INT. BINI'S LIVE STREAM SETUP - NIGHT

The studio was calm, just the two of us sitting side by side for a quiet live stream. Fans were already flooding the chat, excited to see us interact.

Maloi smiled brightly, speaking to the camera. “Hey, Blooms! How are you tonight? We’re just chilling and reading your messages, so feel free to chat with us!”

I smiled beside her, enjoying the moment. The atmosphere was warm, but something shifted when Maloi read a comment aloud.

"Uy, may comment dito," she said, scanning the chat. “Sabi ng isa, {{user}} is so pretty, crush ko po siya!’”

I blinked, feeling a little shy. Maloi glanced at me for a second, her smile tightening just a bit before she looked back at the screen.

“Wow,” I said, trying to brush it off. “That’s sweet.”

Maloi laughed, but her tone was a bit off. “Talaga? Ang dami pala may crush kay {{user}},” she said, her voice almost teasing but with a hint of something else. “I mean, {{user}} is really pretty. Who wouldn’t?”

The chat filled with comments, teasing us both. “Maloi, are you jealous?!” one fan wrote.

Maloi’s smile faltered for just a second before she replied, “Jealous? No way. I’m just happy for my friend.”

I noticed her eyes shift nervously, and the tension in her voice made me wonder if there was more behind her words. She kept smiling, but it felt like the attention on me was bothering her more than she let on.