Bill Hader Imagines

I'm Available (Bill Hader)

Y/N was the newest cast member at SNL. It was her first day, and she was super nervous. She was sitting in Lorne's office with all the other cast members, writers, and this week's host. Lorne was calling on people to share ideas for sketches, and she prayed that he wouldn't call on her.

Luckily, she survived without being called on, and Lorne dismissed everyone to begin writing possible sketches for the show. Y/N walked around the main common area not knowing exactly what to do.

She looked around and saw everyone getting together to come up with ideas. She was too nervous to actually walk up to someone so she just stood there awkwardly. She dismissed her thoughts as she heard someone speak to her.

"Hey, Y/N. Are you okay? You look a little lost."
"Oh, h-hey, Bill. I'm okay, I guess. I'm just nervous, and I have no idea who to ask if they want to write with me."
"Well, I'm available. You can write with me."
"A-Are you sure you wanna write with me. I mean I'm new, and I'm probably not that good."

Bill walked closer to Y/N and put his arm around her shoulders, leading them away from the common area.

"Come on. It'll be fun."

Bill lead them to an office and opened the door. Y/N followed him in and saw someone sitting at a computer.

"Hey, John. Guess what?"
"What now, Bill?"
"I found us a new writing partner."

Bill stepped to the side, and John smiled at how awkward Y/N looked, standing in the office. Her nerves were eating her alive.

"Jesus, Y/N. You do not look okay. Are the first day nerves getting to you?"
"H-Hey, John. Yeah, I like I might throw up or something."
"You want a cigarette to calm your nerves?"

Bill laughed at John's question, and Y/N felt her nerves ease off a bit. Bill put a hand on her shoulder and lead her to the couch in the office, sitting down.

"No, I think I'll be okay without one."
"She just started working here, John. Don't get her addicted to nicotine straight out of the gate."
"I think it's too late for that."

All three of them started laughing at Y/N's comment. Once their laughter calmed down, they say in awkward silence before John spoke up.

"So, do either of you have any ideas?"

Bill shook his head no, and Y/N started to fidget with her fingers, speaking quietly.

"I might have an idea."

Bill and John shared a look and turned their attention to Y/N.

"We're listening."
"It's probably not good."

Bill turned towards Y/N slightly and placed a hand on her thigh, close to her knee, causing her to look at him.

"We'll never know your idea unless you tell us, and who knows, it may become a reappearing bit if it's really good. So, come on. Tell us."
"Bill's right Y/N."

Y/N moved her eyes from Bill to John, who wore a reassuring smile on his face. She took a deep breath, trying to swallow her nerves.

"Well, the idea is that there's a guy who is suppose to a job, but he's afraid on the job. For example, he's a lion tamer, but he's afraid of lions or something like that."
"That's actually not a bad idea. We can take it and turn it into something hilarious. We can use the lion tamer idea."
"And I was thinking we could dress Bobby up as the lion."

They started laughing and writing down ideas for the sketch. Three hours and nine cups of coffee later, they finally had the full sketch written. John got up and went to the main printer in the common area to print copies of the sketch, leaving Bill and Y/N alone.

Bill downed the rest of his coffee and flopped down on the couch with his head landing in Y/N's lap. She laughed and began running her fingers through his shaggy hair.

"Thanks for writing with me tonight."
"It's not a problem at all. John and I couldn't come up with shit. We were losing our minds, and I saw just standing there. So, I figured that the three of could have came up with something, and we did. You're really funny, Y/N."
"I'm not that funny. You and John were the ones coming up with the jokes and punch lines."

Bill sat up suddenly and placed his hands on her cheeks. She stared into his eyes as he stared back.

"You are funny, Y/N. At your audition, they had to kick me out because I was laughing so hard."
"I remember. I was there."
"Well for what it's worth, I think you're funny and nothing will change my mind."

Y/N wrapped her arms around Bill and pulled him into a tight hug. They pulled away when the door to the office opened. John sat back down in his office chair, and Bill stayed siting close to Y/N.

"Alright, so I got the sketch turned it. Let's see if we can come up with other ideas."
"Well, let's get to work."

Bill smiled at Y/N and she smiled back. Bill and John started coming up with more ideas, and Y/N watched as they played off of each other. She knew they made a great writing time. She couldn't wait to write more sketches with them, and maybe for something to blossom between her and Bill. She just had to wait and see.