𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑

01

'AH CRAP..i have a lecture in half an hour' (name) thought as she practically leapt out of bed, threw on some half decent clothes and made sure she looked presentable before school. Right before she rushed out of her apartment, which was thankfully nearby the school campus, she grabbed something to eat and walked to her lecture for that morning.

On the way there, she was spam messaging a friend of hers, rambling about how she was in one of Crab's new videos and was a new meme on his channel. She wasn't online and no responses had been sent so she put her phone away and stepped into her lecture hall.

The hall was empty apart from a few others. (Name) checked her phone. She still had at least 10 minutes or so before the professor would arrive and the lecture would start. Eventually, she decided to sit a few rows away from the front and in one of the middle seats. Taking out her laptop to take notes, (name) noticed several fellow students flood into the hall. Many she had seen before. Few she had interacted with. It was still the beginning of the semester, anyways, and with her introverted nature, it wasn't like she would know everyone.

"And then she messaged me—" a familiar voice spoke. (Name) turned around to see a strawberry blonde towards the back. Her friend, Katie Kaneko. She moved from america a few years ago because her mother had a new Japanese boyfriend, now husband, after Katie's parents' divorce. (Name) sympathised with her and they became friends easily a couple of years ago when university started. For some reason, she had taken her step-father's surname despite disliking him so much.

She lifted her hand to wave to her with a smile, only for it to drop to her lap when she noticed Katie sitting at the back with her other friends. It seemed she couldn't see her, but that was only natural considering the hall was now completely full.

The lecture eventually ended and (name) managed to catch up to Katie and her friends, who she wasn't exactly close with, as they walked through the halls.

"Katie," (name) smiled as she approached her "Did you see my messages?"

She could've sworn she heard a snicker from one girl in the group.

"Ah, about that kid's YouTuber?" She asked "Yeah I saw. I think it's cute that you still like such childish things!"

(Name) raised a brow. There seemed to be a double meaning in that but Katie wouldn't be hostile to her in any universe. They were friends.

"You coming to the campus café?" Katie continued

(Name) paused, wondering whether she should or not. She had a video to edit, but maybe she could hold off a childish interest and socialise with her peers.

"Oh, yeah..sure." She muttered, following along.

After getting her food first, she sat down at an empty table, sneaking a few chairs from others to make sure there was enough for the entire group. As she waited, she checked her social medias and messages while she ate. A few thousand followers on Twitter, some comments on her Instagram art page (both good and bad), and a hundred new subscribers. She felt as though she had been sat there for a while, swiping to see the time then noticing the message notifications from Katie. She clicked on the little banners then noticed only a few messages in reply.

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(Name) sighed and put her phone down, looking at the line for food only to see nobody in particular there. She turned around, scanning the room.

Ah.