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Eyes Open

Some of us never fully switch off. Even in stillness, even mid-laugh, mid-conversation, there's a part of the mind that's already scanning the room, clocking exits, reading faces, watching for what's coming before it arrives. That's what this piece holds. Eyes that don't blink because blinking means missing something.

It's not paranoia, it's practice. The kind of awareness you build when you've learned that comfort can turn quickly, so you stay a step ahead of it. Always lurking, always watching, always three moves into a game other people don't know they're playing. This one's for anyone who can't remember the last time they let their guard all the way down, and made peace with the fact that maybe they don't have to yet.