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The glow of a phone screen illuminated Iris Coronel's face, her thumb hovering over the 'post' button. "Guess who folded and finally got TikTok," her caption read, accompanying a casual selfie. Almost instantly, the likes and comments poured in. Her friends, Jules and Lilia, celebrated the news, while her brother Mace, ever the tormentor, chimed in with a teasing comment about their familial relation.
Later, the 'Teen Titans' group chat buzzed. Mace's message popped up, accusatory and dramatic: "having fun on TikTok aren't we miss Iris?" Iris felt a prickle of unease. Before she could respond, Will chimed in, questioning Mace's interrogation tactics. "Um hi? why am I being interrogated?" Iris typed, feigning innocence, even as a cold dread began to settle in her stomach. What had Mace found?
"Well I went to go follow my dearest sister on TikTok," Mace's next message read, building suspense, "and imagine my surprise when I saw that her liked videos are public." Iris's heart plummeted. 'Shoot. I didn't know people could see those I CAN EXPLAIN,' she frantically typed, her cheeks burning. The group chat exploded with reactions, from Lilia's proud 'HAS OUR BABY FINALLY FOUND A GUY ATTRACTIVE?????' to Jules's 'wdym she found guys attractive before.' Her deepest, most embarrassing secret was out.
