He moved his mouse to hover over it, but there was no metadata. It wasn't a file. It was just... there. He refreshed the desktop. The red dot moved a fraction of a millimeter closer to the triangle.
He tried to change the wallpaper back to a default Windows blue, but the grey stayed. He tried to shut down the monitor, but the white triangle glowed through the power-off state, burning into his retinas. 2560x1440 Minimalist HD Wallpaper">
Every ten seconds, the red dot jumped. It wasn't a virus; it was a countdown in motion. As the red pixel finally touched the tip of the white triangle, the grey background didn't flicker—it inhaled. The 1440p resolution suddenly felt like a window being forced open. He moved his mouse to hover over it,