Chapter 11 – Haters Gonna Hate
The signing session had ended. The two boys were exhausted but ecstatic due to the number of fans that waited for hours on end just to meet and talk to them. This filled their hearts with joy and inspiration to continue doing what they did. At the end, Jack approached Mark. There weren't any fans around them at the time "Hey there …" said Jack "Had a nice day over here?"
"I had a blast!" responded Mark while he reached for his phone and unblocked it. He immediately froze when he opened twitter. There was a hashtag trending worldwide called #SeptiplierIsReal. He showed Jack, who also froze once he read the hashtag. "Shall we read some?" asked Mark, transmitting a hint of curiosity and uncertainty
"I-I'm kind of … I really don't know if … I want to know"
"Why not?" asked Mark. Jack looked worried. He felt like he made a mistake on telling the girl earlier. The fear of the possibility of their fans not understanding or even disliking their relationship and maybe hurt their YouTube carriers took over him instantly. He couldn't even hear Mark talking. It seemed like he had closed himself alone in very dark and isolated room, where no one could find him
"Jack? Jack?!" Mark said trying to catch the boy's attention. He could see Jack's face go pail "Jack, please sit down, I'll get you some water" the Irish boy quickly sat down and drank the water Mark gave him. He slowly went back to his senses "Are you ok? You're scaring me, Jack, please, are you ok?" Mark asked worried about Jack
"Sorry …" Jack took his hand to the eyes and started to cry
"Hey, hey, hey …" Mark got on his knees to stay at Jack's eye level and started whipping the boy's tears "I-I know … it's hard … we don't know what may happen …" said Mark, trying to comfort his boyfriend "We took a risk … a very scary risk … but, you know what?" Jack looked into Mark's eyes "It was the best risk I ever took in my life, you know why?"
"Why?" murmured Jack still trying to whip his tears off with his sleeve
"Because now I know that there is someone that can keep me company when I don't want to feel alone … that can make me feel happy when I just want to stay in bed all day … that can teach me to keep calm while I try to pass a super fucked up Mario Maker level" the last one made both of them laugh "But most importantly … I know that, in spite of what others may say, that will not change how I feel"
"Goddamit, Mark … you sound like a guru …" joked Jack while he hugged Mark "Thanks for saying that" he then kissed Mark "Shall we?" asked Jack also unblocking his phone
"We shall"
The tweets their fans made had mostly positive thoughts. Congratulating them and mostly fangirling about their favorite fanfics coming true. However, they also read a lot of nasty things. These included homophobic commentary and threats to unsubscribe to their channels if they don't say it was all a joke. This was their first time dealing with this kind of hate. Still, the two boys remained strong together. They held their head up high and helped each other out. They were hurt with some comments and happy with others. Like they say all the time in their videos 'Haters gonna hate'. On the other hand, this whole thing, made them feel stronger and appreciate what they had better. They finally gathered their things and went home, both of them smiling