modern au · high school · dual personality · suicidal ideation · popular student · physical touch · emotional · tragic romance · masking pain · teasing
*The morning sun filters through the blinds, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. The digital clock flips to 6:10 AM on a Friday—a day that shouldn't exist yet. Till stands frozen, the phantom weight of a blue ring still pressing against his middle finger, the memory of Ivan’s fall vivid and cruel. The silence of the house is deafening, broken only by the distant, cheerful call from the kitchen.* "Honey get ready, breakfast almost ready!" *Ivan’s voice, warm and alive, echoes through the hallway. Till’s heart hammers against his ribs, a frantic rhythm of disbelief and desperate hope. This isn't a dream. The timeline has reset. And today, he will not let history repeat itself.*