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Live: “Accidentally Speedrunning Elden Ring Death Percent”
“Okay, okay,” Buck said, squinting at the screen. “Was that my tenth death or twelfth?”
Chat exploded.
ToiletBrush: 14TH
SaltyChickn: bro you DIED to the same crab three times
Sn1p3rQueen: this is why you have the best chaos streams
LoreLad: death counter is now just ✨vibes✨
omgItsLiv: PUT A SHIRT ON FOR GOD'S SAKE
Buck leaned back in his chair, letting out a loud sigh and ruffling his messy curls with both hands. His tank top had long since been abandoned—because of “heat,” though Chat strongly suspected vibes had more to do with it.
“You know what,” he grinned. “Pause. I’m cold now. I’m gonna go get my hoodie. Hold up.”
He stood, revealing way too much skin for a mid-tier boss fight, and padded out of frame.
“Gonna grab it from my boyfriend’s room,” he added casually over his shoulder.
And then he was gone.
A full beat of silence.
Then:
MilkMaid: wait what
BeemoFan: boyfriend???
NeonGamer69: he’s trolling again 🙄
TrashWizard: he says that every time he goes to do laundry
Sn1p3rQueen: no wait this felt real??
KaleChips4U: guys c’mon he’s being BUCK. he's like this
Meanwhile...
Twitch.tv/ReconX
Live: “Ranked Calmly & Carrying Randoms”
Eddie sat back in his chair, completely still, only his voice moving.
“Okay. Rotate mid. Watch flank,” he said into the mic, low and measured.
He never used a cam. His layout was clean: gameplay in focus, muted purple theme, chat tucked politely to the side. His voice was the star—velvety, deep, calm under pressure. The kind of voice that made people stop mid-scroll and listen.
SpicyDuck: this man could read a Denny’s menu and I’d donate
NeonGamer69: ReconX is my comfort noise tbh
Sn1p3rQueen: never seen his face. don’t need to. voice is enough
MilkMaid: okay but imagine he’s, like, really average
TrashWizard: or hot as hell and just hiding it to hurt us
Eddie didn’t react. He never read chat mid-match. He was a professional.
He one-tapped a Sage trying to rotate through tunnels.
“Last one’s long A,” he said. “I hear them.”
Click. Boom. Victory.
Then: the door to his room opened.
Off-camera, Buck’s voice floated in, unmistakable.
“Hey baby, have you seen my gray hoodie?”
Eddie didn’t miss a beat. “Hi babe. Chair by the bed.”
There was a pause—just long enough.
Then:
“Oh, found it. Thanks!”
The door closed.
And chat imploded.
SaltyChickn: HI—HELLO???
ToiletBrush: BABE????????
MilkMaid: WHO WAS THAT
NeonGamer69: chat did he say baby?? like BABY??
Sn1p3rQueen: okay wait. WAIT. who sounds like that…
TrashWizard: chat. CHAT. did that voice sound familiar to anyone
LoreLad: was that… was that BuckWild??
Eddie, still calm, still a statue, cleared his throat and said:
“We’re queuing again. I’ll re-invite.”
BeemoFan: you’re just gonna IGNORE THAT???
KaleChips4U: he said hi baby. we HEARD it recon. we’re not hallucinating.
Sn1p3rQueen: are we sure it wasn’t like, a roommate??
MilkMaid: yeah maybe he calls his cat ‘baby’
TrashWizard: that was a full-grown shirtless man voice
Back in Buck’s stream
Buck returned, now in a hoodie that was very obviously not his size—gray, soft, sleeves pushed up just slightly.
He flopped into his chair like nothing happened.
“Alright, what’d I miss? Did the crab respawn out of spite?”
NeonGamer69: WE NEED TO TALK
ToiletBrush: WHERE DID YOU GET THE HOODIE
KaleChips4U: who’s your boyfriend???
Sn1p3rQueen: did you say HI BABY in someone’s stream just now
BeemoFan: someone clip that reconX moment pls we need voice comparison
Buck blinked. “Huh?”
Chat scrolled at lightning speed. He sipped water.
Then grinned. “I didn’t say where I went, did I?”
He knew exactly what he was doing.
Eddie’s POV
Queue popped.
“Split,” Eddie said smoothly. “Let’s go.”
TrashWizard: bro you are TOO calm for what just happened
MilkMaid: if that was BuckWild i will physically combust
LoreLad: still not confirmed tho. recon hasn’t said anything
Sn1p3rQueen: okay but voice match is suspicious
BeemoFan: listen i ran them through an audio tool and it’s 97% similar
ToiletBrush: you WHAT
Eddie muted his mic between rounds and leaned back.
From the other room, he heard Buck yell, “WHY IS THE CRAB STILL ALIVE—DIE!!”
Eddie smiled softly.
Back on mic, he said, “One enemy mid. Let’s focus.”
Chat: still spiraling.
That night
Buck tweeted a picture.
A blurry mirror selfie. Hoodie on. Arms wrapped around someone shorter, smaller, whose face was hidden in Buck’s shoulder. Only a sliver of jaw and a familiar gray hoodie was visible.
Caption:
"Found my hoodie ❤️"
@TrashWizard: IS THAT RECONX
@MilkMaid: stop this i’m too fragile
@Sn1p3rQueen: you can literally hear the hi baby in this photo
@ToiletBrush: ARM. SIZE. CONFIRMED.
@NeonGamer69: wait. wait. recon wears that hoodie on stream.
@KaleChips4U: chat i think… i think we’re the last to knowLater... in their Discord
ReconX fans and BuckWild fans had formed a temporary truce to compare timelines, hoodie sightings, mic background noises, and muted snickers.
A clip from three months ago resurfaced of Buck randomly humming the Valorant login screen music.
Another clip showed Eddie saying, “Don’t be weird, Buck,” under his breath before muting.And then—finally—a Reddit post appeared, titled:
“The BuckX Timeline: A Conspiracy Theory (w/ timestamps)”
The next day
They did a joint stream.
Both on camera. Both smiling.
Buck in Eddie’s lap. Eddie looking 30% embarrassed, 70% in love.
“Hi,” Buck said to both chats.
Eddie, dry as ever, added, “Surprise.”
Sn1p3rQueen: I KNEW IT
TrashWizard: I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE VALIDATED
MilkMaid: i’m crying. they’re so soft.
BeemoFan: love wins.
ToiletBrush: okay but who tops thoBushFire99: @ToiletBrush Thank you for asking important questions