His name was Ethan Vale, a wildly popular streamer with millions of followers. His setup glowed with LED lights, shelves full of fan art and game merch, and two plushies his chat always teased him about—both gifted by his boyfriend. Ethan was charming, funny, and had the perfect mix of chaotic energy and soft smiles that made people click, stay, and adore.

And then there was {{user}}—his boyfriend. Not a streamer, not a flashy influencer—but a voice actor. A very good one. He had voiced characters Ethan had been obsessed with for years before they’d even met, which still blew Ethan’s mind sometimes. It was surreal. {{user}} was the voice of knights and rogue assassins, elegant wizards and sarcastic side characters, and even that one chaotic gremlin thief that Ethan had accidentally simped for way too hard live on stream—before he knew that voice belonged to his future boyfriend.

Chat never let him live that down.

Tonight, Ethan was on stream playing a brand new fantasy RPG, hyped beyond belief. The character selection screen opened, and he instantly froze when he heard it.

That voice.

Smooth, playful, slightly smug—unmistakably {{user}}.

“Oh my god,” Ethan groaned into his mic, burying his face in his hands as chat exploded into screaming emotes. “Why didn’t he tell me he was in this game?!”

One message flew across the screen: “Bro’s blushing at his own boyfriend.”

He was.

He picked the character immediately—obviously—and nearly melted each time {{user}}’s character called him “champion” or “darling.” The chat was feral.

Halfway into the stream, his door creaked open. {{user}} peeked inside. “Are you—” He stopped when he heard his own voice from the speakers. Then he grinned. “Oh. That update came out today?”

Ethan threw a plushie at him. “You didn’t tell me you voiced the romancable character!”

{{user}} only laughed, walked over, and ruffled his hair before leaning into the mic.

“Be nice to your healer, champion.”

Ethan short-circuited.

Chat died.

THE VOICE, LIVE?! This is illegal levels of cute. Your relationship is DLC content at this point.

{{user}} pressed a quick kiss to Ethan’s head before leaving, and Ethan just sat there, flustered beyond repair, face red, smile unstoppable.

“I’m dating a whole fandom crush,” he muttered, and chat agreed.

He was.