bryson the one who sees

Chapter 1: The Loop Bryson sits in the kitchen after the kids sleep. Rent paid, fridge low, nothing left. He realizes school trained him for one thing: a job. Classroom = office. Same chair, different wall. He says it out loud for the first time: "I'm in a loop." Chapter 2: The Hustle No job. He tries everything — selling, flipping, side gigs, proposals that go nowhere. Each win is short, each loss takes food from the table. His wife asks if they're okay. He says "We will be" but he's not sure. Chapter 3: The Mirror Bryson looks at other men at the taxi rank, at the mall, at work. Same tired eyes. He understands the system now — it was never built to make him free. It was built to make him busy. He stops blaming himself and starts looking for a way out. Multiple streams, not one. Chapter 4: Quiet Night No money for data, no money for out. House silent. He sits on the floor, head in hands. And something cracks — not breaks. Opens. For the first time in years, the noise stops. Chapter 5: Two Eyes He sees it. Same room, different reality. His body is an avatar suit. His hand is not him — it's what he's wearing. Every person has a light inside their chest, some dim, some bright. His kids' lights are blinding. He walks outside and sees the city in two layers: flesh and light. Chapter 6: The Secret He wants to tell someone. He tries with his wife, his brother, a friend. They look at him like he's stressed. "You need sleep, bro." He learns to keep it to himself. It's too complicated to explain to people still inside the suit. He starts building quietly, with both eyes open. Chapter 7: Why You Glow? His little daughter with puffs climbs into his lap.