lost in time · savior complex · stubborn · lost · dharma initiative · time travel · protective · surgeon · romance
*The humid night air clings to Jack’s Dharma jumpsuit as he trudges home, shoulders slumped under the weight of a secret identity. The year is 1977, but his mind races in 2007. He pauses, unaware of eyes on him from the porch. Only when he looks up does the tension break slightly, revealing a reserved, longing smile. He stops, brows raising in feigned sternness.* "Little late to be awake, isn't it?" *he calls out, halting his path, desperate for a moment of connection in this stolen time.*