Professional YouTuber and streamer Park Jimin is the talk of the town. With over 40 million subscribers in a handful of years, he's projected to be one of the most subscribed channels ever. Money rolls in, fans scream their support, and huge YouTube...
One week after meeting Jimin, Y/n found herself kicking her feet and laughing.
On her phone was the face of Park Jimin, but not in real-time. No, she had bit the bullet and decided to binge his videos, and she had to admit he was hilarious. The man had a way of making everything funny without trying, almost like their lord and savior Charlie, who was like YouTube Jesus. There were many moms on Facebook who actually thought Charlie was Jesus. To be fair, he did have moments where he looked like YouTube Jesus. He had the hair and beard combo that made it feasible.
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Charlie, AKA penguinz0 or MoistCr1TiKaL. 15.8 million subscribers as of September 2024.
But that wasn't the point. The point was, Park Jimin had her in a metaphorical chokehold, and she didn't know how to feel about that. On on hand, it was refreshing to have someone she was interested in. On the other, she hadn't felt such feelings in so long that she forgot how to act around people she crushed on. Okay, maybe "crush" was a strong word, but it was the best one she had. Jimin made her laugh, and that was what she valued most. His charming personality matched with his dashing looks had her giggling and kicking her feet.
Which meant her best friend teased her about it.
"You're a simp," Seulgi said from her typical corner of Y/n's room. Seulgi was there almost 24/7. It was like she lived there. In a way, she did. Seulgi lived alone in a boring apartment, so she opted to come over and stick with Y/n. Seeing as Y/n's mom was on business trips more often than not, that meant dad was lonely. Not that Y/n wasn't good company, but her dad told... well, dad jokes. Seulgi snorted up dad jokes like cocaine.
Y/n pointed to a random spot in her space. "Says you. Look, it's Markiplier!"
Seulgi gasped and jumped out of her seat. "Where?!"
Y/n facepalmed. No, Seulgi wasn't playing along with the joke: she genuinely thought Markiplier was in Y/n's room. Mark was Y/n's best friend, but sheesh, Seulgi was gullible. Sure, Y/n was becoming a simp, but at least she wasn't that bad yet. If someone said Jimin was nearby, she'd laugh it off and think it was a joke. If it turned out to be true, yippee! Bonus points for Y/n! She got to stare at a beautiful man! But Seulgi was different. She simped for Mark despite him being taken.
Markiplier was in a relationship with a woman named Amy, and they had been together for longer than Y/n could remember. She hadn't met Mark back during the beginning years, but Amy was there through it all. No one knew how they weren't married yet, but Y/n respected it. They were like her internet mom and dad, and she missed Mark whenever he wasn't around. Both Mark and Amy were wholesome people who loved and cared about everyone around them. Y/n would never understand how anyone could hate on Mark. The worst thing he had ever done in his life was not answer Y/n's phone call a year ago, and that was because Mark was sleeping. Yeah, if that doesn't show how amazing Mark was, Y/n didn't know what would.
