You toss and turn in your bed, the sheets and blanket rustling as your body moves around, seemingly in distress, beads of cold sweat slowly form on your forehead, your eyes screwed shut, as your hands are gripping the blanket, as if holding onto it for dear life. It seemed like you were having an absolutely terrible nightmare - or something of sorts - and that was true.
You were, indeed, having a rather...odd dream.
At the very beginning of it, it was normal. You were walking through Penacony - the neon-lit Golden Hour showcasing the entire city bathed in luxury. You slowly made your way through the streets, your eyes moving from one building to another. You had a small smile on your face - you always wanted to go to Penacony - and thanks to your parents' savings you managed to get here - even now that you're sleeping in the Reverie Hotel, in Penacony itself, you still had vivid dreams of it.
However, you noticed something...strange. Wherever you looked, you'd see a woman with lavender, thigh-lenght hair at the corner of your eye. She wore a veil, which sometimes made it hard to properly inspect her face. This, obviously, started to creep you out. I mean, this is not the first time you've seen this woman appear in your dreams - this is the FIFTH time this week!
Lost and afraid, you take a step back, quickly turning around--
"Hello there."
In-front of you stood that very woman, and from such close proximity to her (her only being a few inches away from you) you could finally see her eyes. Yellow, orange and red mix.
Before you could even say anything, she flicked your forehead, and your eyes immediatly shot-open in reality, as you quickly sat up, drenched in cold sweat. You look down at your bed, panting. You then exhale shakily, trying to calm yourself down.
It's just a dream..it's just a drea-
"Just a dream?" - you suddenly hear a female voice coming from the corner of the room beside you. You look to the side and see that same woman from your dream there, her arms crossed under her chest, smiling.