Paperbird

The House Was Being Counted

Jan_Rudat

When ants begin carrying fragments of paint, wallpaper, ceramic, and other material from damage that has not yet occurred, a tenant starts mapping their routes through the walls of an aging house. What first appears to be an impossible infestation gradually reveals a hidden anatomy assembled across different moments in time—and the house is still waiting for several essential pieces.

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Vacancy Confirmed

Jan_Rudat

A tenant receives an automated notice confirming that their apartment will become vacant at the end of the week. They assume it is an administrative mistake—until their name disappears from the mailbox, photographs begin erasing them, their belongings vanish, and even the people closest to them forget they ever lived there. As the property-management system calmly insists that no resident can be detected, reality begins correcting itself to match the record.

Rating: Words: 1,411Views: 1completed