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Sirius blew out through his nose, running a hand through his hair. It was exceptionally tangled from the hours he’s spent in his bed editing his new video for his Youtube channel “AreYouSirius”
This video was particularly hard to edit, because it was so long, so he was stuck in the same spot, with nothing but a cup of lukewarm coffee, a cheap bedside lamp and his computer.
“New Notification: MoonyTalks uploaded a new video”
Biting the inside of his lip, Sirius wondered if he had enough time to take a break and watch Moony’s new video.
Sirius was obsessed with the mystery man's channel, it was just so relaxing. Every monday he posted a song cover, and every friday he posted either a sort of dyi video, or a book analysis. Sirius knew his video had to be up tomorrow at 8 a.m, which meant he still had the entire night to do it.
Making his choice, he pushed aside the computer and pulled out his phone, ignoring all his messages and going straight to youtube. It was Friday, and today he posted a sort of book review on “Queer underlinings throughout literature in history”. Sirius quickly plugged in his headphones and clicked play.
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“Sirius! When’s your video supposed to be up?”
Blinking his eyes, Sirius slowly took in his surroundings. He had clearly fallen asleep at some point watching Moony’s videos, because his headphones were still in.
“Sirius!”
His bedroom door was thrown open, and James stood in the door frame, one hand on his hip. It was almost comical until James asked “When’s your video supposed to be uploaded?”
“Shit”
Sirius quickly grabs his computer and clicks it open. The time says it's 7:30, which means he only has 30 minutes until he's supposed to upload. He wouldn’t be able to finish in time.
“Shit fuck” he says under his breath.
“What happened?”
“I fell asleep before I could get it done”
“You fell asleep while editing?” James asks sceptically.
“No” he sighs, “I fell asleep watching Moony’s videos”
“Moony? You mean that channel you're obsessed with. What’s it called again? MoonySpeaks”
“MoonyTalks.” he says a little too forcefully which makes James laugh.
“Right, sorry, MoonyTalks”
“I’ll have to text Marlene and tell her I'll be uploading later than normal.”
“Good luck, that girls scary”
“Yeah Yeah whatever. You can go”
James shuts the door with a salute, and Sirius quickly grabs his phone, opening his chat with Marlene.
don’t mix work with pleasure (7:42a.m)
sirius: marlene, light of my life.
marlene: what did you do
marlene: this better not be about this weeks video
sirius: well, about that
marlene: oh my god sirius. what is it.
sirius: i may have fallen asleep last night while editing so it won’t be up at 8
sirius: i’m sorry!!
marlene: christ
marlene: this is why i told you you need an editor
sirius: it won’t feel this same.
sirius: i like how i edit
marlene: yes that’s all good and fine, but you aren’t some low life youtuber anymore. you have a large following of people who expect and wait for ur videos every week.
marlene: you are getting an editor. end of discussion
marlene: now make a tweet about ur video being late and get it done
With a grunt, Sirius chucks his phone across the bed. He hated the idea of someone he didn’t know editing his videos. He’s been doing it since his first video. And just because he forgets one time, he’s getting punished. Well, maybe not one time.
New Tweet from: TherealSiriusBlack
hey guys! this weeks video is going to be posted a little later. i had some things come up that delayed editing. thanks for understanding!
siriusstan223: i’m just excited this videos coming at all
blackisdaddy: NEW VIDEO TODAY! NEW VIDEO TODAY!
padfootandprongsmarryme: this honestly works better for me anyways!
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Sirius finally posted the video 1 p.m. After hitting upload, he quickly shut the laptop down and made his way into the apartment.
It was a large open space plan, with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. He was lucky, that he got to live in such a nice space, with his two best friends, James and Peter.
He saw that someone left coffee in the pot- probably James, so he pours some into a cup and sticks it in the microwave. He also makes a bagel with cream cheese. When they’re both done, he makes his way into the living room, connecting his phone to the T.V so he can watch youtube.
He debates what to watch, but of course lands back onto Moony’s videos. He knows it’s probably creepy, how much Sirius loves the videos, but he just cant seem to stop watching. Signing, he settles into the couch as Moony’s melodic singing voice plays throughout the room.
