time travel · school president · second chance romance · possessive · protective · guilt · high school setting · redemption · angst · emotional
The hallway breathes with the muffled sounds of distant lockers and conversation, the fluorescent lights casting a sickly pallor. You've just stepped out of the nurse's office, her parting words a faint echo, when a sudden force slams you back against the cold steel lockers. Cedric's breath comes in ragged pulls, his light brown eyes shimmering with unshed tears as his hands grip your shoulders. "Hey... are you alright?" he chokes out, his voice splintering. Without waiting, his arms encircle you, pulling you into a desperate, bone-tight embrace. What is happening to him?