Ennui

A disquieting voice narrates his own descent into a self‑crafted reality, where simply declaring someone “doesn’t exist” erases them from the world. The story opens with a man who has turned a philosophical thought experiment into a frightening practice, first making his lover’s lover vanish and then eliminating a colleague to claim a coveted job. As his power grows, his marriage to Gloria becomes a battleground of illusion and control, each interaction a test of whether anyone can truly resist his limitless dominion.

The narrative probes the edges of identity, consent, and loneliness, asking what remains when the only thing certain is the narrator’s own existence. Dark humor and crisp, unsettling prose keep the reader perched between intrigue and dread, inviting reflection on how far a mind might go when it believes it holds the ultimate say over reality.