7:41 a.m.
Sun barely up.
Colby had gone back to bed after the 3AM water run.
Sam?
Still awake. Still holding his phone. Still staring at her video.
He didn't know what he was waiting for.
Or why it felt like she had touched his soul without touching him.
He just... couldn't let it fade.
So he tapped the little Repost icon.
No caption.
No emojis.
Just a quiet resharing of the most personal thing he'd ever seen a stranger post — a literal map of her pain and loyalty written in black ink.
He locked his phone.
Tossed it on the couch.
And finally went to sleep.
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9:13 a.m. – Chris, Matt, and Nick wake up.
Chris: stretching as he scrolls "Wait what the hell—?"
Matt: yawning "What now?"
Nick: eyes wide "SAM REPOSTED MELINDA'S VIDEO."
Matt: "What?!"
Chris: "No caption. No context. Just—boom. Her spine and rib tattoos on his feed."
Nick: "I think I just had a spiritual awakening."
Matt: sitting straight up "Wait wait wait—the video? The one with Onward & Upward on her back?"
Chris: "YES. That one."
Matt: to Nick "What did the comments say?"
Nick: scrolling "Bro, people are LOSING it."
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📲 Fan Comments Under Sam's Repost:
@nevernormalspine:
"Sam? Reposting a girl's entire spine? This is poetry."
@tripletsinhell:
"I knew she was his favorite but DAMN. This is him SCREAMING without saying a word."
@blueeyedwitchsimp:
"He saw the tattoo. He followed her. And now he reposted it? We're in the second act, babes."
@fanficisrealnow:
"Guys... he saw the Onward and Upward. And he's letting us know he remembers."
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Back at the house, the boys were bouncing between laughter, awe, and secondhand emotional panic.
Chris: "You realize she's gonna faint when she sees this, right?"
Colby: grinning like a villain "He didn't just repost it. He stamped it. Like, 'Yeah, I saw it. Yeah, it hit me.' That's... intimate."
Matt: "This isn't flirting. This is emotional warfare."
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Sam walks in. Groggy. Hoodie. Phone in hand.
The room falls dead silent.
Nick: "...You good?"
Sam: rubbing his eyes "Did I repost it or dream that I did?"
Colby: "No. You reposted it. And now we're all in hell with you."
Matt: "I think it's time."
Sam: blinking "Time for what?"
Chris: grinning like the devil himself
"To message her."
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Found You in the Algorithm ~ Sam golbach
Fanfiction"You don't have to thank me, sweet boy. I'm just glad you're seeing me." He wasn't supposed to see the video. Just a girl with 300 followers, posting TikToks about trauma, fandom drama, and Sam Golbach. But then... he saw all of them. And suddenly...
