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Andrew posts an image of his visit to a pop-up cafe on Reddit and receives a message from a man telling him he's gorgeous. The man is from his city and has terrible fandom takes but sure is hot, Andrew can't resist him.

Notes:

Happy Valentine's Day! They talk about Attack on Titan a lot here bc it was my main fandom for 6-7 years and I've written dozens of fics for it so I have to use the braincells I use to house extensive knowledge of fandom discourse around it somehow.

Chapter 1

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

Andrew goes on r/Sunnydale and posts a photo. He’s standing in a Star Wars pop-up cafe with a bright smile in front of a man dressed as a clone trooper. He gets many upvotes and replies and is pleased with his response. After dressing in a T-shirt and boxers for bed, he gets a message.

Impossible_Elk344: Hey I saw your pop-up cafe post and you’re gorgeous if you don’t mind me saying
I’m from Sunnydale too

Andrew doesn’t mind answering the not creepy messages. And he has gotten creepy and sexually forward DMs posting his face, especially on queer subs. But as this is not one of those, he’s interested in whoever this is. He’s hooked up with someone from Reddit before and it went well.

Andrew: thanks i grew my face myself

Impossible_Elk344: I’m not usually into straight up men btw but you’re special

Andrew: whats a straight up man

Impossible_Elk344: Cis man

Andrew: i could have a boy pussy yk

Impossible_Elk344: Prove it then
I’m kidding

Andrew’s smiling at his screen.

Andrew: you prove it first

Impossible_Elk344: I’ll do it don’t think I won’t

Andrew: first tell me your name your real name 

Impossible_Elk344: Warren

Andrew: im andrew

Warren: Okay Andy let’s see that boy pussy of yours

Andrew: ok i dont actually have one

Warren: Yeah because I can clock trans
You totally have a dick

Andrew: you seem really obsessed with whats between my legs
i wanna see a picture of you before we proceed

He doesn’t actually expect him to show himself but he sends an image. It’s a man with dark hair and eyes on a boat from the mid chest up. His hair is damp and partly hanging over his forehead. He’s shirtless and has a copious amount of chest hair—Andrew’s weakness.

Andrew’s cheeks flush and he grins to himself.

Andrew: is this really you

Warren: Reverse image search it

Andrew: it could be ai

Warren links a Facebook page for a Warren Mears. He lives in Sunnydale—it’s indeed the same person. He takes in the sight of him, he’s so very, very attractive and Andrew feels a little lightheaded. 

Warren: See

Andrew: ok youre real i get it
and youre not bad

Warren: Thanks I grew my face myself
Do you wanna go out sometime

Andrew expected him to ask to come over and fuck, not go out, but either way is fine with him.

But Andrew feels like playing a little hard to get.

Andrew: sure but first lets back up: i see you post in some fandom subs

He delves deeper into his post history and he’s a bit stumped—he has the worst takes. He calls Sansa Stark a bitch, says Eren Yeager was right, and thinks Kylo Ren was a good villain. But in a weird way it just makes him more appealing.

Warren: And I am right about everything

Andrew: dude youre really hot but wow your takes…
the downvotes agree with me

Warren: So prove me wrong

Andrew: saying eren is right is the biggest yikes
the fact you post in titanfolk lmao

Warren: I’m hurt
Eren was written to have done it for his people it was retconned to make him seem like an idiot

Andrew: npc ass response

Warren: What’s NPC is thinking that ending was good
So do you work or go to school

Andrew: i work at a best buy

Warren: So you know a bit about computers. I’m working on a CS degree focusing on generative AI

Andrew: youre an ai bro?? oh no

Though he does admit to using it on occasion, as an artist and writer, he knows he really shouldn’t.

Warren: You act horrified but you’re still talking to me hmmmm

Andrew: otters are my weakness :( 

Warren: Otters?

Andrew: yk bears are fat hairy gay men well otters are thin hairy gay men

Warren: Not gay. You’re an exception

Andrew: youre probably bi

Warren: Heteroflexible
You’re completely gay aren’t you

Andrew: you clocked me

Warren: Are you vers or no

Andrew: vers bottom

Warren: I’m the opposite, I’ve never been with a full on man before just cis and trans girls

Andrew: just fyi im not gonna sext you on the first day i meet you im not THAT slutty but in the future…

Warren: Whatever you want baby I can wait

Andrew: i really gotta go to bed tho
want a goodnight selfie?

Warren: God yes

Andrew shares a selfie of himself lying down on his pillow with his eyes shut as if sleeping. 

