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With a last strum to his guitar, the room goes silent. Till looks straight into the camera flashing a toothy smile.
“And that was the last song for today.”
The chat goes wild, comments surging with no pause.
Till’s guitar: asking for the idk how many time, how much to have you make your own merch :(((( ill buy it the moment it drops
Miwwa: Has it been two hours already ㅜㅜ
Kraken: So glad i could make it for the first time oppa you sounded so good ;;;;;
“Ah, thank you very much for coming. It's been quite awhile since I've streamed, I'm surprised more than ten people showed up to be honest.” Till puts his guitar to the side before coming closer to the camera. Positioning himself now so that only his face could be seen.
Stream Unknown: sir?? Are the 60k followers of yours a joke to you??
Tama: it's been three months since I've found you and you still act like you have less than 5 digits of followers someone get this man some boost in confidence
I create my own till merch: Is no one going to point out his last stream was just two days ago 💀 king is overworking himself
Kraken: oppa I always watch your VODs i wish I lived in your time zone so I could catch your lives more frequently 🥺
Till smiles at the overwhelming amount of support from these strangers. It still didn't feel real to have these many people watching him create and sing music when there were so many others more talented than him.
He'd just streamed an original song one day with no expectations whatsoever and there was a single viewer who had stayed there from finish to end. He showered praise all over till that got him blushing so red even his shitty phone camera picked it up. That one precious viewer then proceeded to tease him to no end and Till ended up screaming for him to never come back. Ending his stream before he even realized it. It wasn't until he had opened up his phone that he realized that line viewer had left him a comment.
Navi: I'll definitely watch your next live show, looking forward to it :)
And show up they did. On the very next stream he did, Till saw the viewer count shoot up to 1 mere seconds after he started it. It wasn't even a one time thing, that viewer had come to nearly every single one of his random lives and when he missed one he wouldn't forget to leave a comment. Sometimes it was just comments on the type of song he chose to sing, feedback on his original songs and improvements on how to reach certain notes till tried and failed to sing.
Till couldn't help but keep an eye out for this Navi, this stranger had been with him for so long Till even considered him a friend of his. The only problem with that was...
Tills face which had been smiling a few moments ago immediately fell when he saw Navi's signature way of getting tills attention
YoonByul: ????
Hyuna bias: oh they're here lol
Till’s guitar: my sibling shows themself lol
Kraken: ?????? Why did oppa stop smiling?? Wats going on??
Looping Unknown: I s2g they have to be a oil prince or smth who even has this much money to throw every sttam
[Navi (Till’s ATM) donated ₩100,000: Nice singing as usual Till 🖤🖤]
Till was a struggling student, keyword was. When his follower count started rising and he could earn money off of his videos he hadn't thought much of it, i mean who would donate money to someone like Till? He was just streaming music and most of it was original music that wouldnt interest many people. It was pure luck that he’d even managed to amass enough followers for monetization. On the very first stream he opened the superchats Navi had sent him a similar red super to congratulate him, Till was stunned but still thanked Navi for it, offering to even sing him a song of his choice. The thing about Navi that he found out was that they must have been a big fan of the idol called Ivan. They always asked Till to sing his songs and never any other artists.
[Kraken donated ₩10,000: I’m still studying right now so i cant send alot but i always listen to your songs it helps me to focus while studying]
Till got notified of another superchat. “Ahh thank you very much Kraken. Dont force yourself to send a super if it’s not within your means. I’ll definitely use the money you sent wisely.” Till has been a student before and he knew just how little they have to spend.
JoonHyun ㅇㅅㅇ : So considerate
I create my own Till merch: gonna send him a fat superchat when my paycheck comes in!!!
Till’s Guitar: lmao guess whos superchat got ignored
[Navi (Till’s ATM) donated ₩100,000: Nice singing as usual Till 🖤🖤]
Till’s Guitar: ?
Stream Unknown: Bug?
Hyuna bias: they sent the exact super again?
Looping Unknown: oil tycoon 💀💀💀 navi dont be shy tell us what you do for a living
Till frowned at the screen once again. He couldn't help but wonder whether this Navi person really was an oil tycoon or a chaebol heir to be able to send him red supers every stream. Or maybe they just made bad financial decisions on a daily basis.
