We've updated our Content Guidelines.
Review the latest guidelines to keep sharing stories safely.
Phobia
  • WpView
    Reads 9
  • WpVote
    Votes 0
  • WpPart
    Parts 1
WpMetadataReadOngoing5m
WpMetadataNoticeLast published Fri, Apr 17, 2026
WpInfo
Fiction
Horror
Psychological
Dark Comedy
Science Fiction
Alexis lives in a dystopian world were scientists study your every move and your mind when you are asleep. Every time Alexis falls asleep she has nightmares of killing everyone she loves because she can feel a darkness around her soul and her mind, she wakes up screaming and on the verge of panic attacks, that is how she normally wakes up. But the one time she doesn't wake up from the nightmare, she finds herself facing her best friend Jenna and her brother Luke, she has to kill either one in order to wake up and if she doesn't she dies. As her friends in the real world try and fight to keep her alive, Alexis is having to fight the dark version of herself she never wants to be. Will she be able to wake up without having to kill her best friend or brother or will she die trying to save them both?
All Rights Reserved
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
Illustration

You may also like

  • 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐳𝐚𝐤𝐡𝐩𝐮𝐫
  • The Prototype's Real Mother
  • ROOM 8 - STRAY KIDS x READER FF
  •  අහවර [ Ongoing fiction  ]
  • Echoes of Playtime Past (Poppy Playtime) Poppy Playtime AU
  • Favorite Fixation (Yandere boys x Reader)
  • ငါ့မှာ အမတတစ်ပိုင်းစွမ်းရည်ရှိနေတယ်【Completed 】
  • "အမုန်းပင်"

She came looking for a story. The story was looking for her. In the mountains of Pakistan lies Barzakhpur - a village that phases in and out of existence. A place where the fog lingers too long and the dead don't leave. Taniksha Shah rents an old haveli for creative solitude. Instead, she finds Aslan Ijaz - silent, severe, and far too watchful for a mere caretaker. He tells her not to leave after dark. He doesn't tell her he's chained himself to a bed every night to keep something inside him from reaching her. Because the entity wearing his bones has started to hate the way he looks at her. And in Barzakhpur, love is a weakness the dead do not forgive.

More details
WpActionLinkContent Guidelines