Liam, a quiet trans boy finds his entire world thrust upside down when his Mom decides to uproot his whole life and move to, in his words, "a stupid seaside village". He finds a mysterious picture with an even more sinister note, warning people of a door that leads to a nuclear shelter. When him, his older brother Robin, and his brothers boyfriend Noah decide to go exploring, they find themselves lost in an endless maze of yellowed walls, and an ear splintering buzzing.
Helina, a diabetic girl and the pasters golden child runs a famous blog account with her best friend Sam. They both dream of becoming famous poets, and moving to Paris, where they'll live together until the end of time. When Helina gets a comment warning her of the same mysterious door, they decide to go exploring, finding themselves lost in the backrooms endless tangle of mazes. With only twenty four hours left on her insulin pump, and one vial of backup insulin, can Helina survive?
Emmy's life is going just as she'd planned: She's living in her own apartment, dancing every day and is just leaps away from being named her company's next Prima ballerina. And she's only 17. But all of Emmy's plans come to a screeching halt when the FBI shows up at her door to let her know that she's being stalked by a serial killer. Suddenly, the safe, insulated world she created for herself is riddled with violence, fear...and a growing pile of dead bodies. At first Emmy wants nothing more than to forget her chilling new reality - but her admirer isn't finished with her yet, and before she knows it, Emmy's stuck in a nightmare she can't dance her way out of.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains detailed scenes of murder, rape, torture, sex and stalking, which may be triggering for some readers.
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