Ruks Khandagale wasn't a celebrity Arjun followed. In fact, he wasn't sure Ruks was even real. But the algorithm had decided, after three hours of scrolling, that Arjun desperately needed to know. The word "18" blinked in brackets. Age-restricted content , his mind whispered. For free , the title sang back.

It was 11:47 PM on a Tuesday, and Arjun was supposed to be writing a report. Instead, he was six layers deep into an internet rabbit hole. His thumb hovered over a brightly colored thumbnail that read: