“Is it okay if we start with a livestream?” Issac centered himself in front of his computer and finished logging into the game.

“That's fine, but can you add me to your Tavern first? I've already been sent seven join requests from randoms,” Ink rolled his eyes at the requests. He'd have to talk to his boss and the lead programmer about killing off bot requests. There was no way any of those offers came from an actual person. Maybe they should limit how many requests could be sent after being declined five times in a row? He'd have to think about it before he sent the suggestion.

The vlogger quickly sent the Tavern join request to AyeByte. When Ink accepted, a notification was sent out to every member of the Tavern that was online.

AyeByte has joined Ice Storm Tavern.

AyeByte has been made second in command by Tavern owner - Ice.

An uproar happened in Tavern chat, as Ink looked at Issac in shock. Giving someone power in a Tavern as large as this one was a lot of trust.

MaxieMo: OMG, someone stole my hubby. * cries * j/k :o* Hello new person!

ElderSoul: WTF just happened?! We've never had a second in command!!!!

Jonas4life: daaaang... is that an alt? Maybe it's Ice's alt?

Nixie: calm down everyone. It's just a second in command. Let Ice explain. Geez.

IceMageL33T: Whatever. He's not a mage.

Ribbit: Hi new guy! I like your name. XD it's clever.

Snickerdoodle: ahahaha nice. Welcome 2nd boss guy. Treat our boss well.

Nikolbk: What's up leader? You have news for us?

Ice: Hi, everyone! Yes, I do have news. :) check out the livestream happening in about 1 minute.

“Damn, these guys adore you,” Ink watched as the comments went nuts.

Issac chuckled, “I have a great Tavern. Anyone who causes shit gets kicked out, so it stays pretty positive.”

“No drama policy. Nice,” Ink nodded in appreciation. He was happy that he wouldn't have to deal with a bunch of BS. That was one of the things he treasured about Nevermore Tavern. Other than a few busybody matchmakers, things were easygoing, and there wasn't any drama.

“Okay, are you ready? I'm going to hit the livestream,” Issac gave Ink a nervous smile.

Ink thrust his thumbs upward and nodded, “Go for it.”

As Ink watched, Issac connected the livestream to their cameras, and the smaller man became a different person. He sat straighter and exuded a confidence he didn't ordinarily have.

“Hello, all my lovely gamers! This is Ice, the coolest gay gamer in FTO, coming to you live with a special guest!” Issac winked at the camera, then held his hand up as if showcasing Ink. “This is Ink. You'll be seeing quite a lot of him in the future, because not only is he an amazing gamer, and...” The vlogger paused for effect. “he's also my boyfriend!”

This caused another uproar, both in the Tavern chat and the livestream chat. Ink leaned back in his computer chair. He rested his elbows on the armrests and threaded his fingers together in front of his mouth. He stared at the camera in a brooding way, before giving a slow wink.

SrMixalt: daaamn. Someone finally took our boy off the market. Grats you two.

MaxieMo: I'm not sure if I'm scared or turned on. Ice, your man is scaryhot.

Snickerdoodle: Hot Momo, he's hot.

TicknBmb: Don't care who he is, but I hope he really can play or the main dungeon raids are going to suck. :(

DngnCrawler: Holy CRAP I recognize that guy! Ink, do you need another boyfriend? * dies * guys! That's INK. SRG's INK!!!!! * fanboys * Ice, you lucky bugger! Holy Crap HOLY CRAP I'm dying!

The chat went crazy again and flooded by so quickly that neither Ice nor Ink could read it. “It looks like you have just as many fans as I do, Ink,” Ice laughed and looked at his “boyfriend.”

Ink raised his eyebrows and shrugged helplessly. He had no idea there were that many people who knew who he was. The fact that someone recognized him had already surprised him. “Who knew?” He said in his deep voice, and another flood of comments pushed through chat.

JoeSmokes: That voice... I feel like I just lost man points.

MaxieMo: Ice make him talk again! That voice is so sexy! I ship you two so much!!! OMG I need to make him a doll!

That got Ink's attention, “MaxieMo made that doll?” He leaned forward and exuded sex appeal as he stared at the camera, “Babygirl, please make me one too.” His voice was lower and smoother as he spoke.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Issac shiver and start fanning himself. The man took a few breaths, then commented to the peanut gallery, “Guys! Don't trigger 'sexy Ink,' or the livestream is going to be very short!”

Ink found himself chuckling, and he sat back. He looked at the flustered man beside him and smiled mischievously. “Ice. If we don't run something in-game soon, I guarantee the livestream is going to be very short.” Ink practically purred the words at the end. He felt the need to flirt with the vlogger shamelessly, just to enjoy the man's reaction.

The programmer wasn't disappointed. Issac's face turned red, starting with his cheeks, and flooding the rest of his face until his ears glowed. He looked like he wanted to pounce on Ink. An electric charge zipped through Ink's body, and he felt his adrenaline levels kick up. It felt like he actually looked forward to the smaller man coming to him? Did he want Issac to initiate a kiss? But...

Ink broke eye contact with Issac and looked at the ceiling. He counted the angles of the roofline, calming himself. He was straight. They were just playing around. Right? What the fuck was going through his head?!