The Gamer and the Deaf one:
A/N: OK. This is going to be an AU with the regions and countries mingling. The main pairing will be Cyrus/Giovanni: they are both around the same age and we will see how their relationship grows into a relationship and the difficulties they will face due Giovanni's 'deafness'. The other pairings will be: Augustine Sycamore/ Lyssandre fleur-de-lis, Maxie/Archie, Dawn/OC? and Cynthia/OC or Cynthia/Looker.
Cyrus Akagi was a 22 year old starting Gamer/Poketuber who worked at a Starbucks to make meet ends… The job at the Starbucks wasn't that bad: it was situated in a busy place, between Sinnoh's Regional College and some big company, due this there where many tips, his friend/Roommate Maxie also worked there and it was still pretty close to their flat… Maxie, native from Hoenn was starting as a writer, and he shared the flat with another friend: Augustine Sycamore a grad student from Kalos.
Due its exact location the café was usually a very busy place, but not today: much to Cyrus happiness and sorrow. He loved these days because Gus might show up for his break like today and sorrow because he had too much time to daydream about his crush. Cyrus begged to any and all legendries that he could see his crush today and maybe even be the one that attends him, but Cyrus also knew that he was absolutely pathetic: he hadn't even spoken to his crush or knew his name, but alas the guy had stolen his heart anyway.
Cyrus had done his best to catch the well dressed, ink black haired, tall, tanned, muscular, handsome, stormy eyed and mysterious guys attention… But the guy always used those stupid machines to place his order so he really didn't have a chance: besides it seemed that the few times their eyes connected Cyrus didn't exist because every time that happened he would wave and smile only to be ignored. Cyrus felt as if he didn't exist as far as his crush was aware.
It was almost time for his crush to enter the Starbucks, nope Cyrus wasn't a stalker or a creep: the guy just was like a clock, and Cyrus was sure that today would be the day! Today was the day his crush would come to him because: his line was clean and there was no reason to use those damn machines on such a day! They would finally meet and maybe just maybe his crush would tell him his name….
The bell rang indicating that a client had entered, Cyrus looked up and said client took his breath away…. There HE stood: tall and proud, dressed in a black suit and crimson red shirt with no tie. The mysterious man looked around or at last it seemed that way (he was wearing sunglasses), he stopped looking around when he saw Cyrus line empty. Cyrus would have sworn that he took a step in his direction, but if that had been an option it was shot down as fast as the blink of the eye as he turned around and placed his order at the far wall where the machines where.
Cyrus fucking hated those machines with all he had: he fucking did! Couldn't they be broken for one single freaking day! Arceus! One day was all the bluennete asked for… As soon as the black head turned around Cyrus huffed resigning himself to his fate. Never minding that he could have learned his crush name: as someone would call his name so that he could get his order… Cyrus pulled the tang that said he was taking his break: sulkily he walked over to the table where Augustine sat reading with his coffee in hand, not lifting his feet.
"He doesn't even know I exist!" Whined Cyrus down in front of his friend.
"We are talking again about your unrequired love, non?" Asked the curly raven haired man looking up from his book.
"Yeah…" Signed the icy blue eyed man looking into his cup of coffee.
"Come on now, mon ami. Who is it that has stolen your heart?" Asked Augustine patting Cyrus hand while he looked around, Cyrus just pointed at where he knew the other black head was. When Augustine found where Cyrus pointed he gasped. "Leo? You are telling me you like Leo?" Asked the shocked grad student.
"You know him?" Asked Cyrus eyebrows disappearing. "Could you like introduce us?" Continued the bluenette pleading.
"I'm sorry, but: non to both questions…. I only know him by name due him being friends with Lyssandre and Lyssandre not stopping talking over his Pokémon." Answered Gus looking sorry.
"Great!" Mumbled Cyrus letting his head fall into his hands. "So our crushes are friends or something…. At least you know your crush due those classes you had together…"
"Well from Lyssandre I do know that Leo isn't a Pokévet, he owns rare Pokemon and he is really close to his Persian and his Lucario." Offered Augustine in the hope that it made Cyrus feel better: he wasn't going to tell his friend that he was pretty sure Leo wasn't into guys.
