Auto — Like Tik Tok

A DM.

He checked his analytics. The traffic wasn’t coming from the For You Page or hashtags. It was coming from a single source: an account named @auto_like_tok with no profile picture, no bio, no followers, following zero people—except Jaylen. auto like tik tok

Jaylen blocked the account.

He’d posted a new clip before bed—just a dumb 15-second loop of him failing to ollie off a curb. Maybe 200 views on a good day. But now the view counter was ticking like a gas pump: 1.2k… 3.7k… 8.1k. It was coming from a single source: an

From @auto_like_tok_999 .

He blocked that one too. Then @auto_like_tok_3 popped up. Then @auto_like_tok_4 . They were like hydra heads. Each time he swung the hammer, two more grew back. Maybe 200 views on a good day

Jaylen’s phone buzzed on the nightstand at 2:17 AM. Then again at 2:18. Then a cascade of vibrations that sounded like a trapped bee.