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“You're insane.”

“And yet,” he says, gesturing lazily behind him, “so are the vibes.”

“Full analysis goes live tomorrow on my channel,” Adrian continues. “Working title: When the Slayer Catches Feelings.”

I click “End Stream.”

The screen blinks.

Adrian smirks like he won.

And then—he’s gone.

I black out for three seconds. When I come to, the chat is still rolling.

@SoftPowerGate: “I WASN’T GOING TO WATCH NEXT WEEK BUT NOW I’M HOSTING A VIEWING PARTY”

@DatingDisasterClub: “REPLAY BUTTON IS EXHAUSTED”

@ShipOrShred: “this isn’t content it’s an ecosystem and I live here now”

I close the laptop.

Close my eyes.

Scream into a pillow.

Trevor. Freaking. Trevor.

Next time I date someone in a Patagonia vest, I’m checking his subscription history first.

28. Emily

I hadn’t opened my dashboard in two days. Not because I was scared.

Okay. Fine. Because I was scared.

But morbid curiosity is stronger than dignity, so here I am, staring at the backend of my career like it just sent me a drunk text.

Follower count: 221,048.

Before the Adrian ambush? 97,302.

My stomach makes a noise I’m not emotionally prepared to interpret.

Engagement rate: up 340%.

Average watch time: 10 minutes.

Demographic breakdown: more men than usual. A lot more.

I scroll. The top-performing clip is a 13-second loop of me glaring at Adrian while he smug-monologues like he invented smirking.

It has over a hundred thousand likes.

I close the browser. Reopen it immediately. Then slam the laptop shut like it just called me babe and asked for feet pics.

My phone buzzes.