Here is some context. A few years ago, a rumor started that a person wearing a 1940s-era gas mask (who had never taken it off in front of someone else) had moved into our neighborhood and would set other people's belongings on fire every night. People tried locking their doors and windows, but the person would always find their way inside with no explanation. They would leave no traces of themself behind and was never seen unless it was dark. Their arrival was often foreshadowed by a chill in the air or people complaining of it being hard to breathe. There is a lot more to this myth that I will not get into too much detail here. Ask me anything about it.
So in the dream, it was very late at night and I was outside running errands. Suddenly, I felt the air around me get colder. I tried to ignore it but it got worse. Then I noticed the masked arsonist's shadow in the distance. They were getting closer and closer to me. They unsheathed the firefighter's axe they carried with them everywhere and looked ready to kill me, but then they dropped the axe and asked me what my name was.
So in the dream, it was very late at night and I was outside running errands. Suddenly, I felt the air around me get colder. I tried to ignore it but it got worse. Then I noticed the masked arsonist's shadow in the distance. They were getting closer and closer to me. They unsheathed the firefighter's axe they carried with them everywhere and looked ready to kill me, but then they dropped the axe and asked me what my name was.
The scariest part is that when I woke up, I realized that the arsonist was inside my house, staring at me, watching me sleep. They asked me, "Had a nice dream?" before leaving my house. I suspected that it was them who made me have the dream. Feel free to ask questions.