“I was going to thank you for the superchat Navi. You can just comment properly if I miss your super instead of sending another. I worry about your wallet with how often I see you.”
Till glances at the clock soon to be midnight, he should probably end his stream soon and go to sleep. He should really stop putting off the thing he needed to say. He stares at the camera, a serious expression that has the chat worried.
Till’s Guitar: What. whats gonna happen what is this???
Miwwa: please dont tell me your leaving ill cry
I create my own Till merch: Merch/??!? MERCH ANNOUNCEMENT PELASE/???
Tama: Keep copiuming ill do the same
“Well, I actually have an announcement to make.” Till reaches out of the screen to grab a flier and positions it in front of the camera. It focuses on the flier after a few tries. The chat slows down, reading the flier. It takes a second before the chat erupts.
Stream Unknown: LIVE SHOW!??!? TILL IN FLESH!?!??? AM I STILL DREAMING?? DONT WAKE ME UP IF THIS IS A DREAM
JoonHyun ㅇㅅㅇ : ?!!?!?!?!?!?
Till’s Guitar: !???! IM NOT READING WRONG???? TILL REALLY GOING TO PERFORM LIVE???
I create my own Till merch: WHEN IS IT I'M APPLYING FOR SICK LEAVE NO MATTER WHAT
Till places the flier down still bashful. It was going to be his first liveshow and he couldn't help but want to brag a bit. When he got the offer to sing with other famous artists he couldn't even believe it but the opportunity to be on the same stage as people so far out of his reach wasn't one that would come so easily again.
“I… definitely would appreciate it if even one of you is able to come for this. It’ll be my first liveshow and well, the place will be filled to the brim with fans of other artists who are singing so i just…”
[Navi (Till’s ATM) donated ₩100,000: I’ll definitely be there to listen to you… ]
[Navi (Till’s ATM) donated ₩50,000: But also arent you forgetting something?]
Till raised an eyebrow, “Forgetting something?”
Till’s Guitar: ?
Stream Unknown: ?
YoonByul: ???? Does Navi know something we dont??
Hyuna bias: oh wait i think i figured it out lol
Kraken: fill us in??
“Wait, was I not supposed to tell all of you this?” Till suddenly tried to remember the contract he had signed but didn't read thoroughly, was there a section that stated he wasn't supposed to reveal he was performing??
[Navi (Till’s ATM) donated ₩20,000: Not that.]
Till’s Guitar: im confused
Stream Unknown: ?
Looping Unknown: is this a rainbow super in the making
“Then what?” Till kept his eyes on the comments but no one was telling him anything and more people started to get it .
[Navi (Till’s ATM) donated ₩10,000: Do a aegyo]
YoonByul: Someones getting a lil cocky
JoonHyun ㅇㅅㅇ : a poorly disguised ask of fanservice
I create my own Till merch: genius???
Till’s Guitar: l-
Against his better judgements, Till did an aegyo and swore to timeout the menace called Navi
[Navi (Till’s ATM) donated ₩5,000: Tickets.]
Till’s Guitar: ooo
Stream Unknown: the lives next week right?
Looping Unknown: whens the ticket sale?
Right. Tickets. You needed tickets for the live. Till glanced at the clock then back at his chat.
“In about three minutes?”
Stream Unknown: A joke?
JoonHyun ㅇㅅㅇ : Till?
Till’s Guitar: !???! oh god someone link me the website for the tickets please
I create my own Till merch: till ily w all my heart but also you cannot be telling us this three minutes before ticket sales drop
Hyuna bias: got the link www.alienstage.com/livetickets2x23
Till’s Guitar: our lord and savior
The viewers quickly dwindled out and Till just stared as people were crying at Till for announcing this so late.
“T-the lives still in a week and theres a bunch of tickets, why’s everyone crying..?”
YoonByul: oh my sweet summer child has never experienced ticket wars
JoonHyun ㅇㅅㅇ : leaving now but ill be back to report if i manage to get the tix ;;;;
I create my own Till merch: gl to everyone whos braving the numbers ;;; my queue is alr in the twenty thousands
When the clock strikes midnight there's less than ten people still there, the usual names he sees gone. Except for one.
“You arent getting the tickets Navi?”
[Navi (Till’s ATM) donated ₩100,000: I have my ways ;) dont worry ]
Live stream has ended