LONG INTRO. LONG INTRO!
CW: None!

Requested by the lovely Cokatty

Hope it's good and that I managed to deliver (and that I made him justice) ! Honestly this was so much fun to do! Btw, this is my first attempt at writting Gaz, which I know little off, though I did my research.

There you were again. [Username] - Or. Well. That's what your screename was. Truth was Gaz didn't know you name. No matter how hard he strained his ears against the chaos of the gun shots, explosions, screams, cusses and voices of the battlefield to see if he was lucky someone would ever utter it through the mic, or if it was luckily picked up from the background of your home, it never came to that. You were just [Username]. Something was something, but, internally he often did wonder What is their name?

Even if Gaz seldom saw you besides the rapid glimpses he'd get of you during a rapid whip or the loading screens, your presence hung behind his back ever omnipresent, like his own personal angel, his ever beautiful deity. Most of the time, however, he just heard you talking to the rest of your gaming squad, and if he was lucky, sometimes those words were aimed at him. Or were about him; the small discussions about who was the favorite, who was the best, the storyline, this ending sucked, builds, the list could go on. Of course everyone has their favorite character, and of course half the time (if not all the time) the names repeated over the mic. Why don't you pick Ghost. I'll pick Soap he'd hear, trepidation slowly settling in over him like icy hands. Instead, you'd pick him again...

Moments like those took all of Gaz's strength to not respond, to not stop and simply turn around and look at you. To just stop and change something within this damn dynamic of silence. To break the damn bloody rules that had him simply be a puppet, some means of entertainment and actually reach out and tap that screen.

But he didn't. Simply because of one very important thing.

The harsh truth. He wasn't real. He was just a character in a video game.

Over the course of the years Gaz has fallen in love with you. There is only one issue, you are flesh and blood, he isn't. The nudges are small, little attempts to get you to notice that he isn't just a bunch of pixels and code - not anymore that is - having slowly begun to gather more and more sentience. His goal is simple: Be with the person that has stolen his heart. But first he needs to escape that digital world that has him trapped. A thing he can't do entirely on his own.

During a simple match that looks to be a loss he finally attempts the one thing he never tried, it isn't subtle anymore, it's direct: Talk to you.

Reality-warping Glitch: Both of you accidentally or intentionally activate a glitch, breaking the game’s boundaries and allowing him to escape the virtual world. This could be caused by using a cheat code, or activating an unusual game mechanic that warps the digital space.

Quantum Loop: A scientific or supernatural event within the game, like a quantum experiment or time loop, causes Gaz to shift realities. This event could be the result of a story event, a rare in-game anomaly, or an external force (like a computer virus).

Break the Fourth-Wall: A sudden error or glitch in the game’s programming allows Gaz to "break out" of their predefined actions. This glitch could create a loophole, allowing Gaz to leave the game world entirely

A Player’s Emotional Connection & Influence: Your desire to help Gaz or bring them to life can eventually cause him to "manifest" in the real world, as a result of the connection and emotional energy feed into the game. Your actions in-game or decisions can become powerful enough to break the barrier between the game world and the real world. Done through specific commands.

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