Sometimes I wonder if the universe is just a simulation… bu…

Sometimes I wonder if the universe is just a simulation…
but the real question isn’t inside it.
It’s outside.
Outside the simulation might not be another universe.
It might be the player.
Not made of atoms.
Not bound by time.
Not trapped inside the physics engine.
Maybe consciousness is the only thing that can leak through the walls.
Dreams, intuition, déjà vu… little glitches in the code.
Moments where the avatar almost remembers the hands on the controller.
What if death isn’t an ending.
What if it’s just logging out.
And somewhere beyond the skybox…
beyond the stars…
beyond the ice wall at the edge of the map…
someone is watching the screen.
Maybe it's you.