It's 1:47 AM in LA.
The boys are still awake.
Still buzzing from the news.
Still riding the shock that someone would cross an ocean for Sam — because he mattered that much to her.
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Colby's on the couch, hoodie half on, scrolling TikTok when he suddenly gasps.
"Bro—SHE JUST POSTED."
Sam jumps up.
"Wait—what?!"
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Colby flips his phone around.
📲 TikTok – @satansapprentice666
🎵 "Gorgeous" by Taylor Swift (sped up slightly, dreamy filter overlaid)
✨ CAPTION: "On my way to hold the blue-eyed boy." 💙✈️🌍
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The video starts.
🕒 00:00 –
Melinda, messy hair, no makeup, staring into the mirror with this soft fire in her eyes. She pulls out her suitcase.
🕒 00:07 –
Folding black lace tops, tank tops, a leather jacket. Packing her perfume, her jewelry. Tosses in her Doc Martens, red lipstick, her tattoo balm.
Everything neat, efficient. Like she's done this before, but never for someone who mattered like this.
🕒 00:13 –
Screenshot of her buying the ticket. She pauses before clicking "Confirm."
Breathes. Smiles.
Clicks it.
🕒 00:19 –
Melinda in the backseat of a car, watching the lights blur by. The glow of the city outside the window reflects against her green eyes.
🕒 00:24 –
She walks into the airport terminal with her suitcase. Hair tied up now. Hoodie on. Head held high.
There's this strength in her that screams quiet power.
🕒 00:29 –
Waiting at her gate. Laying her head on her arm, eyes closed. Lips barely moving to the lyrics of the song.
🕒 00:34 –
A shot from her plane window. The glow of the runway lights. The wingtip in view.
🕒 00:39 –
Right before takeoff — she turns the camera to herself.
A smile. Not nervous. Not scared.
Just this peaceful, knowing kind of glow.
🕒 00:42 –
Final frame: Black screen, white text.
"Blue eyes looking in mine... and I feel like I might sink and drown and die."
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Back in the living room:
Sam is speechless.
He's just watching.
Barely breathing.
And when that final line hits — his eyes go soft in a way the boys have never seen before.
Matt:
"Dude... that song."
Chris (quietly):
"She picked that for him."
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Sam just smiled. The kind of smile you give when something fits. When it finally makes sense.
"She's saying she sees me," he murmurs, voice catching in his throat.
Colby grins.
"She's screaming it."
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Nick hands Sam a hoodie from the clean laundry pile.
"Alright, lover boy. You've got about 12 hours to panic. Let's clean the house, pick your outfit, and try not to combust."
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Sam grins wider than he has in months.
She's really on her way.
And she just told the world who she was coming for —
With a time-lapse, a song, and a blue-eyed boy in mind.
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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...
