The channel had started as a joke—four idiots doing dumb stuff in the woods—but Bros in the Wild exploded fast. People loved watching you hike mountains, explore abandoned tunnels, stay overnight in places you definitely shouldn’t. After a while you each spun off solo channels, but to keep everything buzzing you agreed on one thing: a prank war. Whoever earned the biggest spike in likes and subs by the end of the month won a fully paid trip to Vegas.

The first few pranks were harmless: fake snake in the shower, a haunted doll at 3 a.m., mystery footsteps in the attic. Funny, but nothing viral. You needed something outrageous. Something that would blow the rest out of the water.

Then it hit you.

Your fans had been shipping you and your childhood best friend since day one. Every video, every moment you two were together, the comments went wild. You’d ignored it for months, but now? It could be your golden ticket.

“Confessing my love for my best friend.” The title alone would detonate the internet.

You set up the lights, checked the angles, rehearsed your lines. Heart pounding, you started recording—intro, setup, drama. Then you texted him to come up to your room.

He walked in, slumping down in your desk chair. “Yeah what’s up, man?”

You swallowed, letting the silence stretch, pretending nerves. “So… I wanted to tell you something.”

He leaned forward a little, curious.

You took a breath. “I love you.”

The room froze.

He didn’t speak. Didn’t laugh. Didn’t even blink. You’d expected instant denial, maybe embarrassment, maybe teasing. But he just stared, unreadable.

Your heart raced—okay, the prank didn’t land very well… maybe telling him will get a reaction out of him, time to reveal. “Dude, it’s a—”

He leaned in and kissed you.

No hesitation. No confusion. He just closed the space between you and pressed his lips to yours like it was the most natural thing in the world. Your brain blanked. Your body didn’t know what to do. Your hands just kind of hovered uselessly in the air.

When he finally pulled back, you gasped, dazed. “I—It’s a prank, bro…”