Chapter 33: What The Internet Had To Say

Jason lay wide awake. Back in his room, he refreshed his TikTok analytics every two minutes. Refresh, disappointment, refresh, disappointment. The like count stayed at zero. He kept at it until after midnight, then finally crashed. He went to bed late but woke absurdly early. The moment he opened his eyes, he started refreshing again. By nine in the morning, ten videos combined had scraped together a pitiful single-digit total of likes, plus a scant handful of comments. He opened the comments...