Since Tanner came over, he's urged me to be more active in the group chat, and it's been easier to distract myself from thinking about Isaac. I can't say I'm over what he said, but I can confidently say that I can at least go some time without thinking about him and our fight.
It's finally Friday, and Tanner actually did plan for us to play some games with everyone. I decided to make it a little more fun and get some drinks, which also made some of the guys get some drinks and edibles. When I return from the liquor store, Tanner texted me to hop on Discord so that he can invite me to a call with everyone. I turn on my computer - no problems since Blake fixed it - and I send Tanner a text that I'm on. I put on my headset; as I'm getting my drinks situated, I hear an incoming discord call and accept it; I notice this group call is also named "The Group Chat" after their podcast; everyone's here except for Nick and Isaac.
"HI Y/N!" I hear an unfamiliar voice shout out first.
I'm scanning the call, but I don't have to do much detective work when my eyes almost immediately land on the name "Grunk".
"HEY GRUNK!" I yell back in excitement. "It's nice to finally talk to you!"
"SAME!" He screams back.
I greet everyone else and I start opening my first drink, taking a sip. "So what are we playing?"
"Modded Lethal Company! You and Grunk haven't played before," Tanner answers.
"Sounds good," I launch the game with mods, already having it bought and all downloaded in preparation for tonight.
We all mute on Discord to use the in-game voice chat, immediately when I join the lobby I hear loud ass coughing in my ear.
"Damn, who's dying already," I ask, looking around at everyone.
"Dude, this stupid fucking pen," Blake says through coughs.
"Is it the pen or is it you?" Grunk teases.
"Shut the fuck up, Grunk."
"I'M STARTING!" Tanner shouts, immediately interacting with the switch to start the game.
"Woah, woah, woah. Bro, you didn't even explain what we're doing or anything!"
"If you die, you drink! Minus Grunk, obviously," was the only explanation I was given before everyone sprints out of the ship, leaving Grunk and I.
Grunk and I are quick to catch up and follow the guys into a factory looking building. Everyone else has already decided to split off into the 3 separate doorways at the beginning of the factory, so Grunk and I decide to take the middle path together. We're walking over a grated walkway with railings and absolutely nothing below us when we hear a scream coming from in front of us and we both stop, Grunk's character slowly turning around to face me.
"Grunk, what the fuck was that?"
"I don't know, let's go see," Grunk turns back around and continues our original path.
This is the moment where I realize that horror games are different from horror movies, because with a game I'm actually put into the scenario, while with a movie I can sit back and watch. I'm about to voice my concern about us going forward, when Grunk makes it to the door in front of us and there is a high pitch squealing sound. All of a sudden, there's something wrapped around Grunk's head and I can hear him muffled screaming.
"GRUNK! WHAT'S GOING ON?" I sprint my character up to him and press all of the buttons on my keyboard, trying to see if I can do anything to pry it off his head. "I don't think I can do anything!"
Larry suddenly comes sprinting from around the corner in front of us, continuing to run past us while screaming.
"RUN, GUYS!" Larry yells, making his way back to the main door.
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Red Strings | The Group Chat x Reader
RomanceY/n has just moved to Austin, Texas for a new job. When she goes to the grocery store for her new home, she feels a tug on the red string tied to her finger. The red string that is supposedly attached to your soulmate's finger. What happens when Y/n...
