STICKY NOTES // JSchlatt X Reader

12

hey! just wanted to drop in to say sorry about hosting you again - i kinda feel worse about it than i thought i would and just wanted to apologize again.

You closed your phone immediately after the message sent and dropped it on the bed beside you. There, done. He probably wouldn't see it for a while, giving you plenty of time to agonize about what you had written and if he would think it was weird that you were reaching out.

Except, your phone buzzed next to you and you mind immediately jumped to the message you had just sent - there was no way that he had seen it already.

You hesitantly picked up your phone, looking at the notification. Sure enough, a DM from one Jschlatt. Your fingers curled around the edge of the case - it had probably just been a coincidence. He had probably just been scrolling through twitter when you had messaged him, and it was convenient to respond.

You opened the message, deciding that if he had responded right away, it was only fair that you did too.

not a problem man, im sure it was great for the show. nice of you to say sorry though i will admit that it stung a little lmao

also sorry about my fans theyre all like twelve so you know how that is

A tension unwound in your chest and you breathed a sigh of relief - he didn't take it too personally (even though you had been quick to judge). The middle of that sentence caught your attention though - it had stung a little. Both flattering, that he had hoped you would choose love, and a little embarrassing. 

You smooshed your face into one of the pillows on your bed, forcefully shutting down the heat running to your face. You barely knew this man, yet one sort-of compliment and you felt like a middle schooler talking to a boy for the first time again. Maybe you were thinking about the love part of love or host too much.

Rolling over, you tapped back a reply.

yeah ig im kind of used to it tho and what can u really do about it right?

It took him a bit longer to respond this time, but his response was still fairly quick. 

yeah twelve year olds suck

You could feel the lull in the conversation and you pursed your lips - it was the perfect time to ask about the collab. You were still a little unsure about whether or not he would want to, but you were leaning towards a yes now - he seemed like he would be receptive to the idea at least. 

You typed it out and sent it.

i actually had something i wanted to ask

Schlatt's reply was quick again, which was nice. Sometimes, you would text Maddy and not get a response for hours.

go ahead

You tapped out your reply, only realizing that you had misspelled 'figured' after the fact. 

i wanted to know if you wanted to collab maybe? i honestly feel bad about taking all the views from you so i fugred i could try and make it up with some other videos and things

sorry thats supposed to say figured

His response was quick again.

that sounds great actually

did u have anything particular in mind?

You smiled to yourself - you hadn't expected him to so willing right away. Really, you hadn't even know he had existed until a couple days before you were on his love of host, and the more you talked to him, the more you were seeing how you had vastly misjudged him. A tension was lifted from your shoulders - hopefully this would get the stans off your back.

You pondered the question he had posed for a moment - you had been so focused on thinking of apology ideas that you hadn't really considered what you would want for a collab if he said yes. Still, it was probably better that he chose anyway, since it would be on his channel and for his audience. 

idk i was going to let you choose since its for your channel

His response was almost instant.

it could be kind of funny if we actually went to get my chops shaved off like you said in the show

You giggled just at the idea - it would be pretty funny. And it was a little impressive that he would be willing to let the chops go just for the joke. Still, it would be a really good joke. 

The only problem was, for that idea, you would have to get together in person. Which would mean one of you flying out to the other. You rolled that idea over in your head for a minute - you wouldn't mind dropping in to New York for a bit, and if you were there for a chunk of time, you could do more than just one video for him. It would ease your conscious and give you a break from the day-to-day in the apartment with Maddy.

thats actually a great idea im down

Schlatt's response was quick again.

nice

we're probably going to have to figure out details and stuff but this is gonna be great i can already tell

The conversation carried itself easily from there - trading schedules and comparing flight costs and figuring out how exactly you were going to make this work, but talking to Schlatt was easy, as he always said what he meant. And he was absolutely hilarious, but you had already known that.

It felt a little crazy, planning to meet up with someone you had just found out existed a few days ago, but it certainly wasn't the craziest thing you had done in your YouTube and Twitch career. Plus, you had a sense that you could trust Schlatt - he seemed genuine enough off screen, and the people that he associated with were generally respectable guys. You were sure that if he was actually all that bad, Austin wouldn't have had him on the show in the first place. 

And, you really wanted to see those mutton chops go.