While all this happened neither noticed that a young man around their age was looking at Cyrus with a great deal of curiosity behind sunglasses…. After taking the first sip of his coffee he signed soundlessly and without looking back Leo left the Starbucks.
"Hello my friends!" Said Maxie coming up to Cyrus and Augustine. "What's wrong with Cy?" Asked Maxie.
"Uhmmmm….. the same as always." Said Augustine shaking his head.
"Ahhh. Come now Cyrus: you should really go out more! Meet a nice guy and maybe date: stop daydreaming about that crush…. By the way when I was about to enter the local my hottie radar activated itself: What a nice ass did that guy have." Joked Maxie hoping that Cyrus would get out of this funk.
"Shut it Maximiliano: who is pinning after the same guy since middle school?" Said Cyrus looking up, before Maxie could say something Cyrus went on. "And what are you doing here?"
"My shift has started." Deadpanned Maxie.
"Wait: your shift is staring… that means I'm free!" At this Cyrus jumped up. "Gus: you're staying here or coming home?"
"I'm staying a while longer." Answered Augustine and Cyrus flew out the door.
"Should we worry?" Asked Maxie aloud.
"As long as Cyrus behaves like a child in a candy store every time his shift is over? Non." Said the curly raven haired man as he started reading again. "We will start worrying when he doesn't…."
During his walk from the café to his flat Cyrus through about his day and he decided that it could have gone much worse: he after all knew Leo's name now (more or less) and about 3 small facts about him, which is much more than that morning. Not to mention that Cyrus was sure that Leo had been about to go to him to place his order: so he might just be shy or used to a really strict routine? Cyrus had been used to a very strict one when he still lived with his parents and when he met Maxie and Gus any change in routine would put him off: so he could really get the routine thing…
With this on his mind Cyrus opened to front door before going into the kitchen for a Pepsi: he still had a few minutes before he usually started his livestream so he sat down on the couch. He sat daydreaming about Leo and how they might meet when his phone started to ring: at this he frowned. There were only a few people who had his number and for the life of him he couldn't come up why one of them would call him…. Cyrus answered the call without looking at the ID.
"Cyrus Akagari." He said answering his phone: he rolled his eyes as soon as he identified the person giggling on the other end of the line. "Dawn cut it: I didn't tell you a joke."
"But: Cy you're being silly! I'm aware I called my favorite cousin! No need to attend your phone like that: a simple hello is good." Teased Dawn and Cyrus rolled his eyes.
"Dawn I answer my phone the way I want. I'm your only cousin and shouldn't you be at school in class?" Asked Cyrus frowning: he really hoped that Dawn wasn't skipping classes, because if she did he had to call his aunt…
"Nope my last classes got canceled because the teacher broke his leg." Answered Dawn cheerfully a little too cheerfully.
"I don't think you should be happy about something like that….it isn't nice." Scolded Cyrus lightly: he was her older cousin after all.
"But it's nice for me." Said Dawn smugly.
"Ok I'm gone guess that you had grammar and that it was your grammar teacher who broke his leg." Replied the blue haired man: it was after all the only reason she would be that smug.
"Oi! How did you know I had grammar?" Asked Dawn offended.
"First of all before you start making one of those crazy theories of yours: no I don't know your schedule, second it isn't really difficult to guess…. Have you ever read your comments or what you write on your 'Chatoot' page?" Asked Cyrus laughing hard. "Your grammar is terrible!"
"…Know it all!" Was all Dawn answered making him laugh harder. "Anyway how was your day? Did you see: tall, tanned and muscular?"
"My day has been good so far and yes I did see Leo today." Answered Cyrus correcting his little cousin.
"WHA!?" Shouted Dawn in the phone: Cyrus cringed, she was loud, but wished that he could see her face. "Come again?"
