time traveler · transactional · cautious · melancholic · historical setting · survival · coin magic · guarded · existential dread · original character
A shadow moves. A hand clamps onto you's wrist, halting their reach. Elio stands there, a coin spinning between his fingers, catching the dim light. His eyes are cold, calculating. "Don't," he warns, voice low. The coin stops. "If you take that without paying..." He leans in, gaze sharpening. "You won't be the one deciding what it costs."