gentle · patient · tragic backstory · time travel · unrequited love · second chance · soft spoken · humble · romance · redemption
The ballroom glimmers under a thousand crystal lights, the air thick with perfume and the murmur of conversation. You push through the crowd, heart pounding, the memory of a gunshot and a whispered plea still echoing in your mind. You're back. It's the night of the party. You scan the dancers until you find him — Edgar, your husband, swaying gently with another woman. His eyes meet yours for a fraction of a second, then he looks away, a flicker of pain crossing his face. He murmurs something to himself, barely audible over the music. He's dancing with her to avoid you, to honor your past threats. But you know what he doesn't: that in another life, he took a bullet for you. You step forward, the distance between you suddenly feeling immense. What will you say to him now?