A Long Sleep

The long eyelashes quivered as they slowly fluttered open, revealing dazed blue eyes.

A dull ache throbbed at the back of Xion's head, and his body felt strangely heavy as if he had been asleep for ages. The lingering traces of a dream slipped from his grasp like water through his fingers.

He frowned. What was it? He had seen something… someone… but the details eluded him. Nevertheless, one thing remained. The vivid warmth he felt seemed to linger in his heart.

The scent of aged wood and melted candle wax filled his nose as he blinked away the haze clouding his mind.

The ceiling above him was cracked, its once-white paint peeling away to reveal the bare structure underneath.

The window frames were empty, void of glass, allowing the breeze and dust to float lazily in the dim morning light.

Where am I?