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007n7 stared groggily at the block of code on his laptop. His laptop stared back.
It was late at night, he was commissioned to upgrade security by a random business. It was a tight deadline; with all the jobs 007n7 has, he needed to finish it sooner rather than later.
With each blink he unconsciously adjusts his head to lean sideways. His eyes now starting to flicker downwards.
"Where did I put—yawn—my earphones again?" He stretched his hand to reach a cabinet. After some scuffling he pulled out an old pair of black earphones.
'Click!' He connected it to his laptop. A Pop up appearing on the device.
He lowered the brightness and scrolled for a few seconds, looking for songs loud enough to wake him up.
"How's that musician?" He cocked his head, remembering. A familiar melody drumming in his ears.
"Will Wood right?" He squinted. Typing the name in the search bar. Songs now displayed on his screen.
"Wonder what's up with him?" Hand rubbing his neck in his fatigued state. "Isn't he the man who uses complex language in every song of his?"
He taps on a random song. Music began filling his ears, Instrumentals starting.
'When did I become afraid of the dark?'
He faintly recalled the melody. Humming in tune with the lyrics. Then, a curious assessment came into his mind.
"What does this song mean, anyway?" He opened Google quizzically. A reddit post showed up, inquiring the same thought he has.
'Are my eyeballs just yet to adjust to seeing the light?'
his eyes reached the comment with an analysis. His eyes met new information, attentively studying the text.
'The room I'm in is still the same, the shadows have not rearranged it'
He went back to typing on his keyboard—now with a burst of energy. Small yet effective. His fingers were quick with every tap, muscle memory guiding him.
'No, the only thing that's changed is how I see at night'
The next day came and he had passed the commission and 007n7 is picking up C00lkidd from school. Humming a tune, he waits for C00lkidd's class to end.
"Dad! What song is that?" C00lkidd's tail wagged as he skipped to 7n7. Head tilting in childish interest.
7n7 put a hand on C00lkidd's shoulder. The corner of his eyes crinkled, mouth quirking upwards.
"Ah, it's just a song I listened to when I was younger. Don't worry about it!"