Laughter [Garrett Watts x OFC]

[SQUAD ASSEMBLE]

I woke up to pings from my work email and groaned. My head was pounding and my eyes felt gross since I'd gone to bed without taking my makeup off. After one more groan, I got out of bed and walked into the kitchen, avoiding my reflection at all costs.

"Ugh, dammit," I cursed to myself, seeing the broken lamp on the floor. I'd have to order at least a new bulb, if not an entirely new lamp. "Later," I said to the mess and continued on into my small kitchen. I found some Advil and swallowed the maximum strength before unpeeling a banana and eating it as though I'd not eaten in days.

I'd managed to avoid my reflection pretty well until I was in the bathroom waiting for the shower to heat up. As I undressed, I caught a glimpse and grimaced. My hair was all over the place and my eye makeup had somehow smudged up to my forehead in some places. It was quite the sight.

I took my time in the shower, hoping the hot water would clean off my shitty mood and headache like it did my leftover makeup. By the time the water started to get cold, I was feeling a bit more like myself.

After wrapping myself  and my hair in plushy towels, I sat on the edge of my bed and decided to check all of emails that woke me up. I hadn't been drunk enough to forget the video I uploaded, but I wasn't expecting to wake up to 30 new emails. I skimmed through the subject lines and my eyes widened at It's Shane Dawson, so Open This. Seriously. I couldn't NOT read it at this point. Curiosity was getting the best of me.

Hi, Elle. You've probably caught on that I'm Shane Dawson. No, really, it's me. My friends and I were at your show last night - Garrett was the ridiculous Hufflepuff - and I wanted to let you know that we really enjoyed watching you.

That being said, your video really bothered me and I couldn't help but empathize with you. To go six months without making friends sounds really fucking lonely and I would do the same thing as you if I were in your position.

SO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS???

My friends and I all talked and we want to get together with you and we can see if you like us! Between all of us, you're bound to have a better time that you're having now. We could even do a mini-series on it if you want. No pressure, though, this is 100% us wanting to help you and not a video gag. Email or text/call if you're open to all of this.

xo Shane

My hand covered my mouth in shock as I read and reread the email. I'd watched Shane's videos for years and knew about him and his friends and couldn't believe I'd talked to them without even knowing. I let myself fangirl for a moment and then replied back to his email. Calling or texting him seemed too needy. Replying to the email was a lot more casual and composed.

After spending 20 minutes on writing the perfect email, I hit send, threw my phone to the other side of my bed, and tried to go about the rest of my day.

Shane

My phone pinged while I was helping Ryland edit one of his videos and I grabbed it excitedly. I'd been hoping for a reply from Elle since I'd woken up and I was thrilled when I saw she'd emailed me back.

"SQUAD ASSEMBLE," I yelled, causing Ryland to jump next to me.

"What the hell, Shane," he asked after composing himself. Garrett and Morgan came in a moment later. Andrew had left the night before, so I made Garrett film this time.

"Can you tell me why you screamed and why I'm filming now?"

"Okay, so we all remember last night when I reached out to Elle after watching her video. Well, she just emailed me back and I'm literally shitting."

"What did she say," Garrett asked excitedly from behind the camera. "Do I get a Harry Potter friend?"

"Are we finally adding another girl to the group?" Morgan stared at me with a raised eyebrow as she ate from the box of Cheez-Its she was holding.

"If you guys would LET ME FINISH you would know." I smiled at the camera after my small outburst. "As I was saying, she emailed me back and I'm going to read it for the first time right now. This is either going to be super fun or really disappointing. LET'S FIND OUT TOGETHER!

Alright, so she said: Hi, Shane! I have to say that I was ecstatic when I saw your message. It means a lot to me that you appreciate what I do and HOW DID I NOT REALIZE GARRETT WAS THE HUFFLEPUFF?! Not to scare any of you away, but I subscribe to all of your channels.

To say that you reaching out means the world to me would be an understatement. I know how much you care about people and I'm grateful to be one of them. I would LOVE to hang out with all of you and we can film whatever you'd like. I'm open to anything. Hell, we can even get together today if you see this in time. Not to seem needy or anything, but THIS IS SO EXCITING.

She goes on to give me her number and address, so what do you guys think about surprising her?"

"Like right now," Ryland asked, eyes wide at me.

"Yeah. We leave now, when we're outside, I'll call her and be like Hey, I just got your reply and want to set something up and when we start to talk about when I can be all How about right now because we're literally getting out of the car."

"Oh my god, yes! And we can stop before and get her presents," Garrett suggested.

"Presents?" Morgan continued to eat her Cheez-Its.

"Yeah! It's polite. If she's letting us into her home, we should bring food or an animal or WE BLINDFOLD HER AND TAKE HER TO UNIVERSAL TO PICK OUT A WAND!"

"You want us to kidnap her. That's what you're saying." Ryland stared at him incredulously.

"Well, it sounds bad when you say it that way."

"How about we buy a shit ton of food and we can make it a meet/mukbang video. That way we don't barge in empty handed and we don't break any laws."

"I should probably stop eating the Cheez-Its, then. Should I change?"

"Do you think she'll like my lobster shirt?"

"I think she'll love your lobster shirt."

"Aw, thanks, Ryland. I'm blushing." Garrett turned the camera on himself and smiled.

"If you guys are done, I think we should get going. I'm excited and nervous and we need to start before I have to diarrhea." I grinned at the camera and walked out of the room. The others would catch up.