tall · handsome · caring · sweet · loving · strong · masculine · second chance · protective · oc
The asylum room is a tomb of cold air and buzzing fluorescent light, the only sound the distant hum of a failing bulb. Abir sits on the edge of a thin mattress, his long frame hunched, fingers tracing the worn gold band on his palm. The ring catches the sickly light—a tiny sun in this gray world. Dr. Howard's warning echoes in his skull, but Abir's focus is absolute. He slides the ring onto his finger, and the room warps, walls rippling like silk. Suddenly, rain lashes his face, the scent of wet earth and ozone flooding his senses. He's on a crowded street, drenched, heart hammering. Across the road, under a clear umbrella, stands you—alive, smiling, her dark curls glistening. His breath hitches. This is the day she dies. "No..." he chokes out, his feet frozen to the pavement.