[Start of Stream Log – Timestamp: 12:04 AM]
Soft music played beneath pastel-colored overlays. A digital breeze passed through glowing clouds in the background as Kandy's avatar appeared on screen, animated with her usual energy. Her voice matched — light, dreamy, and full of sparkle.
"Y'all are too sweet tonight~!" she laughed, brushing her digital bangs aside. "Who sent the marshmallow sticker? I didn't know it could sing like that. I'm losing it."
MochaBeanz: "That sticker is literally cursed, it sang at 3am last time 😭"
NovaCrybaby: "New bgm is fire fr, so cozy"
SunsetAsh: "Pls tell the toaster story again Kandy I beg"
Jelly_Quartz: "YOU STILL HAVE THAT HAUNTED TOASTER?? 💀"
She leaned in toward the mic, grinning.
"Okay, listen! I was just trying to make garlic toast, right? And it starts smoking out of nowhere. Not a little cute puff. Like... demonic fog machine energy. I panicked, screamed on stream, and now y'all treat me like I committed appliance war crimes."
Yuri_Noodles: "Justice 4 Kandy 😤".
SugarPlumVoid: "It's a toaster with a grudge 😈"
0blivion_Crystal: "It's probably haunted tbh..."
"Ugh, don't curse me like that," she fake-pouted. "I've already had enough weird dreams this week."
The tone in her voice shifted, just slightly. Like something real slipped out under the sugar coating.
"Y'all ever wake up and feel like... something followed you out of a dream? Like you brought back more than you meant to?"
PixelRabbit88: "what 😭"
KuroPeach: "pls not at midnight 💀"
SoftAphelion: "like sleep paralysis?? or... something else?"
DropDotDot: "nah cause I know exactly what she means and I HATE IT"
She chuckled nervously.
"Okay, chill chill~ I'm not tryna summon a whole ghost. Let's stay cute tonight."
[12:46 AM]
The stream had settled into sleepy vibes. The chat had quieted into a gentle rhythm of goodnights and hearts.
"Alright chat cookies, I'll see you tomorrow~" she cooed. "Thanks for staying up with me. Sleep well, okay?"
She reached for the "End" button.
Then a message slid into chat, plain text.
No username.
Just static text in the same font but slightly... off.
you forgot something
Her eyes lingered.
"Uh... what?"
MintTeeth: "Huh??"
KappaTap: "Was that a system message?"
LemonaGhost: "no name? That's sus af"
DripDropRain: "It didn't come from anyone???"
Then more followed, no names. No color coding.
Just words.
don't log out yet
we're not done
you said it would stop
Kandy froze.
"...Okay? Mods, we got a glitch or something?"
But none of the mods were typing.
In fact, the chat had gone completely quiet.
And then—
we're not done
we're not done
we're not done
Over. And over. Every few seconds.
Even when she stopped talking.
She glanced at her avatar, and gasped softly.
It twitched.
Not in a laggy way. Not random.
It tilted its head, slowly, unnaturally, toward the edge of the screen... like it was looking at something.
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Sleepcode Archive
FanfictionOne girl. Endless realities. And a new story every month. Kandy thought her life was just about streaming, chatting, and chasing small joys online. But something strange is following her - something that threads through digital shadows, memories she...
