𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 | spencer agnew

1. trending

♫  second nature - clairo

❝ it's when you're loud enough to cut

in and through all the noise ❞

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"dude, people love us!"

as usual, gracie hears spencer before she sees him.

the rare pass by her desk is warranted by the trending status on smosh games' recent youtube video, in which spencer plays the resident evil 4 remake and garners the reactions of amanda, angela, and gracie. as an editor, she doesn't often make appearances in front of the camera, but this week she did, and the fans in the comments are begging for more. many of them point out the chemistry between her and fellow editor spencer, deeming them "the duo we never knew we needed."

gracie returns his excitement in the form of a high five, which he gladly accepts. "now, it's only a matter of time before we get compilation videos. you coming to lunch?" he gestures out towards the rest of the office where a few cast and crew members are beginning to log off, donning their tote bags and sunglasses.

she turns in her swivel chair, hungry but apprehensive. in the few months she's spent working at smosh, almost every lunch hour has been dedicated to calling her long-term, long distance boyfriend. feeling childish and embarrassed, she thinks of an excuse. "there's a pretty tight deadline on this next games video..."

"...that i should also be helping with, but i'm not, and i'm the literal director, so i say neither should you. come on, we deserve this win." spencer leans on her desk smugly, awaiting her response.

gracie smiles sympathetically at him, acknowledging his attempt at making her feel included. that's what friends are for, she supposes. deciding that jamie can go without a call for a day, she gathers her things and follows spencer out the door, catching up with amanda and angela.

"i'm frothing at the mouth thinking about these tacos," amanda jokes.

amanda is the closest thing that gracie has ever had to a big sister. she immediately took her under her wing when she first started working at smosh three months ago, and gracie has been grateful for her guidance ever since. they've had sleepovers, gotten drinks together, and talked in the break room when they should be working. of course, where there's amanda, there's angela, and gracie has appreciated their joint consideration. she's lacked a role model for the better part of her life, so they show her the ropes to living, laughing, and loving in your late twenties. working here, it's easier than she thought.

in addition to keeping her sane, they are a whirlwind of a pair. gracie matches their energy effortlessly, hence why she joined them in the resident evil 4 video that is now the topic of conversation at lunch.

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gracie and the gang returned to the office buzzing with excitement over the mexican food they just ate and the success of the new video.

"so, how do you really feel about being in front of the camera more often?" angela inquires. "i know they were all talking about it at lunch, but you barely had any say for yourself." she stops walking to comb through her bag for something.

amanda agrees. "yeah, what do you think? do you like spencer enough to keep watching him play video games? because, honestly, i'm losing it a little bit." she directs the last part to spencer, who is standing right next to her. he retains a blank expression.

"gee, yeah, i hope i'm strong enough," gracie teases and angela laughs. "no, really, it was the most fun i've had in a while. and seeing that other people are enjoying it is really gratifying." she glances at spencer, whose mouth changes from a line to a slightly happier line.