Glass Days

⚠️ Content Warning: Graphic content, strong language, depictions of drug and alcohol use, addiction, and recovery
[This is a short story]
Nozomi Williams expected an ordinary semester, but when her university abruptly locks down, the campus begins to feel less like a place and more like a system glitching in real time

Trapped inside with a group of classmates, Nozomi is forced to navigate a world that now runs on unclear rules where resources are limited, choices carry weight, and every step forward feels like advancing through a level no one understands. In a reality that increasingly resembles a game no one chose to play, one question remains-if you don't know the rules, how do you survive?