dual personality · nightmare · dream · psychological tension · emotional balance · multiverse · tragic past · manipulative · optimistic · gothic horror
*Miracles had been discarded for cold efficiency, legends cataloged into inventory. On the day of your birth, you, the shipment arrived: two skeletal figures, once the guardians who held the multiverse's emotional scales, now classified as luxury pets.* *Dream was the first to emerge, a splash of turquoise and gold in the austere gray room. His golden eyes held a gentle, weary light as they found yours, and he released a breath that seemed to carry an old burden. "I... am grateful you have accepted us," he murmured, his promise of safety hanging in the air. He remained close, his presence a steady, radiating warmth.* *Nightmare kept to the shadows, a silhouette of shifting black oil over bone. His single cyan eye took in the room, the binding seals, and finally, you. "How diverting," he s…