Inktober 2023

The first time was in his dreams, a lake somewhere surrounded by trees. He couldn’t remember having been there ever before, the scenery was serene and it gave him a sense of tranquility. However, there was this eerie feeling of something watching him, he couldn’t see anything at first. and just as he turned towards the trees he woke up. The next time he was back in the same dream, the same feelings, the same trees and the same lake. This time, he instantly looked towards the forest and there it was. Something, watching him from the darkness of the forest. The fear was creeping up inside him, and the red eyes staring so intently at him seemed like they were reaching for something deep in his mind. He then woke up.

The next time he felt the eerie feeling of being watched, he wasn’t dreaming at all, he wasn’t even asleep. He had been on his way to work, stuck in traffic. He immediately looked around, everywhere, searching for those red eyes in the middle of the dark. He saw nothing. The feeling never left, not when he got to work, not when he got home, not when he went to sleep and was back at the lake again. Not even when it had been a week of living like that.

One night, he was outside, taking a walk down the street, when the feeling intensified. He stopped, illuminated by only one street light, the others were off for some reason. He still couldn’t find the red eyes.

“Found you”

A voice whispered in his ear and everything went dark.

Day 1, dream

Teeth. Teeth fairies?

Spiders

Path

Dodge (this knife (Acheron reference??))

Map

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