Work Text:
Friday night, you finally reach your apartment. The last five days have been hell at work. You were supposed to train a new coworker who, despite having excellent grades and references, turned out to be the dumbest person on earth. And you were stuck with him and all the things that went wrong because of him. He somehow managed to break two printers, got a virus on both his and your computer AND when it was time to present the new project today, he took all of the credit.
Needless to say, you are more than tired. Exhausted, really. You quickly reheat last night's leftovers and place both the laptop and the food onto your bed, cozying up underneath your bed sheets. You quickly turn on your laptop and immediately go to Netflix to start a new episode of the show you've been hatebinging this week. It's really the only way you've been able to let out your frustrations.
Ping. Ping. Ping. Ping. You minimize the stream and a familiar icon is glowing in the bottom left corner of your screen. “Shit..”, you whisper. You've barely had the energy to reply to anyone and that unfortunately included both the server and your boyfriend. You've tried to reply at least to Xyx once a day, telling him about the state your job has you in. He tried to be supportive but you could tell his calls for your attention this time weren't merely jokes.
You hesitate but end up clicking the general chat.
xyx [10:43 PM]:
look who decided to grace us with her presence
her majesty
everyone quick
put on your best outfits as to not offend her
lol
You groan, immediately regretting checking the server. Others join, mentioning your lack of presence the past few days. June @s you and asks you how your day was. An innocent question.
[10:47 PM]:
it was fine
These three words don't convince anyone, not even the person who's typed them.
More messages. You don't stop to read them. Another ping catches your attention, this time from the deleted channel. You click on it and see multiple messages.
xyx [10:52 PM]:
can i get some attention too
not that im jealous of june or anything
me?
jealous?
you cant even put me and jealous in a sentence
unless the sentence is: i am not jealous
Usually you would've laughed at his messages. Usually you would've so teased him about being jealous. But usually you weren't this exhausted and overwhelmed.
[10:53 PM]:
sorry, not today, okay?
xyx [10:53 PM]:
when will it be though
bc this entire week youve been practically ignoring me
i didn't even know that was possible but here you go making the impossible possible once again love
how impeccable of u im so proud
[10:55 PM]:
..
I'm just going to go afk and watch my show if that's alright
xyx [10:55 PM]:
if u want to vent we can vc
[10:56 PM]:
I just said I want to watch my show
xyx [10:58 PM]:
okay sorry
just know that if somethings up hmu
[10:59 PM]:
dude just leave me the fuck alone okay?
While you were typing this last message you already knew it was wrong to lash out on Xyx. He didn't do anything wrong and it's unfair to bring out all your anger on the first person you talk to. But you've had enough from… life. And he took the brunt of your anger. Your heart races as you log off from the server and return to your episode. You are so exhausted you don't even realize that you are slowly drifting asleep.
You wake up the next day feeling groggy. Definitely feeling better than last night but still somewhat down. Your laptop is lying next to you, dead. Obviously. It must've been running all night.
With a yawn you push the bed sheets off of you, plug the charger into your laptop and walk toward the kitchen. Coffee, that's what you want. Need. To be able to function. Your eyes lazily observe the kitchen interior, your gaze falling onto the microwave's clock that shows 11:31 AM in neon green. At least you were able to catch up on a lot of uninterrupted sleep.
Steaming mug in one hand you rush to your bedroom and turn on the laptop. Familiar pings echo through the silent room as you click on the server icon. You read a few messages in the general channel. Some of them don't make any sense.
[11:39 AM]:
Gmorning toasty, are you still asleep?
NakedToaster [11:40 AM]:
hello etc
i dont think so
woke up feeling refreshed
[11:42 AM]
Why are you talking about xyx then? He's not even here
NakedToaster [11:43 AM]
what?
he literally sent a message before yours just now
Your eyes shot up towards your message but there's not a single thing between your message and Toasty’s. “Did he..?”, you start but trail off as you're trying to look for Xyx’ profile on the members list. You can't see him.
You swap channels.
[11:45 AM]:
@xyx
Are you there?
Did you seriously block me?
A few moments pass. His profile suddenly reappears at its usual place on the members list.
He's typing, erasing, typing, erasing. A new message in the general channel. He's continuing his conversation with Toasty, obviously ignoring your messages in either channel. You change channels again.
[11:51 AM]:
I'm really sorry for last night. I shouldn't have written that last message. I was just…
Not feeling well, I guess?
xyx [11:52 AM]:
thats ok
dw
[11:52 AM]:
Are you mad at me?
xyx [11:55 AM]:
no
you told me ‘leave you the fuck alone’
so im ‘leaving you the fuck alone, dude’
[11:55 AM]:
Are you serious?
xyx [11:57 AM]:
those were your words
theres a bar you can scroll that shows you your message dude
just doing what her busy majesty ordered
[11:59 AM]:
I really didn't mean it like that!
xyx [12:00 PM]:
well how did u mean it then dude?
[12:03 PM]:
Uhh..
I don't know. But I'm really sorry.
Work was a lot. More than usually.
xyx [12:03 PM]:
dude i know you barely talked to anyone
[12:04 PM]:
I'm sorry about that too. My mind was just filled with it.
xyx [12:04 PM]:
you should consider a new job dude
[12:06 PM]:
Are you going to call me dude all the time now?
xyx [12:09 PM]:
hey
you dudezoned me
which is like
DEFINITELY
ONE HUNDRED PERCENTLY
[12:09 PM]:
Percently?
xyx [12:09 PM]:
thats a word
worse than being friendzoned
so
choose your words carefully next time