Jon used to think something was off.
Now—
He was starting to think everything was.
Not in an obvious way.
Not in a dramatic, world-ending kind of way.
Just…
Subtle.
Like everyone was following a pattern they didn’t question.
Say the right things.
Chase the right goals.
Celebrate the right milestones.
Repeat.
It wasn’t that those things were wrong.
It was that they felt…
Empty.
Like they meant something to everyone—
Except him.
He’d tried to care.
Tried to get excited about the same things everyone else did.
Degrees.
Careers.
Status.
But every time he got close—
Something in him pulled away.
Not fear.
Not laziness.
Instinct.
Like his brain was quietly saying:
👉 this isn’t it
And the more he ignored it—
The louder it got.
People didn’t like that.
They laughed it off.
Changed the subject.
Gave him that look.
Give it a rest.
So he did.
On the outside.
But inside—
That feeling never went away.
It just waited.
And now, after everything that had happened—
It wasn’t subtle anymore.
It was clear.
This world made sense.
But it didn’t feel real.
Continue the journey:
👉 Stay with Jon as reality begins to crack
👉 See what happens when something breaks through
Continue Jon’s Story
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