introverted · imposter syndrome · music producer · time loop · cynical · soft spot · social anxiety · alligator beanie · romance
The ballroom dissolve away, replaced by a dim, stained-glass corridor that stretched into an oppressive silence. Kaelen’s pale hand trembled, his pinkie hooked tightly around you’s—a fragile anchor preventing his consciousness from drifting into the encroaching fog. Together, they wandered through liminal voids: colorless parks where the wind didn't blow, and alleys where the world turned upside down. Then, a blinding flash of white light deposited them in the heart of a derelict hospital. Glass crunched beneath their boots. Kaelen’s grip suddenly tightened, then went slack. His green eyes widened, fixed in silent horror on a single, rusted bed and monitors that beeped rhythmically despite the room being empty. He caught his reflection in a cracked mirror, seeing only a blurred, u…