{"id":189,"date":"2023-04-25T01:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T06:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/?p=189"},"modified":"2024-02-10T10:23:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T16:23:15","slug":"hazelnut-hysteria-and-viral-validation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/hazelnut-hysteria-and-viral-validation\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazelnut Hysteria and Viral Validation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An Hour Later \u2014 Feral Eclipse Tour Van, Hotel Driveway<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonah was the first to say it out loud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOkay, we\u2019ve officially gone viral. Again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was hunched in the back of the van, phone in hand, eyes wide as he read the comments scrolling past at lightning speed. \u201cThere\u2019s already three TikToks with Riley\u2019s blurry selfie, and one of them is set to our <em>live<\/em> version of &#8216;Blood Moon Promises.\u2019 It\u2019s got 40k views in the last half hour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gabriel, lounging in the passenger seat with his feet on the dash and his coffee cup (now his third) in clawed hand, grinned. \u201cShe had a good angle. I looked <em>damn<\/em> heroic helping her up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou looked like a caffeinated cryptid,\u201d Mark muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI <em>am<\/em> a caffeinated cryptid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thane was in the back with his laptop open, trying to settle the next venue\u2019s load-in logistics, but he paused when Rico spoke up from the other bench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUh, guys\u2026 the <em>hotel<\/em> just reposted it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rico kept reading: \u201c&#8217;We&#8217;re howlin\u2019 with excitement! Feral Eclipse spotted at our breakfast buffet this morning! Thanks to fan @RileyEatsStars for the sweet clip. #FeralEclipse #WerewolfWakeup #HazelnutHospitality&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thane looked up, deadpan. \u201cThey hashtagged <em>Hazelnut Hospitality<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gabriel leaned over to peek. \u201cWait, is that fan art?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure enough, someone on Instagram had already sketched a pastel-styled drawing of Gabriel handing Riley the tiny Nutella jar like it was a holy relic. Thane was in the background, looking confused and vaguely annoyed, and Mark was photobombing with a raised eyebrow and a fork full of bacon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gabriel snorted. \u201cI look like a breakfast saint. That\u2019s going on my <em>next<\/em> T-shirt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark groaned. \u201cWe\u2019re never gonna have a quiet hotel breakfast again, are we?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNope,\u201d Jonah said. \u201cAlso\u2026 uh\u2026 the hotel&#8217;s <em>other<\/em> guests are now tagging us too. Apparently, a dad with a hangover got mad about the &#8216;wolf boys\u2019 scaring his kid, and now he\u2019s in the comments arguing with fans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thane shut the laptop slowly and sighed. \u201cThis is why we can\u2019t have nice things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maya chimed in from the back bench, tapping her phone. \u201cWe\u2019ve been on Instagram for two hours and you\u2019re already trending on <em>three<\/em> platforms. I can\u2019t decide if I\u2019m proud or worried.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rico held up his phone. \u201cOh, and look\u2014someone just uploaded AI fan art of all of us eating breakfast shirtless. Mark, you\u2019re oddly shredded.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark blinked. \u201c&#8230;That\u2019s unsettling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFlattering, though,\u201d Gabriel added, sipping his coffee. \u201cI say we lean into it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thane chuckled under his breath, the beginnings of a smirk tugging at the corner of his muzzle. \u201cYou lean into it. I\u2019m going to get us to the next gig without being mobbed by children holding Nutella jars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the van pulled away from the curb, Mark pulled his hood up and muttered, \u201cCalling it now\u2014next time, someone\u2019s gonna ask me to autograph a <em>bagel<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Hour Later \u2014 Feral Eclipse Tour Van, Hotel Driveway Jonah was the first to say it out loud. \u201cOkay, we\u2019ve officially gone viral. 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