Angkasa_Arman

Tessa Martin never believed in instant love—especially not through a dating app promising "real-life romantic adventures." But after the worst haircut of her life and a moment of reckless impulse, she signs up for TrueMatch Quest, a flashy new app claiming to pair soulmates through a series of live, outrageous challenges.

Joined by four other unlucky contestants—Jessie the queen of sarcasm, Milo the awkward tech geek, Zara the fashion-obsessed influencer, and Leo the chaos-loving amateur magician—Tessa finds herself trapped in a whirlwind of ridiculous tasks: escaping cupcake mazes, dressing up as clowns, and even dodging stampedes of rogue alpacas.

What started as a silly publicity stunt quickly spirals into something far crazier—and far more dangerous. As the group struggles to survive the escalating madness, unexpected friendships form, secrets unravel, and love sparks in the most unexpected places.

Filled with laughter, chaos, and a touch of romance, Trapped in Love on a Dating App is a hilarious adventure about how sometimes, the best way to find love... is by getting completely lost first.

Trapped in Love on Dating App

Zara hated how easy it was to talk to Noah.

He was smart, sarcastic, and annoyingly... gentle. Like he was always reading the room but still making it better. Even his stupid hoodie smelled like expensive cinnamon.

They met again at the café. Totally accidental. (Okay, fine. Maybe she accidentally got there early. Whatever.)

"Back again?" he said with a smirk.

She sipped her drink. "It was worth a shot."

They were already arguing about AI ethics over oat lattes.

"So you believe dating apps can actually predict love?" Zara asked, raising a brow.

Noah leaned in. "Not predict. Suggest. There's a difference."

She smirked. "Spoken like a man who's never been ghosted after five days of 'good vibes' and a Spotify playlist exchange."

He laughed. "Fair. But I built the system. I know its flaws."

Zara's eyes narrowed. "Then why are you on HeartMatch?"

"…Maybe I was looking for a bug."

"Or," he added, "maybe I just wanted to test it on someone who wouldn't fake anything."

He grinned. "You're basically an honesty grenade."

Then—"That might be the weirdest compliment I've ever gotten."

Tessa watched him from behind her laptop.

"Let me guess," she said. "You're stalking Zara's Instagram story to see if Noah's in the background again."

Leo scoffed. "I am not stalking. I'm... investigating."

Tessa: "Wow. The jealousy is screaming."

Leo flopped onto the couch. "She laughs around him. The loud kind. The real kind."

Tessa closed her laptop. "Then stop sulking and tell her how you feel."

Leo: "I can't. Timing's off. There's too much going on. The app, the glitches, the whole—whatever Noah is."

Tessa sighed. "Leo... you wait too long, someone else presses send."

Zara's phone buzzed. A notification from the app.

> Your compatibility with NOAH just spiked to 89%

She slowly turned her screen to him. "You seeing this?"

He looked. Blinked. "That… shouldn't happen."

Zara whispered, "You didn't do this?"

He shook his head. "No. And if that spike is real, someone's playing with the algorithm."

Noah: "You ever get the feeling we're all part of something… bigger?"

Zara: "Yeah. And I don't like being the unknowing main character."

At HeartMatch HQ, a screen lit up.

> They're bonding faster than expected.

> No. Let them fall. It makes the crash more entertaining.

Chapter 29 : “Coffee, Codes, and Confessions”