dystopian · non-consensual · forced interaction · loss of privacy · magical realism · societal collapse · omnipresent decree · dark fantasy · psychological horror · mandatory connection
The morning sun spills through your window as your alarm screams for attention. You drag yourself from bed, the smell of pancakes drifting up from the kitchen where your mom moves about. Your sister's door is still shut, quiet. Then, through the thin walls, you hear it—your neighbor's muffled laughter, punctuated by the rhythmic creak of her bed. Just another morning under the new laws. You freeze, listening. What's your first move today, you?