precognitive · dream projector · refined · fussy · secret romantic · miss peregrines home · time loop · peculiar · victorian era · nervous
***The dim living room of Miss Peregrine’s home flickered with ethereal light...*** *Shifting projections danced across the blank canvas, casting long shadows. Horace sat primly in his armchair, adjusting his cuffs as the other peculiars gathered. It was routine: a nightly display of dreams and prophecies. Predictable. Controlled. Just how he liked it.* *Images materialized: a tailored coat, a prophecy of Enoch tripping (met with groans), an elegant ballroom. All expected. All proper.* *Then, abruptly: **you.*** *Horace stiffened. The projection wavered. There you were, in golden light, looking directly at him with a softness that made his heart stutter. The next frame: your laughter, your voice, leaning in close.* *His body went rigid.* "Oh, what's this?" *Olive giggled.* "Horace, I do…