be doing absolutely nothing wrong, but people still would find something wrong with it. Maybe the company has a bad past, or people might see it as you leeching off of me for success. Maybe wait a few months," he says, honest.

I'm surprised. His honesty caught me extremely off guard, not expect him to be so upfront about it.

"Yeah I get that actually. I appreciate your honesty, Armstrong," I say laughing. I've never called him by his last name before, and I look over at him on my screen.

His cheeks are blood red, which makes me smile.

It makes me feel weird inside, knowing I have the power to make someone feel things. It's not new to me, it happened with Nathan, but it feels different. I feel like I can be myself around him all of the time. Not just when he's in a good mood.

I know that I would immediately say yes if he asked me to be his girlfriend, and I'm sure he knows too.

I don't know why he's waiting.

-

It's my last day of classes, and after they're over me and Nick are going to get takeout and watch all of the Harry Potter movies in one sitting.

Obviously it wasn't his choice. But when I told him they were my favorites, he said he's never been able to get into "that kind of stuff" so I told him this is what we are doing.

It took a second to convince him, but he finally caved when I offered Chinese food.

We both are going to share noodles, rice, carrots, and Crab Rangoons.

I get lost in my trail of thought, noticing how hungry I am as I see it's the last few minutes of my last class.

I start to pack my things up, clearing my small area.

When I'm fully turned around, the person behind me says my name.

I have no idea who this person is, but I feel like it would be awkward if I acted like I didn't know them.

"Hey," I say dragging the y out. Inviting them to tell me their name.

"Oh my names Ashton, you don't know me. I just recognize you from that guys stream," he says that guy as if he wasn't watching it.

He probably only introduced Nick like that to see how I would react, to see if we were close enough to where I would protect him.

"Oh yeah, what's up?" He looks displeased with my answer, like he wanted me to defend Nick for the rude introduction.

"Oh uh, nothing. Can I get a pic," he says hold out his phone.

"Sure!" I say in the most cheerful voice I can find.

I definitely do not want rumors going around saying I was rude to the first fan I met.

-

After a lot of Chinese food, and an all nighter, me and Nick finally finished the movies.

"Okay, I can't even lie that shit was good," he says as I pause it for the last time.

"You're saying that now?" I look over to him laughing.

"I mean yeah, when you get finished with last movie you understand why Dumbledoor was so biased. I mean yeah because the events has to lay out in order for Voldemort to lose, but I can tell Dumbledoor was the true villain all along. It makes so much sense!"

I look at him like he is crazy.

"I am not crazy!" He says reading my mind.

"Okay okay I think it's time to get some sleep," he says scoffing.

"Fine we can nap for 5 hours, I have a recording slot at 7," I say nodding.

I feel bad I drug him away from his work for so long. But he needed a break.

These last few weeks have been horrible. He's been working on and finishing up merch, he's getting joined into Dreams merch company. He's been filming.

It's just been a lot.

But I'm glad we have this time to lay together for a little bit, before he has to go, and I have to go to my apartment.

I have something planned. Big step.

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Filler chapter. I'm on vacation so chapters are gonna come out slow