Content Warning This story contains sensitive topics and explicit scenes from Chapter 9 onward. Please read with care. ⚠️ Romance with explicit content - Chapters 9, 10, and 12 (Mira & Vessel). Disclaimer This is a fictional story inspired by the aesthetic and concept of Sleep Token. It has no connection to the real people behind the masks. Names, traits, and events are made up. Please respect the band members' privacy. This is a work of imagination - not a portrayal of real lives. Note on Language Originally written in German. Mira's inner voice reflects that. Dialogues with the band are in English. While this version is fully translated, I hope the original tone and emotional atmosphere remain intact. "The Shadow We Worship" A Sleep Token Fanfiction A fleeting livestream. A strange message. And an encounter with a masked stranger that changes everything. Mira leads a quiet life - caught between art school, her sketchbook, and the noise of the big city. Until one day, a mysterious stranger reaches out to her. He wears a mask. He reveals almost nothing about himself. And yet something about him pulls her in. It begins with a mask she designs for him - and ends in a storm of intimacy, obsession, longing, and something greater than both of them: a supernatural presence that has been watching her all along. Caught between reality and delirium, between desire and danger, Mira is drawn into a world where art is sacred, love demands sacrifice - and shadows speak. A story about control and surrender. About two people who recognize each other long before they meet. And about the darkness that shapes us - if we let it.

A witty wallflower. A world of secrets. And one Season that will change everything. England, 1807. Sophia (Sophie) Windle is no ordinary debutante. Cynical, sharp-tongued, and determined to avoid the matrimonial trap set by high society-and her determined mother-she's perfectly content to sabotage her own prospects and fade into the background as a well-practiced wallflower. But when a lie lands her in the path of the aloof and aggravating Mr. Wells, a suspicious old flame re-emerges with charming words, Sophie's carefully constructed defenses begin to crack. What begins as a season of quiet rebellion, soon spirals into scandal, betrayal, and the threat of ruin. Torn between the expectations of her family, the ghosts of her past, and the mysterious farm-hand, William, Sophia must decide what she truly wants-and what she's willing to risk to get it. From ballrooms to a men's only school, Pinnacle is a Regency drama steeped in tension, romance, and razor-sharp wit. With one voice that refuses to be silenced, Sophia's story is not just about survival in society-it's about defiance, self-discovery, and the quiet power of choosing your own fate.