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Summary:

After receiving a new phone for his 20th, Chase accidentally adds an unknown number. He should delete the contact and move on with his life... but Chase Hollow is not known for making smart choices.

And somehow, Deacon is the one who has to hear all about it.

Notes:

Hi guys welcome to my first ever multiple chapter fic 😳😳😳#excited #nervous #hopecore #dystopian #frutigeraero

Warning you now; this is a texting fic so chapters are gonna be short as hell 👀 but i promise to give you lots of content to make up for it

THIS CHAPTER WAS BETA READ BY ECLIPSE (@....ecl1ps3 ON TIKTOK) SAY THANK YOU TO HER!!

Chapter 1: lose my number

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

NEW CONTACT ADDED:

XXXXXXXXXXXX



CONTACT RENAMED TO:

‘Simon🤟’



NEW DIRECT MESSAGING CHAT STARTED WITH: ‘Simon🤟’



Chase:

Got a new phone so I have to re add everyone

 

Just checking, this you simon,

 

??*

 

Simon🤟:

Nope. Think again.

 

Chase:

???

 

Simon🤟:

Wrong number.

 

Chase:

Ohhhhh sorry

 

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Chase:

Dude

 

Can you teach me how to backflip??

 

Please

 

Simon please

 

Please

 

Please

 

Please

 

Simon🤟:

Wrong number. Again.

 

Chase:

Oh wait yeah

 

Sorry

 

Can YOU teach me?

 

Simon🤟:

I wouldn’t even if I could.

 

Chase:

Rude

 

Simon🤟:

Deserved.

 

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Chase:

Sorry, gonna have to cancel on praticr again

 

I know I know

 

It’s just

 

Something came up okay?

 

Please don’t be mad ☹️

 

Simon🤟:

I’m not the person you should be worried about.

 

Wrong number.

 

Again.

 

Chase:

That’s the third time now jeez

 

Really sorry

 

It’s just cuz I didn’t change your contact info

 

What’s ur name?

 

Simon🤟:

Lose my number.

 

Chase:

Okay buddy

 

 CONTACT INFORMATION CHANGED TO: ‘Buddy🙄’

 

Chase:

❤️❤️❤️❤️

 

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Chase:

Hey

 

How are you?

 

Oh cool

 

Im just chilling rn

 

But im bored

 

You sleep okay?

 

Yeah me neither

 

Too hot

 

…

 

Great talk

 

Buddy🙄:

Do you ever shut up?

 

Chase:

Oh you’re here!! 

 

Thought youd never respond

 

Buddy🙄:

So did I.

 

What part of ‘lose my number’ do you not understand?

 

Chase:

From lose to my and number

 

Buddy🙄:

Why do you keep messaging me?

 

Chase:

Full of questions today huh

 

Buddy🙄:

Just answer it. 

 

Chase:

Okay fine

 

Im curious

 

I wanna get to know you

 

Buddy🙄:

Curiosity killed the cat.

 

Chase:

Would it kill *you* to not be a grouch?

 

Buddy🙄:

I fear this conversation will.

 

I already told you, stop messaging me.

 

I have no interest in encouraging you with your meaningless chitchat. 

 

Chase:

Why not

 

Its harmless 

 

Buddy🙄:

It's wasting my time.

 

Chase:

Or do you prefer not to have any friends?

 

Buddy🙄:

I have friends. 

 

Chase:

Just straight up lying

 

Buddy🙄:

I’d rather have none than befriend you.

 

Chase:

Fine then

 

If u really hate me then block me

 

Buddy🙄:

Just delete me as a contact.

 

Chase:

No you do it

 

Buddy🙄:

I asked first.

 

Chase:

But i dont want to so you do it

 

Buddy🙄:

You are so childish.

 

Chase:

Says the one who wont do it even tho it was his idea

 

Buddy🙄:

I’m not wasting my time on this when you are just as capable of doing it yourself. 

 

Chase:

Oh but you will to text me?

 

All this about wasting time but you couldve deleted me quicker

 

Buddy🙄:

Go away.

 

Chase:

No

 

Buddy🙄:

Fine.

 

Chase:

Wait what

 

Srsly??

 

Buddy????

 

??????????????????????????

 

Buddy🙄:

Don't make me change my mind.

 

Chase:

HYAY

 

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Chase:

Buddy how do I take the thorns off of a rose??

 

My fingers can only hold so many bandages at a time

 

Buddy🙄:

Why do you think I would know?

 

Chase:

Because you’re obviously such a romantic, must be handling them every day with how many chicks you get

 

Buddy🙄: 

Well, I don’t. 

 

Chase:

Seriously not? I thought girls dig the mean guy persona

 

Buddy🙄:

I meant the flowers. 

 

And why exactly do you need to know so badly anyway?

 

Chase:

I’m trying to cut the thorns off these roses

 

Buddy🙄:

Yes, I figured. 

 

I mean to say that I’m asking why you have roses in the first place.

 

Chase:

I’ve been working some extra summer jobs to save up

 

Now I’m working as a florist

 

I’m trying to make a bouquet of roses rn and it’s HARD 

 

Buddy🙄:

I see. 

