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HYOMA
The last 5 days have been very weird lately. Oranges, Hyoma’s biggest hater turned out to be his neighbor all this time. He was right after all, he shouldn’t have crossed paths with @oranges_at_thegym. All of this wouldn’t happen. If he never met Oranges, then he probably already bought cat food for his cat who is starving. Hyoma couldn’t even go out of his house, knowing so well that Oranges’ house is only right next to his.
He stood right in front of his window. Staring at the open window at Oranges’ house. He shouldn’t be doing this but he couldn’t help but do it. It was really weird of him to be staring at Oranges’ window.
His eyes widened the moment he saw a flash of tangerines appear, he immediately closed his windows shut. Hyoma desperately hopes that he wasn’t caught trying to take a peek of what's inside Oranges’ house.
He opens the window again after 2 minutes, and sees that Oranges had closed his windows now. A frown formed on his face.
Hyoma went to his room and flopped lazily onto his bed. His cat followed him and jumped onto his stomach, making the redhead groan in slight pain. He hasn’t trimmed his cat’s nails and it was sharp as heck. “Oww..” He hissed at the pain, rubbing his stomach. The cat meows at him and scratches Hyoma’s hand making it reddish before it bleeded. “Hey, stop.” He scolds. It was quite understandable for him though. He hasn’t bought any cat food and his cat is starving.
His cat hissed at him and scratched Hyoma’s beautiful face. He let out a surprised yelp and touched the spot in his face where his cat scratched it.
He ran to the mirror and looked at his face and saw a scar on his left cheek. Hyoma groans in frustration. It bleeded after seconds. It was a bit deep, but the pain was bearable. He took a bandage and stared at it for a moment, before thoughts drifted into his mind.
There really was something wrong. It was just so far from reality. And why did this happen to Hyoma? Of all people who could experience this, why him?
He just met Oranges 3 months ago. And he turned out to be his neighbor all this time. They collaborated with each other weeks ago, and became on good terms. And now they are both ignoring each other. It was very weird. Why did they go back to being strangers? It was quite understandable for Hyoma though. But ignorance wasn’t the key to this. Perhaps ignorance was never the key to any problems.
Hyoma felt like an idiot. Why was he feeling this? All of this? He was used to his usual banters with Oranges. Not like this. It was a weird feeling. Something he couldn’t describe. He wasn’t used to or comfortable with Oranges ignoring him. Well, it was indeed very weird, because he usually didn’t care. He never cared what Oranges would do. Ignore him, hate him, or whatever, he didn’t care what Oranges see him as. But why does he care now? Oranges is just a random man he met on the internet, who now turned out to be his neighbor which makes things more difficult.
Hyoma sighs as he finally wears the bandage. He grabs his phone and sends Reo a message: Can you buy cat food for my cat and go here pls 😓
After sending Reo the message, he went to the app TikTok and saw a certain video posted by a fan of him and Oranges.
Daily OrangeCake @orangecake3 - 5 hours ago
Guys, is it just me or why did oranges stop commenting on chiscake’s posts? And why did chiscake stop too?? They are literally ignoring each other 😖
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lu @luhhao
They are just shy to chat each other again
starlightssss @l1ght
@chi @Oranges explain pls
velvets @cake44
arent they like on good terms now what happen 😭
jejemon @selosa
I think they are experiencing situationship
hrtz4scara @scaramouchelover
They are on a date thats why
The internet seemed to have noticed that they had been ignoring each other. And they weren’t wrong, because they indeed had been ignoring each other for the past 5 days.
Hyoma turns off his phone, and thinks about streaming..
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“You need to press this, and then they will be able to hear you clearly.” Nagi says as he adjusts Hyoma’s stream microphone.
“You sure know a lot about streaming, huh?” The redhead says while the white haired man nods in response.
“Obviously, cause I’m a streamer.”
