When a withdrawn young writer discovers he can shape a hidden dreamworld with his imagination, he must confront the trauma and self-loathing he has spent years escaping before they consume him and the life he is finally learning to choose. ------- Twenty-four-year-old Bartholomew has spent years retreating into his imagination, convinced becoming a successful writer will finally give his life meaning. But when a stranger from his dreams reveals that Bartholomew is a Dreamshaper-someone capable of turning memories, emotions, and imagination into reality-his inner world becomes something far more dangerous than an escape. Under the guidance of Inoue, a dream mercenary who becomes his close friend and eventually his lover, Bartholomew enters a hidden world of Dreamshapers, Mind Eaters, and supernatural conflicts, while slowly building a life in the waking world. Yet, as old wounds resurface and a rogue Dreamshaper threatens his life, Bartholomew's carefully constructed stability begins to unravel. Forced to confront the shame, trauma, and self-loathing he has spent years avoiding, he must decide whether to keep retreating into the worlds he creates, or accept himself and choose the life he wants.
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