this citrus love || tommyinnit x gender fluid oc

2: starbucks and boxes

Vix's pov:

"Ughhh..." I don't want to be awake. I want to lay in bed forever and not get up. But guess who still has to pack? This bitch right here.

I get out of bed reluctantly and make my way to the bathroom to get ready for the day. About 30 minutes later, I'm ready to head out to grab a coffee before I start my last bit of packing for the day. I'm planning on streaming after packing the final boxes littered around my apartment, so I decided last night to get up early. That being 7am in the morning... So naturally, as a little reward, I decided I would 'embrace the basic' and go to Starbuck's.

The outfit I picked out is very comfy and also gender neutral, my attempt at avoiding gender until my stream later. I look in the mirror and I'm actually very happy with it. 

On my way out the door, I check my phone and notice a lot of notifications. I guess I had my phone on Do Not Disturb last night? Honestly, I don't remember. A majority of them are follows from twitch, which were expected from Tommy's stream, but I see some from Twitter and Instagram, too. But those were only the social media notifications. My IMessage and FaceTime notifications, however, were through the roof.

Nearly all of them were from Luna. I'm not surprised she didn't sleep after she left, but I am surprised she watched Tommy's stream, as I'm assuming that's what they're about. I quickly glance over the few other texts from people who didn't watch the stream before returning to Luna's contact.

Man, that's a lot of messages. I quickly skim over them to get the gist that she needed me to facetime her, but me, being the awful friend that I am, had the audacity to fall asleep before seeing her messages.

I roll my eyes as I climb into my car and start driving to the nearest Starbuck's. She can be clingy at times, although that's usually my role in our friendship. After starting up the car, I connect my phone through the aux and decide to facetime her back.

"Hey babe! Sorry I didn't see-" (a/n: Vix calls everyone babe, chill lol)

"Vix Ivy Baker! How dare you not answer my texts! Or call me back!"

"Dude- I was literally sleeping! You think your texts can summon me from my sleep?"

"They should! Especially when something this big happens!"

I burst out laughing at this. It's not even that funny, I just have a tendency to laugh when I'm nervous or filled with adrenaline. Currently, I'm fueled by both. Thankfully, I'm able to calm down before taking the left turn that requires me to drive through an intersection.

"I'm so sorry I didn't awaken just so you could yell at me. Anyways, I'm assuming this 'big thing' you speak of happens to relate to TommyInnit's latest stream?"

"Bro-" This time, we're both dying of laughter. "Yes! Yes, it does!"

"Honestly," I say, catching my breath, "I'm still kind of in shock. I mean, I know I have a pretty big following, but I didn't know it was big enough to reach Tommy, you know?"

"Yeah, it's pretty crazy. I mean, he's TommyInnit. If it didn't shock you, I'd be concerned. Like, 'who are you and what did you do with my best friend,' kind of concerned."

"Well anyways," I say, pulling into the Starbucks parking lot. "It's really mind blowing he's even heard of me."

"Do you think anyone else knows who you are?" she asks.

"Oh, shit. I didn't even think of that. Wait, hold on, Luna. I'm at a drive thru."

"Oh, ok," she responds, yawning.

I make my order and turn my attention back to Luna. "Question, before we get back to the TommyInnit situation. Did you get any sleep last night?"

"What do you think, Vicky?" she sarcastically remarks. I turn my attention away from the short line left for the drive thru and to her face. I sigh and roll my eyes at her.

"Moony, babe, you have to sleep. Your brain literally cannot function without it."

"I know, I know. You and your big psychology course that just had to call me out."

I laugh at this. In my sophomore year of high school, I had taken an AP Psychology class. Luna's sleep schedule was nearly nonexistent, even then. I swear she hasn't had a full night's rest since elementary. But, back on topic with AP Psych, one of the chapters was specifically based on consciousness, also emphasizing the importance of sleep. Me, being the complete nerd and absolute best friend of them all, decided to educate her on how her brain was never going to heal if she didn't sleep. Although it was quite scary sometimes, I have been obsessed with psychology ever since that class.

"I wasn't lying to you when I said it can increase your chances of diabetes! If you don't sleep, your brain can't-"

"I know, I know. We've been over the down sides too many times. But that's beside the point."

"Whatever, you're going on mute now." She playfully scowls at her camera as the worker asks for my card, which I gladly hand over. They smile, say they'll be right back, and close the window.

"Luna, Luna, Luna," I whisper, unmuting myself.

"Vix, what could possibly have happened in the past few seconds."

"Really. Gorgeous. Person."

"Vix, you are so gay."

"What?! We don't even know gender identity yet. Heck, I don't even know my gender identity yet."

The worker comes back quickly with my card and hands over my drink. I pull out of the drive thru, proud of my somewhat productive morning, and turn my attention back to the road and my previous conversation. Luna and I talk on FaceTime until I get home and we say a quick goodbye. She knows I have to pack before my stream and we both are aware of how unwise it would be for me to stay on call with her while I pack. The boxes would never be finished if we kept talking.

Unlocking my apartment, I walk into the front walkway and sigh. In two days, I would be out of this home and moving in with my childhood best friend. Although I'm still sure it's probably the best decision I've ever made, I'm still nervous to be finally leaving the US. If Luna could handle it, I knew I definitely could. But that didn't make it any less nerve racking.

I set my drink down, a dirty chai latte, on a table in the kitchen and prepare myself for what I'm about to do, it all seems so surreal.

"You got this, Victoria. You can do this, just breathe."

I go into my bedroom and grab a Bluetooth speaker from my bedside table's drawer. I quickly connect it to my phone and start playing the first playlist that shows up on my Spotify. The first song to come on is Perfume by Lovejoy, and I'm simultaneously reminded both of Tommy and how other big names from the streamer and Minecraft community might know me, including the lead singer of one of my favorite bands.

As the song blasts from my speaker, I place it down on the table with my drink, take a quick swig of it, and go straight for the first box I see. I may feel nervous about it now, but I know that I won't regret this decision. For the past couple of days, I could feel in the back of my mind something telling me that things were about to change rapidly. Whether it will benefit me, I have no idea, but I'm confident all the same.

This is going to be the best decision of my life, and I'm prepared to make every second count.

a/n: hi! this is future lemon!

im editing rn and saw there was no a/n, so im just here to say ily and take care of yourself!!!

<3, lemon ?