Bound All Well, by Remi Stav

Jobac prefers life at a distance. Nicknamed “Jo in the back” for his habit of observing rather than participating, he drifts through his days quietly, content to avoid attention. Social gatherings unsettle him, and friendships feel more like obligations than bonds. Yet when his friend Daniel insists he join a night out, Jobac reluctantly agrees—only to find himself swept into a mystery that unravels the fragile calm of his solitary life.

At the bar, two silent twins with pale faces and watchful eyes capture his attention. By morning, Jobac awakens with them in his apartment, their presence both intimate and unnerving. What begins as a fleeting encounter spirals into a haunting connection: marks on his arms that won’t fade, dreams that blur into waking hours, and a deepening pull toward the twins that he cannot explain—or resist.

As strangers like Rickety and Amanda draw him deeper into a shadowed web, Jobac must confront the question that now dominates his life: are the twins real, or is he being consumed by something far more elusive?