Exit is just a suggestion . Content Warning.
Trigger Warnings: Psychological distress, claustrophobia, existential dread.
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I remember the door was the first thing I noticed—its polished metal surface cold under my fingertips, its frame too narrow to be a real exit, and the faint hum of machinery beyond it. It was locked, but not in the way doors usually are. This was a door that whispered, You can leave… but why would you?