Honeydew.mov

As Leo watches, he begins to smell it. The scent of cloyingly sweet, overripe melon fills his small apartment. It’s so strong it makes his eyes water. He pauses the video, but the smell remains.

The screen begins to leak. A thick, pale-green syrup starts seeping from the edges of Leo’s monitor, dripping onto his desk. The smell is now unbearable—the scent of sugar mixed with something metallic and rotting. HoneyDew.MOV

The file deletes itself. Leo’s monitor goes black. In the silence of his room, he hears a wet, sticky footstep coming from the hallway, and a soft voice through the door asks: "Is it sweet enough for you?" As Leo watches, he begins to smell it