[HIATUS] The Endless Dream

How far would you go for the ones you love? Dorian is a college sophomore just trying to get his life on track: graduate, build a future, find love. But then, one day, his older brother doesn't wake up, and no one can explain why. The only clues Rowan leaves behind are a series of rambling journals and a box of static-filled VHS tapes. Dorian tries to go on with his life like nothing happened, but soon finds he can't. Consumed by his brother's mysterious passing, he scours the journals and studies every frame of the tapes until two words appear in the static: [Once More] Now every time Dorian sleeps, he falls into The Endless Dream--a nightmare realm of surreal landscapes and horrific monsters. Surrounded by mysteries and threatened by madness, Dorian holds onto the single strand that drives him forward: what happened to Rowan? Tags[Dark Fantasy] [LitRPG, equipment based and skill based] [Tactically Minded MC] [Mystery Focus] [Modern Setting] What to expect?-Creeping and dread horror rather than slasher horror.-Posting schedule is MWF in CST.-For the MC to be constantly outclassed, but find a path through regardless.-A fully planned out central mystery that is slowly unraveled with time.-Smaller mysteries on the way to the larger one.-Psychological elements.-No romance (No shade, I'm just bad at writing romance).-Ultimately this is a story about love and loss. If you like the story drop a follow!