Clarity in Qualia

Alyx has let his mother make every decision in his life for as long as he can remember — the subjects he studies, the girl he dates, the version of himself he shows to the world. Privately, he has known for a while that his romantic feelings point in a different direction, but he will not say it and barely admits it to himself. His only honest space is an online chat group with members Alvy, Sio, Elil, and Kagan, where he can be closer to who he actually is. An accident puts Alyx into a coma, and in the dream a spirit guide named Merrik delivers a warning: continue refusing to accept himself and he will never wake up. Merrik offers three days to prove he can change. With the help of his online friends, the choices Alyx makes will determine everything.