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All of TCD are on a call in the group chat, playing games, chilling, and making small talk.
Doggie is editing a npesta video, Diamond is playing Azure Flare, Trick is playing osu, Cursed is doing runs on Thinking Space 2, and Denni is making a thumbnail.
And well, for Conix…
He’s been rather silent the entire time.
“Um, guys…? I think I’ll go for the night. It’s kinda late, so peace.” Conix murmurs quietly. The others say goodbye to Conix, except for Denni.
Denni already knows what’s gonna happen.
Conix leaves the call, leaving the rest of the TCD members. It is silent for a moment.
“I have to run some errands so I gotta go.” Cursed finally chimes in, breaking the tension.
“Alright, I’ll go as well, then.” Trick adds in. Doggie and Diamond also said they would go for the night.
Everyone leaves the call one by one.
As soon as Denni leaves the call, his doorbell rings.
It’s Conix.
He knows it.
Conix has been going through a lot of shit at home and on stream lately, so he’d always sneak out through his window and walk to Denni’s place.
Denni has always been the most trustworthy to Conix, as they’ve been friends for the longest out of all of TCD. Sadly, Trick lives too far from the both of them.
Denni quickly opens the front door to see Conix looking disheveled and looking like he was crying a few minutes ago.
“Fuck, William, you okay?” Denni asks as Conix enters the house and shuts the door.
“... No,” Conix replies quickly, his voice shaky as he leans his head on Denni’s shoulder. “Fuck… my viewers are sending me more threats…”
“Holy shit…” Denni brings Conix to his room, shutting the door and pulling him to his bed. “Wanna… talk about it?”
“Okay…” Conix immediately lays down and wraps himself in Denni’s blanket, the blonde’s scent immediately comforting him. Denni lies down beside him shortly after.
“It’s just- Every single fucking stream I keep recieving death threat after death threat, people telling me to just end it all, saying I deserve all the shit being thrown at me, the people donating won’t even let me play Slaughterhouse in peace… It’s just insult after insult after insult… Maybe I should just fucking listen to them an-”
“William.”
Denni immediately stops Conix from speaking any further.
Conix looks like he’s about to break down. Denni immediately notices and pulls the other into a gentle embrace.
“Continue.” Denni whispers in that soothing voice of his.
Conix tries his hardest to hold back his tears and continues to ramble,
“I keep getting comments that tell me to slit my wrists and shit, it’s getting so fucking hard to ignore… My family also doesn’t give a shit about what I’m going through and they just fucking neglect me… They probably don’t know and don’t care that I’m not home,”
“All of my ‘fans’,” Conix makes little air quotes with his fingers, “They just don’t fucking care about me…”
Denni can only sigh and pull Conix closer in the hug. This is unlike anything he’s heard come out of the other’s mouth.
Conix finally can’t hold back anymore and begins crying silently into Denni’s chest.
Denni just lets Conix cry. He doesn’t care that his shirt is getting all wet, he wants to be there for Conix.
Conix keeps crying and Denni waits until his sobs turn into quiet whimpers. He finally pulls away to look at the brunette properly.
Denni cups Conix’s cheek with one hand, wiping any remaining tears spilling out of his eyes. “Connie. Listen to me for a second, alright?”
“Mhm…”
Denni clears his throat softly and begins to speak,
“I know that everything happening right now is overwhelming for you, but… I’m here, and so are the other TCD members. Just please know that, okay? We all love, cherish, and support you, so…”
Conix nods quickly, smiling slightly. “Yeah… Thanks, Dennis.”
They stare at each other for a few minutes, not saying a word.
Denni looks at Conix’s face properly, noticing every detail.
Fuck, what am I thinking?? Why’s he so handsome all of a sudden? Denni thinks while staring at Conix.
He’s so pretty… Conix thinks while staring into Denni’s soul.
Conix realizes what he’s thinking and blushes. Denni doesn’t react as he’s too busy staring at the brunette.
“Dennis? Hello, Denniiiii?” Conix waves his hand in front of Denni’s face, resting his forearm on Denni’s chest. He’s partially on top of the blonde.
Denni snaps out of his trance and realizes the position they’re both in.
Denni suddenly turns red, covering his face with one hand while resting his other hand on Conix’s back.
Conix laughs sheepishly. “Uhh…”
Denni blushes even more at Conix’s cute laugh. “What are we doing… We cuddle so often but… It feels different now…”
Conix shrugs, “I guess so…”
They look at each other for a few more moments before Conix suddenly crashes his lips onto Denni’s.
Denni is frozen in shock for two seconds before he kisses the brunette back. His hands move down from Conix’s cheeks to his waist, gently digging his fingers into Conix’s clothes.
Conix lets out a little whine into Denni’s mouth.
It’s like music to his ears.
Denni takes the opportunity to slip his tongue into Conix’s mouth.
Conix’s eyes widen at the sudden feeling, but he gives in anyways, letting Denni’s tongue explore his mouth.
— <3 —
“What the fuck was that.” Conix lets out while breathing heavily, still recovering from the kiss.
“I don’t know, but… I fucking loved it.” The blonde giggles.
“Dennis, it’s probably obvious by now, but I love you… So fucking much it hurts sometimes, so-”
“No need to even ask. Yes.”
— <3 —
The next afternoon, TCD hopped on a discord call to record a new video. But before that…
“Denni and I have something to tell you all.”
“Did you both finally start dating or something?” Trick automatically assumes and Cursed laughs.
“How did you know?” Denni questioned.
“It’s painfully obvious, dude…” Trick deadpans.