note; N/N means nickname
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Editing was so much more than just cropping audio, shifting clips, and adding in text or images to pull the video together. It was time-consuming and a lengthy process to produce and render a normal video, sometimes taking hours on end, and you absolutely despised it. Disruptions in your sleep routine weren't uncommon, and you once thought that pulling frequent all-nighters to finish editing a video was the worst thing that your Youtube career could bring you. And then QuackityHQ joined the 'Commentary Crew' Discord chat, and suddenly you felt just fine spending a half-hour rearranging and tracking text just for a two-second bit.
You found yourself chatting with your online friends considerably less; whenever you logged in and saw a piss-yellow duck glaring right back at you, an itchy feeling bubbled underneath your skin. No particular reason, but-- Well. To put it in the best of terms, he pinched at all of your wrong pressure points. Almost everything he said or did was a personal insult aimed at you; his successful streaming career, his rapidly growing subscriber count, his little quips that never seemed to go anywhere in particular all felt like sandpaper against your temples. The first thing he ever said to you was '@N/Nbee what the fuck kind of fursona is a bee lmao' and you immediately went to your private messages to ask Brandon to kick him out (so what if your name had 'bee' in it, it was cute and didn't have anything to do with furries). He declined. Brandon was adamant that Quackity didn't mean any harm. You didn't agree, but you also didn't want to start a fight in your friends' server.
Instead, you linked an article detailing the Top 10 Horrifying Facts About Ducks and promptly exited the Discord app. You very nearly logged back in to tell him off about an 11th fact relating to his annoying attitude, but you ultimately stopped yourself from doing it. You had to stay focused for your channel and fans, not get distracted by an immature raider... or whatever he was.
Fortuitously, his presence forced you off of Discord and made you more productive content-wise rather than spending hours laughing your ass off with your friends. At least you had a somewhat regular updating schedule now...
...Nope, still not worth it.
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group chat: whatsup fuckers🦀🦀🦀
kingani: @N/Nbee u haven't been on here for more than 5 minutes at a time recently what's up
??
wildspartanz: You're online c'mon
Respond or you WILL be in Cursed Furry Images part 12
kingani: ^
kwite: ^
bluesdank: ^2
kwite: stop ur squaring her away
kingani: 😹
wildspartanz: We
Will
Spam
U
N/Nbee: ghhh leave me alone
kingani: no 👼🏻
aksually: 👺👊
N/Nbee: trying. to. edit.
let a bitch drown in misery pls
kingani: take a break
kwite:
wildspartanz: Hold up
[quackityhq is online]
wildspartanz: Think I saw image that in a fanfic once
aksually: ...
bro do u
quackityhq: HOLY SHIT BRANDON IS A WATTPAD AUTHOR CONFIRMED
now this is epic 🤠
N/Nbee: but ur not
[N/Nbee is offline]
kingani: alex!!
aksually: alex what did u do
kwite: was it the image
quackityhq: nothing wtf i'm innocent
aksually: free my mans he ain't do shit!
bluesdank: kinda gay ngl
wildspartanz: Okay so Cursed Furry Images part 12
quackityhq: shut
wildspartanz: Was not kidding
aksually: 😎
kingani: y'all are thots i'm dming them
kwite:👊
quackityhq: NO
i am NOT a THOT
aksually: this is great gamers can we get #quackityisathot trending again
quackityhq: no
kwite: tweeted
quackityhq: blocked
wildspartanz: retweeted
aksually: triple retweeted
quackityhq: BLOCKED
itshooverr: pinned and set as banner
aksually: made as profile pic
quackityhq: blocked, every single one of u
//
It wasn't even a voice call and you were freaking out. Your toes were curled and you brought up a hand to smooth down your hair, eyes wide. It was an adrenaline-fueled response yet you didn't know why it was your first instinct. What about him triggered your primal urges of a fight or flight response? Anger, probably, but...
You tried to think realistically. Maybe your brain though he was a threat? Because of his subscriber count and large fanbase? Sure, you were jealous, but did that explain this passionate strife? ...No. Like hell you would be intimidated by Alex.
It couldn't have really been a fight or flight response because he wasn't even talking to you or about you, right? Does that count? It was a completely different and estranged subject, yet you still somehow felt compelled to slap him all the way to Estonia.
Then Ani messaged you, and you forced yourself to calm down for her sake. You concentrated on abundant, deep breaths in and out: peace and clear thoughts. He wasn't worth the time anyway.
private messages: N/Nbee and kingani
kingani: ?
[N/Nbee is online]
N/Nbee: nothing
kingani: -_-
good cop or bad cop
👮♀️👮♂️
N/Nbee: u could never
kingani: 🔫
N/Nbee: too bad that emoji got updated lmao
gonna shoot me with water?
kingani: 🔫💣🧨🔪🚬💞💓
N/Nbee: 💓
kingani: tell me
N/Nbee: need to be alone
kingani: :((
pls
N/Nbee: just for a bit ok?
kingani: i'll tickle u till u start talking
N/Nbee: ok
just book a flight to me real quick
or tickle me from across the country
kingani: 😿
ok i'm sorry for calling u out like that in the group chat
sry if it hurt ur feelings :(
N/Nbee: no no it's not u!
kingani: then who is it!!!🥺
N/Nbee: no one
specifically
kingani: spill it
N/Nbee: there's a lot of people
kingani: ah
N/Nbee: kind of miss the exclusivity of our small calls and chats
kingani: *virtually hugs* of course ❤️
i'm doing a small call tonight for recording, want to join?
probably going to ask 1 other person, that's it
cool?
N/Nbee: cool
🐝
time?
kingani: uh hold on
7 ur time ok?
N/Nbee: ❤️
kingani: ...is that a yes?
N/Nbee: yes lol
kingani:❤️see u later
N/Nbee: <3
//
a/n: this is my first real-person fanfiction and i'm not sure how to feel about that. on the small chance that quackity is reading this, i just want to offer my profuse apologies lmao, sorry bro.
disclaimers:
-i'll try to keep the story gender-neutral, but it's more aimed towards a female audience (also, spanish words are often feminine/masculine, in which case i'll use feminine)
-there will be spanish spoken in later chapters (spanish speaking/flirting is the main plot point) and translations will be available at the bottom
also, constructive criticism is appreciated!