Elias froze. In the video, he could see himself sitting at his desk, staring at his screen, just as he was doing now. But there was a three-second delay. He watched his past self reach for a glass of water.
He’d spent the last year documenting the "glitch"—a series of unexplainable digital artifacts that appeared whenever he called his brother, Leo, who was stationed at a remote research outpost in the Arctic. Parts 1 and 2 had been nothing but static and audio lag. But Part 3 was different. Part 3- Video Call zip
On the video, the shadow leaned down, whispering into the ear of the Elias on camera. In the present, Elias felt a cold puff of air hit his neck. Elias froze
He didn't turn around. He couldn't. He just watched the video as the shadow reached out a hand—long, grey, and translucent—and clicked "Record" on the video call interface. The video ended. He watched his past self reach for a glass of water