The world inverted. Laundry room, desk, computer screen—all of it ripped away like a page torn from a book. Leo’s stomach dropped as the dragon launched not into the closet, but through it, into a sky that was no longer purple but a brilliant, sun-drenched blue.

On screen, the torrent client ticked upward: 14%... 15%...

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The file name was a relic of a bored Thursday afternoon: How.To.Train.Your.Dragon.-2010-.1080p.[YTS].mp4 . He’d seen the movie a dozen times. He knew every beat, every joke, every frame of Toothless’s saucer-eyed charm. This download was just for comfort—digital junk food for a lonely weekend.

Leo did the only thing he could think of. He slowly lowered the bat, knelt down, and extended a hand. Not to touch—just to offer. Just to say I see you .

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