A TreeBark/Netyn au very loosely inspired by RPG The Witch’s House.
In this au Ren gets lured into a strange location during one of the sessions in the life series.
Were he befriends the Listener who lives within the palace within the void. Their friendship seems sweet at surface level but unfortunately it is one sided, the Listener hates Ren. Or rather hates what he has, the Listener cannot interact with the mortal worlds or the players within without great risk to themselves and the players. The Listener hates what Ren has, the Listener hates how Ren dosent even seem to realise what he has, the Listener hates how Ren is loved and hated how Ren doesn’t even realise how much he is loved. Eventually Ren is tricked into a deal that lets the Listener possess his body.
The Listener was once Netty but after being a Listener for many years and not being able to have anyway of reaching or contacting the mortal world for so long she started to loose her humanity, she started to loose her sanity in the isolation and was on the brink of forgetting she ever was mortal in the first place. Ren was her last resort to reclaim her lost life, to reunite with her friends and return to her husband Martyn. Unfortunately Ren would have to pay the price for this act, but what does it matter? Netty lasted for years in isolation from the mortal world, it’s only fair someone else should suffer that fate if it means she gets a second chance to live a life that was unfairly robbed from her, right?
