For as long as he could remember, Cleveland had always been a huge fan of YandereDev.
Well, for almost six years, to be exact.
He could still remember the day when he installed Yandere Simulator on his PC for the first time.
He thought, innocently, that he would just play a nice, little indie game to pass time.
Oh, how foolish he was.
He played the game for six hours straight.
The smoothness of those graphics. The perfection of those mechanics. This game was art in its purest form.
Well, could he call it a “game” ? It wasn’t an accurate term.
Who was the man behind this chef d’oeuvre ?
He had to know.
His hands were trembling, but he still reached for the keyboard.
He couldn’t wait any longer. He had to learn his name.
He opened a Google tab and, after a few clicks, he got the answer he was searching for.
Yandere Dev.
He whispered the name to himself. YandereDev.
It rolled off the tongue nicely.
Just by saying his name… he felt a sweet sensation running through him.
But a name wasn’t enough. He had to see more, to learn more.
He scrolled through the first page, searching for every bit of information he could find.
A link caught his attention. He clicked on it.
And then, for the first time.
He saw him.
His delicate features. His soft curly locks. His majestic nose.
His heart skipped a beat. A strange feeling grew inside of him, like butterflies filled his stomach.
Was it… what they called… love ?
He closed the page, trying to hush the thoughts that were rushing through his mind.
A few nights passed.
He couldn’t deny it anymore.
His mind wouldn’t stop torturing him. Every passing day was a day spent away from his true love.
He had subscribed to his Youtube channel. Just hearing his voice… it soothed him, somehow.
Stalking him on his blog wasn’t enough anymore. He had to get closer… by any means necessary.
This is how the Cleveland Tumblr came to be.
A place of worship for his idol. His virtual love shrine.
He posted on his blog everyday, showing his undying love for Yandere Simulator. A masterpiece that deserved respect and devotion.
… unfortunately, it seemed his posts didn’t get much attention.
He secretly wished that maybe one day, scrolling through the Yandere Simulator hashtag, the Dev would come across one of his (love) billets.
He knew the chance was slim. After all, how could he possibly get the attention of a guy like him ?
Yandere Dev always worked all day long to complete his game. Surely, he would never waste his time scrolling through the “Recent” section of Tumblr, right ?
Little did he know, his perseverance would finally pay.
One morning, he received a notification on his phone.
One of his Tumblr post got a like.
In utter disbelief, he opened the app.
Could… could it be…? Someone actually… noticed him ?
There it was. A simple post about the latest bug-fixing build he posted the night before.
It had one like, which was given by a certain… evaxephon123.
He clicked on the profile. Unfortunately, the blog was fairly new and empty.
But still, he had to express his gratitude to the stranger. He clicked on the DM icon.
Hi ! Thank you for liking my post, it means a lot to me !
He hesitated a few seconds, before clicking on the “send” button.
He knew the guy would probably never respond. But still, he caught himself checking his inbox a few times after that.
A few days passed.
And finally, he heard the awaited little sound coming from his phone.
A new notification.
Hi. No need to thank me. I’m happy to see a fan has dedicated as you are.
Cleveland had to hit reply right away.
Oh, so you are a fan too ? That’s great ! I’m happy to meet someone who shares the same interests as me !
And this time, it took only a few minutes before he received an answer.
The pleasure is mine. You may call me Alex.