“Except the whole world,” Leo said, gesturing at the screen.
Q grinned, pupils already saucers. “I took the whole map, baby. We’re not watching VideoRED tonight. We’re in it.” XVideosRED 2024 Shrooms Q Date Night Public Tea
“Or just people,” Leo said, watching the screen as the rapper kissed his boyfriend on the lips. The internet exploded in the ticker at the bottom of the screen: #VIDEORED2024 MOMENT OF THE YEAR. “Except the whole world,” Leo said, gesturing at
“Public tea time,” she whispered. “I kissed your brother last Christmas.” We’re not watching VideoRED tonight
The lounge was a greenhouse of velvet booths and hydroponic mint. A massive 8K screen played VideoRED 2024 live—hosts in neon suits asking brutally polite questions to a child star who’d just come out of rehab. The audience murmured like a contented hive.
VideoRED cut to a commercial—luxury cars and vodka. In the quiet hum, Leo realized he wasn’t angry. He was awake. The shrooms had stripped the furniture from his soul, and underneath was just Q, holding his hand, her other one stirring a spoonful of honey into their shared pot.
Leo blinked. The words floated in the air, soft and strange. On screen, a comedian was now dodging questions about a leaked group chat. Leo’s own chest felt hollow, then full. He should be angry. Instead, he noticed how the mint on their table was growing in slow motion.