We as humans dream and seek things in life. Some seek glory, fame and riches. Others look for adventures, or seek adventure, but all look for purpose. Often times we find ourselves trapped in the mundane however, trying to break free without ever realizing we were trapped from the beginning.
The lights flicker with a dull yellow glow. Feeling sluggish and dreary Noah pulls himself from the worn mattress he's had for years. "Another day of mundane life huh" he says with sarcasm and false hope of change. He opens the door of his simple apartment with enough room for a single person to live in walking out to follow the routine he's found himself in, proceeding to work as a simple stocker.
As the night begins, he gets everything ready to do his job as usual. However when he goes to click upon a song to listen too for the night something catches his eye. "The bright somnium huh?" He says wondering what this channel could be. He clicks upon one finding joy in a new narrator of horror stories, one of wich he no longer needs to constantly change throughout his shift at work.
"Haaaa why is today so long, can't something new every happen? Like maybe a robber or something I don't know."
Exasperated Noah keeps working stocking shelves listening to the new narratores stories slowly finding more to his intrest. Some are base off of fantasy others around folklore but all hold his attention to some degree.
During his lunch break Noah decides to scroll through the comment sections of different videos. Nothing out of the ordinary appears until he sees one that seems to address him directly.
Anonymous: Welcome user to the Bright somnium's channel listen well and enjoy his stories.
"Hmm are they talking to me might as well check." Noah says half heartedly nearing the end of lunch he types in the comment not expecting a response.
Noah: Hey thanks for the welcome just found the channel by chance.
The night drags on and he follows his routine as usual however now he listens to the bright somnium. This habit becomes part of his routine it's new although nothing major it's a change. Noah slowly begins interacting and becoming part of the community joining lives and greeting others.
Shadowwalker256(Noah): Hey everyone I'm finally tuning in to the bright somniums live for the night work is so slow.
SomberSleeper35: Hey shadow, yea work can be a drag sometimes hope you have a good night though.
Sleepystreamer47: Shadow I listened to that story you recommend yesterday thought it was pretty good but still not my favorite, oh have you subscribed to the channel yet?
Shadowwalker256: Nah not yet idk why I just forget to whenever break or lunch rolls around.
As the days pass he finds himself listening more and more to the bright somnium never realizing just how much it's taking unnoticed.
Vivid dreams plague his mind while he slumber the bed creaking under his unconscious form. "Wh-where am I? Whats happening?" Noah says this while looking upon his surroundings, seemingly in a hall with a bright light coming from a door near the end. He begins approaching this being his only option, and when he turns the rustic know of the door it creaking as if ready to fall from the hinges it slowly opens.
Once he crosses the boundary of the door he sees a massive crowd of people black bars above each of their heads all except for his own. He slowly approaches the crown trying to blend in with his surroundings a sense of dread in his stomach he begins trying to talk to those around him.
"Hey where are we, and what's going on?" Noah says this quietly to a few people tying to nudge their shoulders, or arms to garner their attention none responding however.
Before long a bright light sweeps the crowd. Waking up with a jolt Noah finds his palms sweaty and heart racing. Not thinking much if the odd dream he continues on with his night heading to work. Yet something picks at the back of his brain as if he should remember something but it's just out of his reach.
Just wishing to get the night over with his weekend beginning after this shift he goes to put on a story from the bright somnium,but there's something different. One small detail that Noah doesn't realise caught in the mundane of his new routine.
'Subscribed' is under the bright somniums channel with a comment in the newest video. Anonymous:thank you user to subscribing to the bright somnium and welcome to the family of light.