my authors note are such nonsense, i apologize.

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ethan exited the mental hospital with curiosity and wonder running wild in his mind. he had no clue what to think about y/n, especially since her sudden outburst of someone finding him. but who found him? and who was 'him' anyway?

he tried to rid the though of 'him' in his mind, but he couldn't. even as he drove away, he heard a ticking in his head. it was like a clock counting down, but he didn't know for how long. at any given second he felt like he'd explode or possibly worse. but it was just in his head, it wasn't real.

when he entered his home, he was greeted by silence. ethan dropped his keys on the counter before proceeding to his room. as he inches closer, the sudden ticking sound got louder.

'tick, tock. tick, tock. tick, tock.' the sound went. he stopped in his tracks and searched the room for the sound of the ticking. he practically tore the room apart and the sound only got louder, he was now unable to even form a coherent thought. he hit his head furiously before it suddenly stopped. his eyes were squeezed shut and his fists were balled at the side of his head.

feeling frightened, he opened his eyes to reveal a mirror in front of him. it was glimmering like holograph.

"what the fuck," he spoke. he looked around the room and fearfully clutched his shirt. there was no one in sight, and if there was, they were sure as hell amazing at hiding.

ethan got closer to the mirror and touched the glass for it only to go through. he pulled back instantly with a yelp and shakes the feeling of it off of his hand.

'tick, tock. tick, tock. tick, tock.'

the sound got louder in his head.

he once again ran his hand through the mirror and this time, he put his entire body through. he was now free falling down a hole to nowhere. he let out a scream until his body landed on the floor of a well lit room.

there stood a table and a single door that was a lot small than he was. he was now freaking out. his breathing got rigid and he could feel himself panicking. was this some kind of sick prank? if it was, he was in no mood for it.

ethan viewed his surroundings and noticed in the table it had a slice of cake and a small bottle with unknown contents inside of it. the cake read 'eat me!' and the bottle read 'drink me!' written in black ink.

he didn't know what to do, or how it would help, but he reached for the small bottle and drunk it without any hesitation. the liquid made him squish his face in a sour look, before he threw the bottle to the ground and attempted to spit the flavor out.

the ground was closer to him and he realized how small he had suddenly gotten. he felt his face, his chest and even his pants to make sure that all of him was still there.

he was now curious about the door. he inched towards it and his hand reached the golden knob and twisted it. the door opened and stepped out to be awed at the sight. big flowers surrounded him, as well as tall grass.

"he's here!" a voice spoke. "i told you he was here!"

two boys who were twins came from hiding in the flowers with a white rabbit behind them holding a stopwatch.

"welcome, ethan!"

he stumbled backwards. this had to be some kind of dream. a rabbit did not just talk to him. it was physically impossible. right?

"w-where the hell am i? someone better start explaining or im kicking all your asses," ethan said as he balled his fists. the rabbit stepped in front of the two scared twin boys and spoke.

"welcome to wonderland."