"I feel fine!" Sydney playfully pushed me as she tried to defend her nasally voice.
"you sound like Kermit the frog and megaphone had a child- unintentially loud and stuffed up" she scoffed and I smiled
"I can't be sick!" She groaned as we turned a corner to our hotel room "I'm meeting them in 2 days!"
I paused at a room; 103. "It's probably just you recovering from the flight down here" is that even a thing? I'm just trying to make her not freak out. I unlocked the door and she pushed ahead of me, setting her bags down "and I mean what's the big deal, you'll meet them another time." Uh oh. Abort mission abort mission.
"TJ." She froze and turned to me "these men have seen me through some tough times. When I broke up with Riley? They were there. I was depressed? They were there. I've been waiting to meet them for five years." She walked towards me "I-it's like if you met Ed Sheeran, face to face. And got to actually get a hug from him and him sign some things." Oh wow ok. "Or any country star," she looked at me desperately "scratch that it's like meeting your favourite movie stars all in the same place and getting hugs from all of them" hello Johnny depp. "I can't be sick."
"Lay down, I'll go to the store and grab you some meds." I dropped my bags, I'm exhausted but I kind of get why this means so much to her so I grow a pair and turn to leave "be back in half an hour to an hour, depends if I get lost, cya... Druggie." I tease
"Cya, dealer" she shoots back and I smile before leaving.
It takes a good 15 minutes for me to figure out my google maps but eventually I know where I'm going and I get to a pharmacy in another 10. Walking in I look around. It's dead, but I don't blame it, it is almost 12am. The checkout guy looks like a zombie, zoning out at something across the store. Tbh same.
I started walking down the isles, finally coming to cold and flu meds in isle 4. The isle is empty except for one man, standing exactly across from where I needed to be. He looked almost as dead inside as I was. I already liked him.
As I got closer I saw a couple unfamiliar brands that we didn't have back in Canada but a lot of it was the same. "Um excuse me?" His voice startled me, surprisingly deep and soft for a man so... Stout. I looked around and then looked at him, his dark brown eyes meeting mine, I found my tongue struggling for words.
"Yees?" I finally spat out. Smooth Teej, smooth.
Thankfully he smiled "do you know what might be good for car sickness?" He asked "I would question the employees but they're obviously not going to be any help" he nodded to the cashier who was still staring into nothingness, probably either questioning something intense like life or questioning something completely immature like why he can't suck his own... Nevermind.
"I'm sorry no, why?" I asked, making friendly conversation
"I have a friend who came over on a long flight and there was some turbulence, he's nauseous." The man adjusted his black hair out of his face and looked back to the shelf.
"Oh I'm the same way on flights, when I went over to the UK I had gotten sick as well, we couldn't find any meds that worked but some ginger ale and certs will help any stomach." I smiled
"Oh, thank you!" He seemed genuinely thankful for my advice. "I'm Mark by the way." He reached out for a hand shake and I accepted.
"Wait, as in-" I started
He hesitated "Markiplier?" I knew it.
"I knew you looked familiar, my sister, Sydney's a huge fan." I felt awkwardly in my pocket, "do you mind if I get a selfie to show her?" He smiled
"Sure but get my good side." He said in a new, handsome mocking voice "who am I kidding, I don't have a bad side" I laughed and he got in place beside me, I snapped a picture and thanked him "she's been feeling sick, you have no idea how great this will make her feel." His face shifted and he was uneasy
"I hope she feels better." He sighed and his eyes suddenly brightened "if you want we could do a video, telling her to get better?"
"That'd be awesome!" I said, probably a little too loud. And switched my phone to video, hitting record without mark in the screen. I smiled at him "so Syd I'm here buying you your drugs and this weird creep came up to me and asked me for advice on stuff he was buying and when he said his naaaameee." I spun the camera so Mark was in shot and he made a dumb smile, waving
"haiii!" He looked at the camera, and put his hand down "so Sydney, your sister has informed me that you're feeling sick and I just wanted to tell you to get better because if you don't then you won't be able to come and chill with me for a bit before I go on stage to do a panel."
"WAIT WHAT" I said loudly "DUDE SHES GOING TO FREAK IM THE BEST SISTER EVER." I looked at the camera "YOU'RE WELCOME THIS IS LIKE 5 YEARS OF BIRTHDAY PRESENTS." I positioned the camera so both Mark and I were in it.
"So if you and your sister... Sorry I didn't catch your name?" He glanced at me
"TJ" I informed him
"TJ, come early, you can meet with Sean, Wade, Felix, ken, bob and I. But I'm not promising you'll have a lot of time with Felix or Ken, they're both all over the god damn place." I snarked
"Well it's a good thing you know all these people Syd cause I have no idea." I made a matter of fact face.
Mark looked directly at the camera "I will see you, Sydney, in the next video, buh- bai!!!" He did the adorkable stupid smile and wave again and I ended the video
"We're you serious about her coming to meet you??" I looked at him in shock
"Totally." He adjusted his glasses on his nose. "Come in the back door 2 hours before the panel starts, I'll meet you there so they let you in. I'm excited to meet Sydney. Especially if she's as charming as you." WHAT CALM DOWN BOI
"I try." OH MY GOD WHY DID I JUST SAY THAT WHY Am I freaking out this isn't even my idol it's my sisters.
We walked to the check out after grabbing our things and scanned out. separated, we went to our cars.
Mark.
Mark is a nice name.

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Mark the date (MarkiplierxReader)
FanfictionYour younger sister is dragging you to "Pax East" so she can meet some youtubers, you can barely remember their names. You wouldn't have come but mom said that you had to do you could "escort Sydney" but she was 18 and in all honesty could have gone...