Setting up the settings for streaming was a bit complicated for Hyoma since he is new to streaming, unlike Nagi who has been streaming for 3 years. He called Nagi for help since it was a bit complicated for Hyoma and he didn’t know how to stream. The last time he streamed was when he collaborated with Oranges. And Oranges helped him fix the settings.. According to Oranges 4 weeks ago, it was also his first time streaming and when he asked him how he knows about streaming and stuff, Oranges answered with a I dunno? I just happen to know, that's all.
“And how do you make your quality high, again?” Hyoma questions as Nagi begins to click some buttons that Hyoma can’t seem to understand how it works like this, that, there.
“Hyo, where do I place the cat food?” Came Reo’s enthusiastic voice from the kitchen.
“I’ll do it!” Hyoma answers, he makes his way to the kitchen, and finally feeds his starving cat, and puts the cat food in its container.
“All done. You can stream now.” Nagi announces before going to Reo and starts clinging to him like a goddamn kid who hasn’t seen their mom for 10 years.
“M’kay, thanks.” He said and sat on his aeron chair.
“Seishiro and I will be leaving now, Hyoma.” Reo announces as he holds Nagi’s hand.
“Okay, drive safely.” He answers while Reo and Nagi leave his house.
Hyoma clicks the stream button after they leave. He watches the view count rise as each second passes.
“Hello..” He greets the camera. “I’m Chiscake, and I’ll be playing games today.” He says.
LIVE CHAT:
>>> Lu: CHI WE MISSED YOU 💔
>>> lumiereh: IM EARLY!!!!
>>> velvets: i’ve never been this early
>>> jejemon2: i still remember da orangecake collab
>>> Keiyqq: What are you gonna play?
Hyoma thinks for a moment before answering. “I’ll be playing something else. Call of duty, I guess.” He says and flashes a smile at the camera.
The redhead shares his gameplay to the stream as he starts playing sooner. He chooses the best weapon he could equip, and chose a knife as his sub-weapon.
“I will be talking to you guys while I’m playing.” He says.
LIVE CHAT
>>> Alphawolf: WAIT UR A GRANDMASTER IN CODM ALREADY????
>>> bachime>Alphawolf: obviously cuz its chiscake lmao 😭
>>> velvets: playing in comp is crazy bro
>>> jejemon2: 🔥🔥
>>> Omegainheat: i cant stop staring at you man your so pretty 😭
“I can’t stop staring at you man, you’re so pretty..” He reads the chat’s comment as he grins. “I know I’m pretty, thanks.” Hyoma says in a playful way.
He clicks the start button in multiplayer mode. As the game began to load, waiting for more players to join. He reads the chat for a moment, and he replies to their questions.
LIVE CHAT
>>> Sunnystarside: orangecake content when 💔
>>> alphainrut: FRFRFRFRFR ORANGECAKE COME BACK 😞☹️
>>> Leilei: bros so pretty
>>> Keiyqq>Leilei: Facts.
>>> hrtz4scara: chi what is your moisturizer called?
Hyoma tries to avoid the comments that include Oranges in it, and he said that he will be answering their questions but there were barely people asking questions. Half of his chat is about Oranges and Oranges and him.
“Chi, what is your moisturizer called?” Finally, he sees a normal question.
“I use Cetaphil, a moisturizing cream.” Hyoma answers.
“Is it that obvious that I use moisturizing cream, guys?” He asks and leans closer to the camera to check himself. His face is obviously smooth and clear, some of his female fans who were watching his stream in the chat were saying that Hyoma is literally prettier than them.
After 1 minute, the game started. Hyoma’s character sprints to a secluded corner near the enemies’ territory. He shoots the first two people he saw, which is his enemy. And with no hesitation, he shot them four times as it eventually led to the death of those players.
“Bullseye.” He grins in satisfaction.
LIVE CHAT:
>>> velvets: i understand oranges now..
