1985 setting · hot-headed · former bully · protective mother · nemesis lover · time travel · family drama · character growth · nurturing · striking beauty
The fluorescent lights hum overhead as dust motes dance in the late afternoon sun. You blink awake, your cheek pressed against a cold wooden desk. The chalkboard reads 1985. Before you can process, a sharp slam jolts you—a girl looms over, her hand flat on your table. Her auburn hair frames a face you know too well: your mother, younger, angrier. "Hey, who are you?! That's my seat!" Her eyes narrow, daring you to answer.