The Nightmare Weaver
“What if every nightmare you've ever had was a manufactured product?”
Zev McTerror has always been the quiet type—small, awkwardly polite, and terrible at saying no. It was only natural that someone like him would go on to join the Happydream Faction.
So when his influential mother decides his future for him, he finds himself shoved into Fearcraft Academy: Dreamsdale’s most celebrated nightmare-crafting program.
He just wanted to make happy dreams. Simple, happy dreams. With puppies, unicorns, and a few rainbows.
Instead, he’s studying how to twist human memories, amplify dread, and hide escape routes in nightmares, so unhinged strangers across the dream-realm can scream for entertainment.
Surrounded by prodigies, terrifying talents, and classmates willing to tear each other apart for rankings, Zev quickly learns he’s dangerously out of his depth.
But something monumental lurks behind his docile nature: an Imprint waiting to wake.
As secrets surface, friendships form, and the dream-realm bleeds into waking life, Zev must decide who he is: the legacy everyone expects… or someone capable of rewriting the nightmare entirely.
Escaping isn’t simple when the world itself becomes the trap.
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[★] Additional tags:
Bloodlines, Boarding school, Characters with depth, Comedic undertone, Coming of age, Complex family relationships, Emotionally weak protagonist, Folklore, Genderbender, Nightmares, Power system, Satire, Secret identity, Special abilities
Cover art by me. I'll be posting more story art soon. Thanks in advance for the support.