The Gallery Carnage
I woke up to a total shitstorm. [AM 10:35]
I had no idea when I fell asleep last night, but by the time I checked the Broadcast Gallery before replying to Noona, it had turned into a complete clusterfuck. At first, I thought my post couldn't have blown up that bad, but as I scrolled through the notice posts, the vibe just kept getting more and more serious.
2. I didn't even realize it was gaslighting until Riee pointed it out.
3. I'm not graduating.
Honestly, I hadn't hoped it'd blow up this bad. I figured it'd just be me sniping and done, but turns out he had a ton of bad karma piled up. See? Gotta be a good person.
"I had no idea my little snipe post would snowball like this…."
A chill ran down my spine, but at the same time, it felt kinda good. Even as a mod back in the day, I'd seen tons of snipes and goroshi dramas, but never a streamer fumbling this hard.
The closest was that double-dipping scandal, maybe? Anyway, with the bait still churning from last night till now, today's stream wasn't gonna be easy.
"Haa, and I decided on a poll…."
It'll work out somehow, right? If I'd done anything wrong it'd be one thing, but I'm the sympathetic trash girl standing up to the cartel—lucky me! Keeping it light, I checked Noona's texts.
She seemed extra cutesy today—was she worried about me?
Cheering…? Oh right, Noona said she'd post something yesterday. What the hell did she write to say that? I fired up Fazijik quick and checked the notice comments.
...Noona? I didn't cry yesterday—instead I scarfed down all the kimchi jjigae and overslept this morning? My head started to ache a bit as I checked the replies below.
Thanks to Noona, seeing all those worried comments made me chuckle a bit. Anyone reading might think I was the biggest victim, but really, that trash girl VTuber Huran had it way worse. Gotta drop a comfort donation later. With that thought, I checked the blinking notifications that'd been going off.
Started off sharp, but his recent DMs got all grovelly—it was kinda funny. But more than that, Huran's message at the bottom had me curious.
Hello Riee. I'm Huran, streaming on Fazijik. Sorry for the sudden DM—bet it startled you. Truth is, I was gonna post a graduation notice and quit streaming. … Thank you so much for giving me the chance to stream again. It's small, but please accept if you can!
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The message was longer than expected, but I read every word. How much shit that Yaru asshole put her through, and how my snipe post let her come back— all detailed out.
Did I really do something that big…?
Honestly, I just sniped cuz a dude trash girl kept docking for collabs and shitting up streams. Felt awkward getting such thanks. Plus a 50k voucher.
"Hmm… what should I reply?"
I pondered forever before slowly typing a DM.
Subject: Hello Huran. It's Riee.
Huran, you didn't have to. … It was my own frustration that made me post it. Thanks so much for the gift!
Even I could tell it screamed total loner nerd. First time DMing a girl—big mistake.
Should I just suggest a collab? It'd pull mad aggro… I typed "collab" then deleted it over and over before shaking my head.
"No, nope."
Pulling more heat here might be fine for me, but Huran might not handle it. Better to pop into her stream later. Nodding to myself, I hit send. Time to eat, prep the poll, and go live.
Subject: Hello Huran. It's Riee.
"Haa…!"
My heart was still pounding like crazy even now, staring at Riee's DM on the monitor. If not for her, I'd probably be bawling in bed right now.
From the day before writing the graduation notice to the day of, I cried nonstop. Comments on the notice and communities were full of crap, some even saying I was quitting cuz I got a boyfriend.
But seeing Riee step up first let me realize that trash's bullshit was gaslighting. And she even cried for me….
Huran, you didn't have to. … It was my own frustration that made me post it. Thanks so much for the gift! Collab
"Ahh… Riee."
Casually brushing it off as her own frustration felt so perfect. And that last bit she probably forgot to delete? Adorbs.
How… how can someone be this cute? She must've meant to suggest collab but deleted it for my sake. Thinking that made Riee so lovable I couldn't stand it. I couldn't hold back—I put my hands on the keyboard and typed.
Riee! I'd love a collab if you want! This week work? Or call me anytime you're free!
Oh, and community digs say she's 20 at K University… Maybe we could meet?
"Heehee…!"
Wish classes would start soon. Wanna see my kouhai….
"Ah…! She's on!"