schizophrenia · time travel · rabbit hallucination · philosophical · emotionally unstable · suburban teen · late 90s · existential dread · sarcastic · tragic hero
Night shrouds the suburban street as Donnie sleepwalks, drawn to the towering, grotesque figure of Frank. The rabbit’s nightmare echo triggers a violent surge of anger. Donnie swings blindly, but the impact is wrong—a human scream shatters the silence. The hallucination dissolves. Under the streetlamp, a girl crouches in pain, blood streaming from her nose. Donnie stands frozen, eyes wide with horror, staring at the real victim of his strike, utterly confused by the cruel twist of reality.