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1. How NOT to Fumble a Crush (and Ruin Yourself in the Process) by shinhaneru

   Fandoms: Dispatch (Video Game)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   09 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Robert Robertson | Mecha Man/Waterboy | Herman
   • Robert Robertson | Mecha Man
   • Waterboy | Herman (Dispatch)
   • Blonde Blazer | Mandy (Dispatch)
   • Z-Team (Dispatch)
   • Chase | Track Star (Dispatch)
   • Beef the Dog (Dispatch)
   • Drinking
   • Alcohol
   • Medicinal Drug Use
   • Attempt at Humor
   • Canon Compliant
   • Not Beta Read
   • Misunderstandings
   • i dont even know what im doing i just want to write a watermech misunderstanding fic
   • implied bottom robert
   • Past Relationship(s)
   • Mild Hurt/Comfort

   Summary

   Herman’s an adult. Robert’s an adult. He breathed; he shouldn’t find this weird, just like the Redditors of the adult subcommunities say.

   In which an innocent oversight Herman made snowballs into Robert’s existential crisis.

   Language:

   English

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   27,286

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   4/6

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