"tommy!" i call from the bottom of the stairs.

"huh- YEAH?" he shouts back.

"are you almost done? it's nearly seven and your food is getting cold!"

"uh... one minute!" i click my tongue. he's been working extra hard and streaming a lot more consistently to help pay for apartment rent and taxes. i'm very proud of him for stepping up to the plate, but it's tough not having my boyfriend around for many parts of the day.

"VAL!" he shouts from the top of the apartment loft. "MY CHAT WANTS TO SEE YOU!"

"tell them no!" i yell back. "i look like a mess!"

"you do not. come on. don't make me go down there and drag you up." i sigh as i make my way up the stairs. i come into view of tommy's webcam and i can see him smile brightly. he extends his hand out to me, motioning for me to go next to him. i oblige and crouch next to him.

"hey no, you sit on the chair," tommy says as he gets up. i laugh and sit in his chair.

"take the headset, too. this is your stream now." tommy pulls his headset off and adjusts it to fit my head, then gently places it over my ears.

"hi chat," i say with a wave, laughing slightly. the chat is filled with kind messages and "hi's."

"look," tommy says, pointing at the chat. "they want to know when you'll stream again."

"i streamed yesterday!" i quickly defend, putting my hands in the air. "keep in mind i also work at a bakery a few blocks away. i'm helping pay the bills too, guys!" tommy lets out one of his signature laughs that i love so much.

"alright guys, valerie made dinner, and we all know she is an amazing cook- don't call me a simp for that- and i'm starving so we're gonna log off for the night! we'll see you lot tomorrow!" we both wave, tommy says good night, and he ends stream.

"what'd you make?" tommy asks as he powers off his pc.

"spaghetti and meatballs..." i say, scratching the back of my head. "it's not all that great..."

"shut up, i love your spaghetti." tommy grabs my hand and pulls me down the stairs with him. he gets to his food and immediately starts to devour it.

"slow down, tommy," i say, reaching my hand out to stop his speed-eating. "you're gonna get sick!"

"i'm not gonna get SICK. don't worry. i am a strong man."

"okay, tommyinnit. stream's over, you can drop the persona." i laugh.

"not a persona. i'm a big, strong, manly... man. on and off camera."

"whatever you say." i roll my eyes and shake my head, still smiling. after a few minutes of tommy eating and me scrolling through twitter, tommy's head pops up.

"i forgot to tell you!" he says frantically, pulling out his phone. "i wanted to make a vlog with you. so i'm gonna take you somewhere later."

"how much later are we talking?" i ask, looking at the clock on the wall.

"the second i'm done eating."

"oh jeez, let me go upstairs and freshen up, then."

"you look great, stop that." i raise an eyebrow as i stand up and show tommy what i'm wearing (which consists of one of his black hoodies and dark blue jeans).

"what am i looking at?" he asks as he examines my outfit.

"how DREADFUL i look." he scoffs.

"i promise you, you don't look 'dreadful.' speaking of which, the english lingo is starting to take over you. i can already hear an accent forming."

"i've been in england for a few months and i'm already getting an accent?" i ask. tommy nods.

"it suits you." he gets up to wash the dishes. "go get changed if you want. i still think you look pretty, though." my cheeks flush and decide to keep what i'm wearing on, but put on some black doc martens.

after a few minutes, tommy and i both meet in the kitchen again. tommy sets up his camera (balancing it against some decorations on our kitchen counter) and starts his video.

"HELLO, BOYS!" he starts off his introduction loudly. i smile and wonder why we haven't been evicted yet.

tommy explains to his vlog that he's going to film the two of us going on "an adventure." he stops this part of the video and looks up at me.

"go to the car, i'll be out in a minute," he says. "i need to grab something." i nod without hesitation and make my way to the apartment complex's parking garage. i find tommy's car and get in the front passenger seat.

sure enough, after a few minutes i can see tommy jogging towards the car, phone in hand. he definitely recorded the whole process of getting into the parking garage.

he slides into the driver's seat and turns on the car, propping up his phone.

"what'd you need to get?" i ask.

"my wallet," tommy replies quickly. i nod. "do you mind starting a video?"

i reach in front of me and hit the big red button to start a video.

"CAR VLOGS!" tommy says enthusiastically as soon as i hit the button. i laugh. "val, come on. give us some commentary." i raise my eyebrows.

"alrighty," i say. "so, chat-"

"this isn't chat, darling. this is youtube. 'chat' is twitch. you know this." tommy laughs and my eyes grow wide.

even if he said it sarcastically, "darling" still gives me butterflies.

"my bad," i say, face palming. "members of the tube!" tommy smiles and nods.

"that's my girl."

there go the butterflies again.

"i have no idea where we're going, to be honest!" i say as tommy drives. "all this guy said was 'we're gonna vlog tonight.' so i have no idea why he wants ME to do commentary."

"well, we're almost there. just chat with them about life," tommy instructs me.

"okay. sure. basically, tommy and i have been living together for a few months. and it's been great. but you lot are keeping him up at night because he's been streaming so much!"

"are you COMPLAINING?"

"no," i say with a quick shake of my head. "i'm very glad that you're doing what you love." tommy's face turns red.

