a/n: if you see the name Arden in here pls let me know bc that was sage's original name and i changed it last minute
It had been an average day, nothing too exciting happened at school besides an easy psychology test, so I was sitting on my laptop, going through my tumblr. A post I had made with some nice photos from the park down the street had hit 20,000 notes and was growing by the minute. I decided to make a post to welcome any new followers who may have followed me.
hi everyone! my name is sage (yes that's my real name) and if you followed me because of my fall pictures hello how are you do you want some hot chocolate i can send some your way if hot chocolate isnt your thing i have tea too don't worry i got u
I posted it, getting some hellos from replies and in my askbox. I hadn't checked my followers too much, or payed attention to who was reblogging my fall pictures, but I almost choked on my tea when I saw who sent me a message. None other than Jackson Wang, a hot guy from Hong Kong who probably had way more followers than me, and someone I would occasionally stalk through their various social medias.
jacksonwang asked: hey what's up? saw those photos going around and checked out your blog, i love it :)
In my head, I was screaming. In real life, I was blushing so hard, trying my hardest not to scream really loud. I wiggled around my bed, stuffing my face into my pillow. Once I finally calmed myself down, I messaged him back.
ahh thank you!! not much just struggling with physics 😅 if you want to message me (bc i hate the tumblr messaging system) you can kik me! my user is sagekruger !!
Shortly after I sent that, I opened up Kik and found he had already added me. I opened the conversation he started, reading his message.
jwang852: do you want any help with your physics? im taking it this year
sagekruger: haha no it's alright my friend in my class helped me
sagekruger: thank you though!!
We continued talking, him keeping me company as I finished my physics homework. Even though my heart would start to beat fast when he would send me a message, he was so much more calm and down-to-earth than I would have imagined him to be.
As I felt my eyes getting heavy, reviewing some history notes, I gave up and decided to go to sleep. I had still been talking to Jackson, probably not realizing that it was past midnight in Maryland.
sagekruger: hey sorry to rain on your parade but it's really late and i'm sleepy and i have tests tomorrow so i'm off to bed. talk to you tomorrow?
jwang852: aw really do you have to? i've been having so much fun talking to you!!
sagekruger: yes it's past midnight!! i really have to i can barely keep my eyes open jackson
sagekruger: if you want to send me stuff while i sleep i'll respond on the morning i promise!!
jwang852: :((
jwang852: fineee sleep well 😘
If my face wasn't red enough just from talking to him, the emoji really did me in. I plugged in my phone, setting my alarm for the next morning. I went to bed smiling, thinking about my conversation with Jackson.
I was in an airport, looking around frantically. There were lots of people who had just come out of the international arrivals gate, in an unfamiliar airport.
I looked down at my watch, hearing someone mumble 'It's been 2 hours..', not sure if it was my voice or someone else's.
I could have sworn that I saw people from Hong Kong come out of arrivals, but I wasn't sure. What if his dumb butt missed the flight? I wouldn't be surprised.
A text came in on my phone.
sageeee i missed the flight im so sorry security was holding me back and they made me miss it :((
Tears immediately started from my eyes, splashing onto my phone screen. I quickly wiped them away, sniffling. I walked back out to my car, not paying much attention to the things around me. There were people scurrying to get into the airport, but I didn't bother to look up at them.
I got into my car before a warm voice whispered into my ear,
"Surprise,"
I was awoken by my alarm, blaring. Thankfully, this morning I had only woken up a few minutes late, which is a dramatic change from when I was waking up 30 minutes after my alarm. I turned off the alarm, reading all the messages Jackson sent me.
jwang852: why don't you have a picture of yourself as your profile picture?? i bet you're really cute
jwang852: oops didn't mean to send that last part
jwang852: well now you know
jwang852: anyways....
jwang852: what did you dream about? did you dream at all? how often do you dream?
jwang852: what does your room look like?
jwang852: ARDEN YOUR POST JSUT HIT 50k IM YELLING
jwang852: okay i have to go now i hope you actually respond to these byeeee i'll be back later
I smiled at my dumb new internet friend. I got ready for school, dead tired as I laid back on my bed, responding to Jackson.
sagekruger: i have no profile picture because i havent taken a good selfie in months, i didn't dream last night, it's cream color w some furniture i guess??
I got up after sending my response, packing my bag for the school day. I took a deep breath, knowing I would have to face the anxiety of being at school.
I was the new kid, I had just moved in a couple of months ago. At first, I had a ton of friends. Everyone was swarming towards me, but now, it's died down and I had a few close friends. There were still lots of people who have no clue who I am, or have never seen me before and give me a judgmental look in the hallway. The only reason I moved around so much was because of my dad. He was an Air Force pilot, and he was constantly getting moved all over the United States and other places in the world. So it wasn't like internet friends were a totally new concept to my parents.
"Sage! You'll be late, let's go!" My mom yelled from downstairs.
I grabbed my bag, making sure that my makeup was fine, and dashing out of my room. "Coming!"
I sat with some friends at lunch, not really eating because I wasn't too hungry. I had gotten anxious during my calculus class, so I didn't have much of an appetite.
Suddenly, a message popped up on my phone.
jwang852: are you lying you must have dreamt of something
I tried to snatch my phone away, but my friends grabbed it before me.
"Jackson Wang, who's he? Is he cute?" They looked at what he sent me.
I blushed. "He's a friend from where I used to live. He's... uh.."
"Did you two date?" One girl asked.
I panicked, my mind pulling between the outcomes of yes or no.
"No," I blurted out.
"Are you sureee?" She asked.
I nodded.
"Is he cute? Can I have his number?" Another girl asked.
"No, guys, just leave it alone."
My phone rang with another notification.
jwang852: where are youuuuu
jwang852: sage you cutie where are you i know it's daylight where you are
"Sage, you're such a liar. You're so dating him."
I grabbed my phone back from them. "Ugh, no I'm not! He's just a friend!"
"A friend that you've gone on dates with, yeah."
"UGHHH NO HE ISN'T," I got up, throwing away my stuff.
The bell for the end of lunch ended, and I quickly retreated to the bathroom to respond to Jackson.
sagekruger: no im telling you i don't dream like at all
sagekruger: also my friends saw you call me a cutie and now they're accusing us of being together 😷
Jackson responded almost immediately.
jwang852: why the emoji??? would it be terrible if we dated??
sagekruger: WE LITERALLY STARTED TALKING LAST NIGHT JACKSON
I realized that I had less than a minute to hurry to my next class, so I put my phone back into my backpack and ran to my next class.
a/n: heyyy i got really inspired to write this after reading a really cute internet friends fic so this happened also i just generally love internet friend fics so here ya go!!!! ill kinda just update this on a 'as i write basis' bc sometimes im more inspired than others.
