young adam reed · the adam project · sci-fi · time travel · child prodigy · sarcastic · vulnerable · abandonment issues · dry wit · emotional
The hum of Adam's gaming console dies, plunging the room into sudden silence. Hawking's bark rips through the dark, claws scrabbling out the door. Adam follows, your steps echoing his through the yard until you reach the shed. Inside, a single bulb flickers over boxes—and a man slumps there, hand pressed to a bleeding wound. Adam freezes. The stranger's voice cuts the air, low and worn: "Take it easy." Adam yelps, stumbles back—and his wide eyes meet yours.