Love's A Game // LN4 ; GR63

The Stream

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Alex Albon POV
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Last night was more boring than usual given Lily was working late. I had decided to go onto Twitch to see if any of the guys were streaming. To my disappointment they weren't.
I scrolled through the recommended channels and a new one popped up in the feed: "Evans." The name was short and held little information other than a single sentenced bio.
"Your girl Evans that games"

Curious I watched it. There was a girl who looked about 22, racing who I assumed was her brother, given their similarities in appearance. She was pretty good at it and I couldn't help but wonder if she had experience in the field. Even us drivers struggled with this track on the sim but she seemed to manage it very well, needless to say she was also beautiful.

I turned my eyes to the chat for some answers and noticed somebody calling me out. Given that her attention was on the game she must've missed this but I signed off soon after before she noticed me. The last thing I wanted was to scare a fan of F1 or have fans coming for someone all because I watched her stream.

When I ended it I lay on my bed and tried to sleep. The next morning I couldn't help but remember the stream. She had skills in the game. I decided to phone Lando and George to tell them because maybe they had heard of her.

Lando: Hey mates
George: Hello Alex and Lando
Alex: Hey guys, I had a question
Lando: Okay?
Alex: I went onto Twitch last night and saw a new channel I'd never seen before. She was playing the F1 game and was crushing it. Have you ever heard of someone named Evans?
George: No, I haven't. Lando?
Lando: Nah mate, never heard of her. Why?
Alex: Because she was good. Like really good at it. She seems like she does this a lot so I was curious about her experience.
George: Well let us know if you see her live again and we'll check it out.
Alex: Okay yeah, I'll do that. Cheers.
L&G: Bye

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End Alex POV
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Violet: It's hopeless!
Josh: Don't say that. Tell her viewers, she mustn't give up.
Violet: We've walked this entire area. There's nobody that even knows of Twitch. Why do I have to live in such a small town?
Josh: Hey! If it weren't for this town you wouldn't have met me. Now it's getting late, let's go back. Maybe something will come up.
Violet: Okay, well thanks for joining me on this quest my followers. I appreciate the help some of you gave but I'm just sorry most of it is out of the country let alone the city. I'll go live on Twitch as usual. See you then!

She ended the live and walked back to her house with Josh.

Violet: Wanna join the stream? It's not a gaming one tonight.
Josh: Cool, I'll just sit casually there.

They walked in and Violet freshened up after the day. She just put on a hoodie and sweatpants and did her hair in a messy bun popping on her glasses.
She sat behind her computer and started the stream. She categorized it as "Just Chatting" and went online.

Violet: Hey everyone! It's your girl Evans! Tonight we're just gonna chill and you guys can ask questions and just have a relaxing evening with me.
Josh: AND ME!
Violet: And this guy of course. His name is Josh, chat.

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Meanwhile...
Alex had been watching the time to see when it was the time the girl streamed yesterday. When it was time he went onto Twitch with hope and there it was, her channel was now right on top.
He took out his phone and messaged George and Lando to tell them she was live. He saw it was a "Just Chatting" stream which meant she'd be watching the computers. If any of them joined she'd notice. He phoned them and they agreed to wait a bit before they would join together. They stayed on the call and after about 5 minutes they decided to watch it.
They joined it and Violet was reading her questions.

Lando: Woah, she's stunning.
George: She really is.

Violet: Woah, chat slow down with the questions. I can't read that fast. Okay, here's one. How is the sponsor search coming? Well-
Josh: -She wants to give up!

Lando: Is that the supposed brother Alex?
Alex: No, he's not the one. This guy is different and looks nothing like her.

At these words Lando felt a little jealous. He never even knew this girl but somehow the thought of her dating someone didn't sit right.

Violet: Thanks for telling everyone that Josh.
Josh: You're welcome sweetie!
Violet: Okay, well chat it's hard finding sponsors close enough for me to actually work with or ones that I can actually afford getting involved with. So I don't think I'll get right now...

Her face had a disappointed look on it which Lando couldn't help but notice. It gave him the feeling of desire to help her but he didn't know how he could... or maybe he had a hunch...

Violet: Okay next question. Are you and Josh together? HAHA! Josh! Read this!
Josh: Oh no ways! Guys little Evans over here is my bestie. Besides I'm too good for her.
Violet: Excuse me?! I'm too good for you! But seriously chat, we're just best friends, believe me I'm farrrr from interested in dating right now.

This gave Lando an unwanted feeling of relief but also upset him that she wasn't interested. "How could a stranger make me feel like this?"

Eventually Violet turned her eyes off the chat and onto the viewers.
Violet: Wow guys I can't believe there's still so many of you on. I really appreci- Josh, come check this for me. Tell me I'm not hallucinating.
Josh: No you're not. That is who it says it is. Hey Lando, George and Alex. Big fans right here.
Violet: OMG! Um yeah... okay well chat I've gotta go. This is Evans signing off.

She ended the stream and closed Twitch.
Violet: What?! Just! happened?!
Josh: You we're noticed by three F1 drivers, that's what...
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Lando: Shame, did we intimidate her?
Alex: Well she is a fan as the guy made clear and she just saw not 1 but 3 drivers on her stream...
George: So yes. We intimidated her.

The guys ended the call shortly after this and went about their evenings.
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Violet: I can't believe I just ended it like that. I'm so stupid!
Josh: It's okay, it's not like you're gonna see them.
Violet: You're right, it's no big deal. Okay, I'm going to go to bed. See you tomorrow?
Josh: See you Vi.

She lay down on her bed thinking back to the fact that she had Lando, Alex and George on her stream. She couldn't believe it. In a moment her phone lit up...