Page 7 of Falling Off Script

I tuck mine behind my back. “Oh, all the hard feelings. But I’ll save them for my girlies group chat.”

He walks off looking entirely too pleased with himself.

I resist the urge to trip him. Barely.

4. Adrian

I should’ve turned off notifications. Rookie move.

But I’m three hours post-panel, sprawled on the hotel bed still half-buttoned, half-buzzed, phone in hand like it’s a crystal ball. And baby, the algorithm is drunk and in love.

First headline I see:

Battle of the Sexperts: Adrian Zayne vs The Zeta Slayer

— BuzzBattle Official

Cute.

Then Reddit gets involved, because of course it does. r/TheRedPill is hosting a livestream replay watch party titled“Is She Into Him or Just Dominating the Frame?”

A guy namedCryptoCoachAlpha93has a spreadsheet. A literal spreadsheet.

He’s timestamped every micro gesture from the panel—eye contact, lip curls, eyebrow arches—with the enthusiasm of a forensic linguist decoding the Zodiac letters.

“At 13:07, Adrian crosses his right ankle over his left = Alpha comfort signal.”

“13:09, Emily touches her hair = classic preening. High likelihood of subconscious attraction.”

“13:11, Adrian mirrors her lean-in = escalation accepted.”

Another comment pops up:

“Emily is either seething with hate or dangerously into him. There is no third option.”

Then someone calledBetaBackBreakerchimes in:

“She’s neg-hitting him like a PUA in disguise. It’s textbook reverse game.”

Reverse game. That's a new one.

A video clip titledWhen Your Nemesis Roasts You But You’re Kinda Into Ithas gone viral on TikTok.

Soundtrack: Taylor Swift’s“...Ready for It?”

Visuals: me smirking while Emily Parrish tears into my soul like she’s slicing birthday cake and I’m the frosting.

There are thirst edits.

Thirst. Edits.

One zooms dramatically into her biting her lip after I say “So... not me, then?” Another slows down my grin at 0.5x speed like I’m auditioning to be the cover model forToxic & Tempting Monthly.

An Instagram influencer named@FeministButThirstyposts a photo of me and Emily with a comment:

“I hate him. I really, really hate him. Also, would 100% let him ruin my life.”

Pinned. 87k likes.

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