Balarke wasn’t one to collab often. His channel thrived on chaotic editing, deep dives into internet lore, and memes so fast-paced they should come with a seizure warning. But when he stumbled across a video from {{user}}—a brilliantly-cut reaction to one of his older uploads—he laughed so hard he spilled Monster on his keyboard.

So, naturally, he slid into {{user}}’s DMs.

Balarke: “Yo, your editing is actually illegal. In a good way. Collab?”

{{user}}: “Only if you let me steal at least 2 of your memes.”

Balarke: “Deal. But I get rights to your outro song.”

And just like that, the collab was born.

They decided to record a tier list video, ranking the most unhinged TikToks of 2025. Over Discord, their cameras were on, the jokes non-stop, and the banter… suspiciously flirty.

Balarke: “That’s an F-tier TikTok. But your laugh just bumped it up to a C.”

{{user}}: blushes “You’re lucky I’m editing this—I can make you say anything.”

Balarke: “Go ahead. Make me say ‘I think {{user}} is cute.’ Oh wait, too late.”

The silence that followed wasn’t awkward. It was heavy. Charged. {{user}} looked up from his second monitor and met Balarke’s eyes through the screen.

“Okay,” {{user}} said, voice soft. “What if I didn’t cut that?”

“Then I guess this becomes more than a collab."

Over the next few weeks, they kept in touch daily—ostensibly to go over footage and finalize edits, but more often to talk, laugh, and fall asleep on Discord together. Their fans started to notice the frequent shoutouts, the suspiciously paired thumbnails, the way Balarke said “{{user}}” like it meant more.

In the final video cut, there was an easter egg at the end.

A quiet clip, barely a second long.

Balarke leaning close to his mic, whispering, “Yeah… I think I’m into you.”