Isabel Morales stared at the blinking cursor on her editing timeline. It was 11:47 PM. The “Trending” tab on her dashboard was a fire hose of chaos: a viral dance challenge, a political scandal about a mayor in Ohio, a leaked clip from a reality show, and a bizarre new meme involving a capybara eating a mango.

She worked for Isabel Entertainment , a mid-tier digital media company known for turning the internet’s noise into gold. But lately, the gold had felt like pyrite.

She woke up to chaos.

Isabel grinned. Game on.

Instead, Helena smiled. “You’re the new Head of Trending Content. Don’t screw it up. And find that girl, Maya. I want her to consult on our next original series.”