#No I always fucking think of this scene when I start depression editing the discord messages.

[houndsrending]

You know when it gets rough and you start editing the discord messages like

[angelicspaceprince]

Dewey Finn x Youtuber!Reader Headcanons

I’m in love with the whole youtuber au’s atm so here. Have another. I tried. I really really did.

Some notes: Pre SOR the musical, and also Dewey moved out of his apartment and into yours because it was nicer and closer to places he could perform gigs at.

You started up your Youtube channel after a car accident left you unable to continue working at your job

It hit you pretty hard to be completely dependant on one income, but Dewey did his best to make sure the two of you had food on the table and a roof over your heads

Sometimes you had no power, but you made do

You ended up needing to move apartments, having found somewhere cheaper that gave Dewey a little more wiggle room when it came to finances

When you were packing (Dewey insisted you only did light work, even though your back injury had healed as much as possible and you were able to do almost as much as you could before as long as you rested) when you found your old camera

Dewey didn’t know that you knew the stress he was under because of your lack of ability to work. He never blamed you, after all it wasn’t your fault this happened, but you could see that the stress was getting to him

He also didn’t know about your depression, the feeling of being a burden to him and being unable to help even prepare dinner left you feeling useless

Dewey also didn’t know that after you moved apartment, you started a vlog to yourself, documenting all your feelings onto the camera every day when he was at work

It was a good way to let out all your feelings without burdening someone else with them

Which is secretly what you needed

Eventually, your rants and rambles became more structured, you spoke to the camera as if it was an audience and spoke about how having chronic pain controlled every aspect of your life

The fear that came along with it - would you have a flare up in a place where you couldn’t get help? What if you went to the hospital and they didn’t believe you? What if Dewey realised that you were more trouble than you were worth? What if he realised that you were never getting better and you were stuck like this? What if, what if, what if?

You spoke about how you struggle to even sit upright for long periods of time, making it impossible for you to even do desk work

You spoke about the times that you felt like committing suicide because the pain was to much

But most of all, you spoke about your love for Dewey and how well he was doing to help support you in any way he can.

Each entry was deleted after you recorded it, you didn’t have much space on your ancient camera

But eventually, you decided that, to pass time, you wanted to run a Youtube channel, if anything just to pass the time

You told Dewey one afternoon after work when the two of you were laying on the bed, him exhausted after a shift at work

His whole face lit up

“That’s an awesome idea babes! What sort of videos were you thinking?”

Even in his exhaustion, the guy can’t help but vibrate with excitement, hands moving about as you discuss details

You spoke about possibly doing song covers, but you didn’t feel secure enough to do that on the reg and you preferred to talk, not sing.

You decided to start off, you’d do one video a week talking about weird conspiracy theories that you had heard

As time went on, you started making up your own outlandish conspiracy theories, clearly making fun of the main ones that you had already covered

You had a lot of time on your hands to come up with some truly bizarre ones

It wasn’t until a crack vid about how all video games are designed to convince children that the President of the United States is actually a lizard man (Dewey helped with that one) did your channel take off

Someone did a reaction video of different conspiracy theory youtubers and you were on that list

And your channel took off fast

Soon, you started dipping your toes into other genres, started playing video games and talking smack as you did so

You made sure to pick the video games you were horrendous at for comedic value

You spoke openly and plainly about your problems with chronic pain, and how it affected your mental health

As time went on, more people with mental health started to follow and leave comments about how your videos helped them get through the day

That just having someone else saying that they have the same problems as them was enough to make them feel less alone

You decided to take this a bit more seriously after that

It wasn’t about just having fun and wasting your time anymore, you wanted to make this a career

You set up a schedule, videos went up three days a week on a two week rotation

Mondays were Conspiracy Theory and Supernatural Video days, Wednesdays were True Crime and Stupid Story days, Fridays were Real Talk with Video Games and Internet Challenge and Questions days

It was stressful, but you thrive under that stress, each video was perfectly planned and organised and Dewey helped as much as he could

The boy is practically a walking sound board, a lot of your background sounds came from him

Totally makes a theme song for your channel and you snag that up the second he plays it for you for the first time

People always want to see Dewey on camera, but you always filmed when he was at work and he was content to help behind the scenes

When you get Patreons, you feel so happy that you are just able to provide some sort of financial contribution for the first time in over two years

Little did you know that Dewey put that money aside to get you a better quality camera for your birthday

Eventually, you start live streaming on Twitch on your days off, just having a chat during your downtime. You get a Discord and with all of that, you get a few mods to help you out, having a video chat every Saturday afternoon to organise the following week

Whenever Dewey is home, he’s on you like an octopus so they get to see him lounging all over you, playing on his phone as you talk to your mods, occasionally asking for a kiss or if you need anything

They all think its cute as heck and beg you to do at least one video with him

So you do a special for Challenge and Questions day. Both you and Dewey do a bunch of couples challenges, live streaming it for your patreons and edit out the funny bits for the video. You also sing a song together, which made everyone go mental in the comments section

Eventually, Dewey becomes a semi-regular on your Friday videos.

