Dreampunk Stories

The Dreamer awakes, the shadow goes by; the tale I have told you, that tale is a lie... Portals to magical worlds, corvids that speak the meaning of life, and more await one who sits and listens to this sharing of tales between two anachronistic raconteurs, one of whom may or may not be Geoffrey Chaucer. Reader, remember this: the tales are pure fictions. Fantasies. Except when they are not.

What a year it's been, 'troopers. And what a collection of short stories we've got for you this time 'round! Nine brand-new stories from the nine sub-genres we did in 2020, all written by nine of your favourite Tevun-Krus contributors!

My Narrative Poetry of Alices in Wonderland Alices in Wonderland Author : Lewis Caroll Disclaimer: This is fanfiction. Photos that been used are credits to the right owner.

Mercy Waters has a secret. There's a voice in her head who comforts her and tells her fairy tales. There's only one problem: The voice won't tell Mercy her name. Cahira Tybalt has her own secret. She can move like a trained gymnast, fight like a born warrior, and speak Russian like she grew up speaking it. There's only one problem: None of these skills are hers. Bellamy Page has perhaps the most frightening secret of all: there are memories in her head that don't belong to her, and she doesn't know who they belong to. Until now. When Mercy finds out her secret friend's name, Cahira loses control of her violent instincts, and Bellamy sees a face both foreign and familiar in the mirror, the three of them are brought together to face the truth: who's memories, skills, and consciousness have been embedded into their minds? The answer will challenge everything they have ever known. Set in the near future, Embed is a science fiction/thriller novel told in split narratives that will pull you into a world full of futuristic tech fast paced intrigue. If you are reading this work anywhere other than Wattpad it has been copied without my permission.

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In a half-forgotten valley stitched from memory and myth, Elderglen is home to beings shaped by emotion, dreams, and discarded objects-each one echoing with the magic of what once was. At the center of it all lies The Sanctuary, a mismatched clinic where broken, wild, or unshaped beasts come to be understood-not captured, not cured, but healed. But when the beasts begin to behave strangely-howling in their sleep, shifting into forms not their own, dreaming before they're even born-the residents of the Sanctuary know something is wrong. Something in the valley has begun to unravel time and meaning. And only one person might understand how to mend what's fraying. The Beast Healer, long absent, has been called back. Told through the eyes of six strange, beautiful beings-each with hearts full of light, longing, and glitching grace-this is a story about caring for what cannot speak, decoding the poetry of broken things, and facing a world that asks not for answers, but for presence.

Further along the Dreamer's ward, Noah was having a nightmare. Panic-struck, he ran through the dark streets of his mind, pursued by a monstrous insect. He could hear the feet skittering on the pavement behind him, smell the fetid breath, see the huge shadow looming over him, about to pounce. Noah screamed and woke up...

--JUNE 2021 EDITOR'S PICK-- In a near future where neuroprosthetics have evolved, Nina--a young journalist--receives a hippoccampal implant after losing the ability to create long term memories. All seems well until memories that don't seem to be her own begin to surface. Now, Nina must find the truth behind these memories while struggling not to lose herself in them.

Is it a question Raul seeks or have answers gone extinct? Yet another dream of a person in the murky designs of the Swirl...

[Sample Excerpt] Ethan Roam suffers from night terrors and vivid daydreams, which lead him to the doorstep of the eccentric Dr. Grady Hunter, who thrusts him into a world of supernatural misfits. Ethan quickly learns that there's more reality to his dreams than he suspected. As Ethan unravels the truth behind his nightmares and falls into his first experience with love, he also finds himself the target of a sinister plan. Ethan's trust in his new companions will be tested and he'll have to decide who he can rely on and who he must defy in order to survive a fatal Halloween night. [Full book published by NineStar Press // Cover Art by Natasha Snow]

[Sample Excerpt] Dr. Grady Hunter has a vampire infestation on his hands in the town of Shady Pines, but he's been deserted by those best suited to help. After enlisting Chris Reed, a techno-mage, they find the vampires might only be the tip of a deadly iceberg. Returning home from his dream travels, Ethan Roam is eager to experiment with his newly discovered powers. But Ethan isn't the only familiar arrival in Grady's life. As more reminders of his dark past crop up, Grady and Ethan are swept up in a mystery of cosmic proportions. Grady must fight to keep an ever-evolving Ethan on his side while being challenged by the ghosts of his past. [Full book published by NineStar Press // Cover Art by Natasha Snow]

DreamPunk, contrary to the name, doesn't necessarily have to involve dreams. They can also be visions, drug-induced or otherwise. DreamPunk is surreal sci-fi, often merging with the fantastical.

Un mondo in cui i sogni sono la moneta corrente.

Dreampunk is a niche genre of speculative fiction that asks the question "Is this real?" and then follows up with "What does that even mean anyway?" Alice in Wonderland would be the prototypical example, but any anti-authoritarian investigation into the nature of dreams, reality, the self, and the universe might qualify. Examples abound in books, movies, and TV. Keep reading to see what I mean.

God was enraged to the Moon. He was beyond angry to those vile creatures created by her. So He throw her down to the Earth to rearrange the order destroyed by her creation: Werewolves. Jerich was an 18-year old graphic student who was fantasizing about a woman he only met in his dreams ever since he was young, to the point that he draw her beautiful face just so he can always look at her ethereal beauty even when he's not sleeping. But, never in his entire 18 years walking on this planet, did he expected to have his dream girl emerged from his drawing tablet and wake him up in the middle of the night.

*Original Title: The Toy Prince* Marisol Hoffman dreams of becoming a clock master just like her Uncle Drosselmeyer. On the eve of Winterfest, she meets his latest invention - a clockwork soldier that can break nuts. While the house sleeps, the dolls come to life, unlocking a world of clocks, juju, and sugar. From traversing secret fey gardens, to battling flying monsters, to uncovering the mystery of the Sugarcane Fairy, Marisol will test the limits of her clock mastery. Together with the Nutbreaker, she must find a way to overcome the Bat King or remain frozen in time with her dolls forever.

Paranormal // Mystery/thriller // Horror // LGBTQ+ // Novel // Completed ~ He haunts them every night, but these two kill men in their sleep. ~ Devon and Tamesis have shared dreams since they met back in highschool. Every fear, hope, and dream they shared as they built their life together. Even after Devon's promising military career was shot down with her, the two have been inseparable lovers. For years they've been on wicked adventures together, but then another person manages to sneak into their shared dream world--and he is not friendly. This strange, shadowy man changes his appearance every time in an attempt to elude them. He tries everything, from torture to seduction, in an attempt to sate his sadistic desires. He wants them for himself, dead or alive. But when you've shared your heart, dreams, and life with someone, it doesn't matter what reality you're in together: you fight for each other. ~*~ Wattpad featured "Tales to Terrify" (Halloween 2019) ~*~ Cover by the talented @SeventhStar Story written by both @Godhand and @Shimaira