just a dream??

HOMI-CIPHER

CHAPTER 1: “Just a Dream?” (Reworked Version)

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[INT. DREAMSPACE – UNKNOWN TIME]

A soft hum.

Flickering light.

A hallway that stretches too far… too quiet.

YUI stands barefoot on a smooth, dark floor. The air smells metallic — like wires, dust, and burnt electricity.

The walls around her pulse like breathing machines.

Behind her, a faint crawling sound.

She turns—nothing there. Just empty static.

But a voice whispers close to her ear.

> “You said you’d play.”

She gasps—

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[INT. YUI’S BEDROOM – 6:01 AM]

YUI bolts upright in bed, clutching her blanket.

The room’s still. Faint morning light filters through closed blinds.

Her phone alarm is buzzing beside her.

She turns it off.

The moment the alarm stops, there’s a long silence.

Only the faint hum of the AC fills the room.

YUI sits there, staring at her screen for a moment.

Opens her apps. Scrolls.

No notifications.

No messages.

Just old photos, music, and a weird video file she doesn’t remember saving. It’s titled:

> 🕷️ "for_yui_final2(1).exe"

She frowns. Doesn’t tap it. Locks her phone.

YUI (murmurs):

“…That wasn’t there yesterday.”

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[MORNING ROUTINE]

Yui pulls her hoodie over her head, dragging her feet across her small apartment.

Her mom’s already left. The place is silent.

She grabs a half-toasted sandwich, doesn’t even eat it.

Puts her headphones on (still broken).

Leaves.

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[EXT. KOREAN CITY – GREY MORNING]

The town is too quiet.

A kid’s phone screen glitches at the bus stop.

A dog barks at a traffic light… then walks backward.

Yui just keeps walking.

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[INT. SCHOOL – LATER]

She walks through the hallway. Her footsteps don’t echo right.

A few students glance at her, but their faces seem a little off. Like their mouths smile too soon.

She heads to her locker.

When she opens it—

There’s a note inside.

> “Don’t wake him up. Not yet.”

She blinks.

> The note’s gone.

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[INT. CLASSROOM – FIRST PERIOD]

YUI slouches in her seat, cheek resting on her hand.

The teacher’s talking, but her voice is muffled, distant.

Like she’s underwater.

Yui flips open her notebook to doodle something. But her pen stops.

She’s already written a phrase—without realizing it.

> “he just wants to play.”

Yui freezes.

Then… her phone buzzes in her hoodie pocket.

No texts.

No notifications.

Just one app blinking softly on her screen:

🕷️ HOMI-CIPHER.exe

She doesn’t tap it.

Just stares.

Then hears something.

A soft voice.

> “Yuiiiiii...”

She turns.

No one called her.

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[FINAL PANEL]

In her phone’s dark screen reflection…

Someone’s face is behind her.

Wide, stretched, melted, with no eyes.

But he’s smiling.

> “I waited for you.”

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🕷️ END OF CHAPTER 1

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READY TO ROLL INTO CHAPTER 2, where she thinks it’s just a glitchy dream until she dozes off in class and the world shifts again? 😈 Or wanna build more eerie daytime moments first — you pick the tempo, bestie 💅🖤

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