Story By Лука Ард
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Лука Ард

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The Price of Your Voice
Updated at Jun 13, 2026, 10:38
Christian is a ghost in plain sight. A severe sociophobe and an unremarkable office analyst, he perceives the world as a bleak, monochrome hum—until Julian disrupts his isolation. Julian is everything Christian is not: magnetic, successful, and commanding. But it isn't just Julian’s charm that hooks him. Julian possesses a rare, unsettling gift—he listens in a way that reads people inside out, stealing undivided attention with a single, quiet word. A chance encounter shatters Christian’s defenses, making his world explode into vibrant color. Obsessed, Christian does the unthinkable. He takes a leave of absence, abandons his safe apartment, and begins to stalk Julian. Shadowing his idol becomes his new religion. Christian believes he has mapped out every step of Julian’s life. But perfection comes with a terrifying price. One night, Christian follows Julian into a dark city alleyway. A second later, through the smoke of a lit cigarette, his reality violently shatters. Julian is no longer the charming man from the cafe. With cold, clinical brutality, he attacks a young woman and kills her right before his stalker's eyes. A flash of steel, fresh blood on the asphalt, and a faint rustle makes the murderer slowly turn around... staring directly into the darkness where Christian is hiding. What will a timid stalker do when his ultimate obsession turns out to be a monster? And who was truly hunting whom in this twisted game?
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