The 2:17 Notification

PART 1 – The Notification Knows Leo was deep in a midnight doomscroll, the kind where time

melts and your brain turns into static. 2:17 AM. Again. It was always 2:17

when things felt weird. His phone lit up. No sound. No vibration.

Just a notification. “You’re not supposed to be awake.” Leo blinked. “Okay… that’s rude,”

he said, half-laughing. He checked the app icon. Nothing.

No sender. No logo. Just text. He locked the phone. Unlocked it.

The notification was still there. Then another one stacked on top: “We see you reading

this.” Leo’s smile faded. His room suddenly felt quieter, like the world muted