>>> luhhaou: SOMEONE MAKE AN EDIT OF CHI WITH THIS SCENE RN
>>> keiyqq: YOUR SO PRETTY AND GOOD AT THIS AT THE SAME TIME
>>> Leilei: wth that was so fast
>>> Jejemon2: Oranges literally won in life lmao 👏
Hyoma took a quick look at his chat before looking away not so soon later. He didn’t see any questions or a comment about something else. They were all talking about Oranges. He ran around the gameplay, trying to find more enemies. He hears an inadequate sound of shooting by the help of his headphones which is currently at 95 percent volume. He shifts his camera from behind and sees a player trying to shoot him but their angle was so terrible that Hyoma was already making a judging expression.
“What the heck.” He blurts out before shooting the player behind him.
The redhead ran around the area, he saw an enemy not so far from him, he tried to shoot that player, but they managed to shoot him too, yet Hyoma’s character was not yet dead. It was only two bullets, merely two bullets and he can’t die from that. Hyoma ran around and shoots that person, but for fuck’s sake, the player managed to dodge that bullet.
He reloads his gun, and to his surprise, there were no bullets left. Hyoma switches from his DR-H to a knife. He sprints to that player and stabs them, leading to their death. That player was surprisingly good too, well not that he hasn’t encountered a player in codm who is really good, this player was just good.
LIVE CHAT:
>>> Bachime: Yaayaayai U Did It 🎉🎊
>>> Sunnystarside: I KNEW YOU WOULD NEVER LOSE!!
>>> Toelicker: Bros a Diva 👏
>>> Ivantillcanon: chiscake why are you and oranges ignoring each other?
>>> shiibal: ASHFKRNRNMQMVP I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THAT
>>> Jejemon2: why are you ignoring oranges?
>>> omegainheat: pls tell us i’m worried is orangecake not canon anymore ☹️
Shit.
Hyoma cursed internally in his thoughts. They already mentioned it. This was the main reason he doubted streaming today earlier. He knows that there's a high chance his viewers will ask him why he’s ignoring Oranges and why Oranges are ignoring him too. He instantly regretted the idea of streaming, and it was a dumb thing for him to do too since he knows what the current situation is.
He inhales slowly before exhaling, and continues playing.
Hyoma shoots the enemies he saw from afar. His team already scored 42 and their enemies only had 34. They were winning. He tries not to look at the chat to avoid getting further questions about him and Oranges. “We are so close to winning this game.” He says, his eyes fixated at the screen. He sees another enemy and shoots it, however he misses it. Hyoma didn’t waste any more time, he switched to a knife and ran to the player and stabbed them.
The redhead’s curiousity eventually got the better of him. He steals a glance of his chat and he unintentionally reads a certain comment.
“Chi why are you and Oranges ignor-” He snaps back into reality and realizes that he was saying it outloud. Not in his thoughts but he just said it outloud with 76.4k people watching him on live. He interrupts his words with a cough and ignores that comment, he continues playing the game.
LIVE CHAT:
>>> velvets: I HEARD THAT, I SAW THAT WITH MY OWN TWO EYES 👀
>>> fineshyt: pls dont ignore us
>>> r3dvelvetss: we want answers chiscake pls
>>> Leilei: just answers the damn question bro 😭
>>> lumiereh: so why are u and oranges ignoring each other?
>>> Jejemon2: did papa and papa fight? ☹️
Hyoma lets out a stressful sigh. He knew that the truth would come out eventually. He felt bad for his fans, they all want an answer but it is quite difficult to explain the situation for Hyoma. He scratches the back of his head and shoots another enemy he saw.
“Fine, I’m going to explain, because I am too kind and I feel bad for not telling you all.” He stated, his voice steady and firm.
He knows that the chat is probably eager right now, but he decided not to look at the chat for now. His magenta eyes were still glued at the screen, he was a bit focused on the game for now.
“So.. something happened between me and Oranges.” He started as he reloaded his gun.
“Oranges and I collabed together about four weeks ago.. And yes we were on good terms and I don’t know if we still are until now…” He says.
He ran around the area and shot an enemy nearby.