“Is that that dude your obsessed with?” Peter asks when he walks into the living room.
Sirius jumps a little, not expecting him. Peter laughs and throws himself down beside Sirius.
“It’s MoonyTalks”
“What’s so special about him?”
“I don’t know” he sighs.
Moony. What’s so special about you.
“Why don’t you text him?”
“What?” Sirius asks kind of hysterically. “Why and how would I do that”
Peter looks a little shocked at the way Sirius responded, but he doesn’t care. Text Moony! What a stupid idea. Moony wouldn’t even know who Sirius was!
“Well, maybe you could just comment on his video? You’re verified so he’s bound to see it. Then that leaves it in his hands if he wants to further communication.”
Sirius thinks about this. He supposes that there isn’t anything wrong with commenting. He does really love the videos. Peter can sense that he’s close to agreeing so he quickly adds in.
“And what’s the worst that can happen? He just won’t respond.”
“Fuck it” Sirius exclaims, and Peter smiles.
Sirius grabs his phone and clicks on Remus’ most recent video.
AreYouSirius commented on MoonyTalks video
AreYouSirius: Another amazing video. I’m currently obsessed with Ben Barnes (who plays Dorian Gray) so maybe i’ll read the actual book? Anyways, I love listening to you talk about the homosexual agenda Moony! We should do it more.
Sirius turns his phone to allow Peter to read. Expecting a pat on the back, he’s not ready for when Peter bursts out laughing. Sirius stares in shock for a second, and quickly re reads his comment. He didn’t say anything bad? No typos. Peters now laughing so hard, he has tears running down his face.
“What? What did I do Wormtail!”
“I love listening to you talk about the homosexual agenda, we should do it more” Peter says through a laugh, using air quotes. “You basically just told him you want to be gay together.”
“What!?” exclaims Sirius. “No no no, I was saying I like hearing him talk about queer undertones in literature!” Sirius shouts.
“Well you should have said that! Oh my god Padfoot! I thought you knew how to flirt?!”
“I wasn’t even flirting!”
“Then what the hell was that?”
“I don’t know!” he practically yells. “You should have coached me on what to say!”
Peters laughing so hard now, he cannot continue conversation, so Sirius goes to hopefully delete the comment before Moony sees it. Which of course, doesn’t work out.
MoonyTalks responded to AreYouSirius
MoonyTalks: is this some weird way of flirting I’m not aware of?
AreYouSirius: No! It was pointed out by my lovely roommate that it seems like I’m asking you to “be gay together”, however, I was actually asking if you’d like to have a conversation together about queer undertones throughout history.
Moony doesn’t answer right away, so Sirius clicks off his phone and opens his computer, going to his most recent video so he can read through comments and answer some. Eventually, he gets too bored, so he decided to play video games until James gets home, hopefully with dinner.
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“Dinner!” James yelled as he walks into the flat. Sirius quickly shuts off the Play Station and walks into the living room, where James has placed bags of Chinese onto the coffee table.
“Prongs, I could kiss you”
Sirius, James and Peter all grab plates and start loading them with an assortment of food. Once their plates are thoroughly filled, they throw themselves down onto the couch. James grabs the remote and turns on netflix, putting on the next episode of Shameless.
“Ian is so sexy” James sighs
“Really?” asks Sirius, “He doesn’t seem like your type”
“I don’t have a type”
“Honestly” says Peter, “I think Gingers are your type. Remember Fabian. Also that one girl from freshers week. What was it?”
“Oh! Amelia Bones!”
“Yes Padfoot! Amelia”
“Both of you can shut up” grunts James, crossing his hands across his chest like a child. “Just because I happened to have a crush on two gingers doesn’t make them my type” he says air quoting this last part.
“Sure” says Peter, extending the last syllable. “And Sirius doesn’t like tall nerdy guys and I don’t like fictional characters”
“I don’t like tall nerdy guys!” Sirius says. He doesn’t. Sirius does NOT have a type.
“You so do” says James, pointing a finger at him. “Remember Benjy! Even that youtube account you’re obsessed with gives off that vibe”
“Whatever” Sirius huffs while Peter snickers. “Let’s just watch the stupid show.”
