“Maya,” he whispered, seeing her fully for the first time in a week. “You’re beautiful.”
It took him three days to find the mirror test. He’d avoided reflections instinctively, always looking away from his phone screen, store windows, the dark surface of his coffee. But on day three, in a gas station bathroom, he forced himself to look.
“Remaining: 4 days. Enjoy your shallowness.”
“Perception filter active. Target: Leo. Duration: 7 days. Warning: Do not look in mirrors after midnight.”