a/n: this is the start of act 2! i'm going to start out light-hearted then eventually it will develop to something else :)
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As the awe sat in, reality came soon after. Daiyu was about to play the song again when she realized she still hasn't texted him. Hastily, she opens up their chat and starts typing.
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how do i feel about it?
i'm devastated
Devastated? lol
By how amazing my music
taste is?
it's been a long time since
i've REALLY connected with
music before
Oh?
Well that's good
I'm glad
what was your interpretation?
Hmm
Honestly, I've listened to
it for a while, but I haven't
given it much meaning until
recently
It's kind of hard to explain?
nah i get it
you don't need to
I'll try to make sense of
it later
cool
So is it Chopin approved?
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Somewhere in Kuala Lumpur, Daiyu takes a deep breath.
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it's daiyu approved
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Somewhere in Nottingham, Tommy screams.
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Did you jsut
DID YOU ACTSUALLY
yes, you doofus
i gave you my name
OHH???
yeah?
BJSJJNDHS
Anyway, cool
LMAO
if i realized you'd act this way,
i would've told you earlier
Act hwat way?
Im chill
suree buddy
So I guess I'll tell you mine
now?
no
No??
i said no
What WHY
make the chopin video first
I can literally tell you right
now and there's nothin you
can do
i'll block you and i won't
go to the u.k.
WTF OVER MY OWN
NAME??
well then get started on
your video :)
i'll be waiting in purgatory
Tf if wrong eith you
if my calculations are correct,
your typos have gone up 69%
Shut up
You realize how long it
takes to make a video, right?
no, enlighten me
First of all I BARELY have
a script, have not started
recording, and it'll take a
while just to mix and edit it
well then you better get started
because i'm an impatient mf
You did this to yourself.
okay, harry
Fuck it I'm starting
good boy
Do not treat me like a
fucking dog
time is ticking
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Later that day, after writing and recording for hours, Tommy lays in bed, the glare of his phone illuminating his face.
He says to himself quietly, testing the name, "Daiyu," on his tongue. He repeats it and feels his cheeks warming up with some emotion he can't quite place.
He thinks back to the time her best friend, May, told him Yu was her nickname and the way it had made him feel then. Before he'd felt bad, as if he wronged Daiyu, but now he feels nothing short of elated.
While rolling under his covers, never finding a comfortable position, his phone buzzes.
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btw i knew may told you my
nickname
i thought it was funny and
really sweet how you didn't
want me to be upset
not happy with how you
blackmailed her though :/
YOU WHATSG
THIS WHOLE TIME??
MAY FUCKING LIED TO ME
that's what besties are for 😫
of course she told me right
after it happened
this is so embarrassing for you
YOU THINK??
LMAO
So you're not mad?
of course not, it's just a name
Well I remember when it
wasn't that way
i was going through something
i doubted you
and i'm sorry for that
Ah s'not a big deal
I'm just glad you trust
me now
and do you trust me?
Well yeah
If only you weren't
preventing me from telling
you my name, I could actually
prove it
no need, i believe you :D
Piss off
say, it's two a.m. over there
you sleeping anytime soon?
Was gunna then you texted
me
okay i'll yeet myself then
WAIT
what- i'm in mid yeet
I recorded the video today
really
so soon?
I know, It's like I've been
struggling for a month to
even start, but I just hit
that drive that allowed me
to do it and actually finish
i'm impressed
for REAL this time
i can't wait to see it!
I'm excited for you to see
it as well
And you're completely
fine with me using
screenshots from our chat?
yes dummy
Alright
thanks a lot
Why are you thanking
me? lol
because you've done a lot
for me?
I'm really glad
But I should be the one
thanking you
ok?
Thank you, Daiyu
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get some rest
Okay
Goodmorning
goodnight
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a/n: i dont know if i mentioned this or not, but malaysia is 8 hours ahead of u.k. time
so that's why tommy says goodmorning to her, and daiyu says goodnight to him. just to be clear!
also, tommy is totally panicking