The Analog Heart

There are illusions we build to survive. And there are truths that, once discovered, make survival impossible. Chloe is an architect of reality. She lives in a world of bright screens and calculated perfection, where every emotion is a data point to be analyzed and every connection is an engagement metric. Her job is to sell others an idea of serenity she herself has long forgotten, an authenticity she only recognizes as a keyword in a marketing brief. She is the best in her field. And she is disappearing inside her own creation. But what happens when you're ordered to manufacture a soul and, in searching for it, you stumble upon a world you never knew existed? A world of analog mechanisms, silent waits, and a man whose eyes see everything you've tried to hide. He doesn't offer easy solutions, but something far more dangerous: a different perspective. Suddenly, the life she has painstakingly built begins to feel like a gilded cage, and the only way out is a path that is flawed, imperfect, and dangerously real. Because the most terrifying question isn't "Who am I?" but "Who could I become if I stopped lying to myself?" A novel that explores the cost of our digital lives and the imperfect beauty of what's real. A story that will force you to ask what you're willing to lose to find yourself again.