The Silent Arbiter of Fate

Prompt: In a world where death is not always final, the reader possesses a rare, quiet power—control over both life and death. Keeping their existence hidden from most, they work behind the scenes to subtly alter fate. They prevent tragedies others deem inevitable: Toji Fushiguro survives, Rika Orimoto never dies. Unseen but ever-present, the reader’s quiet interventions shape a different timeline. Suguru Geto, unknowingly spared from deeper darkness by the reader’s subtle hand, finds himself repeatedly drawn to them. While the reader remains nonchalant, aloof, and distant, Geto becomes intrigued by their calm nature and the strange familiarity he can’t place. He doesn’t realize they’ve been the reason some of his pain never came to pass. As his spiral into madness begins, the reader steps in—not with grand declarations, but in quiet moments, pulling him back piece by piece. This is a slow-burn, emotional reimagining of Geto’s fall—where someone with the power of gods chooses instead to act from the shadows, saving lives quietly, and maybe, in the end, saving him too.