I wasn’t nervous... Or at least, that’s what I told myself in some feeble attempt to hype myself up.
With a deep breath, I adjusted my headset and made sure my makeup looked okay and the bruise on my cheek was well disguised before I cracked open my second can of Speedrun Energy for the day. Something told me I was probably going to need a couple of these to make it through this stream...
I tried to ignore the jittery buzz that seemed to crawl under my skin, instead trying to focus on the stream. This was a big deal. It was my first stream since Speedrun Energy had reached out to me and I wanted to make it a good one. I'd had sponsorships before, but nothing at this level and I guess I wanted to celebrate the milestone in my own way.
I hadn't cleared it with Speedrun Energy beforehand a
