Human Avatars

Category: Short Stories

  • 💬 Typing… Seen at 2:17 AM

    💬 Typing… Seen at 2:17 AM

    A late-night chat where the truth keeps changing shape [Chat App: Nightline]Participants:LenaREvanMiles EvanMiles:You still awake? LenaR:Unfortunately, yes. Insomnia and my brain have a standing appointment. EvanMiles:Same. Feels like the quiet only gets louder after midnight. LenaR:That might be the most accurate thing anyone’s said to me all week. EvanMiles:High praise. I’ll take it. LenaR:So… what…

  • 🤍 The Weight We Let Go

    🤍 The Weight We Let Go

    A story about what happens when comfort finally arrives The hug comes at the end, not the beginning. That matters. Until then, everything feels tight. Air presses too close to the skin. Sounds scrape instead of land gently. Even silence has weight. It sits on the chest like a hand that forgot it was ever…

  • 🌒 The Quiet Between Footsteps

    A stranger wakes up inside a moment that refuses to explain itself “The room is unfamiliar. I don’t know how I got here.” The thought arrives before sound, before shape. It floats through my head like a note slipped under a locked door. I sit up slowly, testing gravity the way you test a bruise.…

  • 💔 The Quiet Law of Us

    In a city where love is illegal, two hearts learn how to speak without sound. The city called it Order.Citizens called it survival. Every wall carried the same reminder, printed in black letters sharp enough to sting the eyes. Affection breeds chaos. Attachment weakens productivity. Love is prohibited. 🚫 People walked fast in straight lines.…

  • 🐾 The Quiet That Followed Him Home 🐕

    A story about finding a stray and discovering who was really lost The dog appeared the way certain moments do. Quietly. Without warning. Right when I was convinced nothing new was supposed to happen anymore. I was walking home after a long day that felt like a copy of every other day before it. Same…

  • 😂 The Day Everything Went Slightly Wrong

    A very serious account of absolutely unserious events It started, as many terrible things do, with confidence. Not the quiet, earned kind. The loud kind. The kind that says, “I’ve got this,” while holding a map upside down and refusing to admit it. By 8:07 a.m., I had already declared the day a success. I…

  • 🧭 The Pause Between Steps

    It took a few seconds to realize I was utterly and completely lost. Introduction 🌫️ It didn’t happen all at once. No cinematic freeze-frame. No internal siren. Just a small hesitation in my stride, the kind you barely notice at first. My foot hovered midair longer than it should have, waiting for instructions that never…

  • 🎲 The Day the Numbers Lined Up

    A story about a coincidence so strange it refuses to stay quiet Some coincidences tap you on the shoulder.This one grabbed me by the collar and shook. It started on a Tuesday, which already felt suspicious. Tuesdays pretend to be harmless. No expectations. No drama. Just coffee, errands, background noise. The kind of day that…

  • 🧭 The Road That Refused to Behave

    Setting out with a map and a plan, and discovering the map had other ideas Miles had always trusted directions. Not blindly, not with starry-eyed optimism, but with the quiet faith of someone who believed that if you followed the signs, stayed between the lines, and kept your tank full, things would mostly work out.…

  • 📨 The Letter That Wasn’t Meant for Him

    A story about how the most important messages sometimes find the wrong person—and change the right life The letter arrived on a Tuesday, the most forgettable day of the week. No holidays, no expectations. Just envelopes and routine. Elias Crowe sorted the mail the same way he sorted everything else in his life: efficiently, without…