Beyond The Limelight ★ Markiplier X Reader

TW: Smut

Authors note:
The next part is the last one y'all! I'll make this one and the next one longer :)

The moment Zola left, you let out a long sigh of relief, so much tension disappearing as you watched her walk out of the door. You looked at Mark whose eyes were filled with much of the same feelings you had.

"Hey." He said, reaching a hand across the table. "Are you okay?"

You took his hand and offered him a smile. "Yeah. Things feel really different now..."

Mark pondered for a moment, then let go of your hand and reached into his pocket. "You know... there'll never be a perfect time to go public... but with Zola telling everyone the rumours were fake... maybe we could have a kind of soft launch?"

You looked at him, surprised that he was the one suggesting this. "Alright then." You said with a smile. You blinked as you looked at him, opening his camera and holding his phone up to you. "Wait, right now?"

"Right now." He said with a chuckle.

You laughed, suddenly feeling a bit shy but excited. "Okay, okay." You said, adjusting yourself and leaning onto the table. Mark snapped a picture of you, a soft smile, eyes bright with love, and he gave an approving nod.

"Perfect." He said as he began typing on his phone. He wrote the caption: life's better when I'm with you. And tagged you. He showed you it for your approval before pressing post.

"There." He said, putting his phone down. "No more hiding. No more rumours. Just us."

Your heart swelled as you looked at him, overwhelmed by the gesture. The moment was less than perfect with the SnakeWatch account coming out as fake only minutes prior but that kind of made the whole gesture feel better. The fact that Mark didn't want to wait for the perfect moment, only make you happy and show the world that you're together.

"I love you." You said softly yet with so much emotion. You allowed your foot to slide up the side of his leg under the table.

Marks eyes softened as he offered a warm smile. "I love you too Y/N." He said, then leaned over the table. You did the same and connected your lips, kissing softly, your heart growing still. Despite being in the middle of a bar, it felt like the world shifted and faded away as Marks hand reached up and cupped your face gently while you kissed. There was a shift in the air between you, both of you resisting the urge to ravage each other there and then.

"Let's get out of here." Mark whispered against your lips, his voice low and husky.

You nodded, stood up quickly, and left the bar behind. The walk to your apartment was a blur of anticipation, the two of you hardly being able to keep your hands off each other.

As soon as you were inside, the door barely closed behind you as Mark gently pushed you against it, his lips finding yours again, hungry for you. His hands slid down to your waist and he pressed himself against you, allowing you to feel the hardness already in his pants causing your breath to hitch a little.

"God, I've missed this..." he murmured quietly through the kiss, his hands gripping your waist tighter. "I'm never letting you go again."

"Even if you tried I wouldn't let you." You said softly, disconnecting the kiss from a moment, your eyes fluttering open and looking up into his. "You're stuck with me forever now."

Mark gave you a dark smile, eyes filled with hunger and lust when he suddenly scooped you up in his arms effortlessly, making you gasp. He carried you to the bedroom then placed you on the bed, leaning over you. He then stood up as you laid there, looking at him with anticipation as he whipped his shirt off and then frantically began to unbutton his pants.