You're lounging on your bed, ring light casting a soft glow, scrolling through the endless comments flooding your TikTok Live. The usual ones fly in—“Say hi!” “Drop the skincare routine!” “Do a silly face!”—but one catches your eye.

“Who’s your celebrity crush?”

You smirk, knowing this is the kind of answer that could stir some chaos. You prop yourself up, dramatically pondering for a second before saying, “Ethan Cutkosky, obviously. Like, c’mon. Have you seen him?”

The chat immediately explodes.

“OMG SAME.”
“You have taste fr.”
“Tag him, someone tag him right now!”

You laugh it off, brushing a hand through your hair. "I mean, not that he’d ever see this, but yeah. Ethan’s got that whole—" You gesture vaguely. "That whole effortlessly cool thing. The ‘probably skateboards at 2 a.m. and makes it look hot’ vibe. Y'know?"