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don’t mix business with pleasure (6:49p.m)
marlene: i talked to HR and we found you an editor.
marlene: she’s a great fit. her names Lily and she edits for a few well known youtubers.
marlene: i’ll be sending her your contact information after she signs the NDA.
sirius: okay.
marlene: at least try to pretend to be excited by this.
sirius: YAY THANK YOU MARLENE! IM SO EXCITED TO WORK WITH AN EDITOR I DIDNT ASK FOR!
marlene: your unbearable.
marauders chat (6:51p.m)
wormtail: hey guys, can we film a video for my channel this weekend
prongs: ya what did you have in mind?
wormtail: nothing concrete yet
wormtail: do you have anything yet?
padfoot: i heard there’s this abandoned school kind of close by?
prongs: omg are you guys thinking what i’m thinking?
padfoot: EXPLORE VIDEO
wormtail: EXPLORE VIDEO
prongs: EXPLORE VIDEO
direct message; MoonyTalksOfficial
moony: hey. I saw your comment under my video. I’m not sure if you were being serious or not?
Sirius had to re-read that last text 5 times before he could comprehend it. Then 3 more times so he could freak out. Once he was sure he wasn’t seeing things, he typed out an answer.
sirius b: i’m always sirius.
sirius b: but yes i did mean that. i really enjoy ur videos and would love to hear more about it:)
and deer and a dog walk into a bar.. (3:21p.m)
dog: attachment: 1
dog: I AM CURRENTLY FREAKING OUT
deer: YOOOOOO
deer: COMING TO UR ROOM RN.
1 minute later, James throws open Sirius’ door and hops into bed next to him.
“Okay so tell me everything! When did you first text him?”
Sirius let a smile come across his face. He really did love James.
“So around lunch time, I was in the living room with Wormtail, and he mentioned that I could just comment on Moony’s video, and then further communication would be in his hands. So i did comment, but it sounded like I was flirting”
“Were you?”
“No!” Sirius says, “Well not on purpose. Anyways so he asks if i’m flirting and I say no I’m genuine, but he doesn’t answer so I think I blew my chance”
James is now eagerly nodding along, clearly soaking up everything he’s saying.
“But then, I got a notification and it was him! direct messaging me! And well, you saw what he said in the screenshot”
“Well has he answered you”
Sirius forgot that he was waiting for a response so he quickly grabbed his phone, rapid firing in his password and going to the instagram app.
direct message; MoonyTalksOfficial
moony: wow, another youtuber has never seemed interested in my content before
moony: but sure, i’d be interested in discussing it with you. do you have a cell number?
“JAMES!” Sirius tells bouncing up and down. “James Oh my god oh my god.”
“What!”
Sirius turns the phone and thrusts it at his face.
“What do I say?”
Before Sirius can do something, James snatches the phone out of their hand, quickly typing a response.
“James! Stop! What are you saying” Sirius says hysterically, reaching for his phone.
“Don’t worry Pads! I’m helping.”
James tosses the phone to Sirius who quickly checks what he sent.
sirius b: yess:) my number is 283 447 7747! can’t wait to hear from you x
Okay. That’s not that bad. But Sirius doesn’t know if Moony will appreciate the flirting. He slaps James for good measure and then powers off his phone. He’ll be too tempted to wait for a response if he doesn’t.
“Want to play games for awhile?” James asks. Sirius nods in consent and the both move the the edge of the bed to play.
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private message (9:32p.m)
unknown: hi! this is lily, your new editor. marlene told me she told you i would be getting your number
sirius: yes she mentioned it. hello
(sirius changed unknowns name to “lily”)
lily: well I was wondering if you’d like to get coffee this week so that we can discuss your normal editing style and other things i may need to know!
sirius: ya that’s not problem. i’m free tomorrow if it’s convenient for you?
lily: tomorrow works. how about we say 2 o’clock at 3 Broomsticks?
sirius: perfect, see you there.
private message (11:32p.m)
unknown: hey
unknown: oh this is moony
sirius: hi moony
sirius: glad you texted me:)
(sirius changed unknowns name to “moony<3”)
moony<3: i’ll take any chance i can get to talk about literature
moony<3: so in ur comment you said you were thinking about reading Dorian Gray?
sirius: yes! the movie was okay, very sexual
sirius: and i have to say i really like oscar wilde
moony<3: oh ya, the book isn’t that sexual
moony<3: they just made it that way for profit
sirius: that makes sense
sirius: ben barnes could |get it|
moony<3: lol
moony<3: i agree
sirius: oh are you queer?
