Beyond The Limelight ★ Markiplier X Reader

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"Oh my god Y/N look at this one!" Fizz shoved her phone in front of you to show her the video she had on her phone.

You, Ethan, Mark, Sean and Fizz all sat in the bar, celebrating the end of the stream. It had all gone so well, the donation goal was almost doubled, and now, after a day of rest, the five of you gathered together to enjoy each others company and relax after what had been a very busy, stressful four days.

You took Fizz's phone and watched the video, Mark and Ethan leaning over to watch too. Something very surprising had come from the stream, something you weren't quite expecting. Some keen eyed viewers had noticed the chemistry you and Mark had together and the internet was now flooded with "Y/N and Mark" compilations and fan edits. This video Fizz had up was on TikTok and was an edited compilation of clips of you staring at Mark in slow motion with music in the background, ending with a snippet of Mark winking at you.

You rolled your eyes and handed the phone back to Fizz, Ethan giggling like a giddy school girl.

"Not as good as the other one." You said, trying to hide your smile. The other video was a clip of Mark presenting you with the cake he made with your portrait on it, him saying "she's my muse" edited in a really cute way with clips of you laughing and looking up at Mark with heart eyes. They were all really cheesy but they made you weirdly happy. The phrase "she's my muse" became really popular as a caption or was bought up when talking about the two of you a lot. It was cute.

"Yeah the other one was my favourite too." Mark agreed as he placed his hand on your thigh underneath the table, you looked at him with adoration and felt warmth swell up in your heart. You felt like the luckiest girl in the world.

"Awwwwh you two!!!" Fizz swooned. You looked over at Sean who was smiling but there seemed to be something else behind his eyes. A hint of sadness maybe? Or jealousy?

"So when's this Hermi supposed to be coming?" Sean asked, taking a sip from his beer. You and Mark decided not to drink this time, mostly because Mark couldn't technically and you didn't want him to feel left out while the other three drank.

"She was supposed to be here fifteen minutes ago. I'm gonna call her, be right back." Fizz said, standing up and walking outside to call her girlfriend.

You looked at Sean again and caught his gaze for a moment. You exchanged smiles before he looked away, a small blush creeping up on his cheeks. Ethan seemed to notice the exchange and gave Sean a weird look. Before long, Fizz came back.

"Okay so I have news." She said, not sitting down.

"What's up?" Ethan asked, ears perking up.

"Hermi's been having fainting spells and is too scared to come out in case she passes out." Fizz said, leaning on her chair.

"Shit!" Sean said, looking at Fizz with worry.

"Oh no no don't worry she's fine, it's something to do with her iron, she's ok. But she said since she can't come out we're more than welcome to go to her apartment and celebrate there!" Fizz explained.

"Oh that's fine! Perfect for me since I only live upstairs from her." You said, getting your coat.

"Alright, let's go!" Ethan said, getting his coat in and standing up.

The five of you walked together to your apartment block, talking amongst yourselves, Fizz, Ethan and Sean all a little tipsy. As you got there, Hermi was standing outside the apartment block ready to let you all in. She stood there in an earthy green maxi skirt, a black loose fitting crop top and brown sandals. Her hair was styled into a large afro and her face was beautifully bare.