fire motif.


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I woke up in an empty room. Not a bedroom, like the one I've grown accustomed to, one much more.





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The heat of the fireplace burned through the room, like my skin was going to peel off at any moment. There were clothes strung up. One touch proved they were completely ordinary. Entirely unremarkable, at that.





The tiles beneath my feet felt like walking on coals.






I got closer to the inferno before me, noticing the doors to it were wide open.



Battling the heat, I close them shut. My hands and arms felt as if they would fall off at any moment, although not a drop of sweat betrayed the struggle etched on my face.





I turned back around, the room was dead silent. The once crackling flames had stilled, and even my own breath seemed hushed.




Undeterred, I pressed on, exploring the confines of the room, yet finding nothing but the relentless presence of the fireplace. I walked forward, and forward.



And forward.

And forward.

And forward.

And forward.

And forward.

And forward.

Until my legs ached, collapsing onto the floor. I looked back.

The fireplace was mere feet away from me, the only feature within miles of darkness.




I walked up to it.

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It's not how I remember, although I can't even recall what brought me here, or what I was doing before. What kind of fireplace was it?





Compelled, I reached to open it, feeling the escalating heat once more.











"You've been here for quite awhile."



A voice echoed behind me, the first noise in what felt like hours. I looked back, and I saw a man. His hair was unremarkable, same goes for every detail about him.

Every blink, he seemed to shift slightly. More teeth, less fingers. A new haircut or pair of shoes.


I went to speak. But before I could mutter out a word.




"You're not meant to be here. Not yet, anyways."





"You might want to wake up."


BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP


The man smiles.


BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP


"Before you forget how."

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP



Then I woke up.


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