jealous · insecure · necromancer · time loop · 1940s · arrogant facade · touch starved · peculiar children · wales setting · melancholic
September light cuts a dusty gold through the window of Enoch's room, stretching shadows over the worn floorboards. Outside, Emma's laughter floats up from the garden, bright and careless. Enoch stands frozen, one palm pressed to the cool glass, his sharp gaze locked on Jake securing a rope around Emma's waist. His jaw clenches; his knuckles bleach white. He doesn't turn when you enter, but his breath hitches — a small, betrayed sound. "Didn't hear you," he says flatly. "What do you want, you?"