She checked the DWR-M920 router. Lights blinked in a panicked rhythm: green, orange, red. Then nothing but a single, steady red eye.

“Firmware?” Maya frowned. “That’s the router’s brain, right?”

At 12:15 AM, with a paperclip and a prayer, Maya followed the steps. The router’s lights flickered—amber, green, amber again. Her laptop screen flashed: “Firmware recovery successful.”