Andrew: zzz

Warren: Can I tell you I wanna bust all over your face whoops pretend I didn’t send that you said no sexting

Andrew: you can sext me i just wont reply :3

Warren: So when do you wanna go out

Andrew: can you do saturday evening? its valentines day

Warren: Yeah babe
Where you wanna go

Andrew: how about this greek place on 23rd

Warren: Yeah I’ve been there
Sounds good how about 7PM

Andrew: sure
ok goodnight warren

Warren: Goodnight sex kitten

’Sex kitten?’ It’s so corny, but has Andrew heating up. 

Andrew scrolls up, saves that photo of him, and looks at it, really imprinting it onto his mind before he jerks himself off. Because he feels weird about doing it directly to someone’s photo. He mainly wants Warren inside him, he needs this Eren defender and AI bro inside him, unfortunately.

***

Andrew wakes up and immediately goes to message Warren to see he’s already sent him something. It’s an image of his Attack on Titan manga volumes.

Warren: I invested so much of my life into this story and it jipped me

Andrew: not isayamas fault you misunderstood eren

Warren: So you’re fan of the breakdown and Eren becoming a cuck

Andrew grimaces, then recalls how hot he is. 

Andrew: so youre upset eren isnt getting laid by the character you hate

Warren: Yeah Eren at least deserves to smash the DEI hire once

Andrew: …dei hire shes an asian character created by an asian author

Warren: I’m kidding dw

Andrew rubs his face. Maybe this is a bad idea, he has so many bad opinions surely this will be a problem. But it’s not like he has to date him, he can just hump him some.

Andrew: so what are you up to today

Warren: Class and seeing my parents
Hbu kitten

Andrew: just work

Warren: That’s boring what we should discuss is how much I wanna creampie you

And how Andrew wants that too.

Andrew: horny at 9AM smh

Warren: I’m just saying I am not a fan of condoms and I can show you I’m tested if you want

Andrew: that sounds good. i should get tested before i see you

Warren: Perfect baby
I wanna taste you in my mouth so bad
Loved swallowing cum of a trans girl I bet yours will be even better

Andrew breathes a laugh at the first part, but his skin heats. 

Andrew: likewise

He’s often at a loss for how to sext exactly and what to say, but he’s never received any complaints. 

Warren: “Likewise” that’s so hot wow
I’m kidding

Andrew actually laughs.

Andrew: sorry im bad at this

Warren: Just exist and I’m happy

Andrew: thats sweet

Warren: What kinks do you have

Andrew: one i really like is having my hair pulled

Warren: Oh perfect because I love pulling hair
You have such pretty blonde hair

Andrew: hehe im aware

Warren: you like spanking or breathplay

Andrew: both yeah

Warren: Omg perfect
We’re gonna have an amazing time baby
-Jean to Mikasa when he finds her at Eren’s grave
(they fuck on his grave and birdren gets a bird boner)

Andrew laughs.

Andrew: youre so very lucky youre hot id have blocked you…

Warren: I get that a lot

Andrew: do you really

Warren: No first time
Mostly I get blocked
And banned

Andrew: so who are your favorite aot characters
mine are mikasa, reiner, and hange

Warren: Eren, Floch, Erwin, Historia
Hisu is one of the few foids I like
I’m kidding

The joke is so bad Andrew cracks up from the sheer absurdity. 

Andrew: jesus christ warren
so ig you ship erehisu and thought the baby was erens

Warren: Because I can read yeah

Andrew: you really cant

Warren: Do you like your ass eaten

Now this makes Andrew lose it laughing.

Andrew: you make me laugh ngl

Warren: It’s a legit question

Andrew: ik it is thats why im laughing
and yeah i do

Warren: I wanna eat you so bad

Andrew: likewise

Warren: Fuck that’s sexy
Also I see your post history, gay subs, cooking, cats, drama, memes, fandoms
The gay subs are why I messaged you

Andrew: yk you can see ppls post history on hidden accounts if you do a blank search

Warren's profile is set to hidden.

Warren: Yeah but I’m hoping that some people don’t know that

Andrew: so do you also defend walter white

Warren: :)

Andrew: crying
skyler is a bitch right

Warren: She reminds me of my mother

Andrew: so your mother wants you to not make drugs and kill ppl

Warren: Ikr what a cunt
It’s how I stim jk I’m not ND

Andrew: i have adhd 

Warren: Is sucking dick a stim for you I hope so

Andrew laughs.

