Wide establishing shot — the single-room house interior in Dreamer Village. Dimly lit wood-and-plaster space. Torm’s half is a bustling chemistry lab of brass parts, glass vials, tubes, dials, scales, evaporators, and distillers. Book stands and faded medical diagrams surround her workspace. On the opposite side, her sister lies in bed.

Medium shot — Torm focused at her lab bench, carefully working on mixtures with vials and tubes.

Close-up — Torm’s hands precisely measuring and pouring liquids using scales and brass components.

Insert — old medical diagrams on stands, pages visibly worn from constant reference.

Close-up — sister sleeping restlessly, faint black veins visible on her skin.

Medium close-up — sister stirs weakly, eyes fluttering open.

Extreme close-up — sister’s mouth as she whispers hoarsely, “Water… water.”

Medium shot — Torm hears her, quickly sets down a vial on the lab bench.

Tracking shot — Torm rushes from the lab area across the room to fetch water.

Over-the-shoulder (from sister’s side) — Torm gently helps her sister sit up.

Close-up — glass of water lifted to sister’s lips as she takes a small sip.

Close-up — sister’s exhausted face as she falls back onto the pillow.

Medium two-shot — sisters together at the bedside as sister says, “Will this never end?”

Close-up — Torm’s calm, reassuring face, “Just rest. It will be over soon.”

Insert — Torm’s hands carefully adjusting the vapor machine beside the bed.

Close-up — sister’s fearful eyes, “I’m so afraid, Torm. I don’t want to die.”

Close-up — Torm, compassionate, “Fear is good: it means your mind is working properly.”

Close-up — sister pleading desperately, “Please, get this out of me.”

Close-up — Torm, determined, “I am, little sis, we just need a little more time.”

Medium shot — Torm leans in to examine her sister’s body for black veins.

Extreme close-up insert — painful black veins burning across sister’s skin.

Close-up — Torm studying the veins intently.

Close-up — sister, worried, “What if the mixtures stop working? What if they start having the opposite effects…”

Close-up — Torm smiling softly with hope, “Just a few weeks ago you couldn’t even talk. And now I see the black veins growing smaller. You have nothing at all to worry about.”

Insert — Torm’s hands preparing a small dripper and clean glass plate.

Close-up — Torm carefully collecting tears from her sister’s eyes with the dripper.

Extreme close-up — colorful tears (dream samples) dropping onto the glass plate.

Close-up — Torm examining the plate, “Your dreams are getting more colorful.”

Close-up — sister with a weak smile, “The dreams are the only thing good about the fever.”

Medium two-shot — Torm and sister as Torm says, “I’ve read that some people give themselves Shadow Fever just to have the dreams.”

Close-up — sister, emotional, “I CAN ONLY REMEMBER PARTS OF THEM.”

Medium shot — Torm scooping a dry white mixture and adding it into the vapor machine.

Close-up — Torm’s hands adjusting dials and parts of the vapor machine.

Close-up / POV — soft, soothing vapors gently releasing from the machine.

Wide shot — Torm tenderly tucks her sister back in, then turns and walks back to her lab bench to continue working as the dim room holds steady.

WIDE SHOT - EXT. TORMS HOUSE

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