Parasocial

Cadmus Mondragon did not have a parasocial relationship with a Z-Tube streamer.

He totally did not, though his friends since grade school would say otherwise. Of course, the fact that said streamer was actually a certain someone he shared a past with had nothing to do with it.

Cadmus was spending the summer in the countryside when he first met MemeQueen.

He still had no idea how she looked at the time. He just happened to find her funny. 

And weird. And interesting. And comforting. And kind of familiar. 

Her early streams were a great source of joy when Cadmus was struggling with schoolwork. He remembered wallowing in depression, and then she began streaming, which ended up being an excellent distraction. Cadmus knew well enough about himself to not interact with the streamer because of his fragile mental state.