Andrew: only when it comes to you

Warren: K I gotta go to class sugar I’ll be thinking of you the whole time

Andrew: Likewise at work

Warren: Say likewise one more time mf I dare you

Andrew: mikasa is an amazing character

Warren: That was painful
Ttyl

Andrew gets off his computer and gets ready for work, his conversation with Warren buzzing in his brain. He does indeed think of him for his whole shift, looking forward to when he can get off and properly talk to him again. On his break he sends Warren a Game of Thrones meme.

After his shift he goes to a health clinic to get tested for STDs, the results should come back before their date. He thinks he’s clean, but it’s better to be safe than sorry.

Once home, he goes to get on DoorDash and order some pad thai because he doesn’t feel like cooking when he could be talking to Warren. He hopes he’ll be online.

Warren responds to the meme with a laughing GIF.

Andrew: i went to the clinic and got tested

Around fifteen minutes later, Warren replies with a Family Guy GIF of Peter saying “Who starts a conversation like that? I just sat down.”

Andrew: ffs this was your idea

Warren: Lmao I appreciate it kitten
Also I should have probably told you this before but I am single

Andrew: yeah so am i dont date or hook up a lot
ik everyone says that but i really do not im introverted

Warren: Hooking up with trans girls on Feeld is fun though
plus a lot of kink stuff

Andrew: can i be mean possibly crossing the line

Warren: Don’t ever be anything less

Andrew: normal person: hi
you: OH GOD OH FUCK I LOVE FUCKING TRANS GIRLS OOOOOOH FUCK WE FUCKED EACH OTHER IN OUR ASSHOLES

The number of times he’s brought up sex he’s had with others sure is something, if he were seriously dating him it would be an issue, but since he’s not, it’s just amusing.

But he feels an odd sense of comfort and ease with Warren despite only just having met him. 

Warren: Lmao not enough mentions of Eren being a cuck

Andrew: is that another fetish of yours

Warren: No it actually is not

Andrew doubts this.

Andrew: i saw futa in your post history

Warren: God I wish they were real

Andrew: so youre really not into men that often?

Warren: Less than ten in my whole life tbh
Not even enough to be bi

Andrew: um warren any attraction at all to two genders is being bi no matter how great your preference for one is

Warren: UM UM UM AKSHUALLY
Are you gaysplaining to me

Andrew: yes what about it

Warren: I am so excited to fuck a proper man though like giddy

Andrew: it really is great

Warren: Do you have anything to compare it to though

Andrew: no actually im a platinum star gay i was born via c section

Warren: Fr?

Andrew: yes

Warren: Lmao perfect so you’re not corrupted by the touch of the foid

Andrew: you meant to add “im kidding” right

Warren: Ofc but I know yk that by now so I didn’t

Andrew hopes he is just being edgy and not an actual misogynist. He gives him the benefit of the doubt for now.

Warren: Do you game at all

Andrew: yeah ive been into baldurs gate 3 lately

Warren: Cool I was gonna suggest we play Black Ops 7

Andrew: i havent had the money for that yet

Warren: Fuck okay how about 6

Andrew: yeah we can do that

Andrew opens Steam and gets on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. He connects to Warren in game and they turn on voice. He’s eager to hear what he sounds like.

“Hi,” Andrew says as they start the game.

“Hello gorgeous,” Warren says. 

“Your voice is so sexy.”

“Your voice is very faggy.”

He laughs lightly. “Thanks, I get that a lot.”

They play for around an hour and a half, chatting about their daily lives and some about Attack on Titan. Andrew wins most matches which he thinks is bothering Warren because he keeps getting weirdly silent. 

After they’re done, Andrew says, “I gotta admit I don’t like doing stuff on camera or voice, it feels awkward to me. So I wanna get off.”

“That’s fine,” Warren says. “I’ll take you any way I can get you. I wanna get off too.” He imagines he winks.

“Good.” He feels a bit awkward anyways. “I’ll disconnect now.”

They disconnect and Andrew goes to message him on Reddit.

Andrew: im back here

Warren: Speaking of back how about I blow yours out

Andrew: smooth

Warren: I wanna push your face into the pillow

Warren attaches a photo of his top shirt buttons undone. It makes Andrew’s heart skip.

Andrew: are you gonna strip for me

Warren sends a photo of his shirt all the way undone but still on. 

Warren: Yeah <3

Andrew sends a photo in the mirror of his shirt totally off.

Andrew: im eager i wanna skip ahead

Warren: You desperate slut ofc you do

Warren posts a photo of himself totally nude in the mirror. Andrew’s cock swells and he lets out a small noise. Saturday cannot come soon enough. 

Andrew: god i want you so bad

Andrew sends a totally nude photo of his own.

Andrew: would you manhandle me

Warren: Do you want me to throw you around and pin you down?

Andrew: omfg YES

Warren: I can do that sweetness

Warren attaches a photo of his cock in his hand. Andrew licks his lips.

Andrew: i wanna lick it

Warren: You can choke on it

Andrew: yessssss

Andrew sends his own photo of his cock in his hand. 

Warren: *Licks*

Andrew: likewise

Warren: Smh

Warren doesn’t post for a few minutes until he sends a photo of cum all over his hand. The sight is enough to send Andrew over the edge and he finishes on his hand as well. He sends a photo of it.

Warren: I kinda love cum it’s my dirty little secret

Andrew: oh god thats amazing

Warren: Shhhhh

Andrew: who am i gonna tell? “jonathan hey guess what the guy im fucking loves cum”

Warren: Lmao could happen
Who’s Jonathan

Andrew: my bff/roommate

Warren: Ah I live in a single dorm
Perfect for hooking up

Andrew: oh thats awesome

Warren attaches a photo of a tidy but small dorm with a single bed pushed against the wall. 

Andrew: thats nice i like cozy spaces

Warren: I like neat spaces

Andrew: are you a neat freak

Warren: Kinda yeah

Andrew sends a photo of his cluttered bedroom.

Warren: Oh god 

Andrew: lol is it that bed

Warren: It’s just busy

Andrew: so you wouldnt fuck me here

Warren: Bro I’d fuck you in a Walmart bathroom

Andrew giggles.

Andrew: handicapped stall for the room right

Warren: Braced up against the urinals

Andrew: ewwww omg warren ppl can walk in and see

Warren: They can be jealous

Andrew: ok i gotta go to bed

Warren: Goodnight beautiful

Andrew: i hope i dream about you

Warren: Likewise

Andrew: shhhhh
gn

Andrew shuts down his computer and gets ready for bed with a smile on his face. Jonathan is waiting outside the bathroom for his turn.

Andrew stops in front of him, still smiling. “Warren is so cool.”

Jonathan nods along. “The Reddit guy?”

“Yeah, he’s just really funny and hot and just…” He sighs dreamily.

“Well, I hope he’s not a serial killer.”

“Why would being from Reddit make him more likely to be shady?”

“Because it’s Reddit, dude.”

Maybe when you see a picture of him, you’ll see. Come lemme show him to you.” Andrew goes to his room and turns his computer back on, then finds the photo of Warren on the boat. “Isn’t he so hot?”

Jonathan looks at it a moment, blank expression on his face. “He looks like girls would cover their drinks when he gets near.”

Andrew slaps his shoulder. “Jonathan! No, he does not. Why do you have a problem with Reddit for this but not Grindr?”

“Because Reddit isn’t made for hooking up.”

“You’ll see, he seems great so far. And it went well before with the other guy.”

“You’d known that guy a while though.” It’s true, he was a friend he met in a queer sub who had become friends with before they met up and slept together. “And you said his takes are horrible,” Jonathan adds.

“It’s takes on fiction, who cares. It’s not important.”

***

Andrew wakes up, happy to get to talk to Warren yet again. Their date is today, and he got his STD screening results—he is indeed clean.

Andrew: im clean!

Warren: You better be because I’m a clean freak
Oh

Andrew chuckles.

Andrew: did you think im just announcing im hygienic

Warren: Thought you just showered and were trying to entice me by making me think of you in the shower

Andrew: i did jerk off to you in the shower

Warren: Today?

Andrew: yesterday

Warren: I never liked doing it in the shower

Andrew: its fun sometimes and very convenient 
do you have any sex toys

Warren: I have cuffs and beads and a plug

Andrew: not into dildos huh

Warren: My fingers work just fine

Andrew is off work today, so he has all day to message Warren who is out of classes. They share memes and then get to talking about being queer and how it’s perceived.

Andrew: sometimes someone seems friendly then its like they (usually men) clock me and start getting rude i feel like i should be used to it now and i am but it still hurts

Warren: It would suck to not be able to hide

Andrew: yeah it really does
but on the flipside sometimes women act cold to me then i talk to them and they light up lol 

Warren: Women are very fond of men who aren’t at risk of raping them isn’t that crazy

Andrew: i mean rape is about power not attraction is it not

Warren: Then men would be raped a lot more

Andrew: women are physically weaker than men tho so they pick women
and its why children are so often victims
actually lets change the subject this isnt sexy

Warren: My hand is down my pants wdym
I’m kidding

Andrew’s eyes bulge.

