The apartment was unusually quiet that morning. The usual hum of cameras, producers, and laughter had been replaced by a strange stillness. The roommate season of the Netflix spin-off was officially wrapping up ... filming was done, the producers were packing up, and the crew had moved into a tentative, pre-excited frenzy about how to edit the final episode.

Carlos sat on the couch, knees drawn up, a mug of tea in his hands. He could still hear the faint click of the editing software as the producers reviewed footage, snippets of themselves laughing, arguing, and… inevitably, falling in love.