Sirius bit his lip anxiously. Moony still hadn’t responded to his text and he was beginning to think he crossed a line. He hadn’t thought it was an invasive question, but Sirius knows not everyone’s as comfortable with their sexuality as he is.
He decides that maybe he should just get some sleep. He has a meeting with Lily tomorrow, and he wants to make a good impression. Especially since she’s going to be taking such a big thing from him.
He can’t help but feel a little angry with Marlene. He knows she’s thinking purely business, but making videos has such a special place in his heart. And he remembers nights when he would lay underneath the covers of his too big bed, editing the crappy videos him, James and Peter would make at the skatepark after school. It’s hard to let go of that.
Sirius pulls his phone back out and checks if there’s a response. Still no. Sighing, he pulls open youtube and goes to Moony’s channel, clicking a random video and letting his voice lull him to sleep.
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Lily wasn’t at the cafe when Sirius got there, so he quickly took a table and decided he would wait for her to get here before ordering.
a deer and a dog walk into a bar.. (2:07p.m)
deer: is she hot?
dog: wtf james
dog: and idk, she’s not here yet
deer: shes late!
dog: by like 10 minutes, calm down.
“Sirius?”
Sirius looks up and firstly sees a bunch of red hair. But when he blinks the sun from his eyes, he can see Lily more clearly. She’s wearing a lovely green sundress that falls just past her knees, and has her bright red hair in a messy ponytail. She offers him a smile and Sirius feels himself warming up to her already.
“That’s me”
“It’s so nice to meet you, I’m Lily” she says extending her hand. Sirius grasps it tightly.
“I waited to order so, what do you want?” he asks
“Oh you didn’t have to do that, but i’ll have a matcha please”
Sirius smiles and goes to buy the drinks
a deer and a dog walk into a bar.. (2:13p.m)
deer: is she there yet?
deer: is she cute?
deer: what’s she like?
deer: hello?
deer: padfootttt
dog: christ what do u want
deer: hi! is she there?
dog: yes? why do u want to know so bad
deer: idk i’m bored
dog: well yes she’s here and yes she’s hot
dog: now i gtg
deer: WDYM SHES HOT?!
“Here you go” Sirius says, placing her cup in front of her and taking his seat again.
“Thank you Sirius” she smiles. “So shall we get started?”
Th e meeting went smoothly after that. Lily seemed to really care about editing it the way he wanted, and he appreciated that. She also seemed like a really great girl, and he was positive they could become friends.
“I was wondering” asks Sirius as they make there way out of the shop. Lily took the bus, so Sirius walks beside her towards it. “Who are the other youtubers you edit for? if you can tell me”
“Oh! I work for marydoesmakeup, TheRealFrank and MoonyTalks”
“MoonyTalks?” Sirius asks eyes wide. There’s no way.
“Yeah” she says looking at him funny. “Why?”
“O-oh nothing. I just like his channel is all” he stutters.
“I’ll tell him you said that” Lily smirks.
“I’m pretty sure he already knows”
Once Lily gets on the bus, Sirius makes his way to the parking spot he left his bike, and heads home.
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James is on him the second he gets back.
“What do you mean she’s hot? You can’t just leave me hanging like that!”
“I’m not going to objectify woman with you” He rolls his eyes. “And I actually like her.”
“Are you going to date her?”
Sirius looks at James incredulously. “I’m gay” he says.
James makes a motion as if this piece of news isn’t relevant. “Yeah Yeah”
“You know being gay means I specifically do NOT like woman?”
“I know” James throws up his hands. “But she’s just so beautiful!”
“You don’t even know what she looks like”
James face turns sheepish. “I may have found her instagram when you told me about her”
“You stalked her” Sirius asks shocked.