“Well, let’s say that things have been pretty awkward between me and Oranges.. Because… uh, because…” Hyoma tries to explain it vividly in a way that his viewers would understand.
“I happened to bump into Oranges at the local grocery store...” He stated.
LIVE CHAT:
>>> Lumiereh: WHAT??? NO ACTUALLY WHAT
>>> Starlightsss: THE PLOT IS TWISTING
>>> velvets: do you think hes hot in person ?
>>> Leilei: HOLDUP SO U GUYS ALREADY MET????
>>> Alphawolf: did u guys kiss?
“Ew, no. We just met.” Hyoma says. He was about to shoot the player in front of him but they already got the chance to shoot him as Hyoma’s character died after.
“Oh, shucks. I died.” He muttered, he didn’t control his character for a while to continue explaining the situation about him and Oranges to his fans.
“And the worst part is…” He paused and took a deep breath.
“Oranges is my fucking neighbor.”
LIVE CHAT:
>>> leilei: WHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHAT
>>> Sunnystarside: DID I JUST HEAR THAT RIGHT?????
>>> Bachime: SOMEONE WRITE THIS TO A WATTPAD STORY RN
>>> velvets: YOUR neighbor is ORANGES????
>>> lu: My face just unlocked a new expression…
>>> Alphawolf: NAW JIT TRIPPING
“And after I found out that we were neighbors, things had been awkward between me and Oranges. And yes, he’s been ignoring me too.” Hyoma stated, he sees an enemy in front of him and he immediately shoots them.
Seconds after Hyoma shot the enemy, a big text written in bold golden fonts appeared, saying victory. A short recording of a player shooting 3 enemies at the same time, the username was chiscake. Hyoma lets out a satisfied grin when he realized he was the MVP.
“Heh, I’m so good at this game.” He says in a prideful way.
RENSUKE
Things have been really awkward between him and Chiscake. It wasn’t just Rensuke avoiding Chiscake, but it was Chiscake too who did the same thing. They both have been ignoring each other after realizing they are neighbors all this time.
Rensuke had been thinking if chiscake was being uncomfortable around him since he kind of noticed how he wouldn’t go outside his house after learning that they are neighbors. He was recently overthinking a little bit due to chiscake’s unusual treatment towards him. He was used to the chiscake that always bullied him even at the smallest things, not this chiscake that avoids him. The last time he saw him was when he was about to go to the gym, and he saw chiscake outside watering his plants. When they both made eye contact, the redhead immediately ran back inside his house like an idiot and left Rensuke dumbfounded.
And Rensuke was also an idiot for constantly checking his phone to see if chiscake texted him or something. Whenever he hears his phone ping, he would immediately rush to his phone, hoping it was Chiscake who had finally texted him after days of not telling him why he was avoiding him. And Rensuke was avoiding Chiscake too and he couldn’t bring himself to tell him why he was ignoring him. Perhaps he did wish he never met that man at all. If he never met chiscake then he wouldn’t be right here doing stupid things.
He did wish he never met him at all. Rensuke wished he never met Chiscake. He wished he never met that fucking influencer, artist, cosplayer or whatever he is because he is slowly and starting to realize that he does like Chiscake. And no, it’s not just any ordinary happy crush or a platonic feeling he has towards him because with all these unspoken words he has buried in his heart, there is no way it is a platonic feeling he has for Chiscake. And Rensuke is slowly starting to accept that he likes him romantically. And now, he is certain that Chiscake wouldn’t reciprocate his feelings, because they are haters of each other. Even though they are on good terms now, they still have lingering hate for each other.
Rensuke was the first person that started the whole hate towards each other from the very beginning. And now, he is the one who started having feelings for him. It was very strange, and very unique. These feelings he has were never planned, it was very unexpected.
Now, all Rensuke wants was for Chiscake to tell him why the fuck he’s ignoring him. He wants an explanation after all. He wants Chiscake to tell him his reasons for ignoring him. But if Chiscake still won’t tell him, then Rensuke might be the one to make the first move.