Beyond The Limelight ★ Markiplier X Reader

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This is it. Finally. After months of hard work, today's the day "A Weekend With Markiplier" officially starts.

You were in the studio, holding a clipboard of tasks that needed to be completed before everything went live, you wore a black button up shirt and a burgundy skirt. As you watched a man set up the main camera, you felt a hand on the small of your back.

"You look so hot in that skirt." Mark said quietly, bending down slightly to talk into your ear. You turned and faced him with a smile.

"Hmm maybe I'll wear this the next time we have a bit of fun if you like it so much." You said teasingly as you looked into his eyes.

Mark rolled his eyes with a smirk. "Come on don't get me all riled up now I need to be on camera soon."

You looked him up and down and smiled at the sight before you. He wore a brown corduroy suit and a white button up shirt, the top few buttons undone giving him a casual vibe. His hair was styled to perfection and he smelled of musky cologne. He looked like a perfect mix of smart and casual and so so so hot. It was going to be difficult keeping your mind in check for the whole weekend.

"Mark!" You heard a man call from behind you, and spun around to see Ethan standing next to a man you hadn't seen in person before, but someone you most definitely had seen through a screen many times.

"Sean!" Mark walked over and hugged the man and you followed, smiling excitedly. It was Sean McLoughlin. Jacksepticeye himself.

You gave Ethan a hug and greeted him warmly before turning to Sean.

"Ah Sean this is Y/N, my producer and... friend." Mark said. "Y/N this is Sean."

"I'm aware." You said, trying to mask your excitement. "It's so lovely to meet you!" You held out a hand and Sean shook it firmly with a smile as he looked you up and down.

"Lovely to meet you too Y/N, Marks said a lot about you." Sean said in his captivating Irish accent, making everything he said sound so charming and friendly. He gave Mark a cheeky smirk to which Mark shoved him playfully.

"Oh really?" You asked, raising an eyebrow, looking back and forth between the men.

"Oh god he doesn't shut up about you. Kinda makes me think of what you must get up to outside of work." Sean said teasingly.

"Is Tyler here?" Ethan asked, changing the subject. You looked at him confused. Did he know? Why did he feel so inclined to talk about something else all of a sudden?

"Um... no not yet." You said, slightly confused.

"Oh. Well I'm gonna go speak to Fizz. See ya." Ethan walked off quickly over to the set where Fizz was making last minute adjustments. Weird.

"What's his deal?" You asked, turning to Mark.

He shrugged. "Maybe he's nervous. I don't know I'm sure he's fine."

The guests lined up for today were Sean, Ethan and Tyler. Then tomorrow it'd be the three of them again along with Rosanna Pansino, known for her cooking channel. Then on Sunday, Bob and Wade would join remotely to play some video games. Then on the last day all of them would be on together doing all sorts of fun challenges, contests and games.

"Mark get over here I need your opinion on something!" Fizz shouted from the set.

"Guess I'm needed. See ya." Mark said, then walked quickly over to the set where Fizz and Ethan were talking.

You turned to Sean and smiled, still excited. There were so many emotions running through you right now, it took a huge amount of effort to stay composed.

"So how are you finding LA?" You asked, hugging the clipboard close to you and tucking your pen behind your ear. Sean had moved here very recently, wanting a change of scenery and needing to be around friends since his previous YouTube friends had moved away.

"Very different to the UK but good I think." Sean said with a smile. "You lived here long?"

You nodded. Sean seemed to be a little nervous speaking to you as he shoved his hands in his pockets and found himself not being able to look you in the eyes for too long. It made you wonder what was on his mind, but this being the first time you'd met him, you decided not to pry. "Nervous?" You asked simply.

"About what?" Sean asked quickly, seeming a little defensive.

"To be live on camera?" You asked with a confused look.

"Oh! Oh yeah a little bit." Sean said, scratching the back of his head. "You know not to be rude but when Mark told me about you he didn't say how pretty you were... forgive me if I seem a bit distracted."

You froze. Was he flirting with you? Your stomach twisted into a knot, a mixture of emotions flowing through you as you thought about your response. "Well you better not act distracted when you're on camera, I've put too much work into this project for you to mess it up." You replied with a teasing smile.

"Don't worry. I'm a professional." He said with a wink before putting a hand on your shoulder and walking past, over to Ethan, Mark and Fizz. You stood there frozen in place, staring ahead of you for a moment before slowly turning to look at him walk over to your friends. Evidently, Mark hadn't told him that you were together, otherwise Sean wouldn't be flirting with you like that. You decided that although you weren't really supposed to be telling anyone you were in a relationship yet, next time you and Sean spoke, you'd tell him, just in case he gets a little too flirtatious.

You laughed a little to yourself, dumbfounded by the situation you'd found yourself in. Not only were you secretly dating your favourite YouTuber, but another of your favourites was actively flirting with you. You shook your head then turned your attention to the door as a familiar man walked through: Tyler. His face initially stony and firm, then smiling as he saw Mark, Ethan and Sean as he walked over to greet them. You went to walk over to them when you felt a tap on your shoulder. You spun around quickly and were dumbfounded by the sight of the person standing behind you.

There. Standing right in front of you, next to Vincent. Arms folded, a cocky smirk across her face. Was one of the people you dreaded to think about.

"Zola?!"