"i'm cutting this out. they can't see me blush," he mutters under his breath. i smile proudly at the fact that i made him blush.

after a few minutes of carpool karaoke, tommy announces that we have arrived. he pulls into a parking lot and i look around.

"what..?" i question. "where are we?"

"hold on..." tommy says while pulling into a parking spot in front of a-

"pet store?" i ask. tommy turns towards me. he smiles and makes his eyes go wide, as if saying "surprise." it takes me a second, but once i fully process what's happening, my eyes grow just as wide and i let out an excited scream.

"TOMMY!" i yell as i throw my arms around him. the center console is separating us so the hug is a little uncomfortable, but i don't mind. "ARE WE GETTING A PET?"

"not just any pet. we're getting your husky." he smiles. "i wasn't getting my wallet earlier, i was telling my vlog that we're getting a dog today."

i swear to god i nearly faint.

"THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!" i lean into his ear and whisper "i love you" just quietly enough so the video doesn't pick it up.

"i love you too," he whispers back. i break out of the hug and practically shatter the car door as i fling it open.

"don't hit anyone!" tommy scolds. i run to his side, open his door, and pull him out of the car.

"you're embarrassing yourself," he laughs as he grabs his phone and hops out of the car. i pull his arm and practically drag him inside, a huge smile still plastered on my face.

"i honestly couldn't care less. i'm can't believe this is happening," i reply.

"i think she's happy, guys." tommy says to his phone. "might be wrong, though."

we enter the pet store and walk up to the front desk. tommy introduces himself and signs a few papers. i record the whole thing for him, though i'm pretty sure the footage sucks. i was shaking out of excitement the whole time.

"i'll bring her out right now," the man behind the counter says. he walks to the back of the store.

"HER?" i ask enthusiastically. tommy scratches the back of his neck and nods.

"i wasn't sure if gender mattered or not, so i just assumed-"

"would've been perfect either way." i bring the camera to his face and he laughs.

"here she is," the man says, returning from the back of the store. in his hand is a small crate with a husky puppy inside. her piercing blue eyes remind me a lot of tommy's.

"you both have blue eyes," i remark, letting my thoughts run from my brain to out of my mouth. tommy smirks as he takes the crate. i zoom the camera in on the gray and white husky.

"we're twins," tommy says. we exit the store and get back in the car. the puppy is taken out of her crate and she shakily rests on my lap the entire ride home.

"any idea what you want to name her?" tommy asks.

"no. you're gonna have to help me," i reply.

"name her prime. twitch prime." i scoff.

"funny joke."

"i'm serious!"

"for the sake of my sanity, i hope you're not."

we get home and tommy walks to his room. he returns with a big bag of dog toys, a dog bed, and food and water bowls.

"i KNEW those bags were too big to be groceries," i state as i pan the camera towards him.

we record us playing with the puppy a bit, then i turn towards tommy.

"we need a name," i say. "a real name."

"i have a name idea," he responds.

"we're not naming our dog freaking twitch-"

"no! i have a good idea this time." tommy turns off the camera and faces his body towards me, petting the puppy on his lap.

"why'd you stop the-"

"moonlight." i raise an eyebrow.

"that's really cute, actually. i love it. where'd you get that idea from? you went from twitch prime to moonlight."

"uh..." tommy's face turns beet red. "because moonlight was the song we were listening to when i realized i was in love with you."

and the damn butterflies make their grand return.

now it's my turn to blush.

"that's the cutest thing i've ever heard." i scoot closer to tommy and moonlight and start the recording back up.

"we have a name!" i announce.

"moonlight!" tommy finishes for me, holding the dog up and moving her paw back and forth, making her wave.

we both silently agree to not explain the reasoning behind the name.

we eventually end the vlog (moonlight does the outro and begs everyone to subscribe), and tommy is excited to edit it soon. however, we don't even realize the time, and it turns out it's eleven.

"let's watch a movie," tommy offers. i nod and get on the couch. he sits next to me with moonlight still on his lap.

"what movie?" i ask as i grab the remote.

"we were watching the twilight movies, weren't we?" i turn to him with wide eyes.

"tommy SUGGESTING to watch twilight? who are you and what have you done with my boyfriend?" i laugh. tommy shrugs.

"they aren't all that bad. plus i know you love them. turn on the third movie." i nod quickly, not giving him time to change his mind, and turn on eclipse.

we almost get to the end of the movie before i hearing quiet snoring. i turn to see tommy's head resting on my shoulder, sleeping peacefully. moonlight has also already fallen asleep, now spread out on both of our laps. i smile softly and turn off the tv, checking the clock. it's 1:04 in the morning, so i figure it's time to go to sleep, anyway.

however, i can't bring myself to wake tommy. i decide the couch won't be a bad place to sleep tonight.

before i go to sleep, i reach for my phone. i connect it to the speakers we have installed, and turn the volume so you can barely hear it. i scroll through my favorited songs on spotify until i find it.

moonlight by ariana grande.

i press play and allow myself to doze off as i listen to the song, with my favorite person sleeping next to me.

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the sun is setting

and you're right here by my side

and the movie is playing

but we won't be watching tonight

every look, every touch

makes me wanna give you my heart

i be crushin' on you, baby

stay the way you are

cause i never knew, i never knew

you could hold moonlight in your hands

'til the night i held you

you are my moonlight

moonlight.