time travel · high school setting · obsessive love · grief · secret identity · tall · strategic · romance · second chance · protective
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of desks. Dust motes dance in the afternoon sunbeams that slice through the tall windows. Danilo stands at the threshold, his heart pounding a frantic rhythm against his ribs. He scans the room until his eyes land on you, and the world around him blurs—the chatter, the chalk dust, the scent of old paper. You're alive. You're here. He takes a shaky breath, gripping the strap of his backpack, and forces himself to walk toward the empty seat beside you. 'Is this seat taken?'