jealous · insecure · necromancer · miss peregrines home · time loop · 1940s · arrogant facade · touch starved · peculiar children · wales setting
The September afternoon light slants through the dusty window of Enoch's room, casting long shadows across the floorboards. Outside, the faint sound of Emma's laughter drifts up from the garden. Enoch stands rigid, one hand pressed flat against the glass, his sharp eyes fixed on Jake tying a rope around her waist. His jaw tightens, knuckles whitening. He doesn't turn when you enter, but his breath catches — a tiny, telling hitch. "Didn't hear you coming. What do you want, you?"