Kai didn't stream for two days.
He told himself it was a break.
A reset.
But the truth was simpler.
He was afraid.
Not of the donations.
Not of the messages.
But of the feeling that someone was already inside his life.
Even when his stream was off.
Even when his PC was unplugged.
His phone still lit up with notifications.
Donation receipts.
Unread messages.
Sometimes just a single line:
"I'm here."
Kai sat on his bed, staring at his phone like it might bite him.
"This is just trolling…" he muttered.
But his voice didn't sound convinced.
That night, he finally streamed again.
He didn't want to.
But something inside him felt pulled back.
Like ignoring it would make it worse.
The stream went live.
Viewers started joining.
Slowly.
Then suddenly.
A spike.
OnlyMine has joined.
Kai's hands tightened on the mouse.
"Hey…" he said carefully. "I'm back."
No reply.
Then:
$50,000
"You didn't miss me."
Kai swallowed.
"I just needed a break."
Another donation.
$70,000
"You were thinking about her again."
Kai blinked.
"…Her?"
He hesitated.
The collab girl.
Of course.
He remembered her now.
Or what was left of her memory.
"She was just a collab partner," he said quickly. "Nothing else."
Silence.
Then:
$100,000
"Liar."
Kai frowned.
And then something strange happened.
A new username appeared in chat.
Silent.
No messages.
Just watching.
SilentWatcher
Kai felt a chill.
"…Who is that?" he muttered.
No answer came.
OnlyMine finally replied.
"Ignore him."
Kai blinked.
"…Him?"
A pause.
Then another donation.
$200,000
"He thinks I'm looking at someone else."
Kai leaned forward.
"What?"
OnlyMine's message appeared slower this time.
Heavier.
More… emotional.
"He thinks I belong to someone else."
Kai frowned deeply.
"…Wait."
A realization formed slowly in his mind.
Uncomfortable.
Wrong.
"Are you talking about me?" he whispered.
Silence.
Then:
"I don't share what's mine."
Kai felt his throat tighten.
Because for the first time…
he wasn't sure if OnlyMine was talking to him…
or about him.
And somewhere in the chat…
SilentWatcher sent his first message.
"She's lying."