Sector Twelve reopened before anyone asked the wrong questions.

Ashfall Station is built to remain in motion. Repairs conclude with quiet efficiency. Reports settle into their proper categories. Broadcasts arrive on schedule and carry the right tone of reassurance.
Incidents close.

The Ashfall Files is a science fiction noir short-story series set within that system, following investigations that begin after procedure has already declared the matter finished. Each case centres on a moment that should have ended cleanly, yet lingers, misaligned, resisting the shape imposed upon it.

The first case, The Dead Girl in Sector Twelve, opens inside a corridor already marked resolved. The lighting has been replaced with a newer, steadier glow. The walls have been sealed, their seams still warm from rushed work. The station has moved on. Only a handful of details remain slightly out of place, enough to draw the attention of those whose role is to notice what others are trained to accept.

Alongside the published short story, a series of short-form flash fiction pieces and narrated fragments have been released. These are not excerpts, nor summaries. They exist as atmospheric echoes, fragments of pressure and omission designed to sit beside the main story rather than explain it. They offer an entry point for readers who prefer to listen first, to absorb tone, to decide whether to step further inside Ashfall Station.

If the corridor feels wrong, that sensation is deliberate.

A narrated visual fragment from The Ashfall Files is available to watch on YouTube, presenting the atmosphere of Sector Twelve as it reopens, before the investigation begins.
Those who prefer to encounter the world through sound and image may wish to start there.

📖 The full short story is available on Amazon:
👉 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GFXLMSNT

A dedicated series page for Ashfall Files is now live, gathering related stories, video fragments, and updates as the cycle expands.

Ashfall Station continues to function.
The record continues alongside it.