[Ohm POV]
Toonzy: u up?
He stared at the discord message that popped up on his screen, smiling at who sent it, of course, Luke would be the only other person awake at this ungodly early hour of the morning.
Ohmie: yh why?
Toonzy: You know how when you get bored you search weird shit and you just keep going further and further in?
Ohmie: please don't tell me you started watching pimple popping vids again, I don't want to see or hear that shit
Toonzy: nah I started reading fanfiction
Toonzy: of us
Toonzy: It's.... interesting to say the least
He stared at the screen in front of him as he processed what Luke had sent him, he could feel his face heating up at the thought of what Luke could have read. He's not going to deny that he's fallen down the same hole and actually enjoyed whatever colorful scenarios their fans made up, but that was a secret he never wanted to bring to the light of day.
Giving a sigh he pressed the call button, only a few seconds passing before Luke answered it, a terse silence filling the air between them.
"So, fanfic huh?" he felt awkward speaking and he's sure it's quiet enough that you could hear a pin drop.
"Yeah, I had some free time so decided why the hell not, and yeah..." He could hear Luke clear his throat, a tell-tale sign that he was caught off guard and/or he messed up, sometimes both. He tried to hide his laugh as he thought of some of the times during games the older man would try and throw something so confidently that there's no way he could fail, only to miss and pause before clearing his throat as he tried again.
That train of thought was stopped when Luke spoke up again "seems to me that the fans are trying to tell you something Ohm, you're my bitch in every story I've read"
He couldn't hold back his laugh at the comment "Fuck off, you've been my bitch in those fics plenty of times"
"Oh yeah? Prove it?"
It was a silent challenge, one that could potentially change their friendship for good or worse. He decided to ignore the implications of his choice as he gave his answer "Give me a sec"
Despite it being almost three in the morning they spent the next few hours swapping fics between one other, often narrating parts of the story they thought funny or outlandish.
"Why does everyone think you like drinking coffee? You out here spreading lies Ohm? Do I need to come punish you?" Lukes' booming laugh came through the speakers which were coupled by his own giggles and flustered face. In the back of his mind, he was trying to ignore the fact that he was enjoying this a lot more than he should, as well as that last remark Luke had made which had almost sounded genuine.
"Hey, I drink coffee plenty of times thank you very much"
"Heart attack in a cup is more like it, whatever the fuck you're drinking sure ain't coffee anymore"
"Whatever, my big strong muscle man, why don't you go rip your shirt off"
"THAT WAS ONE FIC"
He couldn't stop the laughs spilling out of his mouth as he could hear Luke try to gain back any semblance of control he had "Well you're the one who had some kinda kink for it, can't blame me for trying to please my man"
Now they were both laughing, his face red whether from breathlessness or something else he wasn't too sure. He could feel an undercurrent of electricity between them, even though they weren't actually together. It almost felt as if they heading towards a cliff edge with no plan on stopping.
"Besides, I need me a man who actually has balls, you know, someone who can still use the bathroom despite there being a tiny ass spider in there" Luke only laughed harder at his own remark as he waited for his response.
"Hey! That thing was huge, I wasn't gonna go anywhere near it. If you'd have seen it you would've reacted exactly the same"
"Ohm. It was literally the size of my pinky nail"
"Not my fault you have weirdly large hands"
"pfffttt, if you can't handle an itty bitty spider how the fuck you gonna do anything in these fics huh?"
"Says who?"
"Says me, bitch. Not tryna be funny Ohm but the tamest thing here is dragging me in for a kiss and I doubt your capabilities to do even that"
"Wanna bet" he made his voice deeper than usual, the one he knew got under Lukes' skin and made him squirm, a secret that had been admitted to him over a drunk call and something the older man had seemingly forgotten the next day. Silence rang through their call, he can faintly hear the sound of Luke moving around in his chair, but no other response was forthcoming. "Unless you're not ballsy enough that is"
When no response came still, he started to panic, thinking maybe that had been it, he'd finally driven them off of the cliff edge. He was about to apologize before he heard Luke clear his throat, and he couldn't help but smile at himself as he heard the false bravado in Lukes' voice "You know what sure, I ain't afraid of a little bet. Ain't like you're gonna be showing your face anytime soon anyway"
"1-year time limit and winner gets $50. Goodnight Toonzy" He ended the call before Luke could reply, heart beating just a bit faster as he shut off his computer and started to get ready for bed, smiling at the 'Deal' Luke had sent him before going to sleep.
