is that cool with you? - zuckles x reader

chapter five - turn me on (laser focused)

.. 2:45pm ..

"Look who finally decided to join the land of the living!"

Mason laughs, punching Swagger's shoulder. "Fuck off, mate! I was up late last night."

"Oh, is that so? Toby mentioned that he thought he heard you talking around 4 o'clock this morning."

Mason pauses for a second, drawing all the attention towards him. He panics.

"Morning boys!"

"It's the afternoon, Y/N, get with the timezones!" Matt calls.

Mason lets out a breath of relief, thankful that the attention was drawn away from him. Laughing with the rest of the boys, he wanders to the living room as Swagger calls a meeting.

"Listen up you scuffed fuckers," He starts, the laughter starting again. "I've been working with Ryan to sort out something for us today: Laser Tag!"

Everyone cheers, shuffling around to form teams.

"Oh no you don't! We already organized this shit. Ryan, Cam, and Jay will be on the Green Team with Mason as the captain. Y/N, Toby, and Matt, you'll be on the Orange Team with me. We each get a bandana to tie around our faces or necks, and the rest of our wardrobe is plain black - Misfits hoodie is optional! Any questions?"

Y/N raises her hand. "Are we filming this for the channel?"

Swagger grins. "Hell yeah we are! Everyone gets chest cams. Any other questions?"

"Blacklight stadium?"

"Definitely."

"Perfect!"

"Alright Misfits, let's get ready to go. The location is expecting us at 16:00 sharp, so let's hustle!" Ryan yells from the back of the room, and the Misfits scatter.

Everyone reappears in the living room, cloaked in black hoodies and jeans, and their darkest pairs of shoes.

"Where's Y/N?" Matt hesitates, peering down the hall.

"Looking for me boys?"

The guys jump as Y/N appears behind them, and Mason chokes at the sight of her wearing his Misfits hoodie. Dark black eyeshadow coats her eyes, and black lipstick paired with her side shaved hair gives Y/N the perfect dystopian edgelord look she wanted.

"Going all out, Y/N?" Swagger jokes, earning a fist to the side.

"Come on dude, go big or go home, right? You'll be wearing your damn chainmail after all."

"Point taken, it's a camera thing, alright. We ready to go?"

Ryan gives a thumbs up, cheers filling the house once again as the rowdy crew floods out of the house and into the van. Cranking up the radio, they party all the way to the arena.

"Okay everyone, I assume we all have a grip on how laser tag works?" The worker questions, the crew nodding their head in return.

"Excellent! Orange Team, you'll take the left path behind me, and Green will take the right path. Your goal tonight is to capture the other team's flag. If you're shot, a teammate can revive you, but it takes a five-second contact of your gloves to your teammate's special plate on the back of the vest. Are we ready to go?"

The group cheers, lining up and filing through their separate doors. Once they reach their home bases, adrenaline fills the area as the announcer's voice sounds across the loudspeakers.

"Remember teams, retrieve the flags! Revive your teammates! And don't forget - play fair!"

A siren sounds, East of Eden blaring around the room. Taking a running start, Y/N leaps from the starting platform, jumping from one barrier to the next. Swagger, Toby, and Matt divide up, sliding between walls and rolling for cover. Reaching a peak in the walls, Y/N bends low, locating the neon green flag in moments. Swagger barks orders to Toby and Matt to guard the base and the room lights up with laser beams. Vaulting over a large paint-splattered barrier, Y/N slides to a stop just before the flag's platform, coming up on Jay's blind spot. Creeping towards him, she swiftly wraps her arm around his core and drags him to a corner, shooting him in the back.