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A Donation

I leaned back away from the mic and sat in my awfully comfortable chair. So comfortable in fact that just moments before while spinning around in it i managed to kick the cable out of my microphone. I was supposed to be playing don't press the button' a game i had gotten on steam. its about pressing the button you were told not to press and finding all kinds of secrets because of it. i figures since i'm normally very good at breaking rules laid out for me id also be good at the game. i was wrong.

"Sorry about that lovelies got a little too frustrated there" i announced to the stream. i spun to look over at my second monitor which was angled awkwardly but i was a tad too lazy to move it. On the monitor i had the stream details and chat pulled up so i could see what was happening. i can feel a smile growing as i read the chat, i didn't have many viewers. About 20~25 who came by regularly, and sometimes we'd get a few extra. The chat contained a few "its alright!"'s and "don't die on us ".

I chuckled a little reading the chat. and turned back around to the game monitor. i went back and started the game again, this time hoping i could wack all the stupid baby heads in time. After a minute or two consisting of me working my way back to the baby mini game, and failing it once again, i got a Donation from one of the few regulars i have.

"Oh hey Sap! Thanks for the Dono!" i flicked my eyes up to the little text under the notification saying Sapnap had donated 15$. "Would you want to play Minecraft with me? more fun and probably less stressful than baby wack-a-mole". The phrasing at the end gave me a good chuckle. Sapnap never failed to make me laugh when he made a comment in chat. "I'll tell you what Mr. Sapnap i'll play Minecraft just for you. Add me on discord and we can talk there". I began the mindless clicking work back to the baby game while reading the chat. A few of the regulars were calling me a simp or just spamming "oooo" in the chat. "Guys i'm not a simp " though i was pretty sure they could hear the way that statement accidentally came out as more of a whine. "Whatever you all are bullies" I scoff as you turn back to the mini-game in front of me, a happy smile on my face from the interaction.

A few hours had passed since the struggle with the baby game. I ended up beating it and moving on to find more secrets in the game. the stream ended about 30 minutes ago and now i was slumped over my couch scrolling through twitter. I stumbled across a fan art post for some people called "the dream team". i skimmed the caption, it didn't answer any of my questions about who they were, but a name did stick out to me. Sapnap? i figured it wouldn't have been the same one from my stream, and the one following me was likely just a fan account. However Curiosity killed the cat, and apparently me too. i hopped off my couch and walked my way over to my bedroom. On the way my Border Collie approached me to see what i was up to. I leaned down and scratched behind his ear and then continued on the way to my room.

I plopped down in my chair and cracked my knuckles. i opened Twitch and Spotify, figuring i was going to be in here a bit anyway so i may as well put on some tunes. I clicked the search bar on twitch and typed in the oh-so familiar name. i felt my entire being leave my body when Sapnap's channel popped up. "ONE POINT FIVE FUCKING HUNDRED THOUSAND FOLLOWERS?". The tell tale squeaking of an excited border collie with a tennis ball ran into the room to figure out why i was shouting so loud. I gestured aggressively towards the screen and looked at the dog "YOU SEE THIS SHIT DINO?" Dionysus, Dino for short squeaked the ball again and jumped around, obviously happy to be playing whatever game he thought we were playing. I sighed and looked back at the screen, blinking and rubbing my eyes to make sure i wasn't hallucinating. i wasn't.

I peeked around his channel a bit before dropping him a follow. I decided i'd check to see if it was actually Him who had sent the discord friend request. Sure enough when i pulled up the app i saw a pending request from one Sapnap. I had a brief mental flash back about all the stupid things i had done live in front of someone who was leagues above me. Oh my god. i called him Simpnap. I almost felt regret. Almost. still pretty funny though.

I accepted his request and stood up to face completely away from my computer and consider things. My thoughts all returned to the thought of his donation asking to play Minecraft with me. Minecraft Minecraft.... i don't even have an account! i realized my lack of account and turned around to pull my chair back out to sit in. after a bit of pulling up and paying more than i thought it would be, i had a Minecraft account under the same user as my twitch, GoldenGreekGod. All my followers called me Ares. This was because Ares is the Greek god of War and i tended to get a little to into PvP type games. The unintentional sarcasm i often used really didn't help with avoiding fights either.

Glancing at the clock and realizing it was getting relatively late, i figured i should take Dino on a walk. After rummaging around my closet for what felt like forever, i managed to find a tank and some sweat pants. I hated wearing shorts because i was just a tad insecure about my legs, but it was still hot as seven hell's out so i was hoping the tank top would cancel out the longer pants. i walked over to my computer and shut it off, resigning to messaging Sapnap later. I grabbed Dino's purple leash off the hook on my bedroom door. "Yo Dino let's walk!" I called out to my rather vacant apartment. It felt so barren after my ex had moved out. The extra room now unused and the door shut. I wish i had some big breakup story where he cheated and that's why i kicked him out, and he was so horrible to me and blah blah. Not to discredit people who have been through that, i just don't happen to have a sob story.

I snapped away from my slowly spiraling thoughts when Dino nudged my leg looking at the leash, Tail swishing ready for some exercise. i swear you could walk this dog all day long and he'd still be happy to go for another one. i reached down and adjusted his collar, clipping the leash onto it. I gave Dino a pat on the head before standing up straight, and opening the door. i felt a wave of regret as the hot air hit my face. i double checked my pockets for my keys before shutting my door and stepping out into the what i would consider heat of Florida weather.

Dino's tail wagged slightly the whole walk as he sniffed everything around him. I decided it would be pretty fun if me and him walked a new route this time around. as we were walking i noticed a rather cute man on the other side of the road, he looked about my age, had a Dusted blonde hair , and freckles. I couldn't make out much else about him other than his rather bright green hoodie. How the hell is he wearing a hoodie in this weather? It seems instead of thinking the questioned Dino decided now would be a great time to let out a single bark, then sit down and wag his tail. The loud sudden noise almost caused me to drop the leash i was holding and i jumped, from my estimates, about 20 feet in the air. I quickly looked back up to apologize to the guy if my dog scared him, but instead i see him smiling and laughing slightly. With him turned this way i could make out green eyes that almost matched the ones on his hoodie. He waved to me and then looked down a bit and waved hello to Dino. I sheepishly smiled and waved back , watching as the blonde man turned around and continued on his walk.

"Really Dino? you just have to scare off the cute ones?" i ask in a mock annoyed tone. Dino looked up at me and almost seemed to be grinning. what a little shit. I laughed a little knowing Dino probably only understood the basics of what he just did, despite being such an intelligent breed. I gave him a quick pat on the head and then continued on our walk.