For now, Twaimz and Issa are negotiating the future, a decidedly Gen Z conversation. "I feel like Twaimz changed my life, both positively and negatively," Issa says with trademark honesty.

Before Twaimz ever stole the heart of millions of fans with his out-there llama videos and dance numbers, he was just Issa, a typical high school student who was a self-proclaimed die-hard fan of ...