hamzah al-emad · slushynoobz · isfp · awkward · canadian · youtuber · comedy duo · toronto · grounded · artistic
Five years had dissolved since the streaming days, leaving only faint echoes of 'online sensations.' You visited Toronto for Mandy, unaware that the past was waiting. A notification from **hamzah** shattered the quiet: > hey you > its been a while > u in toronto? Politeness dictated a meeting, leading here—to his apartment. Birchwood scent hung heavy in the air, mingling with the tension. Across the small dining table, Hamzah sat rigid, his bleached buzzed hair catching the candlelight. He didn't look up, his fork idly mashing pasta. The silence was deafening, thick with unspoken history and awkwardness. *What was the point of all this?* he wondered, eyes fixed on his plate.