Anto's House - The Dark Sinetron Production Team
"COME HERE- I wanna replay that hug scene again!!"
Tey nearly dropped his phone from sheer excitement.
Anto's living room had officially turned into a makeshift editing studio:
Tey sat cross-legged with his laptop open,
Kane held his Mandatory Dating Moments notebook,
Tian lay upside down on the couch while munching chips,
and Juke was busy adjusting the video's color filters.
Anto himself... was already halfway into regretting his entire existence.
"Bro, please don't upload that hug..." Anto rubbed his temples.
"It's already been uploaded for thirty seconds," Tey replied casually, not even looking at him.
"Relax, man. Moments like that go viral!"
Anto smacked his face with a sofa pillow.
"Oh my God... Rina is going to kill me..."
Tey replayed the hug video on his laptop.
Their laughter exploded instantly.
"OMG, LOOK AT ANTO'S FACE! He looks like a soap opera guy who just realized he's in love in episode 104!"
Tian couldn't take it anymore- he rolled off the couch onto the carpet, screaming,
"ANTOOOO YOUR FACE CAN'T HANDLE IT!"
Juke added dramatic slow motion with soft, emotional music.
"There. Perfect. Now that's romantic."
Anto screamed while flailing his pillow.
"DELETE IT! DELETE IT NOW! DELEEEETE IT!!"
Tey just giggled.
"What did you expect? This is premium content, darling. We're the success team behind your relationship."
Kane slowly opened his notebook like a teacher checking homework.
"Alright, next plan..."
He scribbled while reading out loud.
Moment 7: Anto helps Rina study
Moment 8: Evening walk home together
Moment 9: Aesthetic photo in the 2nd-floor corridor
Moment 10: Rina rides Anto's motorcycle
Anto shot up like he'd been electrocuted.
"RIDING MY MOTORBIKE?! Rina will throw me off the bike, Kane!"
Kane shrugged.
"But the photos will be great. Sunset backlight. Very aesthetic."
Tey patted Anto's shoulder like a failed football coach.
"Relax. It's all for a noble cause... boosting your followers."
The gang laughed until their stomachs hurt.
Anto hugged a pillow and collapsed back onto the couch, staring at the ceiling with a long sigh.
"Rina is definitely going to hate me..."
And yet...
At the corner of his lips, there was a small smile he couldn't suppress.
📱 At Adrian's House - Something That Doesn't Add Up
In a bedroom as neat as a showroom display, Adrian scrolled through Instagram with a nationally confused expression.
His feed was flooded with photos and videos of Anto & Rina:
holding hands
eating together
feeding each other
and a dramatic hug
Adrian frowned.
"...Rina..." he murmured.
He opened one of the videos.
Rina didn't look happy.
Not shy.
Not fluttery.
She looked more like someone forced into a soap opera casting before even showering.
Adrian replayed it, focusing on Rina's expression.
"Why does she look... uncomfortable?"
Raga, his friend, peeked in from the doorway.
"Bro, are you jealous?"
"NO!" Adrian answered way too fast.
"I just think it's... weird."
Raga stepped in and looked at the screen.
"The Rina I know isn't the type to show off like this. This feels like some cheap reality show."
Adrian tightened his grip on his phone.
"I've always known Rina hates being the center of attention... but now? Why is everything so loud?"
Raga nodded dramatically.
"Side effect of hanging out with Anto."
Adrian remembered Rina's look in the cafeteria yesterday.
Half asking for help.
Half asking for the floor to swallow her whole.
He took a deep breath.
"...Is Anto doing this to her?"
Raga shrugged.
"Why don't you ask her directly?"
Adrian opened his chat.
Adrian:
Rina, are you okay?
I saw the latest video...
You look pressured. What's going on?
He hit send.
The message was read.
But... no reply.
Five minutes.
Ten minutes.
Fifteen minutes.
Adrian grew restless.
"...Rina, please reply," he whispered.
Because out of everything he saw that day...
The heaviest thing weighing on his chest was this:
Rina looked like someone forcing herself to keep smiling.
And for some reason...
That made Adrian unable to stay still.