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Ian purposefully drinks a little more than Anthony does. He notices he's doing it, but attributes the behavior to an old sense of rivalry. He thinks of that as silly, but he keeps drinking.
Their announcement video has just gone live, and the two of them are at Ian's house using whiskey to keep riding the high of Anthony's triumphant return to Smosh.
The past few hours are mostly a blur, but right now Ian is sitting on the ground next to Anthony, who is sprawled out on the couch.
"-and it was so funny when Courtney said that they-" Anthony's voice swims in and out of Ian's ears.
Ian doesn't know how much time passes, but when he starts paying attention again Anthony is on a completely different topic.
"-so I texted Rhett and Link after we finished filming just to thank them for taking care of the channel and everything, just 'cause I got, like, weirdly emotional."
"Isnot thaweird…" Ian mumbles incoherently.
Anthony glances over, pauses, and then chuckles. "Whiskey hit you all at once?"
Humming in affirmation, Ian lets his head fall into his friend's lap.
A wordless moment passes while Anthony contemplates how much touch is acceptable for their relationship. Eventually his hand rests on Ian's cheek.
Ian scrunches his face up slightly. "What're you doing, inspecting my beard?"
"No, dude." Anthony laughs again.
"What, then?”
"I honestly have no idea." That makes Ian laugh, so Anthony continues through a grin. "This is fuckin' weird, man."
Ian is practically giggling now. "Yes, you feeling my left cheek is weird."
Anthony shakes his head, but Ian doesn't seem to notice. Another silent moment passes, with Anthony's hand gently stroking his friend's face.
"You drank a lot more than I did tonight," Anthony observes.
Ian hums affirmatively. "I think I just wanted to feel like a cool tough guy."
"Well I already think you're a cool tough guy."
"Even with my head in your lap? I mean, we're pretty much cuddling."
Anthony doesn't respond, but instead decides to grab Ian and pull him up on top of him, with Ian's head on his chest now.
The sudden motion makes Ian a bit dizzy. "Woah there. You're strong."
"Thanks baby," Anthony responds in a mockingly flirty voice.
Ian giggles coyly, then closes his eyes.
The feeling of happiness and security he gets from being this close to Anthony is something he doesn't ever want to lose again.