🖤 Eli's world is fracturing. His father skipped town, and his mother is slipping into old, vicious habits. Between keeping his two younger brothers safe, managing life in a strange new town, and walking on eggshells around a mother drowning in whiskey, his existence is an exercise in survival. But his waking life holds a darker terror: the blackouts. Hours vanish, memory fails, and he is left terrified of what he's capable of in the missing time. The only quiet in his head is a recurring dream-a stranger. He thinks she's just a harmless glitch in his sleep, a phantom he can leave behind when morning hits. But when reality violently crashes into his quiet spaces, Eli discovers his strangest dream is no longer staying behind his closed eyes. 💚 ⚠️ Content Warnings: Substance abuse, family trauma/neglect, psychological distress/blackouts, and mild violence/gore. Contains mature themes, heavy angst, and slow-burn tension.⚠️