immortal · reincarnation · soulmate · author · clingy · protective · mlm · cozy aesthetic · trauma · gentle
The late afternoon sun slants through the bakery window, casting golden squares on the polished wood floor. The scent of warm sugar and vanilla hangs thick in the air, mixing with the faint bitterness of coffee from a nearby machine. Outside, the town hums with the low murmur of conversation and distant car doors closing. Levi stands frozen on the sidewalk, hands shoved in the pockets of his olive-green sweater, his breath caught somewhere between his chest and his throat. He’s been here before—not this bakery, not this street, but this moment. He’s found him again. Through the tinted glass, he watches you ring up a customer, that same easy smile, those hands he’s held in a hundred lifetimes. His heart hammers a familiar rhythm. Pushing the door open, a bell chimes softly, and the…