Wheels Within

A seemingly ordinary contractor, Bennett finds his life upended by relentless headaches that bring vivid hallucinations of a colossal, sky‑piercing city called Thone. In these episodes he shares a cramped room with a woman he has known only in his most intimate dreams—a tall, brunette figure whose presence feels both familiar and impossibly perfect. The contrast between his routine world and the surreal, towering metropolis leaves him questioning the nature of his own mind.

When he finally confides in a neurologist, the doctor rules out any physical cause and points to a deep‑seated emotional conflict. Bennett learns that his imagined woman may be a composite of childhood memories, fueling a frustration that fuels the phantom city. As the episodes grow more intense, he faces a choice: continue drifting further from reality or confront the hidden yearning that drives his visions. The story explores how desire, memory, and the mind’s capacity for invention can blur the line between what is real and what is imagined.