When Leaving Isn’t an Option | After Midnight

The apartment felt like a fresh start—quiet, simple, and easy to settle into. At first, nothing stood out, and any small noises blended into the normal sounds of an older building.

Then things started to feel slightly off.

It wasn’t anything dramatic. Just small moments that didn’t quite line up, the kind that are easy to dismiss if you don’t look at them too closely.

For a while, that was enough. But over time, the feeling became harder to ignore, and the apartment didn’t feel as empty as it once ha...