then yoo joonghyuk’s eyes snap open, and he realizes he fell asleep right after guwon’s last note. ***

as he sings the last “love”, guwon gasps. it’s emotional. like he’s poured his entire heart into this song just for yoo joonghyuk. call him parasocial, but he could understand how people could grow attached to streamers now.

as yoo joonghyuk predicted, guwon’s voice sounds perfect for this song. he finds himself sinking into his pillows, his thoughts just full of guwon’s voice as it lulls him to sleep. he fights it, however, wanting to hear the end of the song— and it doesn’t disappoint.

yoo joonghyuk jolts from his layed-down position and quickly types. love wins all “love wins all— wow, you’re very romantic, plotter-nim.” guwon sounds amused, but clears his throat. “very well, let’s start~”

yoo joonghyuk moves back to his bed, and has the foresight to plug in his laptop before placing it on his bedstand. now he wouldn’t have to worry about his laptop losing battery. “does anyone have any requests before i sing my set list?”

he goes on to tell how his day has been. the chat is engaging, despite being only about 15 viewers, including yoo joonghyuk himself. he wasn’t a chatter, but guwon kept it engaging. he wouldn’t be surprised if guwon became a big streamer in the future. “well, enough of me talking, let’s sing.”

:did anything happen today? you sound more sad “sad?” guwon sounds surprised reading someone’s chat. “i’m not sad, just annoyed i think.” :what happened? “my stupid boss yelled at me today.” guwon clicks his tongue, “as if it was my fault.”

“hellooo, it’s nice to see you again.” the chat is filled with greetings. yoo joonghyuk decides to greet him as well. “ah, it’s you again— secretiveplotter-nim?” guwon chuckles at his username, and yoo joonghyuk feels just a BIT embarrassed. a bit, is all. “it’s nice to see you too.”

his leg bounces as he waits for it to turn on, quickly typing in his password, then searching for guwon’s channel on StarStream in record time. he finds it just as the clock hits 10PM, and a new live pops up on his channel. yoo joonghyuk clicks, joining in the other viewers.

when he gets home after a sponsor meeting, he practically flops onto his bed and checks the time. 9:57PM. yoo joonghyuk forgets his exhaustion and gets up from his bed to turn on his laptop. the laptop he only uses for work— but he couldn’t bother turning on his entire PC setup.