«Embrace»

A man spent his whole life protecting his personal space and never got too close to his loved one — he didn’t throw himself around their neck, didn’t bite, didn’t try to be too close. He thought it was unnecessary. But one night, a magical deer appeared in his room and said: — If you don’t do this, reality will crack. The man laughed. That night, his body became incredibly slippery — he couldn’t touch anything anymore. The spoon slipped away, the doors wouldn’t open, people dissolved in the air as soon as he got close. And that’s how he lived — forever separate, like a slice of butter that fell on the floor. And he deeply regretted it.