VIRAL | JSCHLATT (stopped)

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  "It seems that sparks fly at PAX East as Alexa is seen in Jschlatt's iconic pink hoodie! Twitter exploded last night after some fans picked up on the two messing about, and decided to warn the world about an upcoming new romance! After back and forth glances during the panels and previous shipping from their co-workers backstage, I reckon we have new lovebirds in the making.."

  It's been about a few hours since I've woken up, and the only thing that my social media timelines were showing me were the numerous photos taken during yesterday's gathering outside of the PAX building. It's as if the world of Twitch and YouTube has completely disregarded any other content creators on this planet and is now shining the spotlight on Schlatt and I. I can't lie - it feels great to be in the center of attention, but this could ruin all of my plans. I don't want to be associated with one name only and I'm sure Schlatt doesn't either.

  I haven't had my breakfast yet knowing that running into any other unnecessarily curious YouTubers downstairs wasn't in my schedule, so I order room service to bring up a few servings of some mediocre omelette and bacon. Last night's Wilbur-texting-session aided me to let out my frustrations on not getting noticed enough and how Schlatt's actions were annoyingly cute not to think about for the rest of the evening, but this wasn't what I had in mind.

  I order room service to bring some plates of food up to my hotel room whilst I get ready. I leave them a tip and get on with my morning routine.

  Today will be a long day.

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  "Day two of PAX, baby!" I hear Ted shout across the room to the other two Lunch Club companions he was waiting around with. There are only about five people in the entirety of the backroom, which is a blessing considering it's already 12 p.m., and I feel the plastic table shake as someone sits next to me. My head, previously laying on the table in my arms in hopes to get rid of the massive headache that's struck me, shot up with a weary look. Wilbur takes a sip of his coffee and places it swiftly on the table.

  "You like Schlatt," he's smug.

  "Piss off," I moan and put my head back down into my arms. "You couldn't be more wrong."

  "Except I'm not."

  We pause and silence fills our corner of the room, indistinct chatter barely audible from the other.

  "I don't like this man, and don't think I ever could or would." I mumble into my hand.

  "And how come?" Wilbur raises his brows with a smirk at my comment.

  "He's so, very not my type."

  "What's your type?"

  "Not. Schlatt."

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  To fill my time waiting for my fanmeet to start, I start roaming the different pathways and auditoriums of the convention. I've made conversation with several streamers, bumped into YouTubers, and taken an abundance of photos with fans who wouldn't be able to join my meet. I walk into a little crowd of people gathering about a screen. Two boys are playing and some influencers are watching and filming. The boys are good at this shooter-game, no wonder. Out of the corner of my eye, I spot somebody I really wish I didn't run into that day. Schlatt, accompanied by Noah and Carson. I could see him look my way, and due to the turning of my head, he instantly gazes in the opposite direction. I need to make eye contact.

  After several moments of enjoying the boys in front scream and shout at their winnings and failures, I turn once more to my left, at Schlatt. Feeling that somebody must be staring at him, he begins to look right and I panic. I want to look away, I want to look away, oh no, oh n-

  I tug at the corner of my lips and shoot him a shy smile. In response, he looks down for a mere second and flashes me a sweet grin. The world feels like it's in slow-motion as my heart skips a bit. What's wrong with me?! Impulsively, I pull out my phone, my brain not in control of my actions any longer. I search up Jschlatt's name in the Instagram search bar, and click 'Message'.

  You wanna make a video?

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Bit of a shorter one, but I hope you like it! It's only been a few days and we're at over 50 reads already! Thank you so much! xx