The Backrooms

hah

It might be my problem??????

title. Images clunky rn too. Will do a proper announcement+post if works

thanks to those that helped out (can be found in infobox) the html broke when being ported here so sorry that took a while. Wrote this with mostly personal experience and I still have the original draft and it is a big 180 from what it is now, so big thanks to all of y'all! This, thematically speaking, is also a big 180 from my previous page phenomenon 26.0004379i which yall should check out if you want something more lighthearted and whimsical. Also this marks my 3rd page on site over the course of a year and a half! Big thanks to all, AND HOPE WILL WIN!

saw this during the critting process, and haven't had a page resonate on such an emotional level in a while. sending hope :>

The story and characters were really compelling. The style and narration really makes me feel bad for the main character, while still feeling believable (something that can be tough when writing such horrible parents)

I do think it would have benefited from taking more time after the no-clipping however, to see the hope gradually come back and the character gradually heal from their mental wounds. The hope part feels a bit rushed since we don't get to see their new life that much, and how they adapt to it with their new partner

But overall I still really liked it! Good job

Bad parenting type pages always get to me personally—it resonates with me in many ways that I can't particularly explain and I'm grateful I was able to read this page when I did!

Very compelling and wholesome. This site needs more emotional content.

I think a trigger warning of emotional, physical, + narcissistic abuse would be beneficial to readers who are survivors. Otherwise, excellent writing!

I've been following this article since it was first posted on sandbox-forum, and I unhesitatingly upvoted it when it was officially posted. Now, it has been translated into Chinese by myself and another translator, xislandelisand.

As the lead translator, I found this article truly brilliant. When I translated her suicide note to Hayley, I couldn't help but feel heartbroken for her fate. Fortunately, Dawn eventually met her true prince charming (or perhaps a dazzling knight) in the Backrooms and began a new life. Seeing her emerge from the shadows of the past and embrace a new beginning truly makes the article worthy of its theme: Hope. As she wrote in her diary 10 years later: "Maybe there is hope at the end of the dark tunnel. Not just here, but for life." I sincerely hope Dawn can continue to be happy.

I apologize, I'm not very good at organizing my thoughts, but that's all I wanted to say. This is the article I'm most satisfied with of all the ones I've translated.