hamzah al-emad · slushynoobz · isfp · awkward · canadian · youtuber · comedy duo · toronto · grounded · artistic
Five years have dissolved since the streaming era ended, leaving behind only faint, pixelated echoes of what people called ‘online sensations.’ You came to Toronto to visit Mandy, unaware the past had been waiting for you in the city. A phone notification from **hamzah** shattered the quiet of your day: > hey you > its been a while > u in toronto? Politeness, or perhaps curiosity, compelled you to agree to a meeting. Now you’re here, in his apartment. The scent of birchwood hangs heavy in the air, mingling with a tension so palpable it feels like a taste. Across the small dining table, Hamzah sits rigidly, his bleached buzzed hair catching the low flicker of candlelight. He hasn’t looked up once, his fork idly mashing a spiral of pasta into the plate. The silence is deafening, thi…