When he starts at Horace Green, he doesn’t tell you anything about it. Just that its a new job

You are confused but trust him to do the right thing

When it all comes to light, you aren’t impressed

You refrain from saying anything, but the whole idea was stupid as fuck, did he really not think he’d get caught?

You are more angry at the lies, however, rather than the fact that he did such a stupid ass thing

When it all blows over, and he starts working there legally, you settle down

Visit him at work sometimes to see how he’s going

Turns out, some of his students are fans because now he can be more open, he won’t shut up about you and has brought up some of your less intense vids for everyone to watch

You decide to make a separate channel that is more kid friendly because “Dewey, you can’t show the kids the episode where I called someone a cunt.”

He forgot about that part

Basically, very supportive, your biggest fan and likes to help in the background as well as appear in some videos because it makes you happy and you both get to jam on camera together

Is also very kissy all the time and each video has to contain at least four instances of him randomly kissing and hugging you, it’s in his contract thank you very much.

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Fic 1: Take Me Out to the Ballgame Tentative Title: (not the title) take me out to the ballgame Pairing(s): Jon Favreau / Tommy Vietor Characters:  Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor Ao3 Rating: E Warnings: No archive warnings apply Additional Tags: Baseball AU ; Coming Out ; Bisexual Characters ; Dating ; Alternate Universe - Different Meeting Summary: Jon and Tommy meet playing baseball in high school and start to fall for each other, then Tommy moves away. Their epic love story continues when they end up on the same Minor League baseball team. The big question is, will they end up with a World Series ring or an engagement ring? Fic 2: Spirits that I’ve Cited Tentative Title: Spirits that I've cited   Pairing(s): Tommy/Lovett; background Emily/Jon, Alyssa/Erin Characters: Tommy, Lovett, Favs, Emily, Alyssa, Erin, Dan Ao3 Rating: tentative M (for psychological horror and possible sex) Warnings: a non-consensual kiss under the influence of possession might happen, this scene is not yet written Additional Tags: paranormal investigators, slow burn, reluctant colleagues to friends to lovers, mutual pining, angst, hurt/comfort, accidental internet stars, bed-sharing, coming-out, road trips, witches getting married, demonic possession, ghosts, mythical creatures, Monster of the Week, psychological but non-graphical horror, slightly unreliable narrator, intoxication, magical mind control, themes of bodily and mental autonomy, (past) abusive relationships (not between main characters), possession induced mental health problems, worldbuilding, happy ending Summary:  It’s a cold day in November when Tommy meets Lovett and his life turns upside down. Which shouldn’t be the worst thing, looking at it objectively. 

