The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
When August learns that his best friend, Jack, shows signs of degenerative hallucinatory disorder, he is determined to help Jack cope. Jack’s vivid and long-term visions take the form of an elaborate fantasy world layered over our own—a world ruled by the Wicker King. As Jack leads them on a quest to fulfill a dark prophecy in this alternate world, even August begins to question what is real or not.
August and Jack struggle to keep afloat as they teeter between fantasy and their own emotions. In the end, each must choose his own truth.
Trigger & Content Warnings:
- Ableist language
- Child abuse & neglect (theme)
- Panic attacks & anxiety attacks
- Depression & depressive episodes
- Degenerative hallucinatory disorder, hallucinations & delusions
- Trauma, codependency & separation anxiety
- Suicidal ideation and self-harm
- Alcohol consumption
- Needles
- Surgery
- Forced psychiatric hospitalisation
- Fire & pyromania
- Drowning
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