Before and After

He assumes your swipe must have been an accident, and will not show you his face when you ask. He built a game to help lonely people feel less lonely, and has an audience who have no idea that he is struggling. Thirty-two chapters in which he works up to being seen — and then, after a woman comes to his office, begins saying that nothing feels real, including his own thoughts.

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Chapters

1. It Must Have Been an AccidentChat · 3 min
2. Sorry for Disappearing on YouChat · 3 min
3. Excited, and Also NervousChat · 1 min
4. TenderDate scene · 7 min
5. You Should Not Have Heard ThatChat · 4 min
6. A Family Thing, He SaysChat · 3 min
7. Still Alive, So Probably FineChat · 3 min
8. He Actually Went Through With ItChat · 1 min
9. In the wildDate scene · 8 min
10. He Has Not Stopped SmilingChat · 3 min
11. Happy Tears, He HopesChat · 4 min
12. Back From the HospitalChat · 3 min
13. His Mother Is AsleepChat · 1 min
14. On the runDate scene · 6 min
15. First Full Day in the ApartmentChat · 3 min
16. Today Is the Day, FinallyChat · 4 min
17. A Letter From His MotherChat · 4 min
18. The Situation Here Is WorseningChat · 1 min
19. New company Date scene · 20 min
20. Did You Make It HomeChat · 4 min
21. The Greatest Thing in His LifeChat · 1 min
22. Bad hair dayDate scene · 12 min
23. He Woke Without You Beside HimChat · 4 min
24. He Got Defensive Before TherapyChat · 4 min
25. Announcement Date scene · 11 min
26. Another Therapy Session DoneChat · 3 min
27. He Needed to Do ThisChat · 1 min
28. Blank sheetDate scene · 12 min
29. Did You Reach the OfficeChat · 1 min
30. All Fourteen Employees Are MissingChat · 4 min
31. CampingDate scene · 12 min
32. Chapter 32Chat · 1 min

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