"His name is Leo." Said Cyrus slowly.
"OMG! OMG! OMG! You two finally talked? How is he like? Did he give you his number? Come on spill the beans now Cy!" Dawn talked really fast, but having known her his whole life he understood her.
"WOW: slow down would you. No we didn't talk… Gus gave me his name: Lyssandre and him are good friends and it seems that he has a thing for Pokémon especially rare ones." Answered Cyrus feeling a bit blue.
"Aww man and here was I hoping you finally found your one and only one…" Mumbled Dawn to herself unaware that Cyrus could hear her. "Well the good thing is that you know more about him now!" Said Dawn trying to cheer him up.
"I thought the same today."
"Ok Cy-Cy hang in there: I gotta go! 'Cuz my homophobic aunt and uncle will arrive soon…" Cyrus could hear that Dawn was unhappy about the fact that HIS parents would be paying a visit, but: his grandfather Akagi, Dawn and Aunt Marie had refused to call them his parents since they had disowned him….for being homosexual.
"Ok. Have fun with them!" Said Cyrus joking before hanging up: he wouldn't let Dawn scream at him.
After Dawns phone call Cyrus felt better: these phone calls helped him, they remembered him that he still had family who loved and accepted him for who he was. He walked to the kitchen to grab some Lays and another soda; he threw his empty can away. After that was done he walked to his room well aware that he was kind of late with his livestream.
As soon as he got there he sat down on his gaming chair so that he could get everything ready for the stream: he first turned his PC on as soon as that was done he checked that his camera worked, then he entered his Poketube channel. As soon as he had done so he clicked on the livestream button: with that done he saw how the game started to upload and on how two squares appeared on the screen…one of him and the other for comments. Here he knew that the stream had started.
"Hello everyone and welcome to this livestream! As most of you know I'm Galactic Timer and in today's stream I'm gone continue PoP where we left it the other day!" Said Cyrus looking at the cam with a forced smile as he put his headset on while the game was still uploading.
The comments started as soon as he had said this, he decided to read a few:
'Yo! GT: you're like 15 minutes late…What's going on?'
'Yeah GT you're usually on time. Everything fine?'
'GT you can tell us what's going wrong: your smile is more forced than usual…'
"Geez: thanks you guys know how to make a guy feel better. So if I tell you guys what happened I'm allowed to stop smiling?" Asked Cyrus hopefully: this was one of the Why's he hated it when the game took it's time to upload. His question started another bunch of comments:
'Sure thing!'
'Seriously dude: you are cool and all, but stop forcing youself to smile! It creeps me out!'
'I 2nd that!'
'I 2nd both…'
'Guess that makes me 3.'
'Yes!'
"Fine." Said Cyrus chuckling amused. "I feel so loved! Anyway have this crush…" Started Cyrus.
"We know man we do…'
'Don't we know?'
'GT is gone need burn paste after that comment. LOL'
'God be a little more mature!'
'So GT scored a date?'
Cyrus eye twitched reading those comments and he wanted to scream, but he wisely kept silent and took a few breaths to continue: with the talking and the stream!
"No I sadly didn't score a date: not that I would mind!" Said Cyrus good naturedly with a roll of his eyes. "…The thing is that we have a mutual acquaintance and my cousin sunshine called me after work and pestered me about my live and then some so that's why I'm late today." Cyrus gave them the short version of the events not wanting to go into detail with them right now.
'GT and his need to use big words….'
'A mutual acquaintance or friend is always good!'
'Cool higher chance: you guys might meet by accident. XD'
"Ok guys, but I'm gone start playing now." Said Cyrus cheerfully as the game had successfully uploaded.
'What? No side comments? No GradStud or even Volcano?'
"Guys I'm playing! And no, not today: Gus is studying or something and Maxie is working so it's just us. Now attention on the game!" After Cyrus said this he concentrated on his game and replied to some comments once in a while or said hello to a few of those who fellow gamers that followed him. Those watching the stream had a lot of fun when Cyrus complained aloud or cursed when thing went wrong: because for someone so disciplined he knew a lot of foul words…some of them might have made even Archie blush and awarded him a nice mouth wash with soap from his parents or grandfather. His viewers had a lot of fun when he said some things and it was amusing to watch Cyrus play, yell, curse, etc.
