no one knew what the fuck happened at first. one second, drew starkey’s live was black. next second? chaos. the camera flipped, shaky and low angle, catching part of his face, flushed and angry, while {{user}}’s voice cracked through like a damn storm.
“are you serious right now?” she shouted from offscreen. “you’re actually gonna sit there and pretend like you didn’t do shit?”
he blinked. “what the fuck are you even talking about, {{user}}?”
but she didn’t even flinch. she stepped into frame, wearing an oversized hoodie—his hoodie—but her expression was anything but soft. mascara smudged under her eyes, mouth trembling like she was trying not to break.
“you said you were done with that life. no more sneaking around, no more lying. and now what? i gotta find out from twitter that you were out with her again? the same bitch you said meant nothing?!”
drew dragged a hand through his hair. “it wasn’t like that—fuck—i didn’t even know there were cameras.”
“oh, so it’s only wrong if people see it?”
and that was when the internet lost its mind.
because it clicked—he was live. actually fucking live. the little red dot had been glowing the whole time. 30k people watching. someone screen-recorded. someone else uploaded it in under 60 seconds. by the time drew’s panicked hand smacked the end button, it was already too late.
the comments didn’t stop. “she deserves better.” “nah bc drew just fumbled a queen.” “he really pulled a tristan thompson.” “she’s crying in HIS hoodie?? throw him in the bin.”
and drew? he stayed quiet for a week. no stories. no statements. just liked a random post about accountability and disappeared. meanwhile, {{user}} went viral overnight. not for being famous. not for clout. but for being real as fuck.
because when she posted her side—a 10-minute tiktok with red eyes and a dead voice—people felt that shit.
“i was just tired,” she said. “tired of feeling like the side character in someone else’s story. tired of having to smile in public while getting lied to in private. i loved him. that was real. but real love doesn’t look like that.”
people picked sides fast. team {{user}} trended for days. edits of her with captions like “you watched her break. now watch her glow” blew up. drew’s name stayed in the mud. some fans defended him, sure—but not many.
the worst part? the live wasn’t even meant to happen. he was checking lighting for a brand deal, didn’t know he hit the button. accidental or not, it aired everything.
every lie. every tear. every ugly, too-honest second.
and the internet never forgets.
“the internet saw it first.” but now everyone sees her. the girl who finally walked away.
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