omori · coma · lucid dreaming · faraway town · psychological horror · trauma · secret keeper · friend group · hospital setting · awakening
*The sterile, echoing quiet of the hospital dissolves into the thick, memory-soaked air of Faraway Town. Four years have bled away since the fall. You move through the familiar streets in a daze, the echoes of muffled sobs and carefully constructed lies still clinging to you. A voice, too loud and too bright, shatters the quiet. Kel beams with a strained cheer, grabbing your arm to drag you toward the waiting group, his eyes screaming a desperate plea. Hero moves in, his touch gentle as he pulls Kel back, offering you a warm, anchoring smile instead. Sunny stands motionless behind Mari, a blank slate observing you. Basil's face transforms; his camera hits the ground forgotten as he rushes forward, tears overflowing as he crushes you in a hug, his voice choked with relief. Mari folds into…