"Ok people: this is it. I have little less than half of my life left and almost no time sand: when I continue I will have to face some opponents…So what do you say: do I finish this stream alive or death?" Asked Cyrus having put the game menu up: while he asked this so that he could munch on some chips while decided to read some comments.
´Go for it GT! Doesn't matter: this stream was awesome!'
'I think you end up death, sorry GT. You're still getting used to use your envolment to your favor and you have little time-sand left: too little if you ask me.'
'I dunno, but aren't we supposed to be a little more supportive?'
'I suppose….Who's gone play that roll?'
After Cyrus read some comments of people trying to be helpful or supportive: he decided to start ending the stream.
"Ok I stopped the pause so here I go! …Holly shit! There are more foe's than I thought! No matter more work…HAHAHHAHAHAHAH There you have it bitches: I won!...OH-OH I shouldn't have used my time sand now!..." After a few more minutes of dodging, fighting and then jumping from one pillar to another Cyrus found the place that saved his progress with barely any life left. "That could have gone waaaaaay better, but I won in the end: not really I'm still alive…. So I want to thank everyone for watching this Stream! I hope you all have an awesome day, until next time this was Galactic Timer!" With one final smile Cyrus turned the livestream off: he was hungry…
And because he was hungry he didn't have any option, but venture outside of his room. He saw his roommates and Archie in the living room.
"HIYA! Cy-man how are you?" Asked Archie loudly, doesn't that guy have an inside voice?, due this Gus and Maxie turned to look at him.
"Hello Archibald." Said Cyrus bowing curtly, before sitting down in his armchair.
"Awww! Cy-man when are you gone call me Archie as everyone else?" Lamented the taller man.
"I don't know: maybe when you stop calling me Cy-Man, bro or some other nickname without my permission." Answered Cyrus dryly, Archie pouted at the answer making Augustine laugh and Maxie blush even if he did his best to hide it.
"It's good to see you out of your room, mon ami." Said Augustine in a conversational tone.
"You aren't much better than I am Gus." Deadpanned the Pokétuber and his friend decided to stay silent. "Anyway what's for dinner?" The question was aimed at Maxie: it was his turn to make dinner after all.
"I ordered pizza." Answered Maxie looking a little ashamed: he always ordered pizza when Archie was around…which was pretty often.
"AGAIN?!"
"I told you that would be his reaction." Said Augustine shaking his head.
"I'm eating noodle soup." Started Cyrus: he refused to eat pizza for the 7th time that month…the sad thing is that it was only the 17th. What had he been thinking when he decided that sharing living space with a grad student and Maxie who had his not-Boyfriend over more than not?
"Come now Cy: I know something that will cheer you up." Said Maxie eyes lighting up as he suddenly reminded something.
"What would be that Maximiliano?" Asked Cyrus.
"One of the auto-order machines broke during my shift when some poor purple haired fool with a goatee was placing his order…. And they put them all out of service until someone can repair them." Said Maxie.
"REALLY?" Asked Cyrus with a smile on his face.
After that they spoke about Archie's new job at some ecological and Pokémon friendly electrical plant. Most of what happened there flew over Archie's head as he was only there for brute force, but they all agreed that the engineer behind the plant must be a genus.
A/N: OK I HOPE YOU GUY'S REVIEW! I'M SORRY I HAVE NO BETA WRITER, BUT IF YOU WANT TO BE THE ONE: YOU MAY! THIS STORY WAS INSPIRED BY SOME STORY ON AO3 THAT I READ A FEW WEEKS AGO…..EVEN IF I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME I RECOMMEND IT: I LAUGHED MY ARSE OF, THE AUTOR WAS A REALLY GOOD WRITER! REMEMBER: REVIEWS=LOVE!