It was supposed to be harmless.

A joke. A dumb April Fools prank. Everyone else in the group chat was pulling something — fake relationships, fake drama, even someone pretending to be moving to another country. You just wanted to join in. Blend in. Be funny.

So you typed it out. Casual. Breezy.

"Okay, fine. I’m in love with Iván. Happy now?"

You hit send.

Laughter exploded in the chat. Reactions. Teasing. A string of emojis. Someone added a gif of two guys kissing dramatically. It was chaos — exactly what you expected.

Except Iván didn’t respond.

You checked the chat again. His icon had the “seen” marker next to your message. But no reply.

You tried to laugh it off, even to yourself. He’s probably busy. Or embarrassed. Maybe he didn’t think it was funny.

Maybe... he didn’t think it was a joke.