Friday, January 23rd, 2026

I’m starting this blog because something is wrong with my house.

I know how that sounds. I don’t care. This is not a creative writing exercise and it’s not a metaphor. If it turns into one later, that’s on me, not the walls.

THE WALLS ARE BREATHING.

Not like lungs. Not in a horror-movie way. It’s closer to how a building settles, except it happens too often and it reacts to things it shouldn’t be able to hear.

Before anyone asks:

  • no, I’m not on anything

  • yes, I checked for gas leaks

  • yes, I Googled it

  • yes, I regret that

I live alone. I’ve lived here long enough to know the normal noises. Pipes. Wind. Neighbors pretending they don’t slam doors at 2 a.m. This isn’t that.

It mostly happens at night, when everything else stops moving. The wall behind my bed will… adjust. Like it’s making room. Like it’s correcting something slightly off.

If I get up, it stops.

If I put my hand on it, it stops faster.

That’s the part I don’t like.

I’m not scared. I want that on record. I’m annoyed. I work, I come home, I sleep badly, repeat. I don’t need my house developing opinions.

I’m writing this down so I don’t start accommodating it without realizing. No moving furniture “just because.” No changing habits to make it quieter. No pretending this is fine.

If nothing else, this will prove to me later that I noticed when it started.

If you’re reading this because you found it through search, I don’t have advice. I’m not asking for help. Please don’t suggest exorcisms or crystals or whatever the current solution to structural anxiety is.

If you’re reading this because you live here too—
you should probably start writing things down.

— Edwin

(Okay so I just noticed k had the date wrong, I don’t know what day it is, don’t judge me.)


Edit: someone named “Bella gore” commented and it’s saying that I removed her comment?? I absolutely did not and I wanted to read it, so I don’t know what’s going on.

Comments

  1. BeLLaGoREx3January 23, 2026 at 9:25 PM

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  2. EdwinJanuary 23, 2026 at 9:30 PM

    Hey BeLLaGoRex3, I didn’t take down your comment, so I have no idea what’s going on with that, if you could repost whatever you said that would be helpful

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    1. BeLLaGoREx3January 23, 2026 at 11:09 PM

      What kind of sounds are you hearing...actual knocks...voices..can you literally hear breathing? Have you ever seen Raisa before now?

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    2. EdwinJanuary 24, 2026 at 8:52 AM

      Raisa reached out on Reddit, it was the first time I’d heard from her. I only really hear the breathing, except when I wake up at night (see my most recent post) that’s when I hear….whispers.

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