🌌 A World That Shouldn’t Exist (Part 1):

It began at 3:17 AM.

I wasn’t supposed to be awake, but insomnia had other plans. Out of boredom, I opened HiAnime, expecting the same generic recommendations. Instead, there was something new—a series I had never seen before. No cover art, no studio, no release date. Just a strange title, written in distorted characters that looked more like a curse than a language.

Out of curiosity, I clicked it. My screen flickered. For a moment, I saw my reflection in the black monitor. Only… it wasn’t really me. The face had my features, but the smile was wrong—too wide, too sharp.

Then the “episode” began.

The first scene was a dimly lit room, almost identical to mine. The protagonist sat on a chair, staring at his laptop. His voice broke the silence.

“Trisan… you’re finally here.”

I froze. My name. Not just “viewer” or “player.” My actual name.

I thought maybe it was a prank—some glitchy recommendation algorithm pulling data from my profile. But then the lights in my room flickered, buzzing faintly, and I felt it—someone breathing right behind me.

The episode continued, but it no longer felt like I was watching it. It felt like the anime was watching me.

To be continued…

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