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[Luke POV]
It was that time of the year again when he would travel to LA for E3, to not only get a good look at the games coming out and the chance to play them but to also spend some time with his friends and the odd fan here and there.
There were a couple of days left on the deal he'd made with Ohm which felt like a lifetime ago. For the past month, he'd been counting down the days before he'd cash in, every other day sending the masked gamer his PayPal link in preparation for it.
A tiny thought in the back of his mind couldn't help but feel disappointed though, a small part of him had hoped that between the fanfiction reading and the flirting that there may have been something there, that maybe something could happen, it was just waiting for that final spark to send all of their boundaries to ashes.
He'd traveled with Mark to the expo, only noticing when they got to their floor that his friend wasn't in the room next door as was planned.
"Thought you were supposed to be next to me?"
"Said they had no rooms together, this was the best they could do" He decided to ignore the side eye Mark gave after his comment, how he seemed to be antsy to get into his room almost.
He pegged his weird behavior to tiredness before letting him escape to his room, both planning on getting some time to rest before they headed out that evening.
He couldn't have been in his room for more than 30 minutes before he heard a knock on his door, letting out a sigh, he got up off of his bed to answer it. He'd expected to see Mark or Anthony or any other one of his friends standing there, but he had no idea who the man in front of him was, although a small part in the back of his brain was niggling at him that he knew him.
He couldn't stop the appreciative gaze he swept over the smaller man, at his messy brown hair and flushed cheeks to his toned body and nonchalant smile, how he stood there with a glint in his eye as if he was holding a secret.
"Hey Toonzy"
He knew that voice, he would be able to recognize that voice anywhere, but his mind somehow couldn't put the dots together, how the man in front of him was his best friend. He doesn't know how long he stood there, eyes wide and mouth open as he tried to process what was happening, finally able to stutter out a response.
"Ohm? What the fuck are you doi-" Before he could finish his sentence he saw Ohm reach for him, giving himself a firm grip on his hoodie before tugging him forward, he barely managed to stop himself from falling before the man's lips were pressed against his.
It only took a moment for his brain to scream at him to kiss him back before he was reciprocating, the both of them not caring who saw them as they stood in the hallway, their kiss getting more and more heated until finally, they had to break away for air.
They both smiled down at each other as they caught their breath, Ohm still had a firm grasp in his hoodie, almost as if he was scared to let go.
"How the fuck you know where I- Mark told you didn't he, the fucker" Ohm only giggled affirming his statement, giving the smaller man a slight smile, he pryed the younger man's hands off of him before throwing him a wink and heading back into his room.
"Luke, I'm sorry, did I-"
"Don't get your panties in a twist Ohm, I'm only getting your $50 for your services" He couldn't stop himself laughing as he saw the look of indignation on Ohms' face before the man somewhat composed himself and had a wicked gleam in his eye.
"You're lucky I don't spank your ass because of that, now shut up and get on the bed" He couldn't stop the shiver that Ohms' comment sent down his spine, especially because he was using that deep voice that always had some sort of effect on him.
"Yes, sir" Not one to be taken lightly he walked over to Ohm who had started to make his way into his room before picking him up and over his shoulder, ignoring his shriek before dropping him onto the bed. The way he was now sprawled over the bed, cheeks red and breath heavy as they stared at one another was a temptation he was never going to be able to refuse.
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It's the next morning when they're both tired and sore, wanting nothing more than to stay in this room and this moment with one another.
"Who do you think's gonna be the first person to recognize you? Anthony?" He spoke into the quiet of the morning, enjoying the feeling of having Ohm wrapped up in his arms as the smaller man chuckled at the words.
"Wanna bet?"