Ray changed the group chat name from 🪴Plant boy and 🤵🏻Mr. Tycoon Gossip

to Cactus and Mr. Tycoon Show

Private Group Chat: "🌵Cactus and 🤵🏻Mr. Tycoon Show"
Members: Ray🍆 | Dave 🛳️| Aston 🎬 | Ray’s burner phone (because he forgot the password to his real one once)


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Ray🍆:
He. Took. Ryan. Back.
😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩

Dave 🚢:
Wait. WHAT.
Raymond. I need FULL details.

Aston🎬 :
No.
No no no.
I leave the group chat for five minutes and come back to THIS??
WHAT SEASON ARE WE IN??? BECAUSE THIS IS GIVING MID-SERIES SLUMP.

Ray🍆:
After that mess???
AFTER RYAN KISSED HIM WITHOUT PERMISSION???
Yes. Kyle forgave him.
Again.

Dave 🚢:
I’m about to set sail back to Manila and deck a man with a cactus.
Is Kyle okay???

Ray 🍆:
Physically? Yeah.
Emotionally? I’d say 2/10. Maybe 3.
He cried when I left. And now he’s carrying the weight of the world and Ryan’s tantrums.
Meanwhile Mark just sat with him and shared cinnamon rolls like a Disney prince in slacks.

Aston🎬:
IS THIS A SOFT LA-LA-LAND REBOOT??
BECAUSE I’M READY TO CAST MARK AS THE MALE LEAD.
RYAN CAN STAY IN THE CREDITS UNDER “EX-BOYFRIEND WITH ISSUES.”

Dave :🛳️
Hold on.
You’re telling me that the walking obsessive tycoon brought pastries and behaved like a gentleman????

Ray 🍆:
YES.
He sat across Kyle. Didn’t ask questions.
Didn’t force him to talk.
Didn’t even hover. Just… stayed.
Even shared a cinnamon roll.
Bro, he’s already husband material and Kyle’s out here taking back Ryan.

Aston🎬:
NO NOTES.
Just tears. And a lighting team to follow Mark around for cinematic effect.

Dave 🚢:
Someone pour holy water on me.
I cannot believe our precious plant baby is out here forgiving men with greasy hair and mommy issues.

Ray 🍆:
Be nice.
Okay don’t. Ryan deserves fists and therapy.

Aston🎬 :
And a villain arc. But like, the sad version where everyone boos when he shows up.

Dave 🚢:
MARK DESERVES HIS FLOWERPOT MAN.

Ray 🍆:
RIGHT???

Aston🎬 :
Slow pan to Mark watering Kyle’s basil in silence while romantic piano music plays.
I’ll direct it myself.

Dave 🛳️:
If Mark brings Kyle soup next, I swear I’m officiating their wedding myself.

Ray 🍆:
Mark already passed Husband Level 1: Brings Food Without Asking.
I think he’s close to Level 2: Holds You Without Trying to Own You.

Dave 🚢:
Meanwhile Ryan’s at Level -6: Grabs Arm and Kisses Without Consent.

Aston🎬:
Why is this man speedrunning exactly what not to do in a relationship.

Ray🍆:
Mark is probably spiraling in his penthouse.
You just know he’s got a detailed “Comfort Kyle Emergency Plan” drafted on Excel.

Aston 🎬:
Color-coded.
With conditional formatting.
And probably a separate tab for Rainy Day Mood Snacks.

Dave 🚢:
And a backup plan.
And an embroidered blanket with Kyle’s name on it.
And Kyle’s birthday saved in three different time zones.

Ray🍆 :
STOP I’M LAUGHING AND CRYING.

Dave 🚢:
Does Mark know Ryan is still in the picture?

Ray🍆:
Nope. And I’m not telling him.
I want to see what he does next.
It’s like watching a volcano prepare to erupt—but politely. With lace doilies.

Aston🎬:
And good posture.
It’s giving “The Devil Wears Prada” but make it romantic and emotionally constipated.

Dave 🚢:
Kyle doesn’t know he’s the volcano’s favorite flower.

Ray 🍆:
And I’m front-row for this drama.
We need snacks.

Dave 🛳️:
I’ll bring wine. You bring updates.

Aston :🎬
I’ll bring tissues, a camera, and a backup powerbank.
This is better than reality TV.


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Meanwhile... somewhere in a sterile, stylish penthouse in Makati...

Mark stood by his floor-to-ceiling windows, holding his phone.

Still no reply.

He frowned.

Should he bring tea next time? Or soup?
Maybe aloe vera gel for Kyle’s hands—he mentioned once he kept getting dry skin.

Mark opened his calendar and blocked off an entire hour:
“GSH visit - bring snacks & check on basil.”

He didn’t know why Kyle didn’t reply.

But he wasn’t giving up.

Not when he’d memorized the way Kyle smiled at seedlings.
Not when he could still feel the warmth of his hand from last night.

Not when Kyle still didn’t realize—

Mark had already fallen first.