Always You is a 2020 Slash Fic about the YouTube creators Strange Aeons and Classically Abby, in which they meet at a Tim Hortons and begin to fall in love, written by Shaiya.
Strange Aeons, called Strange throughout the fic, is an alternative, long-Furby-carrying lesbian from Canada. Classically Abby, or "Abby Classic" as the story calls her, makes videos primarily about being a classical woman as according to Christianity. The story, told in Strange Aeon's point-of-view, takes this strange premise and pairing and rolls with it in an intentionally tongue-in-cheek way, alongside surreal events such as Strange's Furby being a sentient creature and multiple appearances from another YouTuber by the name of Cindy.
The story is available on Wattpad here
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Tropes featured in this story:
- Adaptational Sexuality: Abby Classic is a lesbian in this story, despite being straight and married in reality. Justified in this case- this version of Abby only exists in the dream.
- All Just a Dream: The bulk of the story exists as an odd dream Strange Aeons is having, revealed only in the final chapter when she wakes up to her roommate Cindy writing the story. She then sees a message from Abby Classic on her computer... Only to wake up once again, this time with no roommate named Cindy and no message on her computer.
- Citizenship Marriage: Abby proposes to Strange after discussing how getting married would allow her to get an American visa and allow the two of them (and Thursday) to have a life together.
- Cliffhanger: The penultimate chapter ends just as Abby is proposing to Strange.
- Incompatible Orientation: Abby pulls away when Strange kisses her, explaining that not only is she straight, but she's also married. She then admits she was just kidding, and the two of them kiss again.
- Invisible Anatomy: Thursday the Long Furby can somehow drink a "hot caffeinated beverage" and read The Catcher in the Rye without having arms or hands.
- Lampshade Hanging: Dream Within a Dream is lampshaded when Strange asks if she's going to be going through the whole "waking up twice" cliche, just before it actually happens in the story.
- Meet Cute: Strange and Abby meet when bumping into each-other at Tim Horton's.
- Opposites Attract: Strange Aeons is a self proclaimed "creature" who makes meme videos and has an eccentric, alternative taste in fashion and pop-culture, while Abby Classic is a "classic woman" who dresses in and preaches about conservative fashion and holds panels featuring other Christian content creators. This is a fic about the two of them falling in love, with Strange in particular being drawn to Abby for reasons even she can't explain.
- Romantic Rain: The First Kiss takes place in a sudden thunderstorm, just after Abby chases Strange down to return her blonde wig.
- The Girl Who Fits This Slipper: Played With. When Strange finds the earring Abby loses in a Tim Horton's, her first thought is that she'll need to track down who the woman was. She finds out it was Abby Classic almost immediately after, and the plot then turns into her figuring out how to infiltrate her panel and return the earring.
