The Things He Left Out

Name: The Things He Left Out
Author: Selmir

by Selmir

Harlan Beck sketches a missing screw—and the drawing leaves a real one on his table.

Psychological Supernatural Thriller Mystery Creation Engineering

Industrial designer Harlan Beck discovers that objects he draws can appear in the real world. The first is worthless and accidental. The next experiments are not. As he tests the limits of the impossible ability, omissions, ownership, and consequences become more important than the things he chooses to create.

Structure: 18 + Epilogue
Words: 16,501
Reading time: 1 hr 12 min
Audio: Browser TTS

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Content information

Psychological Themes · Strong Language · Violence · Disturbing Themes

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Characters

Harlan Beck

Industrial Designer

A precise designer whose technical sketches begin producing physical objects.

Leonie

Museum Conservator

Harlan's partner and an important anchor to ordinary reality as his experiments become harder to explain.

Priya Nordin

Design Lead

Harlan's boss at Kestrel Design, where his professional work continues alongside his private discovery.

Theo Grant

Prototype Machinist

Harlan's closest friend, a practical maker whose instincts make him difficult to fool with impossible hardware.

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Chapters

19 entries · 16,501 words

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