AT THE SAME TIME
AUTHOR'S POINT OF VIEW:
I leaned back in my chair, fingers steepled beneath my chin, eyes glued to the screen where the chaos I'd orchestrated played out perfectly. The chat exploded, comments flying like wildfire, theories, memes, fan art flooding in. The viewers were hooked, utterly lost in the web I'd spun.
"Key of the Forgotten? What's that supposed to mean?" "Did you hear that melody? Chills." "Author's really outdone themselves this time."
I smiled, a slow, satisfied curl of lips. Drama? Check. Mystery? Double check. Engagement? Off the charts. Every reaction, every frantic guess, every gasp from my players fed the momentum like fuel. Behind the scenes, I was pulling strings, nudging the story in directions even I didn't fully expect. That unpredictability was the secret sauce, the part that made this world alive. They thought they controlled the narrative, but really, I was the puppeteer watching their every move.