Synopsis

A subtle shift occurred within him, a quiet stirring that began as weariness and blossomed into something sharper, more keenly felt. The world, once a landscape of shared experience, now seemed a stage upon which others played out their lives, oblivious to his observation. A detached amusement took root, a peculiar pleasure in the unfolding drama of their days. He found himself observing their triumphs and follies with a growing sense of…distance. It wasn't malice, not precisely. More like a qui