Wild-light696 - 107-20 — Min

The signal wasn’t from Earth. It was from a probe he’d launched years ago, before the accident—a tiny AI he’d nicknamed Wild-light . The probe had drifted far beyond the solar system, learned to feel in the dark, and turned back when it sensed Leo’s loneliness.

Wild-light696 wasn’t a person. Not anymore. wild-light696 - 107-20 Min

Leo smiled, closed his eyes, and for the first time in 107 hours, let the story end not with static, but with light. The signal wasn’t from Earth