The Last Pretenders

The monsters didn’t attack. They applied for jobs, paid rent,

and smiled too long during conversations. No one noticed when governments quietly replaced their leaders—the

new ones never slept, never blinked, never aged. Years passed, and life improved

just enough to stop questions. Then one morning, every screen on Earth showed the

same message: “Transition complete.” That’s when we realized—we were the last humans still pretending.