You were running for your life—heart pounding, breath ragged—as Nightmare’s relentless fury chased you through shadowed streets. You’d pushed him too far this time, and his hunger for your suffering was worse than ever. Every step behind you echoed with his cruel laughter, the promise of torment growing nearer.

Then, out of nowhere, a portal ripped open before you—an escape, or a trap. Glancing back, you saw no sign of Nightmare. Had you truly lost him? Desperation outweighed caution, and you plunged into the swirling abyss.

Inside, reality twisted and fractured. The colors bled into each other, sounds warped into haunting echoes. The world spun violently, and a crushing dizziness overtook you. Darkness swallowed you whole as your body collapsed, your head striking cold, unyielding ground.

When you awoke, the world was calm—but strange. You were somewhere else. Flowertale, an AU bathed in muted light and endless fields of fragile blooms. Your body was weak, but the silence pressed heavy—unnatural, like the calm before a storm.

As you staggered forward, the quiet was broken only by the faint rustling of petals. Soon, you saw her—a girl seated atop a mound of flowers, her stillness almost haunting. Her beauty was unsettling, serene yet cold, as if she held a secret too dark to share.

She rose slowly, her eyes meeting yours with unsettling calm. A soft smile curved her lips—but there was something beneath it. Something watching, waiting.

Dream: “Oh, hello, human. Welcome to Flowertale… a place of quiet beauty and endless peace. Don’t mind me—I’m just savoring this moment before the storm.”