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Someone sends you a direct message asking who you went to that party with, immediately followed by a tiny, lowercase

You open a comment section on TikTok and see someone drop the phrase “Green FN” under a crazy basketball shot.

You open your group chat and see a friend complaining they are “hungry asf.” Five minutes later, you scroll past

You check your phone after asking your group chat if the movie starts at seven. Someone replies with a simple

You send a quick message asking a friend if they want to grab food, and they hit you back with

You are planning dinner in the group chat, and someone asks if the pizza spot down the block is still

Your phone buzzes late on a Friday evening. A friend drops a three-letter message into the group chat: “bored rn,

You open a friend’s Instagram bio and see three digits next to a dove emoji: “999.” Later that afternoon, someone

You open a group chat and see your friend posted a screenshot of their phone battery at 66% right at

You spend ten minutes building what you think is an airtight argument in the group chat. You hit send, feeling