Brilliant! A magnificent conceit beautifully delivered. I love the way the premise starts off as utterly chilling — the idea of man’s mind being stomped flat and pushed aside to make room for a parasitic encumbant — but then turns into something more exciting and triumphant as The Replacement fights to reclaim bodily autonomy. The ending — finally managing to kill the President by destroying himself — was marvellous. This is one of very few stories I’ve ever read where death feels like a victory; a reclamation of something precious. A lot of writers have the same idea, but few have the talent to pull it off. Fantastic stuff, as always, from one of the best writers on Substack.