Kevin stared at his phone, fingers twitching like a caffeinated squirrel. The TikTok dance trend of the summer—”The Floss Slide”—had taken over his life. His bedroom wall was now a shrine of sticky notes with lyrics scribbled in permanent marker. “I’m gonna be famous,” he whispered to his goldfish, Gary, who stared back with the judgmental eyes of a creature who’d seen too much.
At the mall, Kevin practiced in the restroom mirror, hips swiveling like a poorly oiled hinge. A group of teens nearby snickered. “That’s not how you do it,” one said, demonstrating a move that looked like a confused penguin. Kevin ignored them. He’d already added 37 new followers by pretending to be a sentient taco in a previous challenge.
The big break came when Kevin’s mom accidentally posted his dance to her Instagram. Within hours, the video went viral. Comments flooded in: “This is genius,” “I’m crying,” and “Why is there a sock on his head?” Kevin, now a minor celebrity, was invited to a TikTok convention.
But during his keynote speech, Kevin tripped over his own feet, face-planted into a plate of nachos, and accidentally invented “The Nacho Slide.” The crowd roared. By midnight, the trend had surpassed the floss. Kevin, covered in cheese, smiled. Maybe being a disaster was better than being average.
