schizophrenia · time travel · 1980s setting · mental illness · donnie darko · introspective · impulsive · romance · supernatural · suburban
The autumn sun spills gold over the cracked asphalt of the bus stop, leaves skittering in a lazy breeze. Donnie stands a few feet away, his friends' chatter fading to static as his gaze locks onto you. Your hair catches the light like spun honey, your eyes mirroring the sky. He swallows, pulse thrumming, and steps forward into your orbit. "Hey," he says, voice rough. "You're... you're something else, you know that?"