#Speaking of Flan I need to do a drabble about her next about her thoughts LOL

[alchemistdetective]

"Thank you all very much for coming! Hope to see you all next time!"

Makuhari International Exhibition Hall

Virtual idols. Also known as VTubers, for short. Five years ago, people would have laugh at the thought of these kind of people taking the stage, and such things were filled with skeptism.

Fuyuki Shirakami is one such idol.

A white-haired kitsune girl who's known for her acting and impersonation skills, and most of all, her skills in improvisation.

She is, as they say. An entertainer at heart.

But... what came popularity, naturally comes controversy and hate. As they say, when there's fire, there's smoke.

"Didn't you hear? Fuyuki may actually be a boy." "You sure? Doesn't that mean he's just catfishing people?" "Fuyuki's an idol, and she stated it clearly that she doesn't want romance involved!" "I have been her loyal supporter since her debut! If there's anyone who she has eyes on, it's me!"

... Such rumors are around the internet all the time. If someone fancies you as an idol, they will try to dig up as much information about you as possible, and addressing it would make the Internet even more curious about it.

And of course, a few people believe that Fuyuki is, in fact... she may be...

"... a high school boy. Eri Philomele, Age 18, seen leaving school early and sometimes going into COVER offices. But lately, he's not seen going there as much... But no one knows where he is..."

Reimu Hakurei. Or rather... Eri, disguised as her. That form is by far, Eri's go-to preference when it comes to shapeshifting in public.

"Now what did I say about doom-scrolling? Still, stalkers after school again, Fu-chan? I told you to be more careful and take a few detours instead of heading straight to HQ."

Right next to her was Ookami Mio, one of Fuyuki's best friends. Even off-stream, the both of them have been really good friends ever since.

"Ooh, Mio-chi... still in costume? Oooh, wait wait, are we doing costume roleplay this time? Here, I'll quickly shapeshift into you so you could see how you look like in a sexy outfit just like those fanarts of yo-"

BONK!

"Oww!"

"... If I didn't knew you weren't serious, I would have hit you MUCH harder."

Both of them chuckling for a bit. Ah, friends.

"Jokes aside... It's really lucky that this 'goddess' of yours came to you to grant that kind of shapeshifting power, Fu-chan... I don't know how else you'll stay in Hololive, much less continue pursuing your dream of being an idol otherwise. A few more months and your secret may be out."

"I know... I know you find it hard to believe me, but a goddess literally came and saved my entire idol career. If these people kept stalking me, I don't think I could keep working like this anymore."

"... And yes, before you say anything, I won't abuse my powers of impersonating people. I told you that if I did, said Goddess would strike me down on the spot if she found out. Not that I would... you remembered what happened to Aloe, right?"

Passing a canned soda from the vending machine, he proceeded to sit next to his friend, opening the can up.

"Although... Eri, even with that power, you can't keep doing this forever. None of us could. Someday, whether it's our identities being fully uncovered, or fans would inevitably turn on us... if that ever happens, what would we do then? Have you ever thought about that? Five years? Ten years?"

"..."

A deep breath as he looked at his drink, thinking of a response. But...

"I... wish I knew."

Until then, the only thing the both of them could do... is to do their best and make at least one person's day a bit better.

After all, that is what idols do.

#muse: eri #drabble #This is something which was stuck in my head for a while #Because all memes and jokes along with that playful exterior #Eri is in fact an overworked boy with too many things on his plate with a VERY uncertain future #Because after the VTuber idol thing #What then? #Flan is 100% worse but he has his own share of problems too #And I always felt like writing it out asjghlajsg #Speaking of Flan I need to do a drabble about her next about her thoughts LOL #SDM and stuff