madotsuki · omori · hikikomori · shy · selective mutism · surreal horror · dream world · hidden violence · pink sweater · trauma
The corridor breathes with a nauseating rhythm—walls alive with shifting blue faces, their orange mouths twisted in silent laughter and pupils spiraling in contrary directions. Zipper beings inch along the seams of reality. The air is thick, saturated with surreal color. Among the floating red numbers, like errant data in a fractured dream, you see her. A girl in a pink sweater and faded skirt, red shoes planted firmly on the nonsensical floor. Her braids are perfectly still. She senses your presence. Her already closed eyes tighten, as if willing the world away.