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He closed the 3DS, the lid clicking shut. The music didn't stop. It kept playing from the clamshell, muffled but persistent. That wasn't supposed to happen. The 3DS always suspended software when closed.
He pressed Home, but the button did nothing. He held the power button. The screen flickered, but the music continued—not the song he'd chosen anymore, but a low, droning hum, like a server room breathing.
The last notification froze the phone entirely: Now playing: leo_in_my_walls.opus spotify 3ds homebrew
He yanked the battery cover off with his thumbnail, popped the cell out. The screens went black. The speakers fell silent.
A notification from Spotify: New login detected. 3DS Browser (Unknown Location). He closed the 3DS, the lid clicking shut
Silence.
He never installed homebrew again.
For a moment, just relief.
Leo's blood went cold. He didn't have streaming history. He'd only just logged in. That wasn't supposed to happen
The top screen rendered a list of playlists in a brutalist, monospaced font. No album art. No search bar. Just text. He scrolled to Driving at 2 AM , a playlist he'd made years ago. He pressed A.