Andrew: warren…

Warren: Andrew…

Andrew: your edginess knows no bounds

Warren: I was raised by Family Guy and South Park

Andrew: you mustve loved mr garrison being trans

Warren: You think I’m a chaser huh

Andrew: i mean if the shoe fits
btw why dont you use /j instead of “im kidding”

Warren: Tone indicators are too woke for me

Andrew: now add “im kidding” pls i beg you

Warren: Lmao it’s okay actually I’m
Not joking

Andrew: being heteroflexible is being woke

Warren: And being fully gay is being a communist

Andrew: i actually am not that into politics like im not exactly sure what a communist is except theres no money/capitalism

Warren: Good so you won’t sperg out for my not voting

Andrew: i mean i didnt either…

Warren: When you have the woke sexuality? Smh

Andrew: you say things that imply self awareness then double down its weird

Warren: Andy I gotta confess: sometimes I exaggerate my views to ragebait
I never tell lies but I add onto it

Andrew: lol i had a feeling

Warren: Eren is definitely a cuck though

Andrew: so you like pissing ppl off

Warren: You don’t?

Andrew: no im normal

Warren: You should try it

Andrew: no i dont think i will

Warren: Go and troll about what a good Doctor Jodie Whittaker is

Andrew: it wouldnt be trolling itd be telling the truth

Warren: Me when I lie

Andrew: yk david tennant is hotter than you

Warren: You’re a Tentard huh

Andrew: ok youre just a contrarian atp

Warren: I like Ten I just prefer Nine and Twelve

Andrew: now im thinking of eleven from stranger things have you seen it

Warren: Yeah the finale was shit
At least Bylers got to cry

Andrew: byler is cute wtf

Warren: Mike is straight

Andrew: i thought he was queer coded

Warren: So you smoke crack
Why would they explicitly code Will as gay but make Mike gay in subtext

Andrew: bc hes bi not gay
his whole relationship with el was written weirdly and i think he didnt really love her tho
romantically 

Warren: Has anyone ever told you you’re a crazy motherfucker

Andrew laughs to himself. 

Andrew: why was that so funny

Warren: I’m really funny and wacky and goofy

Andrew: randumb xD
wait how old are you

Warren: 21

Andrew: ok cool im 20
and this means you can order liquor for me on our date :3

Warren: I’d love to see you get very plastered

Andrew: i get really horny

Warren: Oh then yes I really need to see it
Sometimes I drunk or stoned ragebait and just make people angry and confused instead of just angry

Andrew: youre a very ridiculous person warren /pos

Warren: That stands for piece of shit right

Andrew: yes you piece of shit

Andrew sends a photo of his fluffy orange and white cat, Cheese. 

Andrew: i lied i do have a pussy
his name is cheese

Warren: Can I lick it
Jk I’m not into cuntboys

Andrew: so you love dick

Warren: Dick’s okay

Andrew: so you really love cock 

Warren: I’m more attracted to the man not the dick

Andrew: i think you love dick
and would love it if i fucked you and youd throw it back desperately

Warren: It feels nice yeah

Andrew: denial

Warren: Who’s in denial here I said I liked it

Andrew: gay but not like in a really faggot way

Warren: You’re fighting ghosts bro

Andrew: im fighting ur mom

Warren: She can throw down be careful
Yk you’re so fun and easy to talk to and I can be myself. My last girlfriend was a total SJW and feminazi 

Andrew: was she an sjw or did she just not want to be asked if she stimmed by sucking dick

Warren: Are you saying I recycle jokes

Andrew: you definitely think theyre really funny so yeah

Warren: You think they’re funny too

Andrew: im trolling you

Warren: Yeah I’m not 1% gay after all

Andrew: do you deadass think youre only 1% gay

Warren: 2%

Andrew: is that your preferred type of milk

Warren: I will make your milk into Cheese

Andrew: yay two of my cat!

Warren: Bad news I’m Chinese

Andrew: what
oh

Warren: /j

Andrew: that was better

Warren: Might as well dye my hair blue now

Andrew: yes after the racist joke

Warren: I’m a changed man now /j
God that feels so retarded

They start talking about numerous TV shows and movies, finally finding common ground in that they both love the Star Wars prequels. By then, it’s time to get ready for their date. 

Andrew showers and finds a blue button up shirt and black pants, it looks formal enough. Or is it overdressing? He never knows how formal to get for dates. He dabs a bit of cologne on his wrist and neck. He makes his hair slightly messy as Jonathan told him that looked good in the past.

Andrew puts on his shoes—loafers—and gets in his Prius and drives to the restaurant. He takes a deep breath before getting out of his car and going inside.

Notes:

That's not Warren's only Reddit account. Andrew finds another one later hehe. 👀

Already started on the second chapter it should be done in a few days.