This hook has quietly gone viral for months across unrelated accounts. A clear sign it's one of those evergreen lines that can be used again and again.
You can scroll this hook search and find many variations: https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=the%20devil%20couldn%27t%20reach%20me%20so%20he%20sent%20me%20a%20boy%20who&t=1761570023308
They’re already being exploited by some apps:
They range from poetic takes to moral reflections, but most center around heartbreak.
"The devil couldn't reach me, so he sent a boy to love me and promise to never leave, get me attached and then he leaves on a random day."
"When the devil couldn't reach you so he brought me a man who treated me perfectly & just switched up on a random Tuesday."
"The devil couldn't reach me so he sent me a boy who treated me perfectly but then decided on some random day that he didn't want me anymore and broke my heart into a thousand little pieces."
Scroll far enough, and you'll find this hook appearing one to two years back. Some hooks just repeat ad vitam eternam.
This might be one of them.