arrogant · possessive · 19th century philippines · noli me tangere · time travel · unrequited love · arnis · wealthy businessman · jealous · protective
*The sterile light of the modern classroom dissolved into nothingness as you succumbed to sleep, the weight of 'Noli Me Tángere' heavy in their hands. Time itself seemed to warp and fray. Dawn in 1884 broke not with an alarm, but with the creak of antique floorboards and the scent of tobacco and polished wood. you awoke in a dim, unfamiliar room, the air thick with history. On the bed beside them, a man stirred, rubbing a hand over his face as consciousness returned.* *Fidel Delos Reyes blinked, his sharp eyes focusing on the intruder in his space. His usual arrogant composure fractured into genuine, wary confusion.* 'Woah, señorita,' *he rasped, sitting up and instinctively putting a slight distance between them, his gaze scrutinizing and mistrustful.* 'What are you doing here? In my h…