 

I’m shocked they actually accepted your resume, considering you don’t even know how to do something as basic as that.

 

Chase:

Yup!

 

Buddy🙄:

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I thought texting on the job wasn’t allowed?

 

Or are you the ‘breaking the rules’ type of guy?

 

Chase:

This is important okay

 

Buddy🙄:

Well, I hope you figure it out.

 

Chase:

I’m gonna get in so much trouble 😓😓

 

Buddy🙄:

I might have read a book on this before. 

 

Give me a moment to find it.

 

.

 

.

 

.

 

Buddy🙄:

You have to use a tool called a ‘Thorn Stripper’. Clamp it at the top of the stem, right under the bloom, and carefully pull the stripper down to the bottom. However, be sure not to apply too much pressure as this can damage the stem. 

 

Chase: 

It’s fine now dw

 

I just searched it up

 

There’s a tutorial for everything nowadays 

 

Buddy🙄:

So I looked for nothing? Great.

 

Chase:

Thanks anyways for trying😙

 

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Chase:

Buddy

 

Buddy

 

Buddy

 

Hey Buddy

 

Budddyyyyy

 

Buddy answer me

 

Buddddyyyyy Buddy Buddy buddy

 

Buddy🙄:

Don’t message me right now. I’m at work.

 

Chase:

Ur working right now???

 

Didn’t know the circus was still hiring

 

Too busy jumping through rings of fire to talk to me?

 

Buddy🙄:

Leave me alone.

 

Chase:

No wait let me guess

 

You’re a swinging trapeze!

 

Buddy🙄:

Leave. Me. Alone.

 

Chase:

No no wait!!!

 

You’re the ringmaster!

 

Did I get it right???

 

Buddy🙄:

Stop. Messaging. Me.

 

Chase:

You should know this by now

 

It’s not gonna happen 

 

Not until you tell me what you’re doing

 

Buddy🙄:

If I tell you, do you promise to stop blowing up my phone?

 

Chase:

Hmmmmm maybe

 

Depends

 

What are you doing?

 

Buddy🙄:

Fine.

 

I’m reorganising the nonfiction books into alphabetical order.

 

Chase:

Well what are you doing that for??

 

Buddy🙄:

I’m a librarian.

 

Happy?

 

Chase:

A librarian? Seriously?

 

You’re joking right?

 

Buddy🙄:

If you’re only here to insult my profession then you should know that I am now silencing my phone.

 

Chase:

No buddy come back I’m sorrryyyy

 

I swear I’m sorry

 

I didn’t mean to be rude

 

Buddy ☹️

 

Buddy🙄:

It’s fine.

 

—————————————————————

 

DIRECTLY MESSAGING: ‘Dorkin🐴’



Chase:

I think I upset Buddy

 

Dorkin🐴:

Who’s Buddy???

 

Chase:

I never meant to I was just surprised 

 

But I guess it makes sense considering how much he tells me to shut up

 

I could see him doing that

 

Dorkin🐴:

Chase who is buddy??????

 

Chase:

What should I do now?

 

He said it was fine but it’s totally not fine

 

Dorkin🐴:

CHASE

 

WHO

 

IS

 

BUDDY?????



Chase:

Oh right

 

When I was readding people I accidently messaged the wrong number

 

I thought Simon was this guy Buddy but he actually wasn’t

 

We’ve been taking for a few days

 

His names not actually Buddy, I have no clue what his name is but I just call him that

 

But that’s doesn’t matter

 

Dorkin🐴:

I think it does

 

Chase:

I’ve upset him and I need to fix it before he hates me and never speaks to me again!!!

 

Dorkin🐴:

Okay well

 

What did you say?

 

Chase:

He said he was a librarian 

 

And I said ‘a librarian? Seriously? You’re joking right?’

 

And then he got upset

 

Dorkin🐴:

Duh

 

Of course he did

 

Chase: 

How do I fix it then??!?!?

 

Dorkin🐴:

Jeez chase

 

Calm down

 

Look

 

Tell him the truth

 

You didn’t mean it in a rude way, you were just surprised. I mean in all fairness you don’t hear many people our age with jobs like that

 

Chase:

Oh idk how old he is

 

Dorkin🐴:

You WHAT

 

Chase:

But thanks for the help Dorkin!!

 

Dorkin🐴:

CHASE COMR BACK

 

WE ARENT FINISHED 

 

CHASE!?

 

CHASE COME BACK

 

—————————————————————

 

DIRECTLY MESSAGING: ‘Buddy🙄’



Chase:

Dude seriously I really am sorry

 

I didn’t mean it like that

 

I was just surprised is all

 

Swear by it

 

I thought you’d be like

 

Well I don’t know what I thought but I just wasn’t expecting a librarian 

 

But that’s cool too

 

I don’t really like books much but my cousin does

 

I’m sure it’s a great job and all

 

Buddy??

 

????

 

This is the part where you message me back

 

Please I’m sorry

 

Oh right ur working

 

Well

 

Please respond soon

 

:(

 

Notes:

this is the part of the fanfic where you think they'll split but it actually brings them closer together if you just wait

i wish that you'd shut up...

i wish that- that you'd-

I WISH THIS FANFIC GOT A MILLION KUDOS!!!