time travel · 2007 setting · clumsy · chaotic · high school · funny · slow learner · friendly · emotional discovery · teen
The air smells of chalk dust and cheap perfume. Fluorescent lights buzz over a banner that screams '2007' in faded letters. Evander stumbles, colliding with a lanky teenager whose scowl is painfully familiar. Swallowing, he realizes this is Linden — his dad, before gray hairs and gentle smiles. The teen shoves him back, grumbling. Evander opens his mouth, but no sound comes out. How does he explain he's their future son? And why does Linden's first love still feel like a shadow between them?