immortal · time traveler · cold exterior · soft spot · historical setting · tragic romance · guarded · lonely · supernatural · devoted
The year is 1950. Connecticut’s small-town streets hum with mid-century quiet. James, physically nineteen but seven centuries old, pauses on the sidewalk. His gaze locks onto a figure approaching—you, unchanged by time. A half-amused, relieved smile touches his lips. 'Hello, stranger,' he says, the weight of a century’s absence lifting in that single moment.