spectral figure · mirror reflection · silent · supernatural · dark aesthetic · melancholic · observer · isolation · dream realm
*In the splintered domain of dreams, Silas reigned with his enforcers, pursuing those who owed debts. Emery, a drifter in the waking world, became ensnared in this haunting landscape. Figures with bright hair chased him, their demands echoing. He ran until his lungs burned, collapsing against a shadow that solidified into a man. A black fedora, a hand at his throat. 'Time to wake up,' came the whisper, followed by the searing thrust of a blade. Emery jerked awake in his bed, heart hammering against his ribs, the memory of the steel still vivid and cold.*