“Okay stalked is a bit far. I just” he waves his hands around looking for the right word. “Researched her?”
“I can’t believe you prongs! Why were you asking if she was hot then?”
“I needed your opinion!”
“Jesus Christ” he sighs pinching his nose. “What do you want me to do? I’m not setting you up with my editor”
“Why?”
“Cause that’s weird!”
“Fine!” James exclaims. “But can you at least introduce us?”
Sighing, Sirius nods his head in confirmation. James thrusts his fist in the air and whoops. Like a real whoop. Sirius laughs and walks to his room, throwing himself on his bed. It’s been a long day.
He’s about to go to sleep when a buzz wakes him up.
private message (4:03p.m)
moony<3: sorry i didn’t answer, i had something come up
moony<3: but i’m bi
Sirius didn’t even care that he had been ignored all day. Moony liked men. Sirius was a man.
sirius: oh that’s cool! i’m gay, just incase you didn’t know
moony<3: i was pretty positive you liked men in some capacity, lol.
moony<3: lily told me you guys met today?
sirius: oh ya! she’s lovely
sirius: i’m a little worried about someone other than me editing my videos, but she seemed really concerned about the specifics so i think she’ll be good.
moony<3: ya lily’s great. she’s been my friend for years
sirius: oh that’s cool
sirius: how did you meet?
moony<3: we went to school together
moony<3: i moved to the states in year 4 from wales, and she was the only one who would talk to me
moony<3: she actually got into editing because i made videos
sirius: oh wow, that’s cool
sirius: so you guys were like, a team
moony<3: ya i wouldn’t be where i am today without her
sirius: well she seems lovely. you pick good friends
sirius: my friend james is like in love with her. says she’s gorgeous
moony<3: james potter?
sirius: ya, you know him?
moony<3: of course, he’s apart of your marauders channel
sirius: you watch my channel?
moony<3: oh
moony<3: ya i do haha
sirius: omg!!!! i’m totally fangirling over this rn
moony<3: ur literally a famous youtuber?
sirius: ya but ur my fav channel! i cant believe it!
moony<3: i’m ur favourite channel?
sirius: oh
sirius: ya lol
sirius: i usually watch it before bed
sirius: helps me fall asleep
moony<3: that boring?
sirius: no omg
sirius: more.. soothing?
sirius: like your voice is lovely and it helps get me calm i guess
moony<3: oh wow
moony<3: thank you. no ones ever said that before
sirius: yeah well, i mean it
sirius: lol
moony<3: thank you
moony<3: i have to go but, i’ll talk to you later?
sirius: oh
sirius: ya! sounds good.
Sirius clicked off his phone with a smile on his face. He may not know much about “Moony”, but he knew that he really enjoyed talking to him. Maybe even more than watching his videos.
the marauders (5:27p.m)
padfoot: club tonight?
prongs: hell yes!
prongs: can we go to that gay club that opened downtown
prongs: what’s its called?
wormtail: pluto!
prongs: yes!
padfoot: hell yes
padfoot: i’m gonna wear my leather trousers
padfoot: wormtail, can you do my eyeliner pwease🥺
wormtail: yes as long as u do mine!
prongs: hey i want eyeliner!
wormtail: i’ll do both urs dw
padfoot: should we invite dorcas and marlene?
padfoot: kinda still mad at her but she’s fun when she’s drunk
prongs: yes invite them!
prongs: you could even invite ur new friend lily...
padfoot: omg
padfoot: fine i’ll invite them.
don’t mix business with pleasure (5:43p.m)
sirius: do u and cas wanna come to the new gay club downtown
sirius: it’s called pluto
marlene: so ur not mad at me anymore?
sirius: no i’m still mad at u but ur fun drunk
marlene: jfc
marlene: ya we’ll come
sirius: yayyyy xx
private message (5:51p.m)
sirius: hey lily!
sirius: me and some friends are going to the new gay club downtown (pluto!) and was wondering if you’d like to come
sirius: just realized i don’t even know if ur gay
lily: i’m bi! and i’d love to come!
lily: can i bring my friend?
sirius: sure! the more the merrier
lily: his names remus, i think you’d get along:)