Because, objectively, Tommy’s life already sucks. He is lonely, depressed, and Crooked Medium, the agency for paranormal investigations he co-owns with his ex-boyfriend Jared, is falling apart. Besides the shitty fact that he and Jared broke up, they constantly operate in the red, despite their best efforts. And it’s just the garbage cherry on top of the dumpster sundae that Jared and their only other core member, Jon, hate each other’s guts. Jon is Tommy's friend, but more importantly, he is Crooked Medium's exorcist par excellence, and for a former priest Tommy thought he might be better at the whole 'turn the other cheek' thing. He supposes that probably explains the 'former' part. So of course he panics when Jon unexpectedly buys out Jared’s shares in the company and offers Lovett a one-year apprenticeship as a medium and buys Jared shares of the agency. Suddenly Tommy’s faced with training a person who is not familiar with magic in one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, instead of relying on the experience Jared had. Despite the help from magical professors Alyssa and Dan, witch and shop-owner Erin, and their whole team—to Tommy it feels like Lovett’s credentialing next November is ages away. However, after a bonding experience involving ghost mice, Tommy slowly but surely discovers that Lovett isn’t an inconvenience at all. He is charming, attractive, hilarious, and way more talented than Tommy originally anticipated. Even their business improves, especially when they become an overnight internet sensation due to a malfunction. Instead of operating only in Boston, people across the country are now booking them to handle their mystical and paranormal problems. With each new case, Lovett learns more—and Tommy learns more about Lovett. This is unfortunate, given that Lovett is technically Tommy's intern, and the last thing Tommy needs is a harassment scandal. Tommy, naturally good at ignoring things, decides to ignore it. Which works out fine, thank you very much. At least up until Alyssa and Erin’s magical wedding in the woods. Or up until Lovett has a life-changing experience with a mirror. Or maybe even up until Lovett (plus Lovett's friend/household spirit Spencer) moves in. And just when Tommy thinks falling in love with his employee is his biggest problem, it turns out much more nefarious forces are at work. Fic #3: The gentle outline of the country we are building Tentative Title: The gentle outline of the country we are building  Pairing(s): Jon Favreau/Jon Lovett/Tommy Vietor, Jon Favreau/Jon Lovett, Jon Favreau/Tommy Vietor, Jon Lovett/Tommy Vietor Characters: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Dan Pfeiffer, Alyssa Mastromonaco, Cody Keenan, Michael O' Neill, Spencer Wong, Andy Favreau, Tanya Somanader, Travis Helwig Ao3 Rating: E Warnings: No archive warnings apply Additional Tags: DC era, LA era, pining, wrong number AU, polyamory, threesomes, jealousy, slow burn, friends with benefits, angst with a happy ending, getting together, smut, fluff, blowjobs, anal sex, rimming, dirty talk, sexting, drinking, marijuana, sex under mild influence of alcohol, friends to lovers.  AO3 (working) Summary: It takes spending the night in one room with a king-sized bed for Jon, Lovett, and Tommy to finally get it right after nearly a decade of trying.  AKA A story about Jon, Tommy, and Lovett getting together, aided and abetted by Jon’s technological ineptitude, misunderstandings, love, friendship, and longing.   Expanded summary: Jon and Lovett embark on a charged, text-based flirtation without knowing the other after Jon texts the wrong number during the 2008 general election campaign. It feels like a summer fling that wouldn’t end, just like those times Jon had slept with Tommy back in Chicago. But both of them do end, but at least Jon’s going to the White House with a new speechwriter and his best friend in tow. Jon thinks, not the right time then with Tommy, not the right time now with you, Lovett.   They write speeches and policies and learn lessons on how to build a country and a friendship. The first summer at the White House, Tommy starts taking Lovett to bed almost every night. Two years later, he stops, because Lovett knocks on his door one day and says, “I am leaving.” Not quite the right time for you and me.   Lovett spends his days in LA writing things very different from what he used to but thinking thoughts about Jon and Tommy that aren’t all that different. Jon and Tommy skype him from Chicago when his show gets canceled, and Lovett thinks about how right they look together on the screen, like they belong to each other. Jon comes to LA and doesn’t leave. Tommy moves closer, but not close enough. They lose everything when November 2016 dawns and then build an empire from the ruins, and over the next few months, they think, maybe it wasn’t the right time then, and maybe we did not do this before because we were always meant to do this together. All of us.   Fic 4: Loving Him was Red - Azure Title: loving him was red - azure Pairing(s): Jon Favreau/Dan Pfeiffer, background Michael/Elijah Characters: Jon, Dan, Tommy, Lovett, Alyssa, Michael, Elijah Rating: E Warnings: No major warnings apply Additional tags: alternate universe, actors, hollywood, tabloids, love at first sight, BDSM, like lots of BDSM, spanking, flogging, humiliation, painplay, safeword use, failed scene, alcohol, alcohol abuse, drug use and abuse, divorce, bad at communication Summary: Rising star Dan Pfeiffer meets grown-up child actor Jon Favreau on the set of the movie that just might be their big break. It's a good old-fashioned Hollywood story. Boy meets Boy. Boy falls head over heels at first sight. Boy marries Boy. Boy ties Boy up and fucks him til he screams. But the Hollywood lights hit every dark shadow too and as the tabloids stir up gossip; as Jon spends more and more time at the club; and as Dan starts to wonder what comes next, the faultlines widen and their marriage falls into the abyss This is the first of a three fic arc chronicling the beginning, end, and re-beginning of an epic love story. Fic 5: Invisible String

Tentative Title:  Invisible String Pairing(s): Jon Favreau / Tommy Vietor Characters: Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor Ao3 Rating: Explicit Warnings: NO WARNINGS   Additional Tags: affection, holding hands, chase sequence, shaving (face), mention of pod sponsors, wills & estates, cartoon villains, clothes sharing, Boston, plane flights, current day/LA era,Summary: Human boatshoe Tommy Vietor discovers he can claim a huge inheritance if he can prove he is married. If he does not, the $40 million fortune will go to the National Rifle Association. Best friend Jon Favreau steps up to help Tommy out. The NRA hires investigators to find information in order to break the will, chasing our boys all over Boston at one point.