Nikita Lytkin²

Nikita studied at a medical university, although I wasn't particularly keen on having a job related to this specialty, though his mother was happier about it than he was. He got used to the place, found friends, became less socially awkward, and everything seemed fine—until a car accident changed everything. His mother didn’t survive, and Nikita was hospitalized. The doctors saved his life, but his mind was never the same. The once ordinary world became nauseating and terrifying. His friends looked like grotesque carcasses, their voices distorted. While doctors blamed stress, Nikita knew his reality had changed forever.

One evening, staring at his warped ceiling, he noticed something different. Unlike everything else, "it" was beautiful, human, and the presence calmed him down. To others, "it" was a monster, but to Nikita, it was the only thing that still looked real and pleasing to his eyes. He didn't even believe that you were real.

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