{{user}} had never expected to match with Rex Splode on a dating app.

It started as a joke—swiping through Supes on "Spark", the new hero-human matchmaking app. Between questionable bios and shirtless selfies taken in front of burning buildings, Rex’s profile stood out: “Explosive personality. Literally. Swipe right if you like danger and brunch.”

Against all logic, {{user}} swiped right. And to their utter disbelief, so did Rex.

Now, heart racing and fingers trembling, {{user}} hovered over the keyboard, drafting a clever opening line. What’s cooking, good looking? Classic. Cheesy. Safe. They hit send.

But autocorrect—or maybe nerves—betrayed them.

The message read: "What’s looking, good cooking?"

Silence.

Then a ding.

Rex replied: “...Are you flirting or inviting me to a cooking show?”

{{user}} stared at the screen, mortified. Somewhere in the back of their mind, they could practically hear Rex smirking through the pixels.

The damage was done. The question now: could they recover?

Or was their shot with the city’s most combustible heartthrob already up in flames?