At first, it looked random.
Tiny orange droplets scattered across a white apartment door.
No smell. No obvious source. Just sticky, stubborn spots that kept coming back.
The tenant cleaned them.
They came back.
They wiped harder.
They came back again.
Confused and unsettled, they posted photos online and asked the question many renters dread:
“What are these splotches on my door?”
The answer turned out to be far more common — and far more unsettling — than anyone expected.
Page 1 — Why The Stains Didn’t Make Sense At First
The splotches weren’t in one place.
They appeared on random surfaces throughout the apartment.
The tenant ruled out the obvious causes:
- Not food — no red or orange sauces used
- No smell at all
- Sticky texture, but not greasy like oil
- Required aggressive cleaning to remove
Even stranger?
The tenant wasn’t the first person to live there.
Whatever this was… it might not have started with them.
People online began throwing out theories:
- Insects
- Rust particles
- Leaking pipes
- Paint defects
Then one commenter dropped a short, almost casual suggestion.
“Looks kinda like nicotine.”
That single word changed everything.
Read why nicotine doesn’t just disappear when someone moves out ⬇️⬇️⬇️
