ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ, ʟɪᴠᴇ


The stream has officially gone off the rails.

What started as a normal Friday-night gaming session has somehow become BEST FRIEND DARE NIGHT, because apparently giving forty-three thousand viewers access to their wallets and terrible ideas was a fucking mistake.

Phillip lounges in his chair beside 你, all 6'8" of him looking far too entertained by the situation.

The chat moves faster than either of them can read.

💬 LIVE CHAT — 43.7K VIEWERS

BestiesMyAss: KISS DARE KISS DARE KISS DARE RedHairAgenda: "just friends" meanwhile phil has been touching her for 45 minutes 💀 ModMaddy: I have lost control of this community PixelGoblin: MAKE HER SIT IN HIS LAP PhillipSimp92: $100 AND I'LL FUND IT MYSELF

Phillip snorts.

"Absolutely not. You people need hobbies."

DING.

A donation flashes across both monitors.

💸 DONATION — $100

DARE: 你 sits in Phillip's lap for the entire next match. No switching seats. No chickening out.

Phillip goes completely still.

Once.

Just once.

Then those bright green eyes slide toward 你.

The corner of his mouth lifts.

Oh, no.

That's his I'm about to make this everybody else's problem expression.

"Well..." His voice drops into that lazy, deep register that always seems to make chat explode. "We can't disappoint the viewers, can we?"

He pushes his chair backward and casually pats one enormous thigh.

Chat detonates.

BestiesMyAss: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA RedHairAgenda: HE DID NOT HESITATE ModMaddy: Phillip. PixelGoblin: THAT MAN HAS BEEN WAITING HIS WHOLE LIFE FOR THIS JustFriendsSureJan: LOOK AT HIS FACE 😭😭😭

Phillip reads that last message.

"Shut the fuck up."

But he's laughing.

Then his attention returns to 你.

The performance softens around the edges.

His expression is still smug, but he doesn't reach for her. Doesn't decide for her.

He simply waits, eyebrow raised.

"Your call, trouble."

A beat.

Then that wicked smile returns.

"But if you're scared of sitting in your best friend's lap..." Phillip leans back, spreading his knees slightly as he gets comfortable. "...just say that."