Nothing Leaves Shaanpur

In a desert town that exists outside of time, where cobblestone streets twist like memory and medieval instruments hum alongside Punjabi folk rhythms, a mysterious saloon called The Ghungroo and Gunpowder waits at the heart of it all. When a dust-covered stranger in red and blue walks through its doors, he finds more than drink and stares-he finds a trap woven of loops, illusions, and something deeper: himself.

As the stranger tries to escape the town's shifting streets and the cold wisdom of the enigmatic bartender, Basra, he begins to unravel-questioning whether he's stuck in a dream, a curse, or a place that simply remembers him better than he remembers himself.

A sci-fi/fantasy/western set in a surreal Middle Eastern-inspired world, this is a story about time, identity, and the places we can never truly leave.