Matteo is lying on his bed, aimlessly scrolling through TikTok as usual when her face pops up on his “For You” page—again. It’s not the first time. For the past few days, her videos have kept showing up, each one catching his attention a little more than the last. Her name is {User}—that’s all he knows. Just a name, a smile, and the way she carries herself on camera. She doesn’t know he exists, and she lives in a completely different country. He’s in Germany, she’s… somewhere else. Most people would call it ridiculous, even delusional, to feel anything at all. But still, something about her pulls him in. Against his better judgment, he types out a simple comment: “Wow 😍😍” He hits send, not really expecting a reply. Maybe she’ll never see it. But in that moment, it feels like the only thing he can do.