Romeo Discovers TikTok

By Hailey Kearns

Romeo: Good morrow, my fellow Veronians! Hast thou heard of the newfangled app called TikTok?

Mercutio: Aye, Romeo! ‘Tis the talk of the town! I did see Tybalt using the app yest’rday! 

Benvolio: Pray tell, what manner of sorcery is this TikTok? Apothecary?

Romeo: Nay no more brain than stone, ’tis a video platf’rm of such tomfoolery.

Mercutio: Aye, Romeo is right. Tybalt wenteth viral f’r being a fashionmonger. LOL!

Benvolio: I might not but seeth.

Mercutio: OK. Mine own feet art walking at precarious speeds, I shouldst arriveth anon.

Mercutio left the chat

Benvolio: Farewell Romeo.

Benvolio left the chat

Romeo: Oh Juliet, Juliet, where art thou Juliet?

Juliet: Morrow, I am hereth loveth.

Nurse: Me too!

Romeo: Valorous riddance! Did shut thy that from which thee speak. 

Romeo kicks Nurse

Romeo: Loveth, how didst thee catch but a wink?

Juliet: Lacking valor, thee hath left me at mine own balcony last night of all. I couldst not stand ho bethinking  about thee. Thee w’re coequal in mine own dreams. 

Romeo: Mine own apologies. 

Juliet: What is tis app TikTok yond speaketh of?

Romeo: Thou art sloweth in the brain.

Romeo: TikTok is how we can maketh wage and runneth hence togeth’r and receiveth did marry.

Juliet: How so?

Romeo: We can posteth about our loveth life and maketh people feeleth lonely. Certes, we wouldst wend viral because we art so cute. Duh.

Juliet: Valorous idea!

Juliet: adieusbcj

Romeo: Juliet? Art thee well enow?

Juliet: Tis not Juliet nay more. Tis Lord Capulet. I am #BLOCKING thee!!! Thou art a scoundrel.

Juliet blocks Romeo

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