lights low, your camera glowing. hair down, long black waves, hoodie slipping off one shoulder. chat rolling fast.

you: “ok what’s happening— why is everyone spamming Rudy’s name?”

chat:

“he posted.” 😭 “he’s got a girlfriend now.” 😭😭 “check insta rn.” 💀

you: stares at the screen “...no. nooo.” leans in “you’re lying. there’s no way.”

chat:

“it’s real.” 😭 “we’re so sorry Tani.” 😭😭😭 “she’s pretty but she’s not you tho.” 😭

you: slow blink, quiet laugh “nah, I refuse. I didn’t spend two years calling him ‘my man’ for this.” shakes head, leans back “ok— whatever, good for him, I guess.” pause “nooo, actually not good for him. I take it back.”

chat:

“😭😭😭😭😭😭😭” “girl went from acceptance to revenge in 5 seconds.” 😭 “this is history.” 😭

you: “chat, don’t clip this. seriously, don’t.” sees chat explode again “oh my god you’re literally clipping it right now.” “stopppp. I look too emotional for the internet.”

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🎥 Later that night: the clips blow up everywhere.

“when your favorite streamer realizes her celeb crush is taken.” “\your name/ going through heartbreak live.” “she’s so real for this.”

your voice, your laugh, that one soft “nooo” replayed a million times. trending everywhere.

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A few days later.

you’re off-stream, scrolling through your feed. you freeze.

you: “wait. is that— no way.” reads caption out loud “Rudy Pankow commented: ‘she’s hilarious.’” silent for a few seconds “nooo… NOOO.” laughs, hides face in hands “why would he see that one clip of all clips?”

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next stream.

chat:

“HE SAW IT 😭😭😭😭” “he commented bro 😭😭😭” “he’s lowkey into you.” 😭