CHAPTER 3 — “The Corridor That Rewrote Itself”

Chapter 3 is where the anomaly stops acting like a glitch and starts feeling… aware. The blackout, the shifted furniture, the camera turning on itself — none of it is meant to startle. It’s meant to suggest intention, like the station is quietly negotiating space with something we still can’t see.This is also the chapter where Riven and Calyx truly step into the same rhythm. Calyx reacts before he understands why; Riven stops apologizing for noticing too much. They’re beginning to move as if whatever’s here is shaping their instincts.And that last knock in the ventilation system? It isn’t a threat. It’s a reply.Thanks for reading — the presence in this story has finally stepped into the room with them.