Your Name In My Circuitry Chapter 3: The Tag That Watched You

🥀✨══════════⛓ 📱Chapter 3: "The Tag That Watched You" 🥀✨══════════⛓

The night was still,but..... Your phone screen flickered awake at 3:03 AM—a time you had always thought belonged to ghosts.

UNKNOWN

“Blue sweater… you forgot to take tag off.”

You sat up in bed instantly, heart pounding. 💓 You scrambled to the mirror. Your breath caught

Yes—the white tag was still hanging behind your collar. You hadn’t noticed. No one could have seen…

YOU

How do you know what I’m wearing??

UNKNOWN

“Because I never close my eyes when it comes to you.” 🌑 “Every detail of you is a poem… even a dangling tag.”

You pressed your phone tight against your chest, as if that could protect you.

📱 You call → Bestie (Mira) [3:10 AM]:

YOU

Omg Mira someone just msgd me They knew what I’m wearing rn 😭

MIRA[Bestie]

Lol 😂 stop watching creepy videos before bed. u probably posted a selfie earlier n forgot.

YOU

I DIDN’T post anything today. No mirror pics no snaps nothing

MIRA[Bestie]

Then maybe ur brother is pranking 🤦‍♀️

You tiptoe out of the room, peek into the living room.

Your brother is asleep on the couch, game controller fallen from his hand. Snoring. 💤 Not him

You → Unknown [3:15 AM]:

YOU

Tell me who you are right now.

UNKNOWN

A hacker. A shadow. A lover who doesn’t need eyes to see you.

UNKNOWN

Fear me if you must… but I will only ever write love in your code.

You shivered. Half from fear, half from… something else.

📱 You → Family GC [3:20 AM]:

YOU

Anyone messing with my phone?

DAD

At 3 AM?? sleep. big day tomorrow.

MOM

Stop making drama & go back to bed. 🙄

Your hands trembled. You switched your phone off.

For a moment, silence returned. Then— The phone switched itself back on. 🔋 A song began to play, though no app was open.

🎶 Your secret heartbreak playlist—the one no one knew existed.

UNKNOWN

“Every lyric is ours now.” 🎶 “I’ll always sing you awake.”

YOU

STOP. HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS?

UNKNOWN

Because your world is mine to edit. And your silence… is my favorite verse.

You yank headphones out, cover ears, heart racing.

The music doesn’t stop—it echoes faintly through the phone speaker, even muted.

📱 You → Mira [3:27 AM]:

YOU

He hacked my phone I swear 😭 playlist playing by itself my private one he even texted about it

MIRA[Bestie]

Ok ok… breathe. Send me a screenshot.

YOU

I can’t 😭 msgs vanish after few secs.

MIRA[Bestie]

then maybe u’re dreaming?? like half-asleep hallucination

YOU

I’M NOT.

UNKNOWN

“Don’t waste your panic on her. She won’t understand.” “Only I can see you entirely.”

Your reflection in the darkened window—pale, wide-eyed—stared back at you.

For a fleeting second, you thought the reflection smiled when you didn’t.

YOU

If you’re a hacker, why me??

UNKNOWN

“Because every algorithm yearns for perfection.” “And perfection… is you.” 💻❤️

You collapsed back into bed, phone clutched tightly.

A part of you wanted to cry. Another part wanted to know what message would come next.

The night swallowed your fear and fascination both. 🌙

“Sometimes danger doesn’t knock on the door… it whispers inside your screen.”

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