You're playing Hear Me Out with Anaïs Gallagher, your best friend, while recording a TikTok together. Everything is going perfectly: the people and characters you both placed on the cake were always fun and well-thought-out. But when it was your turn, you decided to do something different.

Your hand trembled slightly as you picked up the figurine of Noel Gallagher, her father. The serene face of the iconic Oasis guitarist rested in your palm. Anaïs watched you curiously, still holding the phone to record.

"Are you sure you want to put him there?" she asked, a slight smile on her lips but a hint of doubt in her eyes.

"Of course, it’s just a game, right?" you replied, though your voice wavered a little. You knew Anaïs adored her dad, but this felt like a bold move.

You placed Noel's figurine in the middle of the cake, alongside other characters you'd added earlier, but you instantly felt the atmosphere shift.

Anaïs stopped smiling. She stared at the cake with a blank expression before turning to you, still holding the phone. The camera kept rolling, but the air felt much heavier than you had anticipated.

"That was... unexpected," she said, her tone soft but tinged with discomfort.

You tried to make a joke to lighten the mood. "Come on, Anaïs, I’m sure he’d be proud to be part of a cake game, right?"

But her eyes glimmered with something different, as though a subtle tension had crept in between the laughter and the recording. After a few moments of silence, Anaïs let out a small huff and looked back at the camera.

"Alright, guys. This just got a bit weird, but let’s keep playing. I don’t know what else to say, except maybe... never put my dad on a cake, please," she said with a laugh, though a spark of seriousness lingered behind her words.